Costs of Streaming Networks as of January 2024
We’re past the days of paying a single cable bill for all our television cravings, and now there are more service providers than we have fingers and toes. Turn on your smartTV and you’re able to access a sea of cinema, all the drama and laughs and screams you can handle, all accessible 24 hours a day.
It all comes at a cost, though. Even Hoopla and Kanopy require you to have good standing at your local library. (I still owe my local library $40 for two movies I haven’t yet returned…oops.) Let’s take a look at the streaming networks that offer a decent range of independent films, shorts, documentaries, and those other movies that aren’t considered mainstream, and their current prices as of January 2024.
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Amazon Prime Video
- Prime Video: $8.99/mo
- Prime w/shipping, music, and Cloud: $14.99/mo
- Prime Annual: $139.00/yr
AMC+
- Monthly, ad-free: $8.99/mo
- Annual, ad-free: $83.88/yr
- Monthly, with ads: $4.99/mo
Apple TV+
- Regular: $9.99
Criterion Collection Channel
The Criterion Channel offers a 7-day free trial of Premium access to its library, with no ads and new episodes shortly after they air in Japan. Following that, prices are as follows:
- Monthly: $10.99
- Annually: $99.99
CrunchyRoll
Crunchyroll offers a 14-day free trial of Premium access to its library, with no ads and new episodes shortly after they air in Japan. Following that, prices are as follows:
- Fan: $7.99
- Mega Fan: $9.99
- Ultimate Fan: $14.99
FilmRise
FilmRise is free with no subscription, available on smart devices through services including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, LG, Xbox, Vizio, Samsung, and YouTube.
HBO/max
Max is available for free through some cellular service plans, such as with Cricket Wireless. Besides that, prices are as follows:
- With Ads: $9.99
- Ad-Free: $15.99
- Ultimate Ad-Free: $19.99
Hoopla
Hoopla is free with a valid US library card number.
Hulu
Hulu offers plans with LiveTV, Disney+, ESPN+, Espanol, etc. Students receive a discounted price of $1.99/mo. Besides that, prices for Hulu (only) are as follows:
- With Ads: $7.99/mo or $79.99/yr
- No Ads: $17.99
IFC Films Unlimited
- Monthly, ad-free: $8.99/mo
- Annual, ad-free: $83.88/yr
- Monthly, with ads: $4.99/month
Kanopy
Magnolia Selects
- Monthly: $4.99
- Annually: $49.99
MGM+
- General: $5.99/mo
Mubi
- Monthly: $14.99/mo
- Annual: $119.88/yr
Netflix
- Standard with ads: $6.99/mo
- Standard: $15.49/mo (extra member slots can be added for $7.99 ea/mo)
- Premium: $22.99/mo (extra member slots can be added for $7.99 ea/mo)
Peacock
- Premium: $5.99/mo or $59.99/year
- Premium Plus (“almost” no ads): $11.99 or $119.99/year
Paramount+
- Paramount+ Essential: $5.99/mo or $59.99/year
- Paramount+ with SHOWTIME: $11.99/mo or $119.99/year
Plex
Pluto TV
Roku Channel
Sundance Now
- Monthly, ad-free: $8.99/mo
- Annual, ad-free: $83.88/yr
- Monthly, with ads: $4.99/month