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How Much Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon, Apple TV+, HBO Max and More Streaming Services Cost

Find out how much HBO, Netflix, Hulu, and more will set you back

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Tim Surette

If you aren't Thurston von Rockafeller del Vanderbilt Gates-Bezos McDuck III, you probably aren't swimming through a pile of money and need to be pinching pennies, especially when it comes to picking the right streaming service. And with a new streaming service being launched every other week, you can't just subscribe to them all.

Content is king, but you know what else is king? Being able to pay rent so you can have a roof over your head. The price of each streaming service matters, so we're lining up all the rates of the major streaming services together so that you can make the best decision based on your bank account.

Here's how much each major streaming service costs:

(We also have a list of almost every streaming service -- 60+ of them -- and their costs.)

Netflix

David Harbour and Winona Ryder, Stranger Things 3

David Harbour and Winona Ryder, Stranger Things 3

Netflix

Home of: Stranger Things, 13 Reasons Why, The Office
Basic: $8.99/month includes standard-definition streaming, one screen at a time
Standard: $12.99/month includes high-definition streaming, two screens at a time
Premium: $15.99/month includes up to 4K Ultra HD streaming, four screens at a time


Hulu

Nick Offerman as Forest, Devs

Nick Offerman as Forest, Devs

Miya Mizuno/FX

Home of: The Handmaid's Tale, Devs, Ramy, FX shows, and some next-day network programming
Basic: $5.99/month (ad-supported)
No ads: $11.99/month
Basic plus Live TV: $54.99/month
No ads plus Live TV: $60.99/month
Optional add-ons: HBO ($14.99/month), Cinemax ($9.99/month), Showtime ($10.99/month), Starz ($8.99/month)
Add-supported Hulu bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+: $12.99/month
Ad-free Hulu bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ $18.99/month

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Amazon Prime Video

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Amazon

Home of: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Bosch, The Expanse
Amazon Prime Video Only: $8.99/month
Amazon Prime: $12.99/month, $119/year (includes Prime Video, free Amazon shipping, and other benefits)
Optional add-ons: HBO ($14.99/month), Cinemax ($9.99/month), Showtime ($10.99/month), Starz ($8.99/month), and more


Disney Plus (Disney+)

High School Musical The Musical: The Series cast

High School Musical The Musical: The Series cast

Troy Harvey, Disney Channel

Home of: The Mandalorian, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, future Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar programming, Disney's vault
Basic: $6.99/month, $69.99/year
Bundled with ESPN+ and ad-supported Hulu: $12.99/month
Bundled with ESPN+ and no-ads Hulu: $18.99/month


HBO Now

Jessi Giacomazzi, Bill Hader, and Stephen Root, Barry

Jessi Giacomazzi, Bill Hader, and Stephen Root, Barry

Aaron Epstein/HBO

Home of: Game of Thrones, Barry, Watchmen
Basic: $14.99/month (available on its own or as an add-on option through providers such as Hulu and Amazon)

Note: HBO GO is free with a standard HBO subscription and is pretty much the same thing as HBO Now. For HBO Max, see below.


Showtime

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan

Jeff Neumann, Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME

Home of: Ray Donovan, Homeland, Kidding
Basic: $10.99/month (available on its own or as an add-on option through providers such as Hulu and Amazon)

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https://www.tvguide.com/news/what-is-the-best-streaming-service-netflix-hulu-amazon/Starz

Michael Rainey Jr., Omari Hardwick, Power

Michael Rainey Jr., Omari Hardwick, Power

STARZ

Home of: Outlander, Power, Vida
Basic: $8.99/month (available on its own or as an add-on option through providers such as Hulu and Amazon)


CBS All Access

Sonequa Martin-Green and Shazad Latif, Star Trek: Discovery

Sonequa Martin-Green and Shazad Latif, Star Trek: Discovery

Michael Gibson, CBS

Home of: Star Trek: Discovery, The Good Fight, Why Women Kill, much of CBS's current and past programming
Basic: $5.99/month (ad-supported)
No ads: $9.99/month (plus: ability to download videos and watch them offline)


DC Universe

Doom Patrol

Doom Patrol

DC Universe

Home of: Titans, Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, a back catalog of digital comics
Basic: $7.99/month, $74.99/year


https://www.tvguide.com/news/disney-streaming-service-everything-to-know/Apple TV Plus (Apple TV+)

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Apple TV+

Home of: Little America, The Morning Show, Dickinson
Basic: $4.99/month

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HBO Max

Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer, Friends

Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer, Friends

NBC

Coming May 27, 2020
Home of: Friends, Gossip Girl spin-off, Dune: The Sisterhood, Doctor Who, all DC superhero movies, Studio Ghibli, Cartoon Network's library
Basic: $14.99/month

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