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What to use instead of HBO Max

discovery+ is the cheapest verified alternative to HBO Max: discovery+ costs $71.88 a year against the $109.99 HBO Max Basic with Ads costs, so $38.11 stays in your account. 10 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.

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HBO Max HBO Max Basic with Ads
Current price
$10.99 / month
$109.99 a year
Cancellation
Easy
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Verified alternatives to HBO Max

10 verified · checked 7 Aug 2026

Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.

Biggest saving discoveryplus.com
discovery+ discovery+ plan $5.99 / month
$38.11 stays with you
every year
$109.99 $71.88 a year
$71.88 you pay $38.11 you keep
Cancels in about 90 seconds Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to discovery+ Or read our discovery+ guide
Cheaper than HBO Max peacocktv.com
Peacock Peacock Select plan $7.99 / month
$30 stays with you
every year
$109.99 $79.99 a year
$79.99 you pay $30 you keep
Cancels in about 90 seconds Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Peacock Or read our Peacock guide
Cheaper than HBO Max paramountplus.com
Paramount+ Paramount+ Essential plan $8.99 / month
$20 stays with you
every year
$109.99 $89.99 a year
$89.99 you pay $20 you keep
Cancels in about 2 minutes
Switch to Paramount+ Or read our Paramount+ guide
Cheaper than HBO Max amcplus.com
AMC+ AMC+ Monthly with Ads plan $7.99 / month
$14.11 stays with you
every year
$109.99 $95.88 a year
$95.88 you pay $14.11 you keep
Cancels in about 90 seconds Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to AMC+ Or read our AMC+ guide
Cheaper than HBO Max netflix.com
Netflix Netflix Standard with ads plan $8.99 / month
$2.11 stays with you
every year
$109.99 $107.88 a year
$107.88 you pay $2.11 you keep
Cancels in about 1 minute Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Netflix Or read our Netflix guide
Same price britbox.com
BritBox BritBox Standard plan $10.99 / month
Same listed entry price
Cancels in about 90 seconds Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to BritBox Or read our BritBox guide
Higher price hulu.com
H Hulu Hulu With Ads plan $11.99 / month
Higher listed entry price
Cancels in about 90 seconds Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Hulu Or read our Hulu guide
Higher price disneyplus.com
Disney+ Disney+ With Ads plan $11.99 / month
Higher listed entry price
Cancels in about 90 seconds Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Disney+ Or read our Disney+ guide
Higher price starz.com
Starz Starz Monthly Plan $11.99 / month
Higher listed entry price
Cancels in about 2 minutes Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Starz Or read our Starz guide

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Prices from the provider Read off the public pricing page in USD and converted to a full year, so every card compares the same twelve months.
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