Smart streaming fans are always looking for a way to try before they buy, and if you want to check out sports in particular, you’ll want to know whether there’s an ESPN Plus free trial you can sign up for.
Due to a recent price hike, ESPN Plus costs $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year, so it’s not exactly cheap. In fact many of the other top streaming services undercut it including Peacock, Fite TV and DAZN undercut it, so your decision to sign up needs to be a measured one.
ESPN Plus offers documentaries, factual TV and, of course, lots of live and highlight sports including NFL, MLB, NHL, UFC, college football, PGA Tour, La Liga and more. If you're a sports fan, it's likely got what you want, though its service misses some things too.
So to see whether it's right for you or not, you'll want to know whether there's an ESPN Plus free trial.
Is there an ESPN Plus free trial?
Unfortunately, at the time of writing in late 2024, there's no ESPN Plus free trial. If you sign up for the service, you'll have to pay straight away.
ESPN Plus used to offer a free trial, which may be why you're looking for one. We're sorry to say that this is no longer the case. In fact, it’s been a while since there was one.
However there are still ways to save on a subscription, and you can find some pointers below:
How to save on ESPN Plus
ESPN Plus on its own is great. But ESPN Plus as part of the Disney Bundle is even better. Here's how it works:
Instead of getting just ESPN Plus, you'll get all the content on that service, plus Hulu and Disney Plus (both ad-enabled), all for $16.99 a month. That's all three services for the price of two.
Broken down, ESPN Plus will set you back $11.99 a month, while Disney Plus costs $7.99/$17.99 (ads/no ads) and Hulu is $9.99/$17.99 a month (again, ads/no ads). So you're getting nearly $30 worth of content for just over half that price. You can also pay more if you want to get ad-free Disney and Hulu.
Where things really get interesting is if you add Hulu with Live TV into the mix. ESPN Plus is included as a standard feature on certain tiers of Hulu with Live TV (along with Disney Plus). So for $82.99 per month (with ads) you can get ESPN Plus, Disney Plus, access to Hulu's library and live TV (including live sports) for one monthly fee.
How to get a cheap(er) ESPN Plus subscription
If you're just in it for the sport, you can save on ESPN Plus by making the most of its annual plan. While its rolling monthly subscription will set you back $11.99 a month (still incredibly good value), sign up for a year and it'll cost a one-off payment of $119.99. That saves you $24 for the year — for sporting fans this is your best bet, getting you 12 months for the price of 10.
How to sign up for ESPN Plus
- Visit the ESPN Plus website .
- Click either the Get the Disney Bundle or Subscribe to ESPN Plus only button.
- Create an account by filling in your details
- Or scroll and click Log In if you've already got an account
- Enter your payment information, including credit card and billing information, or choose to link to PayPal. Click Buy ESPN Plus.
- Check the information to make sure it is correct and that you have selected the correct plan for you. ESPN Plus will show you how much you will be billed, and when it will renew.
- You will see a Success page if everything is done correctly.
- Click Get Started to start watching ESPN Plus
Congratulations. You're now signed up for ESPN Plus. There may not be a free trial, but you can watch as much as you want in the first month, for only $11.99.
Remember to check back before the end of the month, if you decide to send it to the locker room and cancel ESPN Plus. Otherwise, stick around and enjoy some of the best live sports streaming anywhere.
