$19.99/mo
Starting price
Cheapest plan, per hulu.com; older sources cite $6.99–$18.99
Report
Should I Use Hulu?
Watch TV shows and movies online. Bundle with Disney+ for $12.99.
Depends
DependsBuy Hulu if you want next-day network TV and the Disney+ bundle and can live with ads.
Great next-day network TV and bundle value, but frequent price hikes, ads, and support gripes make it situational.
Confidence: Medium
39.4M
US subscribers
Per DixonBaxi case study
Yes
Free trial
On select plans only
Disney
Owner
Majority stake since 2019
Value for money
3
Bundle is decent, but hikes hit nearly every plan
Ease of use
3
Generally fine; users report unfixed app bugs
Feature depth
4
Deep on-demand library plus a live-TV tier
Support quality
2
App complaints reportedly unresolved; help-form-heavy support
Security posture
2
Hijack complaints, Japan-app CVEs, ransomware report
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- highPrices hiked across nearly all plans Oct. 21; sources show $6.99–$19.99/mo — verify at checkout⁸
- mediumCheapest tiers are ad-supported; ad-free costs meaningfully more
- mediumLive TV costs cable-like money; some Reddit users pay ~$100/mo elsewhere
- mediumSharing is restricted to one household; crackdown is enforced11
Best for
- Next-day network TV fans
- Disney+ bundle households
- Cord-cutters wanting live TV plus on-demand
- Budget streamers who tolerate ads
Not for
- Ad-haters on a budget — cheapest plans include ads
- Live-TV-only buyers — compare YouTube TV and Fubo first
- Viewers outside the US
- Anyone sharing an account across households
Companies that use it
- T-Mobile
Pricing
Hulu (With Ads)
$19.99/mo
- Ad-supported on-demand library
- Next-day network episodes
Annual plan (With Ads)
$119.99/year
- One year prepaid
- Ad-supported
Live TV / Disney bundles
from $35.99/mo
- Live channels plus on-demand
- Bundle options with Disney+ and ESPN
Security
Offers 2FA and device management, but user-reported hijacks, CVEs in the Japan app, and a 2025 ShinyHunters ransomware report exist; hulu.com/security shows no page.
- CVE-2022-34156 — improper certificate validationAffects the Hulu (フールー) iOS app by HJ Holdings (Japan), versions prior to 3.0.81 — the Japanese service, not US.⁹
- CVE-2022-35734 — hard-coded API keyHard-coded API key vulnerability in the Hulu (フールー) Japan app.
- ShinyHunters ransomware incidentReports say ShinyHunters targeted Disney/Hulu in an October 2025 ransomware incident.10
- User-reported account hijacksUsers describe account takeovers and weak recovery policies (2017–2018 reports).
What users say
Users praise the network-TV library and originals but complain about ads, price hikes, and live TV value.
“I would say it's the best”
“I like hulu.”
“Edit: HULU hasnt fixed ANY”
Alternatives
Compare Hulu with each alternative.
Netflix
Bigger originals library; no next-day network TV.
Hulu vs NetflixYouTube TV
Stronger live-TV experience; Redditors compare it directly.
Fubo
Sports-heavy live TV; some Hulu Live switchers land here.
Sling TV
Cheaper live-TV pick for budget cord-cutters.
Full analysis
Based on ~40 public sources; many snippets were truncated and pricing varies by date, so treat figures as approximate.
Sources
review
- Hulu review — TechRadartechradar.comreview
- Trustpilot — Hulu customer service reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Is Hulu worth it? — Redditreddit.comreview
- Hulu: Stream TV shows & movies — Google Playplay.google.comreview
- Hulu plans and prices — Hulu Helphelp.hulu.comofficial
- Hulu welcome pagehulu.comofficial
news
- CVE-2022-34156 — NVDnvd.nist.govsecurity
security
- Hulu password-sharing crackdown — Hollywood Reporterhollywoodreporter.comnews
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