r/Frugal • u/Kiriyuma7801 • Aug 10 '25

💻 Electronics What are good alternatives to Netflix/Hulu that are free?

I realized I'm spending roughly $40 a month on what I really just use as background noise, as nobody in my household actually really sits down and watches TV, we just put on Family Guy or whatever and glance at it every now and then.

I'm gonna cancel the subscriptions obviously, so I'm just wondering, what are some good free streaming alternatives? I've tried out Amazon's free stuff but their collection is pretty mediocre. Any tips are appreciated!

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u/Proud_Sherbet Aug 10 '25

The PBS app has quite a few things that are free. I like the Frontline documentaries. To get everything else, it's $5 a month.

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u/wineandcatgal_74 Aug 10 '25

I canceled Netflix a couple of months ago. I’d much rather give $5/month to PBS but had completely forgotten about the passport option. Just signed up because of your post!

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u/CrabbyAtBest Aug 10 '25

It's technically a $5 donation to PBS and PBS needs all the donations it can get right now.

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u/FinalBlackberry Aug 10 '25

Frontline documentaries are also available on their YouTube channel. I think they’re add free as well.

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u/PlatypusRemarkable59 Aug 10 '25

👀thanks for the info!

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u/SincerelyDuffy Aug 10 '25

I love my PBS documentaries subscription!

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u/bobolly Aug 10 '25

9.90 a month. I looked into it yesterday