Apple TV+: It's the cheapest of the major streaming services at only $4.99 per month, but offers the smallest movie and TV library. Without a large catalog of licensed content, Apple TV+ offers primarily original content.
Amazon Prime Video: Netflix still trails Prime Video in total movies, though Prime's library has decreased significantly in recent years. And it's not just in movies; the service has lost hundreds of TV shows over the last two years. In 2020, it had the biggest TV library. Now, it has fewer shows than several other services.
Discovery+: With the WarnerMedia-Discovery merger, HBO Max and Discovery+ are expected to be eventually merged into one mega service. Discovery+ has a sizable TV catalog, the second biggest behind Netflix, thanks to its vast library of unscripted content — an area HBO Max could improve in.
Disney+: Disney+ has smaller movie and TV libraries than even Peacock and Paramount+. But at $7.99 per month, it's among the cheapest offerings. It has relied on the popularity of its franchises to this point, but may have to built up its content catalog to stay competitive.
HBO Max: Max is the No. 2 most expensive service behind Netflix, but it has a sizable movie library that includes the most "high-quality" movies of any of the services included in the report. It has a less impressive TV library in size, but movie fans would find a lot to like with Max.
Hulu: The Disney-operated service is in a precarious position. It's lacking in movies compared to other services but has a large TV library. However, it remains to be seen what Disney's plans for the service are. Comcast still owns a stake in the platform, which it's set to sell back to Disney within the next two years. Ahead of that, Comcast plans to remove its new NBC programming from Hulu, which would decrease its TV library even more.
Netflix: It's now the most expensive service, but it has the biggest TV library. The streamer releases the most original content by far, which will continue to expand its TV catalog ahead of its rivals in the years to come.
Peacock and Paramount+: The services, from NBCUniversal and Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS) respectively, are similar in that they both have decent-sized catalogs, but are lacking in "high-quality" movies and shows relative to the size of the libraries.