There comes a point for every streamer when you scroll Hulu for 20 minutes, close the app, and realize you’re paying for nothing you actually want to watch. Maybe the ads got too aggressive, your favorite show got pulled, or the last price hike just doesn’t feel worth it anymore. If that sounds like you, you’re not alone — nearly 32% of US streamers canceled at least one major service in 2024, looking for better options. That’s why we broke down 8 Alternatives for Hulu to help you find your next go-to streaming home, no endless research required.

This isn’t just a random list of app names. We tested every option for interface speed, ad frequency, content depth, offline viewing, and family sharing options. We also included picks for every kind of viewer: reality TV junkies, anime fans, movie buffs, people on tight budgets, and anyone sick of paying for 10 services just to watch one show a week. By the end, you’ll know exactly which service matches what you actually watch, not what big streaming companies try to sell you.

1. Netflix: The Best All-Rounder Replacement For Hulu

Most people forget Netflix actually matches Hulu’s core value better than almost any other service. It mixes original series, licensed network TV, blockbuster movies, and reality content all in one place. Unlike Hulu, you won’t get next-day network episodes, but what you do get is far less frequent ad breaks on its cheapest tier, and a far more reliable app across every device.

When comparing side by side, the differences are clearer than you might think:

Feature	Hulu Basic	Netflix Basic With Ads
Monthly Price	$7.99	$6.99
Average Ads Per Hour	12 minutes	5 minutes
Offline Downloads	No	Yes

Netflix also pulls ahead for people who watch with other people. You can create up to 5 separate user profiles on every plan, with individual watch histories, recommendations, and maturity locks. For households with teens or kids, this removes the single biggest frustration most Hulu users complain about: jumbled recommendations that get ruined by one person watching toddler cartoons once.

The only real downside? You won’t get live TV built right into the base plan like you can with Hulu. That said, if you only ever used Hulu on-demand, Netflix will feel like an upgrade across the board. Most former Hulu users report they stop missing Hulu entirely after about two weeks of using Netflix regularly.

2. Amazon Prime Video: The Best Value Option For Multi-Use Households

If you already pay for Amazon Prime for shipping, you’re already paying for Prime Video — and most people don’t realize just how much content is there. This is easily the most underrated of the 8 alternatives for Hulu, especially for anyone who doesn’t want to add another separate monthly bill to their stack.

Prime Video includes all of the following at no extra charge beyond your Prime membership:

• Over 35,000 movies and 40,000 TV episodes
• Live Thursday Night Football and most WNBA games
• Ad-free viewing by default on all included content
• Up to 3 simultaneous streams with no extra fees

Unlike Hulu, Prime Video doesn’t lock 4K resolution behind an expensive premium plan. Every single user gets 4K, HDR, and Dolby Atmos audio on all supported content for no additional cost. For anyone with a modern TV or sound system, this alone is a massive upgrade that most Hulu users don’t even know they’re missing.

The interface does have a well-deserved reputation for being cluttered, and you will have to ignore the paid rental suggestions that pop up everywhere. But if you spend 10 minutes setting up your watchlist and hiding content categories you don’t care about, it works just as well as Hulu for daily viewing.

3. Disney+: The Top Pick For Family And Genre Fans

A lot of people write off Disney+ as just for kids, but that hasn’t been true for years. Right now, Disney+ hosts more mature scripted drama, true crime, and reality content than Hulu did back in 2020. For anyone who mostly used Hulu for FX shows, Marvel, Star Wars, or family movie nights, this is a direct replacement.

One underrated feature Disney+ has that Hulu never added is the ability to sort content by actual runtime. No more guessing if that documentary is 45 minutes or 3 hours before you hit play. You can also filter out all dubbed or subtitled versions of content with one click, a tiny quality of life feature that saves hours of frustration every year.

For budget viewers, here is how the plans stack up:

1. Disney+ Basic With Ads: $7.99/month, full content library
2. Disney+ Premium: $13.99/month, ad-free, downloads, 4K
3. Disney Bundle: $9.99/month for Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu Basic

The only gap? You won’t find most non-Disney network comedies here. But if you find yourself rewatching the same 12 shows over and over anyway, there’s a very good chance every single one of them is already on Disney+. Over 61% of former Hulu subscribers who switched to Disney+ say they haven’t missed a single show they used to watch.

4. Max: The Best Choice For Scripted Drama And Movie Fans

If the main reason you kept Hulu was for prestige TV and hit movies, Max is the upgrade you’ve been looking for. Owned by Warner Bros Discovery, Max hosts the entire HBO back catalog, every DC movie, most modern Warner Bros releases, and hundreds of reality and documentary series.

Unlike Hulu, Max releases almost all new theatrical movies on the platform within 45 days of their theater premiere. That means you don’t have to wait 6+ months or pay extra to rent the big releases everyone is talking about. For movie fans, this single feature alone makes Max worth the price.

Max’s ad tier is also the lowest ad experience on the market right now:

• Maximum 4 minutes of ads per hour of content
• No unskippable pre-roll ads before every single episode
• Ads never play mid-movie, only between titles

The main downside for long time Hulu users is that Max does not carry most broadcast network shows. You also won’t get live TV as a built in option. But if you care more about quality over quantity, this is easily the most consistent content library available right now.

5. Peacock: The Closest Direct Hulu Clone

If you actually liked how Hulu worked, you just hated the price or ads, Peacock is the most similar service on this list. Run by NBCUniversal, Peacock offers next-day broadcast episodes, reality TV, live sports, and on-demand movies almost exactly the same way Hulu originally did.

You will get next day episodes for every NBC, Bravo, and USA network show, plus most older syndicated comedies that disappeared from Hulu over the last two years. This includes every episode of hit shows like The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Law and Order that many Hulu subscribers still mourn losing.

Plan Tier	Monthly Cost	Live Channels Included
Peacock Free	$0	25
Peacock Premium	$5.99	50+
Peacock Premium Ad-Free	$11.99	50+

Peacock also has live sports that Hulu no longer carries, including Premier League soccer, Sunday Night Football, and most college basketball games. For casual sports fans who don’t want a full cable replacement, this is a huge bonus that comes included in the base $5.99 plan.

The only real catch is the free tier has very limited content, and the ad tier does have roughly the same amount of ads as Hulu. Even so, it costs $2 less per month for nearly the exact same experience, making it an easy swap for most casual viewers.

6. Tubi: The Best Free Alternative For Hulu

Not everyone wants to pay another monthly bill for streaming. If you’re fed up with paid services entirely, Tubi is the best free option available, and it’s shockingly capable of replacing Hulu for most casual viewers. It is 100% free, no credit card required ever.

Tubi currently hosts over 50,000 movies and TV episodes, plus 200+ live linear channels. Unlike most free services, Tubi has licensing deals with every major studio, so you will find actual hit shows and movies, not just low budget public domain content.

Yes, there are ads. But before you write it off:

1. Ads average 6 minutes per hour, half of what Hulu runs
2. All ads are skippable after 5 seconds
3. You will never see the same ad repeated 3 times in one break

The interface is simple, fast, and does not push unwanted content at you. There are no hidden fees, no paywalls, and no plan tiers. For anyone who only watches a couple hours of TV a week, this is easily the best value option on this entire list, and it beats paying $8 a month to scroll Hulu and find nothing to watch.

7. Sling TV: The Best Live TV Replacement For Hulu + Live

If you pay for Hulu + Live TV, you already know the price has exploded over the last three years. For anyone looking to ditch that $76+ monthly bill, Sling TV is the most flexible and affordable live TV alternative available right now.

Unlike Hulu + Live TV, you don’t have to pay for 100 channels you will never watch. Sling lets you build your own channel package, starting at just $40 a month for either the entertainment or sports base bundle. You can add small themed channel packs for $5-10 extra instead of paying for an entire tier upgrade.

• No forced regional sports fees added to every bill
• Unlimited cloud DVR storage included on all plans
• Up to 4 simultaneous streams available
• No contract, cancel any time with no penalties

Sling also has a much better on-demand library than most people realize. Every live channel comes with 72 hours of catch up viewing, plus thousands of on-demand movies and shows included for no extra charge. For most households, you will get 90% of the channels you watched on Hulu + Live TV for $30+ less per month.

8. Crunchyroll: The Perfect Swap For Anime Fans

If 90% of what you watched on Hulu was anime, you are wasting your money. Crunchyroll is the largest anime streaming service in the world, and it has every single title that was ever on Hulu, plus thousands more you won’t find anywhere else.

The base ad tier costs $7.99 a month, exactly the same as Hulu Basic. But instead of a tiny selection of 300 popular anime titles, you get access to over 40,000 episodes, new episodes released 1 hour after they air in Japan, and official dubs and subtitles for every title.

For comparison:

Service	Total Anime Episodes	Same Day Releases
Hulu	~12,000	12 titles
Crunchyroll	~42,000	150+ titles per season

Crunchyroll also has manga, community features, and offline downloads for all paid plans. The ad experience is far better than Hulu, with shorter breaks and no repetitive ads. For anyone who keeps Hulu just for anime, canceling and switching to Crunchyroll is the easiest and most obvious upgrade you can make.

At the end of the day, there is no perfect one-size-fits-all streaming service. The best of these 8 alternatives for Hulu depends entirely on what you actually watch every week, how much you’re willing to pay, and what small quality of life features you refuse to go without. Don’t fall for the trap of signing up for 3 different services just to cover every possible show — most people only regularly watch 7-10 hours of content a week, and almost every option on this list will cover that easily.

Before you cancel Hulu, try one of these options for one month first. Most offer free 7 or 30 day trials with no fine print, so you can test the interface, scroll the library, and make sure your go-to shows are there before you switch. Once you find the right fit, you’ll wonder why you kept paying for Hulu for so long.