With the holiday season in full swing, consumers will have a glut of options for streaming sticks to choose from, including Roku, Chromecast, and Fire TV. The question is, which one is the best one for you?

Streaming sticks are good alternatives to a standard- set-top box, and allow you to stream shows directly on your television. Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Prime Instant Video allow some consumers to ditch their expensive cable for a simple stick the size of a flash drive that plugs into your television system.

The sticks plug into the TV’s HDMI port and uses a WiFi connection to stream, although it lacks the more powerful processors of a set-top box. As for which one you should get, it comes down to your individual preferences and TV-viewing habits.

The interface will vary with each option. Chromecast, for example, is controlled entirely on your phone or tablet, which you’ll use to play and pause, as well as browse and enter login information.

The Roku Streaming Stick and Amazon Fire TV stick use physical remotes, on the other hand. However, their interfaces allow you to browse content without much difficulty, according to a Forbes review.

A disadvantage with Amazon’s offering is that it will promote its own streaming service, Instant Video, over other potentially cheaper options. The Fire TV stick limits your searches mostly to Amazon’s catalog, with matches in Hulu or other services not as immediately visible.

As for content, the sticks offer largely the same amount. Roku says it has 1,800 channels, although most of them a typical consumer won’t need. All three of the offerings provide access to Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime Instant Video, and ESPN, as well as YouTube videos. Fire TV doesn’t allow for HBO Go yet, however.

Despite depictions of the sticks being cord-free setups, they must power up each time you turn on your TV in order to get the juice it needs to run properly. That can take a few seconds, so an AC wall adapter may provide a more seamless experience for users. Each stick is about the same size — about three inches long — which means if you have rear facing ports, installing it on a wall-mounted TV could require some modifications. The Chromecast and Fire TV sticks do have HDMI extenders for these situations, allowing the sticks to hang down.

In terms of price, Roku’s Streaming Stick comes in at the most expensive at $50. Chromecast goes for about $35, a slight discount from Fire TV’s $39 price tag.