The Complete List of Best Streaming Services in 2023

4 min read
28 December 2023

video streaming service is an on demand online entertainment source for TV shows, movies and other streaming media. Use of streaming services often requires fees, either per view or subscription. If you haven’t used any streaming services yet, this blog will give you a list of several popular streaming services and their advantages and disadvantages. It will help you to choose better.

Paramount+ Streaming Services

Paramount+

Price

$4.99 per month/$49.99 per year(Essential plan)

$9.99 per month $99.99 per year(Premium plan)

Supported Devices: Computer, Apple TV, iPhone and iPad, Android TV, Android phone and tablet, Chromecast, Fire TV, Portal TV, PlayStation 4 and 5, Samsung TV, Vizio TV, LG TV, Roku, Xbox, Xfinity device, Cox Contour box, VIDAA TV, Google TV

Advantages: With over 30,000 hours of content, Paramount+ also has a low subscription rate. Paramount+ owns the most popular television franchises such as Star Trek and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Disadvantages: Paramount+ cannot customize content, and its content is limited to CBS and Viacom-branded programming.

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video

Price

$8.99 per month(Prime Video)

$14.99 per month/$139 per year(included with Amazon Prime)

Supported Devices

Amazon Devices with the Prime Video App

Blu-Ray Players with the Prime Video App

Games Consoles with the Prime Video App

Mobile Devices with the Prime Video App

Prime Video System Requirements for Computers

Set Top Boxes and Media Players with the Prime Video App

Smart TVs with the Prime Video App

Advantages: If you subscribe to the $14.99 a month plan, you will get other Prime benefits in addition to prime video. In addition, there are many good original shows on Amazon Prime Video.

Disadvantages: Prime Video is not available on some platforms, and some content is available for an additional fee.

Netflix Streaming Service

Netflix

Price

$6.99 per month (Basic with ads)

$9.99 per month (Basic)

$15.49 per month (Standard)

$19.99 per month (Premium)

Supported Devices: Streaming Media Players, Smart TVs, Game Consoles, Set-top Boxes, Smart Phones & Tablets, PCs & Laptops, Blu-ray players

Advantages: As one of the best streaming services, Netflix has more options, including some of the biggest streaming shows, and an optimized interface.

Disadvantages: Netflix only has 4k for premium, which is $13 per month more expensive than the basic, making it difficult for some consumers to accept.

Hulu Streaming Service

Hulu

Price

$7.99 per month (With ads)

$14.99 per month (No ads)

Support devices

Amazon Fire tablets

Amazon Fire TV (Fire OS 5.0 and later)

Android phones and tablets

Android TV devices

Apple iPhones and iPads

Apple TV (4th generation and later)

Chromecast

Contour 2 and Stream Player Boxes*

Echo Show (8, 10, and 15)

LG WebOS smart TVs

Nintendo Switch (R1 and Lite)

Playstation 4 and 5

Roku

Samsung smart TVs

Vizio SmartCast TVs

Web browsers

Xbox

Xfinity Flex and X1 TV Boxes*

*Live TV and select add-ons are not supported on Xfinity X1 TV Boxes and Controur devices.

Advantages: Hulu has quality original programming at an affordable price.

Disadvantages: Cheap prices also mean frequent commercials.

Disney+

Disney+

Price: $6.99 per month (Basic)$10.99 per month (Premium)

Support Devices

Web browsers

Disney+ web browser and system requirements

Mobile devices

Apple iPhones and iPads

Android phones and tablets

Amazon Fire tablet

Windows 10 & 11 tablets and computers

TV-Connected devices

Amazon Fire TV

Apple TV (4th generation and later)

Chromecast

Roku

PlayStation

Xbox

Android TV devices

Hisense smart TVs

LG WebOS smart TVs

Samsung Tizen smart TVs

Vizio SmartCast TV

Cox Contour TV and Contour Stream Player Box

Xfinity Flex and X1 TV Box

Advantages: There is no doubt that Disney+ has Lots of beloved content and original series, and in addition, Disney+ has UHD resolution options.

Disadvantages: Compared to other streaming services, Disney+ has less variety. And not every Disney show and movie is listed. There are also some Fox movies that cannot be watched.

Apple TV+

Apple TV+

Price: $6.99 per month

Supported Devices: Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, iPhone and iPad, Android TV, Xbox One/Series consoles

Advantages: If you are an Apple fan, subscribe to Apple TV+ and your experience will be even better. In addition to supporting 4K UHD, Apple TV+ is also one of the most affordable streaming services.

Disadvantages: Apple TV+ has a limited library of original content compared to other streaming services, and for those non-Apple users, there are no apps for Android devices.

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