Netflix:
- Does a great job with the children’s section, has appropriate content without granting access to account information.
- Cost $8.99 a month ($7.99 for previous members)
- 36 million subscribers in the U.S.
- 50 million subscribers worldwide.
- Users spend over one billion hours watching Netflix per month.
- Has the most exclusive content.
- Has a larger archive.
- 48% of Netflix users watch on computer screens, 23% watch on smart phones, and 15% watch on ipads.
Hulu:
- 6 million subscribers.
- Streams the latest, popular episodes, but has fewer exclusive shows compared to Netflix.
- You have to deal with commercials like regular T.V.
- $7.99 per month.
- Hulu offers original programming to anyone with a web browser.
- Hulu’s main focus is on what’s popular on prime time cable.
- Hulu prime is the cheapest streaming service, but only by just barely.
Both:
- Both sites have a single goal in mind when you log in: to show as much of their content as possible.
- For both services, as you watch more, the content on the homescreen will change to offer what you might like to watch.
- Both services are available on ios, Android, Windows phone, Windows RT, xbox 360, playstation 3, and wii gaming consoles.