How Does the New Disney+ Hotstar New Plans Compare to Amazon Prime Video & Netflix in India?

Earlier this week, Disney+ Hotstar unveiled a new subscription plan, which includes three subscription types and a slight price increase, which will become available in India on September 1.

As of the end of June, 38 million households were subscribed to Disney+ Hotstar, accounting for more than one-third of Disney’s global subscribers. This price hike and new tiers should help the company reach its goal of 70 million to 100 million Disney+ Hotstar subscribers by the end of 2024.

Currently, Disney+ Hotstar only offers two subscription tiers — VIP, an ad-supported tier with limited content, and Premium, which has no ads and allows subscribers full access to the content library. Beginning September 1, the subscription levels will change, adding a third tier and allowing all subscribers to have access to all of Disney+ Hotstar’s shows and movies at every level. The VIP designation will go away at that point.

How does Disney+ Hotstar’s new subscription plans compare to Amazon Prime Video and Netflix in India?

The new Disney+ Hotstar subscription model most closely resembles Netflix’s global subscription plans. The major difference is that Disney+ Hotstar’s new plan costs a fraction of what Netflix costs in India.

Disney+ Hotstar

Disney+ Hotstar will include the following options beginning September 1:

• Mobile: Rs. 499 per year (one device, mobile-only, HD streaming)
• Super: Rs. 899 per year (any two devices, HD streaming)
• Premium: Rs. 1,499 per year (any four devices, 4K streaming)

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Disney+

Disney+ is a video streaming service with over 13,000 series and films from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, The Muppets, and more. It is available in 61 countries and 21 languages. It is notable for its popular original series like “The Mandalorian,” “Ms. Marvel,” “Loki,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and “Andor.”

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Disney+ has several plans with or without ads. Disney+ Basic with Ads costs $7.99 / month. If you don’t want ads, you can choose Disney+ Premium with No Ads which costs $13.99 / month.

The Premium plan also offers an annual option for $139.99 / year ($11.67/mo.).

If you’d like to add Hulu, choose Duo Basic (with ads) for $9.99 / month. Duo Premium offers Hulu and Disney+ ad-free for $19.99 / month.

If you want all three Disney streaming services, you can choose Trio Basic (ad-supported) or Trio Premium (ad-free). The Trio plans offer Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ (with Ads) for $7.99 / month. The Disney Bundle Premium (without Ads) for $24.99 / month.

The app supports unlimited downloads (on their Premium Plans), four simultaneous streamers, up to 7 profiles, 4K streaming, and includes hundreds of avatars.

The service includes 25+ original series, 10+ original movies, 7,500 past episodes, 100 recent movies, and 400 library titles including the entire Disney Vault.

You can see the full list of available Disney, Disney Channel, Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel, Nat Geo shows and movies, or all available Disney+ content by checking out our Disney+ Streaming Movie List.

Netflix

Netflix’s subscription plan in India includes:

• Mobile+: Rs. 199 per month (one device, mobile-only, SD streaming)
• Mobile: Rs. 299 per month (one device, mobile-only, HD streaming)
• Basic: Rs. 499 per month (any one device, SD streaming)
• Standard: Rs. 649 per month (any two devices, HD streaming)
• Premium: Rs. 799 per month (any four devices, Ultra HD and HDR streaming)

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Netflix

Netflix is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 3,000+ movies, 2,000+ TV Shows, and Netflix Originals like Stranger Things, Squid Game, The Crown, Tiger King, and Bridgerton. They are constantly adding new shows and movies. Some of their Academy Award-winning exclusives include Roma, Marriage Story, Mank, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

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Netflix offers three plans — on 2 device in HD with their “Standard with Ads” ($6.99) plan, on 2 devices in HD with their “Standard” ($15.49) plan, and 4 devices in up to 4K on their “Premium” ($22.99) plan.

Netflix spends more money on content than any other streaming service meaning that you get more value for the monthly fee.

Amazon Prime Video

To access Amazon Prime Video in India, you will need to sign up for an Amazon Prime subscription. It costs Rs. 129 per month or Rs. 999 per year and includes Prime Music and Prime Delivery.

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Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 10,000+ movies, TV shows, and Prime Originals like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Jack Ryan,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Boys,” and more. Subscribers can also add third-party services like Max, Showtime, STARZ, and dozens more with Amazon Prime Video Channels. Prime Video also offers exclusive live access to NFL Thursday Night Football.

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The Prime Video interface shows content included with your subscription alongside the ad-supported Freevee library and some shows and movies you need to purchase, so be sure to double-check your selection before you watch.

Prime Video is included with Amazon Prime for $14.99 per month ($139 per year), or can be purchased on its own for $8.99 per month.