Numerous streaming services are much cheaper than Netflix. That's exactly what we found when we looked at all of the major streaming services that show some of the most popular TV shows and movies from the last few years. Netflix has upped its prices for subscribers over the last few years and has gotten stricter about how accounts are shared. This has led some to look elsewhere for their streaming needs as more services become available.
There are more streaming services than ever available for UK households. In addition to the big names from America, such as Paramount and Amazon Prime, there are UK streaming services showing some of the best British dramas, comedies, and thrillers from the last few decades. So, we decided to look at all of them and work out which ones offered the best value for customers. And we were taken aback by how many were considerably cheaper than Netflix.
We have split the list into two: one ranking subscriptions without ads, and the other ranking subscriptions with ads. However, Apple TV+ only features on the first list, as its standard subscription automatically comes without ads.
Meanwhile, all Discovery+ content is shown with ads, so we have only included it on the second list. We looked at ten streaming services in total, ranking them from cheapest to most expensive for both lists.
Here are the cheapest ad-free streaming service subscriptions:
9. NOW TV - £15.99A Now TV entertainment subscription will set you back an eye-watering £15.99 per month. This is because the basic subscription, which includes ads, is £9.99 per month, and it costs an extra £6 boost per month to go ad-free.
While it comes in as the priciest, there are some of the best-reviewed shows of the last few years on there, including Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, The White Lotus and The Sopranos.
8. Netflix - £12.99A subscription to Netflix ad-free costs £12.99 per month, which puts it at the expensive end of the scale. However, according to product comparison site Finder, it is by far the most popular streaming service in the UK. In fact, a whopping three in five households in the country have a Netflix subscription.
That isn't all that surprising, considering the stand-out shows the streaming service produces. Just some of the big hitters include Bridgerton, Wednesday, Squid Game, The Fall, Stranger Things and the Emmy-winning Adolescence.
Amazon Prime Video costs £11.98 per month when you want to watch movies and TV shows without ads. The standard subscription costs £8.99, but to have it without ads, you have to pay an extra £2.99, bringing the total monthly cost to £11.98.
Like the above-mentioned streaming services, Amazon Prime Video has a slew of original TV shows and movies to watch, such as The Summer I Turned Pretty, Heads of State, The Boys and The Idea of You.
6. HAYU - £10.99With ads, HAYU is cheaper than most, but to get it without ads, you have to pay for a boost via NOW TV, which costs an extra £6, bringing the total from £4.99 to £10.99. HAYU isn't for everyone, as its main focus is on reality TV series such as Below Deck, Vamderpump Rules and the Real Housewives franchise.
5. Apple TV+ - £9.99All content on Apple TV+ comes without ads, so its basic subscription of £9.99 is the one to go for if you want ad-free viewing. Apple TV+ is the choice for many TV fans as there are some highly-rated shows on there, such as Bad Sisters, Severance, Ted Lasso and The Morning Show.
4. Disney+ - £8.99A Disney+ ad-free subscription costs £8.99 per month, putting it on the cheaper end of the scale for this list. Disney+ is a popular choice for households with families, as there is a slew of classic animated movies on its platform.
However, there is plenty on there for adults as well, including hit series such as The Bear, Shogun, Abbott Elementary, The Dropout, Only Murders in the Building and Under the Banner of Heaven. Plus, it has a huge array of movies and shows in the Marvel and Star Wars franchises.
Paramount+ launched in 2021 and has stood to compete with the biggest streaming platforms since. At just £7.99 per month for ad-free content, subscribers are treated to series such as Yellowstone, Dexter Resurrection, Mobland, Lioness, Yellowjackets and Frasier.
Plus, Paramount+ has a slew of popular movies on its platform. These currently include Gladiator 2, The Hunger Games, Top Gun, and Scream.
2. ITVX - £5.99If you want to watch ITVX content without ads, then you need to pay £5.99 per month. For fans of ITV's many British dramas, this price might be well worth it. Shows you can stream on ITVX include gripping series such as Liar, Too Close and Coldwater.
There are also ITV classics such as Vera and Broadchurch on there, not to mention other regular ITV programming such as The Only Way is Essex and Love Island. Plus, ITVX has a slew of movies to watch.
1. Channel 4 - £3.99The cheapest ad-free streaming service subscription comes from Channel 4, as the service costs just £3.99 per month if you want to get rid of ads. It is a popular choice for many, as it is home to some excellent reality TV series and British dramas.
Some of the most popular titles on Channel 4's streaming service include Gogglebox, Celebs Go Dating, Taskmaster, The Inbetweeners, 24 Hours in Police Custody, and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. Films are also regularly added to the streaming platform, and current titles on there include The Pope's Exorcist, American Pie and Rocketman.
When it comes to the streaming services that are the cheapest when ads are included, the list is as follows:
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