Welcome to the final round of Streaming Wars! In this rendition we compare our two time winner Hulu with the well-established streaming service Netflix. Read on to find out who wins this round!

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Streaming services are all the rage now it seems. They’re cheaper than cable and support the change in consumer habits this last decade has seen i.e. binge watching. Streaming services allow you to binge watch thousands of shows and movies from whatever device you have on you at whatever time and these facts explain why they have gained such popularity and prominence amongst consumers. But with so many providers in the game, how do you decide which one to go for? Well our series of articles on streaming wars are here to help you decide just that.

Value for Money

Hulu, the fast growing streaming service, comes in two plans; the first one priced at $6/month, the catch being that this plan is not ad free. The second plan is the ad free one and comes at $12/month and is totally worth paying the double fee for, due to the quality of service that it provides. Hulu also offers a live TV streaming package at $55/month for customers who don’t want to completely cut the cord yet.

Netflix offers its plans in three tiers, with the basic plan costing $8.99 per month, the standard plan costing $12.99 per month and the premium plan costing $15.99 per month. The basic plan allows users to watch and download content on one screen, whereas the number of screens for the standard plan is 2 for and 4 for the premium plan. The standard plan includes HD whereas the Premium plan includes both HD and Ultra HD.

Judging on the basis of the value both services provide to their users through these plans, we give this round to Netflix due to the fact that Netflix is a purely ad free service and there is a $1 difference between Netflix standard plan and Hulu’s top tier plan and Netflix seems to be offering more to its customers for the same price.

Content

Hulu due to being backed by Disney, has access to a collection of shows and movies that makes it desirable for many consumers. Other than this, most shows from major networks (except CBS) are made available on Hulu a day after they are aired on those networks, due to Hulu’s connection to Disney, making it a very attractive option for many.

Whereas, Netflix boasts of a larger content library than Hulu as the service has been around longer than Hulu and is the pioneer of the streaming service industry. Netflix has an amazing arsenal of old movies and shows as well as a focus on the development of original content that keeps customers glued like Stranger Things, Dark, and The Crown etc.

We will give this round to Netflix based on the fact that Netflix has a much larger collection of original shows and movies as well as older ones, a collection that is simply incomparable to that of Hulu at the moment.

Compatibility

Netflix is the pioneer of this industry and much of its success can be attributed to the fact that they worked to make the service accessible to as many people as they could, one way they did this was by making it compatible with almost all smart devices in the market. Hulu is no different in this regard as it the app is also compatible with most of the smart devices available, making this round a tie between the two as they are on equal footing when it comes to compatibility.

Availability

Hulu is a service that is only available in the United States and Japan and though they have expressed intention to change this in the future and expand, at the moment the service is only available in these countries in the world. Netflix, on the other hand is available in 190 countries and this fact alone explains why the company has been so successful in recent years; it’s because their service is so consistently available across the globe and due to their focus on growth.

Thus, this round goes to Netflix because clearly, if you’re outside of the States and Japan for that matter, Hulu does not even apply to you yet and because Netflix is by far one the most widely available global services.

H6: Verdict

Our Winner for this round of streaming wars is the unbeatable entertainment giant, Netflix for the reasons that it is reasonably priced, provides a consistent high quality service, has an extensive content library and is easily accessible everywhere, no matter which device you are using.

Welcome back to Streaming Wars! In this rendition we compare our last round’s winner Amazon Prime Video with the fast growing streaming service Hulu. Read on to find out who wins this round!

Cord cutting

Streaming services are all the rage now it seems. They’re cheaper than cable and support the change in consumer habits this last decade has seen i.e. binge watching. Streaming services allow you to binge watch thousands of shows and movies from whatever device you have on you at whatever time and these facts explain why they have gained such popularity and prominence amongst consumers. But with so many providers in the game, how do you decide which one to go for? Well our series of articles on streaming wars are here to help you decide just that.

Price

In one corner, we have the growing streaming service by the company giant Amazon, and in the other we have the newly launched service by one of the strongest players in the entertainment industry i.e. Disney. Coming to analyzing the two, price is the first parameter we compare them on for it is if not the most important, one of the most important ones.

Amazon prime video costs $8.99 per month if you subscribe to it as a standalone service and $12.99 if you are subscribed to Amazon Prime, where free 30 day trial is offered for new Amazon Prime Video customers, much like the Netflix free month trial. Not just this, Amazon’s plans offer you 4K ultra HD content with HDR without charging you any additional fee, unlike Netflix and also offer student discounts that reduce the monthly fee even further.

Coming to Hulu, the streaming service comes in two plans; the first one priced at $6/month, the catch being that this plan is not ad free. The second plan is the ad free one and comes at $12/month and is totally worth paying the double fee for, due to the quality of service that it provides. Hulu also offers a live TV streaming package at $55/month for customers who don’t want to completely cut the cord yet.

Due to the fact that Amazon is one of the few providers that provides 4K video quality at the lowest prices, and for all the value it provides due to its affiliation with Amazon Prime, Amazon wins this round based on the value for money it provides through its packages.

Content

Amazon Prime Video has one of the largest collections of movies and TV shows in the industry, whereas Apple TV + is a platform for original content only, explaining how the two services are approaching the question of what content to make available for subscribers in very contrasting ways. Amazon Prime Video allows you to access a plethora of old movies and shows and also the original content that Amazon has been creating for the service, such as Good Omens and The Boys. However, many of the titles Amazon has in store are older ones and might not be the ones you actually might end up watching; whereas, Hulu due to being backed by Disney, has access to a collection of shows and movies that cannot be matched even by Amazon Prime’s extensive content library. Other than this, most shows from major networks (except CBS) are made available on Hulu a day after they are aired on those networks, due to Hulu’s connection to Disney, making it a very attractive option for many.

For these reasons, we give this round to Hulu because not only is Hulu creating original content like Amazon Prime, it provides users access to a desirable collection of content that simply cannot be matched by Amazon, despite the plethora of movies and TV shows it houses.

Compatibility

While Amazon has a variety of its own branded hardware, they have played it smart and made Amazon Prime Video available and compatible with almost all smart devices in the market. Hulu is no different in this regard as it the app is also compatible with most of the smart devices available, making this round a tie between the two as they are on equal footing when it comes to compatibility.

Verdict

For this round of streaming wars, we declare Hulu the winner for the reason that it offers users an impressive, high quality content library to choose from and judging on grounds of what consumers want out of a streaming service, Hulu is our clear winner here.

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