Alternatives to Paramount+
By App Store Tracker Editorial · Updated — live App Store data verified
The short version
Peacock is the strongest Paramount+ alternative, a major streaming service with movies, originals, and live content from a huge user base. Hulu is the other top pick, with a deep library and live-TV option. If you want free, the CBS app streams new episodes and live local CBS without a subscription. SkyShowtime carries Paramount content internationally.
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People look for Paramount+ alternatives when they want a different content library, a free option, or a service that bundles more networks. Paramount+'s core job is streaming on-demand movies, originals, and shows, plus live sports and news. The picks below are mostly other streaming services and network apps that do the same, some from the same CBS/Paramount family, others rivals like Peacock and Hulu. A couple are companion or informational apps rather than full streamers. We ranked them with embedding similarity against Paramount+, then weighed live App Store ratings and adoption. The closest streaming services lead; niche and regional apps follow. Subscriptions and content vary widely, and one is region-locked, so check availability. Ratings and pricing shown next to each app come from the live store.
Why it's similar
Paramount+ (international) is the same service as the US app, streaming blockbusters, originals, hit shows, and family entertainment.
How it differs
The only difference is it's the international/Spanish-language edition serving other regions. It carries a high rating on a small base. It's not a rival but the same Paramount+ for a different market, so it's relevant only if you're outside the US app's region.
Why it's similar
CBS shares Paramount+'s content roots, streaming CBS shows and live TV from the same company.
How it differs
Its big draw is being free: watch new episodes with no login, or sign in with a cable provider for full seasons and live local CBS. It carries a strong rating on a large base, making it the best free alternative if you mainly want CBS content without Paramount+'s subscription.
Why it's similar
CBS Sports shares Paramount+'s live-sports side from the same family, streaming games and covering scores and news.
How it differs
It's a sports-focused app rather than a full entertainment streamer like Paramount+, with NFL, NCAA, and more, some free, some via TV provider. With a huge rating base (though reviewers flag notification overload), it's a strong alternative if sports are your reason for Paramount+.
Why it's similar
Discover Streaming Originals relates to Paramount+ but isn't a streamer itself.
How it differs
It's an unofficial informational tool for finding Paramount+ original release dates and setting reminders, you can't watch anything in it. It carries a solid rating on a small base, making it a companion for tracking Paramount+ premieres rather than an alternative place to stream.
Why it's similar
BET+ shares Paramount+'s premium-streaming model with movies, TV hits, and exclusive originals.
How it differs
It's a Paramount-family service focused specifically on Black content and creators, a narrower library than Paramount+'s broad catalog. It's a paid app with a lower rating on a moderate base, making it a strong alternative if you want its specific content focus.
Why it's similar
Peacock shares Paramount+'s job almost exactly: a major streaming service with movies, TV, originals, and live content.
How it differs
It's NBCUniversal's rival platform with a comparably deep library and sports, a direct head-to-head competitor. With a very large rating base and a strong score, it's one of the most proven Paramount+ alternatives if you want a different major streamer.
Why it's similar
SkyShowtime shares Paramount+'s streaming purpose and even its content: blockbusters and series from Paramount, NBCUniversal, DreamWorks, and Nickelodeon.
How it differs
It's a Paramount-and-NBCUniversal joint service for specific international markets, so it overlaps heavily with Paramount+ but is region-locked. It has no ratings yet, making it an unproven but content-rich alternative for viewers in its territories.
Why it's similar
The NBC App shares Paramount+'s network-streaming role: live TV and on-demand episodes of NBC shows, plus Bravo and Telemundo.
How it differs
It's NBC's free network app rather than a full subscription streamer like Paramount+, great for current and classic NBC series. It carries a solid rating on a large base, making it a strong free alternative if NBC content is what you're after.
Why it's similar
Hulu shares Paramount+'s core: thousands of TV episodes and movies, originals, and an optional live-TV tier.
How it differs
It's a major rival streamer with a deep, varied library and flexible ad/no-ad plans, broader than Paramount+ in catalog. With a very large rating base and a solid score, it's one of the strongest all-around alternatives for general streaming.
Every app in our database carries a dense vector embedding derived from its title, subtitle, full description, and category metadata. To find apps similar to Paramount+, we compute cosine distance against every other app and surface the closest 60 candidates. The similarity score shown on each pick is 1 - distance/2 clamped to [0,1] — 100% means the embedding spaces are identical, 0% means orthogonal.
We then re-rank the candidate set using current App Store rating and review-count signals so a 4.8-star app with 100,000 reviews ranks above a 4.5-star app with 200 reviews even when their embedding distance is similar. Apps that haven't shipped an update in 12 months are filtered out before re-ranking.
The similarity cache is recomputed weekly. Live App Store data (rating, review count) is verified every 6 hours.
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