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Best Netflix alternatives (2026)
7 alternatives to Netflix in streaming video, ranked by entry price. Netflix starts at $8.99/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Closest by price: Amazon Prime Video ($8.99/mo), Paramount+ ($8.99/mo), Peacock ($8.99/mo).
Netflix alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Prime Video | $8.99/mo | No | — | Existing Amazon Prime members getting video as part of shipping membership | amazon.com |
| 2 | Paramount+ | $8.99/mo | No | — | NFL and UEFA Champions League fans on a budget | paramountplus.com |
| 3 | Peacock | $8.99/mo | No | — | NFL Sunday Night Football fans | peacocktv.com |
| 4 | HBO Max | $10.99/mo | No | — | Premium prestige TV viewers (HBO originals, The Wire, Succession, etc.) | hbomax.com |
| 5 | Disney+ | $11.99/mo | No | — | Disney/Marvel/Star Wars franchise fans | disneyplus.com |
| 6 | Hulu STALE · 2026-06-13 | $11.99/mo | No | — | Cable-cutters who want live local broadcast TV | dealnews.com |
| 7 | Apple TV+ | $14.99/mo | No | — | Apple ecosystem households (covers 6 members under one sub) | tv.apple.com |
Data current through 2026-09-05. STALE marks a row with at least one plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. 1 of 7 rows above is marked. Compare any two directly on the Streaming Video index.