DirecTV Stream vs Sling Orange vs Sling Blue

In recent years, DirecTV Stream has gained notoriety for being more expensive than most live TV streaming services, its prices often teetering on old-school cable territory. But some might argue that it’s worth it: it has unlimited DVR and screens, plus premium channels and RSNs. With that, however, comes complications and hidden fees, things that you don’t really have to worry about with leaner and cheaper plans like Sling Orange and Sling Blue. Sling Orange already has Disney and ESPN covered for half the price of DirecTV Stream, while Sling Blue carries local channels, depending on where you are. Purchasing both still saves you so much compared to DirecTV, but then again, maybe budget isn’t an issue for you. Below, we compare all three of these popular live TV plans and see how they match up against each other in terms of channels, yes, but also: DVR storage, free trial availability, and device compatibility. "

Summary

Comparaison Sling Orange DirecTV Stream
Price $86.99/month $40/month
Trial 5 days No
Our rating 9/10 9/10
Number of channels 123 34
Unlimited DVR Yes No
Parental controls Yes No
Disney ChannelNoYes
ESPNYesYes
ESPN2YesYes
Fox Sports 1 (FS1)YesNo
HistoryNoYes
LifetimeNoYes
NBCYesNo
Paramount NetworkYesNo
RSNsYesNo
TNTYesYes

Channels on Sling Orange and not DirecTV Stream

The channels that Sling Orange has and which are not available on DirecTV Stream:

  • ABC
  • ACC Network
  • AccuWeather
  • Alien Nation
  • Anger Management
  • Animal Planet
  • Are We There Yet?
  • BABY FIRST
  • BabyTV
  • Boomerang
  • Bravo
  • C-SPAN
  • C-SPAN2
  • CBS
  • CBS local channels
  • Cleo TV
  • CMT
  • CNBC
  • CNN en Espanol
  • CNNi
  • Comedy Dynamics
  • Court TV
  • Crime 360
  • CW
  • Daystar HD
  • Duck Dynasty
  • E! Entertainment
  • EarthxTV
  • Ebony TV
  • El Rey Rebel
  • ESPN Deportes
  • ESPNews
  • ESPNU
  • FMC
  • FOX
  • Fox Business Network
  • FOX SOUL
  • Fox Sports 1 (FS1)
  • Fox Weather
  • FUEL TV
  • Fuse Music
  • FX
  • Galavision
  • Hallmark Channel
  • Hallmark Mystery
  • HerSphere
  • HLN
  • Home Shopping Network
  • HSN
  • ION Television
  • Jewelry Television
  • MovieSphere
  • MSNBC
  • MTV Classic
  • MTV2
  • NBA TV
  • NBC
  • NBC local channels
  • News Nation
  • One America News
  • Ovation
  • Oxygen True Crime
  • Paramount Network
  • PBS
  • PBS Kids
  • PBS local channels
  • Poker GO
  • Pursuit Channel
  • QVC2
  • QVC3
  • Racing America
  • REELZ
  • REVOLT
  • RFD-TV
  • RSNs
  • Scientology Network
  • Scripps Sports
  • Shop LC
  • Somos Novelas
  • Spectrum SportsNet
  • SportsGrid
  • Start TV
  • SundanceTV
  • SYFY
  • Tastemade Home
  • Tastemade Travel
  • TCM
  • TeenNick
  • Telemundo local channels
  • The First
  • theGrio
  • TLC
  • TV Land
  • TV One
  • Univision
  • Up TV
  • USA Network
  • VH1
  • WE tv
  • Women’s Sports Network

Channels on DirecTV Stream and not Sling Orange

The channels that DirecTV Stream has which are not available on Sling Orange:

Popularity: DirecTV Stream is more popular than Sling Orange

DirecTV Stream has 2,120,000 subscribers whereas Sling Orange has 788,000 subscribers. This means that DirecTV Stream has 1,332,000 more subscribers than Sling Orange. That's a pretty big difference.

Price: DirecTV Stream is cheaper than Sling Orange

DirecTV Stream's costs $40 whereas Sling Orange costs $87. Getting Sling Orange instead of DirecTV Stream will set you back $47 more every month.

Why get Sling Orange?

DirecTV Stream is a Live TV streaming platform with a twist: you can download the app on any of your existing devices, or for a $120, you can get a box with a custom remote control for the service. But without the box, DirecTV Stream functions like a Netflix or Hulu, allowing you to stream Live TV from anywhere by downloading the app. Within your home, you can stream on up to 20 devices (!), and from outside your home you can stream on up to three devices.

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Why get DirecTV Stream?

Get Sling Orange if you watch ESPN or Disney channels, which are not available on Sling Blue.

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Devices: DirecTV Stream is more widely available than Sling Orange

DirecTV Stream is available on Airplay supported, AirTV, Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Cox, Google TV Streamer, iOS, LG TV, Mi Box, Roku, Samsung TV, TiVo, Vizio, Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox or Xbox One.

Whereas Sling Orange is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS, Roku or Samsung TV. That's 13 less devices than DirecTV Stream.

Channel count: Sling Orange has 89 channels more than DirecTV Stream

Sling Orange's lineup includes 123 channels whereas DirecTV Stream has only 34 channels. Getting a subscription to Sling Orange will give you access to 89 more channels than DirecTV Stream. That's quite a bit of channels.

Trial: Sling Orange offers a trial

Sling Orange has a trial. The trial duration is 5 days.

Find out more on Sling Orange

Trial: DirecTV Stream does not offer a trial

DirecTV Stream does not offer a free trial.

Find out more on DirecTV Stream

Sling Orange's specialty

The specialties of Sling Orange are: College basketball, College football, Lifestyle, News, Soccer, Sports.

DirecTV Stream's specialty

The specialties of DirecTV Stream are: Baseball, College basketball, College football, Science fiction, Soccer, Sports, True Crime.

Sling Orange's accepted payment methods

Sling Orange accepts: Amazon Appstore, credit card, debit card, Paypal, Retailer gift card, Roku Channel Store.

DirecTV Stream's accepted payment methods

The payment methods that DirecTV Stream accepts are: Amazon Pay, Apple App Store, Apple Pay, credit card, debit card, Google Pay, Google Play Store, Mybundle.tv, Paypal, Retailer gift card, Roku Channel Store, Roku Payment Method (RPM).

Channels on both DirecTV Stream and Sling Orange

The channels that are available on both DirecTV Stream and Sling Orange are:

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