It all comes down to what you want to watch.
Netflix is perhaps the biggest name in streaming, but Max is a strong option, too.
Netflix produces significantly more original content and has the biggest-name titles.
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Despite producing so much quality content, both platforms habitually cancel shows before they’ve completed their stories.
It also offers significant international content.
However, long-time favorites like Friends and Parks and Rec have moved to other streaming services.
Kids won’t run out of things to watch with Netflix, but Max has much more.
Each option contains roughly 4-5 minutes of ads per hour.
To go ad-free, Max starts at $15.99 and Netflix $17.99.
Max’s ad-free plan includes streaming content inultra-high-definition 4Kand allows downloading content to watch offline.
Max offers up to 3 streams on all plans.
For many people, though, Max vs. Netflix isn’t an either/or choice.
If you’ve got the option to swing it, the best choice is both.
Max is the successor to HBO Max (which was, itself the successor to HBO Now).
Along with the different name, Max also includes content from the Discovery+ streaming platform.
