Netflix vs Hulu
Netflix's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Standard with ads at $8.99/mo; Hulu's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Hulu (With Ads) at $12.49/mo. Netflix has raised prices 4 times since 2022, and Hulu has raised prices 8 times since 2022. US prices, verified Sep 25, 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Plans, ads and limits
- Cheapest plan anyone can buy
- Netflix: $8.99/mo · Standard with ads
- Hulu: $12.49/mo · Hulu (With Ads)
- Cheapest without ads
- Netflix: $19.99/mo · StandardAds: No
- Hulu: $21.49/mo · Hulu PremiumAds: Only on a few shows
- Price increases
- Netflix: 4 since 2022
- Hulu: 8 since 2022
- Latest increase
- Last change
- Ads
- Netflix:
- Standard with ads: Yes
- Standard: No
- Premium: No
- Hulu:
- Hulu (With Ads): With Ads
- Hulu Premium: Only on a few shows
- Streams
- Netflix:
- Standard with ads: 2
- Standard: 2
- Premium: 4
- Hulu:
- Hulu (With Ads): 2
- Hulu Premium: 2
- Download devices
- Netflix:
- Standard with ads: 2
- Standard: 2
- Premium: 6
- Hulu:
- Hulu Premium: Select titles
- Video quality
- Netflix:
- Standard with ads: 1080p (Full HD)
- Standard: 1080p (Full HD)
- Premium: 4K (Ultra HD) + HDR
- Hulu: Not listed
Current plans
Every plan and price
US prices, verified .
Netflix
- Standard with ads$8.99/mo
- Standard$19.99/mo
- Premium$26.99/mo
Hulu
- Hulu (With Ads)$12.49/mo
- Hulu Premium$21.49/mo
- Hulu (With Ads), annual$124.99/yr
Price history
What each plan has cost
The price in effect over time, from each service's records. A hollow dot marks a price in effect on or before that date.
Now
$10$15$20$25$30
2023202420252026
| Standard | 2022-01-13 | $13.99 |
| Standard | 2022-01-14 | $15.49 |
| Standard | 2025-01-21 | $17.99 |
| Standard | 2026-03-26 | $19.99 |
| Premium | 2022-01-13 | $17.99 |
| Premium | 2022-01-14 | $19.99 |
| Premium | 2023-10-18 | $22.99 |
| Premium | 2025-01-21 | $24.99 |
| Premium | 2026-03-26 | $26.99 |
| Standard with ads | 2022-11-03 | $6.99 |
| Standard with ads | 2025-01-21 | $7.99 |
| Standard with ads | 2026-03-26 | $8.99 |
Now
$5$10$15$20$25
20222023202420252026
| Hulu (With Ads) | 2022-01-01 | $6.99 |
| Hulu (With Ads) | 2022-10-10 | $7.99 |
| Hulu (With Ads) | 2024-10-17 | $9.99 |
| Hulu (With Ads) | 2025-10-21 | $11.99 |
| Hulu (With Ads) | 2026-09-23 | $12.49 |
| Hulu Premium | 2022-01-01 | $12.99 |
| Hulu Premium | 2022-10-10 | $14.99 |
| Hulu Premium | 2023-10-12 | $17.99 |
| Hulu Premium | 2024-10-17 | $18.99 |
| Hulu Premium | 2026-09-23 | $21.49 |
| Hulu (With Ads), annual | 2022-01-01 | $69.99 |
| Hulu (With Ads), annual | 2022-10-10 | $79.99 |
| Hulu (With Ads), annual | 2024-11-03 | $99.99 |
| Hulu (With Ads), annual | 2025-10-21 | $119.99 |
| Hulu (With Ads), annual | 2026-09-23 | $124.99 |
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