They might not have the largest subscriber bases in the live TV streaming industry, but Philo and Fubo have plenty to offer for different audiences. One focuses strictly on entertainment and omits sports and local channels, while the other is a sports-first streamer, missing several popular entertainment channels. There’s also the matter of channel volume: One carries a slim 70-channel lineup; the other features nearly 300.

If you’re considering Philo or Fubo as your live TV streaming service, there’s a lot more to look into before you pull the subscription trigger. We’ve compiled all the info you’ll need to get the channels and features you want.

Philo vs. Fubo: Which is right for you?

The Essentials

Price

Philo is one of the least expensive live TV streaming services available — only Frndly TV, a super-skinny bundle that carries just 40 channels, is cheaper. Philo features 70 channels, including popular cable staples like Paramount Network, AMC, and HGTV. However, its $28-per-month price tag is made possible by excluding sports and local channels — Philo is far from being an all-around crowd-pleaser.

On the other end of the streaming spectrum, Fubo has a history of changing its subscription offerings regularly, so it would behoove you to always check with the streamer’s website to see which selection of base packages it has available at any given time. As of the time of this article’s writing, the sports-focused streamer offers three different monthly plans: Essential (212 channels for $85 per month), Pro (212 channels for $85 per month), and Elite (293 channels for $95 per month). Fubo’s channel counts vary by area, but they’re still eye-poppingly high, as are the prices.

Overall Channels

Obviously, Fubo offers way more channels than Philo, including sports and local channels. But there are significant holes in its channel lineup — you won’t find TNT, TBS, CNN, A&E, History, Lifetime, or AMC on Fubo, just to name a few. You will, however, find more sports channels than you could probably ever watch, including regional sports networks (RSNs), college sports channels, and plenty of international soccer.

Sports and local channel carriage is pricey, so Philo keeps it cheap by not even bothering with them. Philo is all about entertainment, reality TV shows, movies, and nothing else. If you couldn’t care less about sports or local TV, Philo carries comfort food channels like A&E, Hallmark, and Food Network. When you invite friends over to watch this weekend’s “games,” you’d probably want to warn them that you mean “Guy’s Grocery Games.”

Popular Channels

Local Channels

Fubo carries local affiliate stations for ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, The CW, and Telemundo in most regions of the country. But if you want PBS and PBS Kids, you’d want to invest in an over-the-air digital antenna or a PBS Passport streaming subscription for around $5 per month.

Philo carries no local channels.

Sports Channels

Pro Sports Channels

Fubo is a sports-forward streamer, especially if you’re a fan of soccer (or fútbol). In addition to ESPN, FS1, and CBS Sports Network, Fubo also carries a full slate of beIN Sports channels and RSNs that cover 98% of the country. But, NBA, NHL, and MLB fans should note the absence of channels like TNT, TBS, and truTV, none of which are on Fubo.

There are also six sports add-on channels available with Fubo, including International Sports Plus (international soccer and more for $7 per month), Sports Plus with NFL RedZone (RedZone and NCAA games for $11 per month), and Adventure Plus (racing and extreme sports for $5 per month). [NBA League] Pass and MLB.TV can also be subscribed to through Fubo.

With the slim exception of the auto-centric MotorTrend Network, Philo carries no pro sports channels.

College Sports Channels

Fubo carries some college sports channels, including Big Ten Network and SEC Network. To get ESPNU and ACC Network, though, you’d need Fubo’s Sports Plus add-on channel pack.

Philo carries no college sports channels, either.

Pro and College Sports Channels

Regional Sports Channels

Fubo is big on RSNs, including NBC Sports Boston, NESN, Chicago Sports Network, Marquee Sports Network, SportsNet Pittsburgh, FanDuel Sports Network channels, and Space City Home Network. AT&T SportsNet and Spectrum Sports RSNs aren’t available on Fubo.

Philo — as you’ve probably gathered by now — carries no regional sports networks.

Included Features

On-Demand Library

Both Philo and Fubo make TV shows and movies from their channel lineups available on-demand, mostly with unskippable ads. Additionally, Philo offers on-demand AMC+ TV shows and movies from AMC, IFC, Shudder, Sundance Now, and “The Walking Dead” universe.

Add-On Channel Packages

Philo features a handful of add-on channels: ALLBLK, AMC+, Hallmark+, MGM+, and STARZ, which is the most expensive of the bunch at $11 per month. Keeping things cheap, Philo’s $3-per-month Movies & More package includes niche channels HDNet Movies, REELZ, Sony Movies, FMC, Movies!, and Fandor.

Fubo offers Paramount+ with Showtime, STARZ, and MGM+ individually or as a discounted bundle for $19.99 monthly. Fox Nation, Hallmark+, TV5MONDE (French sports and entertainment), and RAI Italia (Italian sports and entertainment) add-ons are also available

In addition to Sports Plus, Fubo’s add-on channel packs include Fubo Extra and News Plus (both included with Fubo’s Elite plan), as well as Fubo Select (movies and documentaries) and five Spanish and Portuguese-language packages.

DVR

Philo may not have a lot of channels, but it will let you record to your heart’s content with unlimited cloud DVR storage that will keep your saved TV shows and movies for up to a full year, the longest of any live TV streaming service. Fubo’s DVR is also unlimited, but it will only store your recordings for nine months before auto-deletion.

Simultaneous Streams and 4K

Philo gives you three simultaneous streams, the same as most live TV streamers. Fubo offers a generous 10 simultaneous streams within a home network for TVs, smartphones, tablets, and laptops.

Fubo offers 4K high-def streaming from certain channels if your streaming device and TV support it. Philo doesn’t do 4K at all, another way of keeping costs down.

Device Compatibility

Which is right for you?

If you’ve ever thought, “Who needs these sports channels? All I need is ‘Property Brothers,’ ‘Chopped,’ ‘Ancient Aliens,’ and Hallmark Christmas movies in August,” then Philo is the live TV streaming service of your cord-cutting dreams — for under $30 per month, no less. It doesn’t give you everything, which is the point.

Fubo is more in line with full-service live streamers like YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, with loaded, wide-appeal channel lineups that have something for everybody. Well, maybe not everybody: Fubo may be bursting with sports, including international soccer, but its lack of big channels like A&E, History, Lifetime, AMC, TNT, TBS, and CNN is tough to overlook. A potential merger with Hulu + Live TV might solve this, but right now, Fubo isn’t quite the full package on its own.