Paramountplus
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if you specifically want Paramount, CBS, or Showtime shows and live TV at $4.99-$8.99/mo.
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Paramountplus vs Netflix
Paramountplus and Netflix both land on Depends.
Netflix
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy for your household if you want originals like 'Squid Game' and can live with the $6.99 ad tier; skip if you only watch titles on rival services.
| Compare | Paramountplus | Netflix |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Showtime & Star Trek fans | Binge-watchers of Netflix originals |
| Who it's not for | Anyone expecting polished, stable apps | Anyone evaluating business software . this is consumer TV, full stop |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.10 | Mature platform with a public security page, but hit by a 2024 leak of unaired episodes and ongoing credential-phishing campaigns targeting its 275M+ users. |
| Support quality | Refunds need persistence; thousands of complaints | No support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Users love the Paramount and Showtime catalog but widely pan app stability, streaming quality, and support.⁴ | Public sources reviewed are mostly listings and news; substantive verbatim user sentiment was too thin to quote. |
| Biggest gotcha | Yearly-plan billing complaints on Trustpilot; check charges and cancel carefully² | The $6.99 plan includes ads; paying more is the only way to remove them |
Pick Paramountplus when
- Showtime & Star Trek fans
- Budget streamers at $4.99/mo
- Live TV and CBS viewers
When Paramountplus is not a fit
- Anyone expecting polished, stable apps
- 4K/HDR purists on smart TVs (UK gaps)
- Set-and-forget subscribers . prices rise
- People who need painless refunds
Pick Netflix when
- Binge-watchers of Netflix originals
- Budget households okay with ads
- Multi-device, multi-person homes
- Gift-givers (prepaid cards)
When Netflix is not a fit
- Anyone evaluating business software . this is consumer TV, full stop
- Ad-averse viewers wanting the cheapest plan ad-free
- Viewers whose favorites live on Disney+, Hulu, or Tubi
Sources
- Paramount Plus Review . CNETcnet.comreview
- Trustpilot reviews of paramountplus.comtrustpilot.comreview
- 13.5K Paramount Plus Reviews . PissedConsumerparamount-plus.pissedconsumer.comreview
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- Refunds thread . Reddit r/ParamountPlusreddit.comreview
- Paramount+ in 4K or HDR in UK . AVForumsavforums.comreview
- Pick Paramount Plus Planparamountplus.comofficial
- Paramount+ homepageparamountplus.comofficial
- Paramount+ product security pageparamountplus.comsecurity
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- Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on Huluhulu.comofficial
- Netflix official sitenetflix.comofficial
- Netflix $6.99 ad-supported plan announcementfacebook.comofficial
- Netflix Plans and Pricing Help Centerhelp.netflix.comofficial
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