There are a couple of different types of streaming services and some offer live TV — tap or click here to see our comparison chart on those.
For this chart, our focus will be the following on-demand streaming services:
Amazon Prime Video – Comes with an Amazon Prime membership or you can rent or purchase content from the Prime Video catalog without a membership. It offers tons of original content including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Grand Tour,” “Transparent,” “Homecoming,” “Sneaky Pete” and more.
Apple TV+ – Customers who purchase any new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy one year of Apple TV+ for free. Original content includes “The Morning Show,” starring Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carrell, and “Defending Jacob,” starring former Captain America Chris Evans. Apple says new shows will be added monthly.
CBS All Access – Has a huge catalog of classic and current CBS shows and offers a few All Access exclusives including “The Twilight Zone,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” “The Good Fight” and more.
Disney+ – Not only will you find content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, National Geographic and the Star Wars universe here, but there will be plenty of never-before-seen original feature films, series, short-form content and documentaries. These include “Star Wars: The Mandalorian,” “Lady and the Tramp,” “Marvel Studios: Loki” and more.
HBO Max – HBO Max will combine content from HBO with a slate of original shows and other programming from Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment and more. It will also be the exclusive home to one of your favorite shows from the ’90s — “Friends.”
HBO Now – This is your chance to watch HBO content without having an HBO subscription through a cable or satellite provider. Perfect for cord-cutters.
Hulu – One of the earliest streaming services, Hulu is still going strong with exclusive content including “Freakish,” “Light as a Feather,” “The Path” and more. It recently started letting you download content for offline viewing, but this is only for those with the ad-free plan.
Netflix – This is the streaming service that set the standard years ago. It might be losing some of its favor with so much competition snatching content away, but Netflix is still going strong with original programming like “Stranger Things,” “The Great British Bake Off,” “Black Mirror” and more.
Amazon Prime Video | Apple TV+ | CBS All Access | Disney+ | HBO Max | HBO Now | Hulu | Netflix | |
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Price |
Comes with Prime membership $12.99 monthly/$119 annually
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$4.99/month
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$5.99/month with limited commercials $9.99/month without commercials
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$6.99/month $69.99/year
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Yet to be announced
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$14.99/month
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$5.99/month with ads $11.99/month without ads
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$8.99 (Basic) $12.99 (Standard) $15.99 (Premium)
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Exclusive content |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Compatible devices |
Smart TVs, Roku, Google TV, TiVo, Amazon FireTV, FireTV Stick, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android devices, iOS devices, Prime Video app, Fire phone, Fire tablets
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Apple TV app pre-insalled on Apple devices, select Samsung smart TVs, Amazon FireTV, Roku, LG, Sony and VIZIO platforms
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iPhone, iPad, Android gadgets, Amazon FireTV, Apple TV, Android TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, select Samsung and VIZIO smart TVs, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
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Apple gadgets, Apple TV, Android gadgets, Android TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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Amazon FireTV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, FireTV Stick, Roku, select Samsung smart TVs, PlayStation 4, Xbox one, Android and Apple gadgets
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Amazon FireTV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, FireTV Stick, Roku, select Samsung smart TVs, PlayStation 4, Xbox one, Android and Apple gadgets
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Android gadgets, Apple gadgets, Android TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Echo Show, Fire Tablets, FireTV, FireTV Stick, select LG, Samsung and VIZIO smart TVs, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3 & 4, Roku, Roku Stick, Xbox One
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Apple TV, FireTV, Roku, Google Chromecast, NVIDIA Shield, select smart TVs, PlayStation 3 & 4, Wii, Xbox One, select set-top boxes, Android and Apple gadgets
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Offline viewing |
Yes - with Fire tablet or Prime Video app for Android or iOS
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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4K content |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes - with Premium subscription
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Availability |
Now
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Nov. 1, 2019
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Now
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Nov. 12, 2019
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Spring of 2020
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Now
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Now
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Now
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