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

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

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

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

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+)

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

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

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

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

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

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+)

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

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HBO Max

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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