Philo vs Sling TV (Live TV)
Philo's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Essential at $25/mo; Sling TV's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Sling Select at $19.99/mo. Philo also has a free plan. Philo has raised prices 6 times since 2022, and Sling TV has raised prices twice since 2022. US prices, verified Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Plans, ads and limits
- Cheapest plan anyone can buy
- Philo: $25/mo · Essential
- Sling TV: $19.99/mo · Sling Select
- Free plan
- Philo: Free Channels
- Sling TV: None
- Price increases
- Philo: 6 since 2022
- Sling TV: 2 since 2022
- Latest increase
- Last change
- Ads
- Philo:
- STARZ add-on: Ad free
- MGM+ add-on: Ad free
- ALLBLK add-on: Ad free
- HBO Max Standard upgrade: Ad free
- AMC+ ad-free upgrade: Ad free
- discovery+ ad-free upgrade: Ad free
- Sling TV: Not listed
- Streams
- Philo:
- Essential: 3
- Bundle+: 3
- Sling TV:
- Sling Orange: 1
- Sling Blue: 3
- Sling Orange & Blue: Up to 4
- Sling Select: 3
- Sling Essentials: 1
- Essentials & Select: Up to 4
Current plans
Every plan and price
US prices, verified (Philo) and (Sling TV).
Philo
- Essential$25/mo
- Bundle+$33/mo
- Free ChannelsFree
- STARZ add-on$12/mo
- MGM+ add-on$8/mo
- Movies & More add-on$3/mo
- ALLBLK add-on$7/mo
- HBO Max Standard upgrade$13/mo
- AMC+ ad-free upgrade$4/mo
- discovery+ ad-free upgrade$8/mo
Sling TV
- Sling Orange$45.99/mo
- Sling Blue$45.99/mo
- Sling Orange & Blue$60.99/mo
- Sling Select$19.99/mo
- Sling Essentials$19.99/mo
- Essentials & Select$34.99/mo
- 1 Day Pass$4.99 once
- 3 Day Pass$9.99 once
- 7 Day Pass$14.99 once
- Unlimited DVR add-on$5/mo
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
$20$25$30$35
20222023202420252026
| Bundle+ | 2022-01-01 | $25 |
| Bundle+ | 2024-06-12 | $28 |
| Bundle+ | 2025-09-30 | $33 |
| STARZ add-on | 2022-01-22 | $9 |
| STARZ add-on | 2023-10-03 | $10 |
| STARZ add-on | 2024-08-22 | $11 |
| STARZ add-on | 2026-04-10 | $12 |
| MGM+ add-on | 2023-02-02 | $6 |
| MGM+ add-on | 2024-03-13 | $7 |
| MGM+ add-on | 2026-04-10 | $8 |
Now
$30$40$50$60$70
2023202420252026
| Sling Orange | 2022-02-07 | $35 |
| Sling Orange | 2022-11-03 | $40 |
| Sling Orange | 2024-12-20 | $45.99 |
| Sling Blue | 2022-02-07 | $35 |
| Sling Blue | 2022-11-03 | $40 |
| Sling Blue | 2024-12-20 | $45.99 |
| Sling Orange & Blue | 2022-02-07 | $50 |
| Sling Orange & Blue | 2022-11-03 | $55 |
| Sling Orange & Blue | 2024-12-20 | $60.99 |
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