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Do you remember when cutting the cord and switching to streaming services was easier and more affordable than cable?

Even though streaming is less expensive than cable TV, the dizzying arrays of streamers available today make TV difficult. There are many services available, each with different subscription plans, trial periods, and add-ons.

Although many are less than a decade-old, streaming services are an integral part of millions Americans’ daily lives. According to Kantar, an analytics and marketing data company, at least 85% of American households had at minimum one video streaming subscription as of January 2022. Most consumers have multiple subscriptions. According to NPR/Ipsos’s 2022 poll, consumers subscribe to on average 3.55 streaming services each month.

All of these services can add up. According to YouGov, a consumer research company, nearly one-third of global consumers intend to reduce their streaming subscriptions.

U.S. According to J.D., consumers spend $54 per month streaming services. Power, a data analysis company. According to CableTV.com (a TV and internet affiliate website), cable packages offered by some of the biggest TV providers, including Spectrum, Cox and Xfinity, range from $20 to about $140 per monthly.

To manage subscriptions and bid farewell to some streamers, here’s a list of major streaming service’s prices, packages, and offerings

The definition of “best streaming service” is up to the individual. Which streaming service gets the most praise? According to Variety, an entertainment trade magazine, HBO Max received significantly more Emmy Award nominations in 2022 than any streaming service, even though the 140 nominations technically included HBO Max programming. (Learn more about the differences between HBO Max and HBO Max in the following. )

According to an analysis done by Reelgood (a streaming services trade publication), has the largest content library among the major streaming services.

Peacock is the streaming service that costs the least, starting at $4.99 per monthly. Learn more about the costs of major streaming services.

Netflix is available for $6.99-$19.99 per month depending on the subscription plan. There are four options available for Netflix.

The Basic plan ($9.99/month) allows subscribers to watch Netflix on only one device, access Netflix’s entire TV and film library without ads, and download content from one device. Netflix’s Basic plan with ads ($6.99/month) is identical to its Basic plan. However, subscribers can only access the Netflix full library and cannot download content to watch offline.

Standard subscribers ($15.49/month) can watch Netflix on up to two devices at once, while Premium subscribers have the ability to use up to four devices simultaneously. Standard subscribers can download content to two devices while Premium subscribers ($19.99 per monthly) can download content to six devices.

Hulu’s plan that includes ads costs $7.99 per monthly or $79.99 annually. This would be a savings of approximately $16 per year. The ad-free plan is $14.99 per month.

The streaming service’s $82.99 monthly ad-free TV bundle includes access to Disney+, ESPN+ (with ads), and more than 75 on-demand and live channels, including national news networks. These channels include Comedy Central and E!, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, and many others. Hulu’s live bundle includes ads, but it also has its own content as well as the Disney+ and ESPN ones. This plan costs $69.99 per month.

Hulu also offers many add-on options. You can add these subscriptions to your Hulu account if you are eligible

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  ESPN+ is available for $9.99 per month.
  

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  Disney+ (with advertisements) for an additional $2 per Month
  

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  HBO Max is an additional $14.99 per Month.
  

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  Cinemax is available for an additional $9.99 per Month
  

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  Showtime is available for an additional $10.99 per Month
  

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  Starz for an additional $8.99 per month.
  

Depending on your plan, Disney+ can cost $7.99 to $10.99 per monthly. Disney+ with ads costs $7.99 per monthly and is reduced to $6.99 per moist for the first three months. The $10.99 monthly ad-free plan is available. Subscribers with ads can download content for offline viewing while those without ads cannot.

There are three Disney+ subscription bundles available: Trio Basic, Trio Basic, and Trio Premium. Duo Basic costs $9.99 per monthly and includes subscriptions to Disney+, Hulu, and Disney+ with ads. Trio Basic, which costs $12.99 per month includes subscriptions to Hulu and Disney+ as well as ESPN+. All of these subscriptions include ads. Trio Premium offers ad-free Hulu+ and Disney+ subscriptions, as well as an ESPN+ subscription with ads. Trio Premium costs $19.99 per month.

HBO Max plans with ads cost $9.99 per month, or $99.99 per annum. This saves users less than $20 each year. HBO Max’s ad free subscription costs $15.99 per monthly or $149.99 per annum, which is a savings of approximately $42. The ad-free HBO Max subscription includes 4K Ultra HD video and downloading capabilities so that you can watch content offline.

In 2020, HBO Max was officially launched. HBO Max was officially launched in 2020. HBO previously operated two streaming platforms, HBO Now and HBO Go. It was confusing at the time. )

These streaming services all revolve around the Home Box Office channel which was launched in 1972. HBO Go was launched in 2010 by the network, which allows HBO subscribers to view the network’s movies and shows online. HBO Now, the first subscription service that HBO launched standalone, allowed consumers to subscribe directly to HBO’s streaming service.

HBO Now, HBO Go and HBO Go were combined under the HBO Max umbrella in 2020.

Apple TV+ is $6.99 per month, after a seven-day free trial.

There are also plans that combine Apple TV+ and other Apple services.

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  Apple One — Individual. This costs $16.95 per Month and includes 50 gigabytes iCloud storage and subscriptions to Apple Music.
  

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  Apple One — Familie, which costs $22.95 a month and includes 200GB of iCloud storage and subscriptions to Apple Music and Apple Arcade.
  

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  Apple One — Premium, which costs $32.95 per monthly and includes subscriptions for Apple Music, Apple Arcade and Apple Fitness as well as 2 terabytes iCloud storage.
  

Peacock is priced at $4.99 to $9.99 per monthly, depending on the service you choose. Peacock Premium includes ads and costs $4.99 per month, or $49.99 per annum. Subscribers will save approximately $10 per year. Peacock Premium Plus is free of ads and costs $9.99 per monthly or $99.99 per annum. This saves users around $20 each year.

Congratulations if you have an Amazon Prime subscription that costs $14.99 per month. Prime Video allows you to access some, but not all, of the TV shows and movies available. These films and shows will be marked as “Included with Prime.” However, don’t expect to see the most popular releases. Prime Video alone costs $8.99 per monthly.

Prime Video is not like other streaming services and doesn’t offer ad free or ad supported subscriptions. Instead, all subscribers have the same plan which does not include ads.

What users get from Prime Video? It’s worth noting the fact that Prime Video still charges money to rent and buy many of the shows and films.

Prime Video subscribers can add many other channels and streaming services to their subscription. These are some of the available add-ons.