Pluto TV
Shares rank 19 of 20 streaming services by recommenders
Recommended as a free, browser-based service with cable-style live TV channels, often used alongside paid streaming subscriptions. No recurring criticism.
Recommended as a free, browser-based service with cable-style live TV channels, often used alongside paid streaming subscriptions. No recurring criticism.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Free to watch
“They will no doubt remove things like PlutoTV, which is free”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal” “a free service like Tubi or Pluto”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros” Cable-style live TV channels
“if you really want the cable TV experience, there is pluto.tv which works in a browser”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Turn Your YouTube Subscriptions into a Retro TV Guide” “they want to stream pluto.tv channels and stuff like that”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “State of the Fin 2026-01-06 – Jellyfin”
Other streaming services people recommend
The four most recommended other streaming services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube Premium | 197 | 195 | 50% | 13 | 10 yrs10 owners | — |
| Netflix | 181 | 538 | 25% | 12 | 15 yrs10 owners | — |
| Nebula | 58 | 17 | 77% | 12 | 2 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| HBO | 32 | 32 | 50% | 7 | — | — |
| Pluto TVThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“They will no doubt remove things like PlutoTV, which is free”
“if you really want the cable TV experience, there is pluto.tv which works in a browser”
“they want to stream pluto.tv channels and stuff like that”
“a free service like Tubi or Pluto”
“This suggests a more ideal pairing is purchasing, plus something like Pluto.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.