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Paramount+ pricing
Paramount+ publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Paramount+ pricing is $5.99/month across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $5.99/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Paramount+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | $5.99/month | 2 | Entry tier |
| With Showtime | $11.99/month | 3 | +$6/month, 3 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.
Essential
$5.99/monthThe entry tier. It covers limited ads, full library.
With Showtime
$11.99/monthOver Essential, this tier adds:
- Ad-free
- Showtime
- Downloads
What the product covers
The full Paramount+ 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.
Other
- Streaming
- Live sports
- CBS shows
- Nickelodeon
Integrations
- Smart TVs
- Gaming consoles
Security
- Parental controls
- Profile management
Platform
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- Smart-tv support
People bring Paramount+ in for tv streaming, sports, kids content. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Paramount+ are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Entertainment
Across the 4 entertainment tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $53.5/month. Paramount+ starts at $5.99/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount+ (this page) | $5.99/month | subscription | - | |
| Philo | $33/month | Per household per month, single plan | - | vs Paramount+ |
| StubHub | Free | Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers | - | vs Paramount+ |
| The Roku Channel | Free | Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons | - | vs Paramount+ |
| mpv | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Paramount+ |
| Infuse | Free, then $1.99/month | Per user per month | - | vs Paramount+ |
| fuboTV | $73.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | - | vs Paramount+ |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Paramount+ badges page.
Before you pay for Paramount+
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: 2 tiers between $5.99/month and $11.99/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Paramount+ against the tools that do have one before committing.
Paramount+ runs on web, ios, android, smart-tv, and is published by Paramount Global of New York, NY. The full record is on the Paramount+ review, and the rest of the category is under best entertainment tools.
Paramount+ pricing questions
- How much does Paramount+ cost?
- Paramount+ publishes 2 tiers, from $5.99/month for Essential up to $11.99/month for With Showtime. The cheapest paid tier is $5.99/month.
- Does Paramount+ have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Paramount+ 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 Essential and With Showtime on Paramount+?
- With Showtime costs $11.99/month against $5.99/month, and adds ad-free, showtime, downloads.
- Is the With Showtime plan on Paramount+ worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is ad-free, showtime, downloads. It costs $11.99/month against $5.99/month for Essential. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Paramount+ expensive for a entertainment tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 4 entertainment tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $53.5/month; Paramount+ starts at $5.99/month.
- Which entertainment tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 entertainment tools listed alongside Paramount+ have a free tier: StubHub, The Roku Channel, mpv, Infuse, IINA.
- What am I actually paying for with Paramount+?
- The record lists 12 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for tv streaming, sports, kids content.
- Does Paramount+ charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 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 Paramount+ 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 Paramount+ against before paying?
- The closest entertainment tools in this directory are Philo, StubHub, The Roku Channel, mpv. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Paramount+ covering price, platforms and features.