Netflix VS HBO Spain, the power of Pablo Escobar against The Sopranos

HBO vs. Netflix

We began to be saturated with audiovisual content on demand, we talked about a car that nobody wanted to get on a few years ago, and for which everyone is fighting today. In this way, now they all want to find a place at all costs, and in Spain they have found a tough nut to crack, Movistar +. However, now the great rival seems to be Netflix, and doubts are beginning to arise among future and current users: Netflix or HBO? That is the question we want to solve today, we are going to make a comparison that is as objective and exhaustive as possible to determine which of the two services can best suit our needs.

So, we are going to analyze one by one what are the main characteristics that we should take into account when hiring a service of these characteristics, and why to choose one or the other. Stay with us.

The content of both platforms

HBO vs. Netflix

We cannot convince anyone otherwise, Netflix takes a year ahead, neither more nor less, to HBO Spain, and this may seem a priori a final blow, but nothing could be further from the truth. It is true that Netflix has a large catalog full of classic series, but the quality of them will depend on the user.

HBO, for its part, has nothing less than The Sopranos, Roma, Sex and the City ... And I could stop counting, because we talked about series that have marked an era, literally, the first of those mentioned being one of the largest ever created in the genre. On the other hand, with Netflix we find classic content of a more nostalgic scope, such as the saga Star Trek. In short, you should take a look at the catalog, although at first glance, HBO's seems more attractive from a qualitative point of view, despite the huge number of titles that Netflix has available.

The price and the user interface

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Point for Netflix, I would say more than one. And it is difficult to want to teach Netflix something in this regard, a leading company in facilitating access to content. The platform has one of the best user interfaces that we can find in the universe of content on demand, neither Movistar +, nor YouTube, nobody resembles the quality of the Netflix user interface. However, in terms of search engine, recommended content and compatibility with external devices, they are quite even.

As for the price, HBO offers a one-time fee of 7,99 euros per month, with classic subscriber profiles or «Family» with content aimed at children. However, the Netflix menu is much broader, the subscriptions will allow us to adjust the service to our real needs, and it even has a version for the most gourmets of this type of network content, being such that:

  • One user in SD quality: € 7,99
  • Two simultaneous users HD quality: € 7,99
  • Four simultaneous users in 4K quality: € 11,99

We stop to remember that Netflix will allow us to create user profiles, so as not to misplace the content, however HBO is more focused on the individual environment and we will not be able to create different profiles. However, users who have contracted the 300 MB of fiber from Vodafone, will enjoy two years of HBO for free, so there is no discussion as far as price is concerned.

The level of original production

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Another aspect to take into account is that we are all lovers of Game of Thrones (HBO), but Netflix is ​​betting extremely strongly on its own content, and that is Stranger Things (Netflix) It has undoubtedly been the success of the year, but it would be very unfair to stay there, and it is that Netflix has generated other series of important importance such as House of Cards Orange is the New Black. This, coupled with the strong presence of indie content on Netflix, suggests that the chances of finding more and better content spontaneously on Netflix are vastly higher than on HBO.

Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, The Wire, True Detective, Boardwalk Empire, Six Feet Under, Silicon Valley, Brothers of Blood, The Pacific, The Newsroom, Carnivale and The Entourage These are just some of those that you will find on HBO facing Netflix squarely.

The way you consume content

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Netflix, although it can include weekly content, is more given to releasing the complete series, so that you can air them in a single weekend, as it did for example with the great series Narcos. However, HBO will be more constant, will try to launch the content weekly of his series updated, at the same time that the chapters are released, something that will serve to keep users stuck with series like Game of Thrones, undoubtedly.

Conclusions Netflix or HBO

NETFLIX HBO SPAIN
FEES 7,99 to 11,99 7,99€
ISSUE COMPLETE WEEKLY
QUALITY SD, FULL HD, 4K FULLHD
OWN CONTENT SI SI
FILM AND DOCUMENTARY SI DO NOT
MULTI PLATFORM SI SI
VARIOUS PROFILES SI DO NOT

It will be difficult to figure out about it, and it will depend on the type of content you like to consume, the way you want to pay for it or the platforms from which you will enjoy it. To give you an example, if you are a user related to the Netflix premium program, with its four accounts and its 4K quality, you will have a difficult time adapting to the individual HBO profile.

If, on the other hand, you are a more lonely user and you like the profile that HBO offers, there is no doubt. For this reason, you must read all the reasons that we have exposed, and prepare for yourself a list with the "pros and cons" of the content of each of the services, only then can you choose. However, as a regular user of Movista + and Netflix, I have it clear, HBO is going to have to keep waiting.

Once again, I am forced to stress that it will be the end user who will have to decide between one service or another, and it is that it will be much more complicated than it seems, HBO offers content of an unparalleled amount, Although it is not designed to save us a rainy Sunday afternoon, something that is more in the hands of Netflix.


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