Alternatives to Netflix: What Does the Competition Offer?

Amazon Prime Video

Among the alternatives to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video is, by far, the platform with the most striking features, in particular for its skilful combination of Premium delivery services and video portal, and it’s our focus in this tutorial. Even so, everything seems to indicate that users prefer Netflix in some cases, even though their fees are higher.

The offer of movies and series through Amazon Prime Video has nothing to be envied when compared to that of Netflix: In addition to quality productions such as the man in the High Castle, Goliath, Transparent or Red Oaks, third-party content is added regularly.

In this sense, Amazon's offer is somewhat broader, ranging from titles such as the Hunger Games trilogy with Jennifer Lawrence, to the successful series, Down ton Abbey, among others. Simultaneously to Netflix, new seasons of series such as The Big Bang Theory or The Walking Dead also appear on Amazon Prime Video and, depending on the needs and preferences of each, you can expand the offer with a purchase or rental content.

The subscription model has some differences when compared with that of Netflix: Amazon Prime Video also has a trial month, after which you can access the monthly plan or Prime subscription, but with the particularity that you can book the complete Prime package throughout the year.

Likewise, the Amazon Prime Video subscription makes it a true alternative to Netflix regarding the economic level. And they also run an affiliate program.

With regard to volume or additional features, the platform hosts videos in SD, HD, 4K and HDR with subtitles or in the original version.

The application is available for iOS and Android, Fire tablets, as well as for modern consoles or Amazon Fire TV set-top boxes or the Amazon Fire TV Stick. The download function is exemplary for numerous mobile devices, which allow viewing the content without having an Internet connection.