Max is known for its focus on high-quality and prestigious content but the platform also offers niche and mainstream content from reality shows, live sports, and much more. In today’s competitive streaming market, cord cutters have many other choices to choose from that offer similar content as Max that may fit your budget.
Among these platforms, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, Apple TV+ and the bundle of Disney+ and Hulu, are notable services you may like if you’re subscribed to Max.
Apple TV+
Apple TV+ offers premium content, exclusive Apple Originals, live sports, and much more.
For those who love the premium and creative offerings that HBO is known for, Apple TV+ is a great alternative. Perfect for those who want an ad-free streaming experience, Apple TV+ original content, and live sports with streaming available in 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos, and Dolby Vision.
Known for critically acclaimed shows and movies, including Severance, Slow Horses, Mythic Quest, Central Park, Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Bad Monkey, Silo, Yo Gabba GabbaLand! and others. For fans of the MLB, you can find Friday Night Baseball doubleheaders streaming on the platform. Soccer fans can watch every MLS game on the platform with MLS Season Pass.
Apple TV+ is just $9.99 per month after a free 7-day trial.
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Paramount+ with Showtime gives you access to all things CBS, Paramount Networks, and the premium offerings of Showtime ad-free.
Max subscribers who love premium shows and content should give Paramount+ with Showtime a try. Popular original series under the Showtime umbrella include The Curse, Yellowjackets, Billions, Dexter: New Blood, The Chi, and others. Plus, you get acess to Paramount Originals like Yellowstone spinoffs (1883, 1923), Landman, Lioness, Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown, Star Trek series and films, and much more.
In addition to original content, Paramount+ offers over 40,000 shows and films from the Paramount library, which includes CBS, Nickelodeon, BET, CMT, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, TV Land, Pop TV, Paramount Network, and Logo TV, among others. Live sports you can stream on the platform include March Madness, college football, college basketball, soccer, and the NFL. And you can watch your local CBS feed for no additional fee.
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME is only $12.99 per month or $119.99 per year after a seven-day free trial. Select Showtime content is available with the ad-supported Paramount+ Essential plan for $7.99 per month or $59.99 per year after the trial. Paramount+ Essential is also included with a Walmart+ subscription.
Peacock
Peacock offers live sports, originals, and a wide selection of reality, true crime, docuseries, and unscripted shows similar to Max.
Peacock’s library is filled with over 80,000 hours of content from the vaults of NBC and Universal. If you love the reality programming of Max and Discovery+, Peacock offers The Real Housewives franchise, content from Bravo, Top Chef, and more. Chiling cases from Snapped, the Deadline vault, and lifestyle shows such as Million Dollar Listing and Vanderpump Rules. Combined with live sporting events from the PGA Tour, NFL, MLB (in select markets), WWE, NBA (next season), and more, Peacock is a steal for its value.
For $7.99 per month or $79.99 yearly, Peacock Premium gives you access to everything above and 50+ always channels, but you can upgrade to Peacock Premium Plus for an ad-free experience and your local NBC channel live 24/7 for $13.99 per month or $139.99 per year.
Hulu & Disney+ (Bundle)
Hulu and Disney+ each offer an extensive library of content, including originals and exclusives and live sporting events.
The Disney+ and Hulu bundle starts at $10.99 per month, but you can get it for $2.99 per month for four months if you subscribe by March 30, and it offers plenty of content comparable to Max. Disney+ offers a wide range of content from the Disney vault, along with Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. Great for families and fans of franchise content and select sporting events air on the platform throughout the year. A subscription to Disney+ starts at $9.99 per month without Hulu.
Hulu plans start at $9.99 per month, and like Max, it offers numerous originals, some live sports, a strong selection of reality TV, and next-day access to current network shows from a huge library of content. Additionally, if you want live TV programming from over 90 popular networks, you can upgrade to Hulu + Live TV, which includes unlimited DVR and a subscription to Disney+ and ESPN+.
Do you have Max and want to give Hulu and Disney+ a try? Luckily, Max is available in a bundle with Disney+ and Hulu. That’s right: starting at $16.99 per month, you can stream your favorite shows, originals, movies, and more, all in one place with the Disney+, Hulu, and Max bundle.
Prime Video
Prime Video offers thousands of hours of original content, classics, hit movies, live sports, and add-ons for a customizable streaming alternative.
Are you an Amazon Prime subscriber? If so, it includes a subscription to Prime Video, which has entertainment for everyone. The platform includes NFL Thursday Night Football, live NBA games next season, kids-content including your local PBS and PBS Kids Channel, smash hits and originals, and thousands of movies that are licensed to the platform.
With Prime Video, you can add over 100 channels to your Prime Video subscription and unlock content from third party services. These channels include live regional sports from FanDuel Sports Network, premium content from MGM+, originals and critical acclaimed shows and movies on Apple TV+, and many others, all on one platform. Additionally, you can rent and purchase shows and movies on the Prime Video platform.
Prime Video is available as a standalone subscription for $8.99 per month, or you can upgrade to an Amazon Prime membership for $14.99 per month or $139 annually after a 30-day free trial and unlock same-day, one-day or two-day shipping on thousands of items, Amazon Music, cloud storage and much more.