Netflix has the most subscribers out of any streaming service at 230.75 million subscribers in Q4 of 2022. But that doesn’t mean you have to buy into the hype. Its standard subscription price has increased by $1.50 in two years, and its premium subscription has increased by $2 in two years. Combined with this crackdown, people are looking for alternatives. In addition, you might want to leave Netflix if you’ve become frustrated with its ever-changing titles and what is added/removed from the platform monthly. There is more to the streaming world than Netflix: in fact, there are more than 200 streaming services available today. We’ve rounded up the best streaming service alternatives that include live TV, unique originals, binge-worthy shows, and more for you to keep on streaming.
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For more than half of the price of a monthly Netflix subscription, you can watch a wide array of TV shows and movies on Hulu for just $7.99 per month. The platform has original content like The Handmaid’s Tale, How I Met Your Father, Dollface, and more, along with classic and popular movies. Something Hulu has that Netflix doesn’t is the option to stream live TV. With the highest tier subscription ($82.99 per month), you can watch live TV and sports and get access to Disney+ and ESPN+ without ads. However, two out of four of Hulu’s subscription tiers still have ads. Also, its base subscription-only supports one streamer at a time, so you can’t share your account with friends or family as you do with Netflix. To watch some of the most buzzworthy shows, you’ll need HBO Max. The streaming service costs $9.99 per month with ads and $15.99 per month for an ad-free experience and streaming in 4K UHD. The good news is that if you already have an HBO subscription, HBO Max comes free. HBO Max is home to popular series like The Last of Us, Euphoria, Succession, The White Lotus, and more. You can also watch recently released movies from the past six months if you couldn’t catch them in theaters. Its higher tier no-ad subscription will cost you almost as much as Netflix. Also, keep in mind that with the Warner Brothers/Discovery merger, some content like Westworld, Raised by Wolves, and The Nevers, has been removed, and you’re likely to see some more fluctuation with the content HBO Max library until the merger has been completed (sometime later this year). Apple TV+’s lineup is almost all original shows and movies, so you know you’re watching something you can’t watch anywhere else. At $6.99 per month, you can stream award-winning shows and films like The Morning Show, Ted Lasso, Severance, Coda, and more. The best part is that there are no commercials. However, episodes on Apple TV+ roll out weekly instead of all together, making it hard to binge-watch a really good show. Also, there is currently no Apple TV+ app available for Android devices or PC users.   NBC’s streaming service offers three tiers: a free subscription that still has ads, a premium subscription at $4.99 that has limited ads but also live sports and events, and a plus tier that is $9.99 and has zero ads and allows you to download and watch select titles offline. However, if you’re willing to deal with about a minute of ads, the free tier is a solid option. On Peacock, you can watch original series like Bel-Air, Dr. Death, Girls5Eva, and Wolf Like Me, as well as cult classics like The Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, the Harry Potter collection, and more. There’s also live TV and sports you can tune into including WWE and soccer. It also offers exclusive 24-hour coverage of every Olympics, including the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Of course, the downside here is that Peacock still has ads for two of its three subscriptions, but hey, free comes at a price. Some of the content is also paywalled. Also, there is no 4K streaming option, so the quality could be better. We also considered the amount of original content that streaming services offer since that is one of Netflix’s strong suits.