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Hulu (With Ads)Our score 3,9/5
$124.99/yr

$10.42/mo

Plus sales tax where applicable

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Billed once for the full year, up front.

Streaming in the US

Hulu plans, prices and bundles

Hulu has two standalone plans — Hulu (With Ads) and Hulu Premium — and it’s available only in the US. Both stream in up to 4K UHD with 5.1 audio, on two screens at once. Premium removes ads (except on a few shows), adds downloads and Watch Party; the plan with ads can be billed yearly. Most people meet Hulu in a bundle with Disney+.

  • 4K on both plans. Hulu lists up to 4K UHD on the plan with ads too.
  • Yearly billing with ads. Hulu (With Ads) has an annual option.
  • Downloads on Premium. Download select shows and movies.
  • No commitments. Hulu says there are no long-term commitments or cancellation fees.
  • Bundles. With Disney+, ESPN Select or Unlimited, and HBO Max — plus Hulu + Live TV.

Most important before you pay

You need to be located in the US to subscribe. Hulu Premium isn’t completely ad-free: a few shows play with ads before and after the video.
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Tomas StankevičiusUpdated 2026-10-14Facts from the Hulu Help Center, with dates

At a glance

Standalone plans
Hulu (With Ads), Hulu Premium
Picture quality
Up to 4K UHD on both
Downloads
Premium only (select titles)
Yearly billing
Hulu (With Ads)
Where
US only

Plans and prices change — check the provider’s own page before you pay.

Prices with dates

Every price has a source and the date it was checked.

From the Hulu Help Center

Hulu is a US-only service, and its Help Center lists the plans for the US.

Affiliate links are labeled

If a link is an affiliate link, we say so right next to it.

Short summary

I’d look at Hulu mainly through bundles: if you already want Disney+ or ESPN, a bundle usually costs less than separate subscriptions. On its own, Hulu (With Ads) is solid value — 4K and yearly billing. Premium is for people who can’t stand ads and want downloads.

4K even with ads

Both Hulu plans list up to 4K UHD.

Premium still has a few ads

A few shows play with ads before and after the video.

We recommend first:
People who also want Disney+ or ESPN, and want them on one bill.
With caveats:
Anyone outside the US — Hulu requires you to be located in the US.

Who Hulu is for, and who it isn’t

Standalone or in a bundle — that’s the real choice.

A good choice

  • If you want Disney+ too

    Hulu comes bundled with Disney+, and with ESPN or HBO Max.

  • If you want to prepay

    The plan with ads can be billed yearly.

  • If you’re a student

    Eligible students can redeem Hulu’s Student Discount — and Spotify Premium Student includes a Hulu plan.

A weaker choice

  • If you travel abroad a lot

    You need to be located in the US to subscribe.

  • If you need zero ads

    Premium excludes a few shows that still play with ads.

  • If you watch offline with ads

    Downloads are listed for Premium only.

Two standalone plans

Prices are in the block above. Bundles and Hulu + Live TV are separate.

Two standalone plans
Hulu (With Ads)What it means in practiceAds, up to 4K UHD, up to 5.1 audio, two screens at once. Monthly or yearly.
Hulu PremiumWhat it means in practiceNo ads (a few shows excepted), up to 4K UHD, 5.1 audio, two screens at once, downloads of select titles, Watch Party. Monthly.
BundlesWhat it means in practiceWith Disney+; with Disney+ and ESPN Select or ESPN Unlimited; with Disney+ and HBO Max.
Hulu + Live TVWhat it means in practiceLive channels on top of the streaming library — separate plans.

Standalone, choose between ads and downloads; if you pay for Disney+ anyway, start with the bundles.

Our score and what it’s made of

This is our own assessment based on checked facts. It isn’t an average of user reviews or the provider’s claim. Below — every criterion with its weight and source.

4,1

out of 5 · average of 2 plans · 9 of 12 criteria checked

The score is calculated from the criteria you see below: each criterion shows its weight, what exactly we found and where. Where we have the provider’s page, there’s a link with a check date; where the number comes from our catalog, we say so. “Not checked” means we don’t have the data and the criterion isn’t counted. “Provider doesn’t say” means we went through the provider’s pages but the information isn’t there; that criterion isn’t counted either. If you disagree with the weights — in the methodology you’ll see all the parts and can weigh them your own way. We don’t put app store ratings into structured data: they were collected on other websites, so they stay as visible text.

Scores for individual plans: Hulu (With Ads) 3,9 · Hulu Premium 4,2

The same for all “Hulu” plans

Criteria that are the same for all of this provider’s plans
CriterionWhat we foundScoreSource
Content you can’t get for free(18 %)content only with a subscription5,0our catalog
Fit for US viewers(15 %)US channels, network libraries and local originals5,0source
Advertised price is the final price(10 %)sales tax is added at checkout3,0our catalog
Free way to try it(10 %)not checked—not checked
Maximum resolution(7 %)4K UHD (HDR not for all content)4,0our catalog
Simultaneous streams(5 %)2 screens at the same time3,0our catalog
What else is included(9 %)the catalog only2,0our catalog
Profiles(4 %)up to 75,0our catalog
App rating(3 %)4,6 out of 54,6our catalog
Spatial audio and HDR(2 %)not checked—not checked

Depends on plan

Criteria that differ between plans
CriterionHulu (With Ads)Hulu Premium
Price compared with others(10 %)10,42 USD/mo5,021,49 USD/mo5,0
Offline viewing(7 %)can’t be downloaded1,0not checked—

Availability in the US

The final price in the US is clear

You pay in dollars, and the price is the one the provider lists — sales tax, where your state charges it, is added at checkout.

  • price in dollars
  • tax terms are known
  • shared international price list — the price depends on your account’s country

What you get for the money

What’s included in the plan, what’s available in the US, and how the paid version differs from the free one.

Hulu on its own, or inside Disney+

Hulu subscribers billed by Hulu can now watch most of the Hulu streaming library in the Disney+ app — even without buying a bundle.

Hulu on its own, or inside Disney+
Who can use itHulu appEvery Hulu subscriberHulu in the Disney+ appHulu, Hulu Premium, bundle or Hulu + Live TV plans billed directly by Hulu
ContentHulu appFull streaming library, Live TV and add-onsHulu in the Disney+ appMost of the streaming library; no Live TV or add-on content yet
DownloadsHulu appHulu PremiumHulu in the Disney+ appWith Disney+ Premium or Hulu Premium
ProfilesHulu appYour Hulu profilesHulu in the Disney+ appCan be linked to keep history and My Stuff (not kids’ or under-18 profiles)
LoginHulu appHulu accountHulu in the Disney+ appMyDisney login with your Hulu email

Stay in the Hulu app

If you watch Live TV, use add-ons or are billed by a third party.

Use the Disney+ app

If you also have Disney+ and want one app for both libraries.

You manage the plan in Hulu

Watching in Disney+ doesn’t change billing — you still manage the Hulu subscription in your Hulu account or with your billing partner.

Content

What you actually get to watch: catalog, languages, sports and events.

What Hulu is, and what it isn’t

Hulu is a US streaming library of TV series, movies and originals, with live TV available as a separate plan.

  • TV series and originals

    The core of the library on both plans.

  • Inside Disney+

    With a bundle, select Hulu content also plays in the Disney+ app.

  • Hulu + Live TV

    Live channels — a separate, more expensive set of plans.

Only select Hulu content plays inside the Disney+ app; the rest is only in the Hulu app.

Hulu + Live TV

Live TV plans add 95+ live channels to the Hulu streaming library, watchable at home or on the go. Your Home network decides which local and regional channels you get, and Cloud DVR lets you record unlimited live news, sports, shows, movies and events.

  • Record from a show, movie or team page, or straight from the Live Guide.
  • Recordings stay up to 9 months while your Live TV subscription is active.
  • You can fast-forward through ads only in Cloud DVR recordings — not in live TV or on-demand.
  • Two screens at once; the Unlimited Screens add-on allows any number of devices on your Home network.

Live TV has ads even on Premium

Hulu says live and linear channels, network on-demand and Cloud DVR recordings can include ads regardless of a no-ads plan.

What US App Store reviewers say

Hulu has 4.6 out of 5 stars from 1.4 million ratings on the US App Store. We also read the 50 most recent US reviews — 42 of them gave one or two stars. Recent reviews skew toward people with a problem, so read them as a list of what can go wrong, not as a verdict.

Ads

Ad length and frequency dominate — even positive reviewers mention long ad breaks on the plan with ads.

Price

Several reviewers say Hulu is getting too expensive for the number of ads.

Live TV and stability

Reviewers describe the live guide not loading, crashes during games, and being logged out every few weeks.

The show library is liked; ads, price and app stability drive the recent low ratings.

Quality and devices

What picture and sound depend on, and where it works.

Picture and sound

Picture and sound
Hulu (With Ads)Maximum qualityUp to 4K UHD, up to 5.1 audioWhat it meansWith ads; monthly or yearly.
Hulu PremiumMaximum qualityUp to 4K UHD, up to 5.1 audioWhat it meansNo ads (with a few exceptions), downloads, Watch Party.
Picture quality doesn’t separate Hulu’s plans — ads and downloads do.

Connection

Hulu asks for a download speed of at least 3 Mbps.

Where you can watch

Where you can watch
Supported devicesExamplesTVs, streaming players, game consoles, phones, tablets and browsersCaveatYou need a supported device and at least 3 Mbps.

App ratings in the stores

These are ratings from store users. They rate how the app works; they say nothing about whether the subscription price is fair.

App Store

iOS and iPadOS
4,6out of 5

1,429,840 ratings

Source

Ratings change constantly and often drop after price increases or removed features. We show the value from the check date together with the number of reviews, because 4.8 from two hundred and 4.5 from two million ratings aren’t the same thing.

Account and household

Profiles, downloads, sharing and how to cancel.

Screens and sharing

  • Both plans: two screens at once.
  • Premium: Watch Party to stream together with family and friends.
  • Extra Member: one device at a time, one profile.

Bundles have their own limits

Hulu content inside the Disney+ app plays on up to 2 devices at once.

Downloads and location

Downloads and location
Hulu (With Ads)How it worksDownloads not listed
Hulu PremiumHow it worksSelect shows and movies
WhereHow it worksYou need to be located in the US
Hulu is available only in the US.

Sharing and the Extra Member add-on

Hulu offers an Extra Member add-on for someone who isn’t in your household: one stream at a time and one profile.

How the household is determined

  • The account is meant for one household; others can join as an Extra Member.

Extra Member — Available

A way to share Hulu with family or friends outside your household: they stream on one device at a time and have one profile.

What to check in your account:

  • • Whether your plan or bundle allows an Extra Member.
  • • The add-on price at checkout.

Canceling

Hulu says there are no long-term commitments or cancellation fees. Where you cancel depends on who bills you — Hulu, Disney+ (for bundles), an app store or a partner.

Billed by Hulu or Disney+

Cancel in your account; bundles bought through Disney+ are managed there.

Billed by someone else

If an app store, Spotify (Student plan) or another partner provides Hulu, cancel or change it there.

Deleting the app isn’t canceling

Payments continue until you cancel where you’re billed.

Separate page: how to cancel this subscription →

Profiles and viewing features

Features Hulu’s help center describes for everyday watching.

  • Profiles, including Kids

    Works

    Up to seven profiles — the primary one plus six more — each with its own recommendations; Kids profiles and PIN protection.

  • Two screens at once

    Works

    Activate on as many devices as you like, but stream on two at a time.

  • SharePlay

    With caveats

    Watch together on Apple devices via FaceTime.

  • Autoplay control

    Works

    Turn autoplay of the next episode on or off.

  • My Stuff

    Works

    Save shows, movies and teams in one list.

  • Sharing outside the home

    With caveats

    Not allowed — people outside your household need the Extra Member add-on or their own account.

Plans and terms

Who each plan is for and what terms it requires.

Student discount through the Disney+, Hulu bundle

Eligible college students can get the Disney+, Hulu Bundle at a discounted rate. Status is verified through SheerID.

Who
Students enrolled at a US university or accredited degree- or certificate-granting institution
Verification
SheerID
Existing subscribers
Must be billed directly by Disney+ to switch
Spotify Premium Student also includes Hulu (With Ads) at no extra cost — check which one fits before paying twice.

Privacy, accessibility and transparency

What data you can control, how the accessibility features work, and what the provider discloses.

Accessibility features

Hulu lists several features to help people with disabilities — and everyone else — use the app and website.

  • Audio description

    An extra audio track describing what’s on screen; find titles in the Audio Description hub.

  • Captions and subtitles

    Closed captions and subtitles, with formatting options.

  • Screen readers and keyboard shortcuts

    Navigate the app and Hulu.com with a screen reader or keyboard.

  • Voice commands

    Control Hulu with Alexa and Google Assistant.

Hulu.com
Latest Chrome, Edge or Firefox for audio description
Availability
Audio description where available on a title

Not on every title

Audio description depends on the show or movie.

What we don’t claim

Common claims about Hulu, next to what the Hulu Help Center says.

  • Hulu Premium has no ads at all.

    Hulu says Premium excludes a few shows that play with ads before and after the video.

  • 4K is only on Premium.

    Hulu lists up to 4K UHD on both plans.

  • Hulu works anywhere.

    To subscribe, you need to be located in the US.

  • If there’s no price on the page, the service isn’t available in the US.

    Not necessarily. More often it means the provider doesn’t publish a fixed price or shows it only at checkout. Availability and a published price are two different things.

  • An annual plan always works out cheaper.

    Cheaper than the monthly plan only if you use the whole period. You pay for the whole year up front, and when you cancel you usually don’t get the unused part back — so it’s a saving for people who already know they’ll stay all year.

  • Deleting the app cancels the subscription.

    No. Deleting the app doesn’t stop the payments — only canceling in the account where you bought the subscription does. The app disappears, the bill stays.

  • Every plan looks the same in every country.

    No. The list of plans, the features in the same plan and the available languages can differ. That’s why we don’t carry data from another country over to the US page.

  • The price on the pricing page is exactly what you’ll be charged.

    Not always. US providers list prices before sales tax, and whether tax is added at checkout — and how much — depends on your state. On one VPN order page we saw a 6.25% sales tax added on top of the listed monthly price.

This list isn’t an accusation against the platform. If you find something on our page that doesn’t match the official source, write to us.

When Hulu is a good choice

  • With Disney+

    Bundles with Disney+, ESPN or HBO Max.

    Compromise: Some content only in the Hulu app.

  • Prepay

    Yearly billing on the plan with ads.

    Compromise: Not on Premium.

  • 4K

    Up to 4K UHD on both plans.

    Compromise: Depends on the title and your connection.

  • Offline

    Premium downloads select titles.

    Compromise: Not listed for the plan with ads.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 4K on both plans

    Even with ads.

  • No cancellation fees

    No long-term commitments, according to Hulu.

  • Bundle options

    Disney+, ESPN, HBO Max and live TV.

Cons

  • US only

    You need to be located in the US.

  • Premium isn’t fully ad-free

    A few shows still play with ads.

  • Yearly only with ads

    Premium is monthly.

Hulu compared with other platforms in the US

Plan terms side by side — prices are on each platform’s page, with dates.

Plan with ads
Hulu (With Ads)
4K
Both plans
Pay for a year
Plan with ads
Downloads
Premium
Where
US only

If you bundle with Disney+ — Hulu

The bundle is the main reason to choose Hulu.

If you download a lot — Netflix

Downloads on every plan, including the one with ads.

If Disney content is the priority — Disney+

4K on both plans and the same bundles from the other side.

Final verdict

Hulu is a US-only library with two plans, 4K on both, and yearly billing on the plan with ads. Its strongest argument is the bundle with Disney+.

Choose it if

You want Disney+ or ESPN too, or you’re a student with Spotify Premium Student.

Think twice if

You need zero ads — Premium still has a few.

Skip it if

You’re not located in the US.

Netflix offers downloads on every plan but no yearly billing; Disney+ has 4K on both plans and the same bundles with Hulu.

Hulu prices

Standalone plans as the Hulu Help Center lists them.

Bundles with Disney+

Hulu (With Ads) can be billed monthly or yearly; Hulu Premium monthly. The prices apply to new subscriptions from September 23, 2026; existing subscribers see the change on or after October 21, 2026. Eligible students can redeem Hulu’s Student Discount.

How to cancel

Hulu deals and discounts

We have no confirmed deals or promo codes for Hulu right now. When the provider publishes one and we have checked it, the dates and terms will appear here — we never list made-up promo codes.

Track price and deals

Hulu free trial

We found no free trial for Hulu on the provider’s website right now. If one appears, we will mark it here and in the free trials list.

All free trials

How to pay less for Hulu

  • Annual billing for “Hulu (With Ads)”: $124.99 for 12 months instead of $149.88 if you pay monthly — you save 17%.

Compare the price with alternatives: Disney+ price · HBO Max price · Netflix price

We only show the provider’s official options — no shared accounts and no region switching.

FAQ

Two standalone plans — Hulu (With Ads) and Hulu Premium — plus bundles with Disney+, ESPN and HBO Max, and Hulu + Live TV.

Almost none: Hulu says Premium excludes a few shows that play with ads before and after the video.

Hulu lists up to 4K UHD on both plans.

Yes, Hulu (With Ads) has an annual option. Premium is monthly.

To subscribe, you need to be located in the US.

Hulu mentions a Student Discount for eligible subscribers, and Spotify Premium Student in the US includes a Hulu plan.

Hulu says there are no hidden costs, long-term commitments or cancellation fees.

Start by checking who charges you — that decides where you cancel. If you signed up in an app, the payment usually goes through your Google or Apple account, outside the service’s own website. Check your subscriptions in Google Play, and on iPhone: Settings → your name → Subscriptions, signed in to the account you paid with. If you can’t find it, Apple suggests searching your email for “receipt from Apple” or “invoice from Apple”: the receipt shows which account paid. If there’s no receipt at all, you probably bought it on the service’s website or in a bundle from your wireless carrier, internet or TV provider — your bank or card statement shows which company bills you.

On a computer, open your subscriptions in Google Play, click Manage next to the one you want to cancel, then Cancel subscription, pick a reason and confirm with Continue. Some apps on Google Play also let you pause a subscription instead of canceling — that’s not the same thing as canceling.

On iPhone: Settings → your name → Subscriptions → choose the subscription → Cancel Subscription; you may need to scroll down to see the button. If there’s no Cancel button, or you see an expiration message in red text, the subscription is already canceled. For a free trial, Apple asks you to cancel at least 24 hours before it ends.

No. Google says it in a separate warning: when you uninstall an app, your subscription won’t cancel. Payments continue until you cancel in the account where you bought the subscription. It’s an easy trap: the app disappears from your phone, but the bill stays.

Then you cancel with that provider. Apple says it plainly: if you got the subscription through your wireless carrier or another provider, contact them. In the US this is common for streaming — services are often bundled with phone, internet or TV plans. If your plan has a minimum term or the subscription is part of a bundle discount, check the terms before you cancel.

No. Apple is clear about it: you can’t cancel a family member’s subscription. If the receipt shows a family member’s Apple Account, ask them to cancel it themselves. If it shows another account you use yourself, sign in to that one and cancel there.

Not as a general rule. Unlike the European Union, the US has no general 14-day right to withdraw from online purchases. Rules on automatic renewal and how easy canceling must be are set mostly by individual states and differ between them. In practice, check the provider’s own terms: some offer a money-back guarantee (common for VPNs and antivirus software), others don’t refund at all.

Usually not. Access typically lasts until the end of the period you’ve already paid for, and only then does the subscription expire. It works the other way too: canceling right after a payment usually doesn’t refund that period — it only stops the next charge.

Don’t rely on the confirmation pop-up — check the list. On iPhone, open Settings → your name → Subscriptions: if there’s no Cancel button anymore, or there’s an expiration message in red text, the subscription is canceled. In Google Play, a canceled subscription can be restarted with Resubscribe, so you can see the difference there too. If the subscription isn’t on either list, you bought it somewhere else, and that’s where you have to cancel it.

Sometimes, but it’s not guaranteed, and it’s not always the service whose logo you see that decides. Google says most apps on the Play Store are made by third-party developers, who can process refunds under their own policies and applicable laws; according to Google, contacting the developer directly is often the quickest way. If you paid on the service’s website, send the request there. For a charge that neither you nor anyone you know made, Google asks you to report it within 120 days of the transaction.

No — they’re two separate things that are easy to mix up. Deleting the account erases the data but doesn’t stop payments if you bought the subscription in an app store: there the subscription lives independently of the account. So the right order is the reverse — first cancel the subscription where you pay, check that it has really ended, and only then delete the account.

Usually only access to the content ends, while the account remains: history, settings and saved items stay, so you don’t start from zero if you come back. No law requires that, though — it’s the service’s own decision, so the data may be deleted after some time. If something matters to you, export it before the subscription ends.

Often yes, but in the US it depends on where you live. There’s no single federal law for this; several states give their residents the right to know what data a company holds, to get a copy and to have it deleted, and some providers offer the same tools to all users. Send the request to the provider itself — its privacy policy explains how. We don’t promise on the provider’s behalf that a request will be handled quickly or well.

On your card or bank statement. The amount there can differ from the price on the website for two common reasons: a promo price has ended, or sales tax was added at checkout. US providers list prices before sales tax, and whether it’s added — and how much — depends on your state. That’s why the same subscription can show up on your statement as a slightly higher amount than the price you saw on the pricing page.

How we work

This page is a comparison, and for every claim we say where it comes from.

The provider’s sources

The facts come from the Hulu Help Center (plans, prices, add-ons and requirements) and Spotify’s US Premium page for the Student plan.

We don’t write prices into the text

Prices are in the price block, in the price list’s currency, with a source and a date.

Product facts are shared, market facts aren’t

How many screens a plan allows, how many devices an account works on, how many servers a network has — that doesn’t depend on the country, and on our pages those numbers are the same in every language; a separate tool watches over that. Price, promotions, availability and app language belong to the market, and we never carry them over from another country.

The provider’s list is the same for everyone

If a service publishes a list of countries or languages, we can say whether the US is on it — that list looks the same for everyone. Checkout, however, can look different for every account, so for amounts a provider shows only at checkout we write: check before you pay.

A shorter section doesn’t mean something is missing from the product

If a section here is shorter than for another service, it’s because the provider publishes less about it. We don’t fill the gap with generic wording just to make the page look more complete.

Three different answers

We distinguish between “none”, “the provider doesn’t say” and “we didn’t find it”. They’re three different situations — mixing them up would turn our own limitation into a flaw in the product.

A price without a source isn’t shown

If an amount has no source and date, we don’t show it. An empty spot is more honest than a number that only looks right — and prices change more often than articles get updated.

Data from the US market

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