Netflix Alternatives You Need to Try if You’re Canceling Your Subscription

TL;DR: If you're frustrated with Netflix, check out our list of alternative streaming services that seriously deliver on quality content.  

Netflix may have brought us into the streaming era, but it also kicked off some strict account-sharing policies that other major streamers have already copied (laaame).

If you've somehow managed to make it this far without needing your own account, for one, congrats! For two, those days may be over soon. But no need to find a new hobby.

A handful of years ago, there weren't many promising Netflix alternatives. Now, they’re all over, and we’ve pulled together some of the best the internet has to offer.

Whether you’re looking for somewhere to watch shows from horror to humor or you want to deep dive into your most niche interest, you can find a more affordable and accessible option.

Curiosity Stream

Miss the sound of David Attenborough's voice telling you how cool the ocean is? Curiosity Stream has that and worlds more. Interested in true crime? Space? Ancient civilizations? Cats? Curiosity Stream has a library with thousands of documentaries and docu-series for you to get lost in.

Explore collections dedicated to your favorite niche interest, listen to celebrity narrators like Nick Offerman and Queen Latifah, or browse until you find something awesome to learn about. New content is added every week, and it’s good stuff. And while you might think most doc-streaming platforms were created equally, we'd like to point out that Curiosity Stream won an Emmy.

You can get an ad-free lifetime subscription to Curiosity Stream for $200. That’s not much more than Netflix's standard ad-free plan for only a single year!

Fearless Unlimited

Netflix used to get some serious praise for how diverse the casts often were in their original shows, but Netflix isn’t the only place you can go if you’re looking for a strong leading lady, well-rounded LGBT characters, stories from people of color, and more.

Fearless features a library of over 3,000 titles, including more than 1,500 independent filmmakers creating documentaries, comedies, films, and series, including some animation. It’s a smorgasbord of stuff to watch where the unifying theme is inclusion.

Stream on up to five devices at once with Fearless Unlimited and get a lifetime subscription with no recurring costs for only $30.

 

DogTV

Dogs work hard, too, and they deserve to be able to sit down to their favorite shows after a long day of scratching, sniffing, and playing. Some studies have found that dogs really do like watching TV, but you’d be barking up the wrong tree if you asked them for recommendations. Pups typically go for shows that feature—surprise surprise—animals.

DogTV is a dog-centric streaming service with sounds and scenes created just for pups. Programming runs 24 hours a day, so your furry friend doesn’t have to sniff out something new to watch when their show ends and you're not home.

This deal doesn't include cable or satellite access to DogTV, but you’ve got a lot of options between streaming devices like Apple TV and Roku, television operating systems, desktop, iOS, and Android. Not to mention, the whole thing is pretty entertaining for humans, too.

Treat your little floofer to some paw-some content and get a lifetime subscription to DogTV for just $150.  

MagellanTV

You may have heard of Curiosity Stream before landing on this article, but don't sleep on MagellanTV if documentaries are your jam—particularly in the war and history categories. This streaming platform offers pretty deep coverage on those topics, plus technology, science, culture, and more. Watch more than 3,000 ad-free programs and movies with new content added weekly.

Sign up for a lifetime of MagellanTV for only $200.

FlixFling

Movies, movies, and more movies? OK! Try FlixFling if you want to watch over 5,000 movies without ads featuring indie talent and content that's not easy to find elsewhere. Find something you love? You can buy it. And the service plays nice with all kinds of devices, so you can watch from your TV, phone, laptop, and more.

Try out FlixFling for a year for $60.

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