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HBO Max pricing
HBO Max publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- $9.99/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
HBO Max plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| With Ads | $9.99/month | 3 | Entry tier |
| Ad-Free | $15.99/month | 4 | +$6/month, 2 more features |
| Ultimate Ad-Free | $19.99/month | 4 | +$3.9999999999999982/month, 4 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
With Ads
$9.99/monthThe entry tier. It covers full hd, ad-supported, 2 devices.
Ad-Free
$15.99/monthOver With Ads, this tier adds:
- Ad-free
- 30 downloads
Ultimate Ad-Free
$19.99/monthOver Ad-Free, this tier adds:
- 4K UHD
- Dolby Atmos
- 4 devices
- 100 downloads
What the product covers
The full HBO Max feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Streaming
- Downloads
- Profiles
- HBO content
- Max Originals
Integrations
- Smart TVs
- Gaming consoles
- Mobile devices
Security
- Profile locks
- Parental controls
- PIN protection
Platform
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- Smart-tv support
- Gaming-consoles support
People bring HBO Max in for premium streaming, hbo content, original series. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to HBO Max are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
Before you pay for HBO Max
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $9.99/month and $19.99/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare HBO Max against the tools that do have one before committing.
HBO Max runs on web, ios, android, smart-tv, gaming-consoles, and is published by Warner Bros. Discovery of New York, NY. The full record is on the HBO Max review.
HBO Max pricing questions
- How much does HBO Max cost?
- HBO Max publishes 3 tiers, from $9.99/month for With Ads up to $19.99/month for Ultimate Ad-Free. The cheapest paid tier is $9.99/month.
- Does HBO Max have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: HBO Max is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between With Ads and Ad-Free on HBO Max?
- Ad-Free costs $15.99/month against $9.99/month, and adds ad-free, 30 downloads.
- Is the Ultimate Ad-Free plan on HBO Max worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 4k uhd, dolby atmos, 4 devices, 100 downloads. It costs $19.99/month against $9.99/month for With Ads. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- What am I actually paying for with HBO Max?
- The record lists 16 features across 4 areas: core, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for premium streaming, hbo content, original series.
- Does HBO Max charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these HBO Max prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare HBO Max against before paying?
- Nothing else in this directory is filed close enough to HBO Max to make a useful price comparison.