With Disney+ announcing a price hike starting this month, the prices between one of the most affordable streaming services in the Philippines will have a gap much closer to that of Netflix, arguably one of the more expensive platforms available. With that in mind, which should you get?

Disney+ has announced a huge price hike, greatly increasing its subscription prices starting April 24. Here are the changes in prices, as detailed:

	Old Price	New Price	Change
Basic – Monthly	Php 159	Php 249	+ Php 90
Basic – Annual	Php 1,150	Php 1,990	+ Php 840
Premium – Monthly	Php 369	Php 519	+ Php 150
Premium – Annual	Php 2,950	Php 4,990	+ Php 2,040

 

 

With that, we’re wondering: How does it fare now to Netflix, whose prices are almost at par with these?  We’re keeping this comparison very simple: we check Disney+ with the closest Netflix plan and deduce which one has the better offer from there. Here’s what we found out.

 

Starting with the basic plans:

	Disney+ Basic Plan	Netflix Basic Plan
Monthly Plan	Php 249	Php 249
Annual Plan	Php 1,990	N/A
Number of Users	7	1
Number of Concurrent Devices	1	1
Streaming Quality	Full HD	720p HD
Spatial Audio	Yes, Dolby Atmos 5.1	No
Download Content	Yes, up to 3 devices	Yes, 1 device only
Compatible Devices	Phone, Tablet, Laptop, TV	Phone, Tablet, Laptop, TV

 

And the more expensive Premium Plans, which can stream up to 4K UHD resolution on content:

	Disney+ Premium Plan	Netflix Premium Plan
Monthly Plan	Php 519	Php 549
Annual Plan	Php 4,990	N/A
Number of Users	7	4, with additional users at PHP 149 per month
Number of Concurrent Devices	4	4
Streaming Quality	4K UHD	4K UHD + HDR
Spatial Audio	Yes, Dolby Atmos 5.1	Yes
Download Content	Yes, up to 10 devices	Yes, up to 6 devices
Compatible Devices	Phone, Tablet, Laptop, TV	Phone, Tablet, Laptop, TV

 

Netflix used to offer Annual Plans in the past but has foregone those and cut their prices down last year to compete with the other streaming services available in the country. Disney+, on the other hand, is cheaper if you avail of the annual plan and saving more than 30% compared to paying monthly.

With the basic plans, Disney+ emerges as the winner. Both have the same monthly prices at PHP 249 per month, but more users can enjoy Full HD resolution shows with spatial audio support (as long as the show supports it), and download content for offline viewing to up to three devices.

Disney+ also wins on the Premium Plans. Its monthly prices are cheaper, the annual prices can save you around 20% every year, and can save offline content to up to 10 devices while Netflix can only offer 6. If you value HDR viewing, Netflix supports that, which is its advantage. It’s also worth noting that you can only have 4 users with Netflix, with additional users available for an additional Php 149 a month, compared to the default up to 7 user profiles for Disney+.

Content-wise, it’s just a matter of preference. Netflix has a plethora of original and syndicated series that most have been talking about in town, not to mention the huge promotion the streaming service company dedicates to new titles landing on their platform now and then. 

Disney+, on the other hand, has advantages in terms of its content with Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and Disney, as well as other channels including National Geographic. They also have a partnership with Hotstar, India’s leading OTT provider with tens of thousands of hours of Indian series and movies, as well as the de facto destination to stream WWE live events and WWE Network shows until these move to Netflix as soon as the current contract is up.

Both also have password-sharing crackdowns as of late, with Netflix implementing theirs last year and Disney+ following this June.

Which one do you like more? Chime in the comments section below.