Which streaming service should I get?
Short answer: cheapest: Paramount Plus at $7.99 a month; most titles: Prime Video (8,769); kids and family: Disney+; sport: Kayo. The quiz below works out the best one for you.
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Best streaming service for…
Worked out from the plans we checked on each service’s own page and our Australian catalogue, never from who pays us. Prices are in Australian dollars.
Cheapest
Paramount Plus
Paramount Plus Basic with Ads Monthly is $7.99 a month, with ads, then Hayu Monthly Subscription at $8.99.
Family sharing (most screens at once)
BritBox
BritBox Monthly ($13.99), HBO Max Premium ($21.99) and Stan Premium ($23.99) let 4 people watch at once; BritBox is the cheapest of them.
Kids and family
Disney+
Disney+ has the most kids and family titles of the paid services (730), ahead of Prime Video (606).
Live sport
Kayo
Kayo carries 4 of the 8 sports in the quiz (AFL, NRL, Cricket and Formula 1) from $29.99 a month.
Content variety (most titles)
Prime Video
Prime Video has the most movies and series streaming in Australia today (8,769), ahead of Netflix (6,240).
4K
Apple TV
Apple TV Monthly is the cheapest plan that states 4K at $15.99 a month, then Paramount Plus Premium Monthly at $17.99.
No ads
BritBox
BritBox Monthly is the cheapest plan that states no ads, at $13.99 a month.
Compare in more detail
- Best streaming services in Australia compared: every plan, price, ad tier, 4K and library size side by side.
- Streaming cost calculator: add up what your own services cost a month.
- Streaming free trials: which services let you try before you pay.
- Sport subscription planner: which service shows your sport, season by season.
Plans and prices were checked up to 2026-11-15 (Sydney time) on each service’s own page. Titles counted are movies and series streaming in Australia from our catalogue, built from the JustWatch partner feed. A figure we could not check is left out of the quiz, never guessed.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest streaming service in Australia?
Paramount Plus Basic with Ads Monthly is $7.99 a month, with ads, then Hayu Monthly Subscription at $8.99. The three cheapest services start at $7.99 (Paramount Plus), $8.99 (Hayu) and $9.99 (Disney+) a month. Free services such as ABC iview and SBS On Demand cost nothing.
Which streaming service is best for family sharing?
BritBox Monthly ($13.99), HBO Max Premium ($21.99) and Stan Premium ($23.99) let 4 people watch at once; BritBox is the cheapest of them. The cheapest plan that lets 2 or more people watch at once is Netflix Standard with ads at $9.99. We only count screens a plan states in its own description.
How many screens can I watch on at once?
It depends on the plan, not the service. On their cheapest plans, Paramount Plus allows 1, Netflix allows 2, Stan allows 1 and HBO Max allows 2. Higher plans allow more; the quiz picks the cheapest plan with the number of screens you choose.
Which streaming service has the best content variety?
Prime Video has the most movies and series streaming in Australia today (8,769), ahead of Netflix (6,240). A bigger library is not always a better one, so use the quiz to weigh it against what you watch.
Which streaming service is best for kids and family movie nights?
Disney+ has the most kids and family titles of the paid services (730), ahead of Prime Video (606). Counts are movies and series in the family and kids genres with a stream on the service in our Australian catalogue.
Which streaming service has live sport in Australia?
Kayo carries 4 of the 8 sports in the quiz (AFL, NRL, Cricket and Formula 1) from $29.99 a month. Free-to-air TV shows some games of most sports free, so check the sport planner before you pay.
Which streaming services are free in Australia?
Tubi, SBS On Demand, 7plus, ABC iView, 10 and 9Now are free to watch and need no card. ABC iView shows no ads; the rest carry ads on at least some of what they stream.