According to Netflix, the price hike will see the Standard Plan, which offers HD streams and allows for simultaneous streaming on up to two devices, will now cost $14 a month. This is a $1 increase from before. As for the Premium plan, which allows for up to four devices at once and also streams in UHD, that will now cost $18 a month, which is a $2 increase from before.
Like we said, the Basic plan remains the same at $9 a month, which is limited to just one device and does not offer streams at HD or higher. Taking a look back at Netflix’s prices over the years, it was about five years ago when Netflix’s Standard plan was priced at $10, which essentially means that the company has increased its price by about a dollar a year.
To be fair, Netflix has been investing heavily in producing original content like TV series and movies to better compete with the onslaught of streaming services we’re seeing in the market today.