Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Streaming Video (2026)
The cheapest streaming video is Peacock at $7.99/mo. This page compares 8 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
8 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Peacock at $7.99/mo (Select).
- Typical paid price: from $7.99/mo, median $9.99/mo, up to $12.99/mo — across 8 with published pricing.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Streaming Video | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peacock | $7.99/mo Select | No | — | — | NFL Sunday Night Football fans | dealnews.com |
| 2 | Amazon Prime Video | $8.99/mo Prime Video (standalone, with ads) | No | — | — | Existing Amazon Prime members getting video as part of shipping membership | dealnews.com |
| 3 | Netflix | $8.99/mo Standard with Ads | No | — | — | Largest original content library | dealnews.com |
| 4 | Paramount+ | $8.99/mo Essential | No | — | — | NFL and UEFA Champions League fans on a budget | dealnews.com |
| 5 | HBO Max | $10.99/mo Basic with Ads | No | — | — | Premium prestige TV viewers (HBO originals, The Wire, Succession, etc.) | dealnews.com |
| 6 | Disney+ | $11.99/mo Basic (With Ads) | No | — | — | Disney/Marvel/Star Wars franchise fans | dealnews.com |
| 7 | Hulu | $11.99/mo Hulu (With Ads) | No | — | — | Cable-cutters who want live local broadcast TV | dealnews.com |
| 8 | Apple TV+ | $12.99/mo Apple TV+ | No | — | — | Apple ecosystem households (covers 6 members under one sub) | dealnews.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest streaming video?
Peacock has the lowest published entry price at $7.99/mo (Select), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does streaming video cost per month?
Across the 8 streaming video with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $9.99/mo, ranging from $7.99/mo to $12.99/mo, as of 2026-06-15.
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How we compiled this
Published self-serve subscription pricing was collected for each consumer video-streaming provider as of the accessed date, with each figure corroborated against a dedicated 2026 pricing-review source where the official pricing page geolocated outside the USA (showed EUR), rendered plans behind a JavaScript plan picker, or omitted standalone tiers. All prices are flat per-account per-month in USD (annual rates recorded as annualDiscountPct where the provider publishes one); these are consumer subscriptions, so minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, and overagePerCall are null throughout. Add-on/extra-member rates (e.g. Netflix extra member, Prime Video Ultra) are noted in plan notes; no quote-only consumer tiers exist in this vertical.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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