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Alternatives to Amazon Prime Video
23 entertainment tools sit alongside Amazon Prime Video in this directory. Below is what separates each from Amazon Prime Video on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 8
- Amazon Prime Video starts at
- $8.99/month
Why people look past Amazon Prime Video
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Amazon Prime Video entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Amazon Prime Video carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 14 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Music for everyone
- Can be used without paying; Amazon Prime Video cannot.
- Starts $2 a month cheaper, at $6.99/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Amazon Prime Video's 2.
Make Your Day
- Can be used without paying; Amazon Prime Video cannot.
- Starts $8.99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a free model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Amazon Prime Video's 2.
Video sharing and streaming platform
- Can be used without paying; Amazon Prime Video cannot.
- Starts $3 a month dearer, at $11.99/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
All the ways you love music. All in one place.
- Starts $2 a month dearer, at $10.99/month.
Ticket resale marketplace charging both buyers and sellers, with combined fees often a large share of face value
- Can be used without paying; Amazon Prime Video cannot.
- Sold on a Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers model rather than subscription.
Free ad-supported streaming from Roku, with an optional paid live TV add-on layer
- Can be used without paying; Amazon Prime Video cannot.
- Sold on a Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons model rather than subscription.
Every Amazon Prime Video alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Prime Video (this page) | $8.99/month | Subscription | 2 | |
| SpotifyMusic for everyone | Free, then $6.99/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| TikTokMake Your Day | Free | Free | 1 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| YouTubeVideo sharing and streaming platform | Free, then $11.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Apple MusicAll the ways you love music. All in one place | $10.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| StubHub | Free | Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| The Roku Channel | Free | Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| mpv | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Infuse | Free, then $1.99/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| IINA | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Castro | Free, then $24.99/year | - | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Castbox | Free | - | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Emby | Free, then $4.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Apple TV+ | Free, then $12.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Crunchyroll | Free, then $7.99/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Dailymotion | Free | Free | 1 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Philo | $33/month | Per household per month, single plan | 1 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| fuboTV | $73.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | 3 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| DirecTV Stream | $89.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | 3 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Disney+ | $7.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| ESPN+ | $10.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Discovery+ | $4.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Final Cut Pro | $12.99/month | - | 3 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | $22.99/month | - | 4 | vs Amazon Prime Video |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Amazon Prime Video badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than Amazon Prime Video (8)
Entry price under Amazon Prime Video's $8.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Spotify , Free, then $6.99/month
- TikTok , Free
- Infuse , Free, then $1.99/month
- Emby , Free, then $4.99/month
- Crunchyroll , Free, then $7.99/month
- Dailymotion , Free
- Disney+ , $7.99/month
- Discovery+ , $4.99/month
What you would be giving up
Amazon Prime Video is most often brought in for entertainment streaming, original series viewing, movie streaming, family entertainment, offline viewing. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Amazon Prime Video is broadly right and the question is cost, the Amazon Prime Video pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Entertainment category lists everything the directory holds, and best entertainment tools ranks them.
Amazon Prime Video runs on web, ios, android, smart-tv, gaming-consoles, fire-tv. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Amazon Prime Video alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Amazon Prime Video?
- 23 other entertainment tools are listed in this directory, led by Spotify, TikTok, YouTube, Apple Music. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Amazon Prime Video?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Spotify, TikTok, YouTube, StubHub, The Roku Channel.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Amazon Prime Video?
- Yes. 8 of the alternatives below start under Amazon Prime Video's $8.99/month: Spotify at Free, then $6.99/month, TikTok at Free, Infuse at Free, then $1.99/month, Emby at Free, then $4.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Amazon Prime Video?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Amazon Prime Video?
- Amazon Prime Video is most often brought in for entertainment streaming, original series viewing, movie streaming, family entertainment, offline viewing. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Amazon Prime Video?
- None of the entertainment tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Amazon Prime Video alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Entertainment, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Amazon Prime Video against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Amazon Prime Video covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every entertainment tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Entertainment category, 23 tools beside Amazon Prime Video. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.