- From€2.19–€2.49per month for Starter · 24 months
- Money back30 days
- Devicesunlimited
- JurisdictionNetherlands
- Latest audit2026Cure53
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- €2.19–€2.49 per month for Starter · 24 months, €59.13–€67.23 up front, covers 27 months (excl. tax)
- Renewal: then €70.45 / year (excl. tax)
- 30-day refund · terms
In short
A strength is something at most 3 of the 11 providers we follow offer; a weakness is something at most 3 of them lack. From the facts below, with sources.Only at Surfshark
- NoBorders: Detects a restricted network and shows the servers that work best under those restrictions.
- Surfshark Everlink: Restores a dropped VPN tunnel by itself so the connection is not interrupted.
- FastTrack: Routes traffic over a network of servers and keeps evaluating the routes to pick the best one.
- Surfshark Search: A search engine without ads or tracking, part of the Surfshark One bundle.
Plans
Surfshark sells 3 plans. The VPN itself is the same in each; the more expensive plans add other services.
Advertised prices · Belgium
A range (lowest–highest price) means the provider showed different prices on repeated visits; its site shows one of them at a time. How often each price appeared
These amounts exclude VAT: the provider's pricing page says VAT may apply.
| Starter | One | One+ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | €18.95 | €19.95 | €22.85 |
| 12 monthsprice covers 15 months | €2.99–3.39 | €2.99–3.39 | €6.99–7.49 |
| 24 monthsprice covers 27 months | €2.19–2.49 | €2.49 | €3.99–4.49 |
| What is included | |||
| Dedicated IP addressDedicated IPDedicated IP (paid add-on) · all plans — Paid add-on selected in the account page; the Dedicated IP page listed 15 locations and "From $3.75/mo" on 8 October 2026. That amount is in US dollars, while the plan prices we read are in euros. Not shown on the pricing page. | Paid add-on | Paid add-on | Paid add-on |
| Antivirus (scans files on the device)Surfshark AntivirusSurfshark Antivirus · One, One+ — Real-time protection, scheduled scans and webcam protection; the antivirus page says up to 5 devices. Supported platforms not confirmed by us. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Data breach alertsSurfshark AlertSurfshark Alert · One, One+ — Alerts for leaked personal data, credit card details and ID numbers, plus periodic security reports. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Data removal from data brokersIncogniIncogni · One+ — Available for US, UK, EU, Swiss and Canadian residents only. | No | No | Yes |
| Identity theft insuranceIdentity theft coverageIdentity theft coverage · One+ — Only for customers residing in the US (not New York State): up to $1M identity restoration reimbursement. Not available to EU residents. | No | No | US only, not in the EU |
In every plan: VPN (Surfshark VPNSurfshark VPN · all plans), Ad blocking (CleanWebCleanWeb · all plans — The pricing page lists it as "Ad blocker"; the features page says CleanWeb blocks ads, banners and pop-ups, trackers and access to malicious websites.), Tracker blocking (CleanWebCleanWeb · all plans — The pricing page lists it as "Ad blocker"; the features page says CleanWeb blocks ads, banners and pop-ups, trackers and access to malicious websites.), Blocking of malicious websites (CleanWebCleanWeb · all plans — The pricing page lists it as "Ad blocker"; the features page says CleanWeb blocks ads, banners and pop-ups, trackers and access to malicious websites., Scam protectionScam protection · One, One+ — Scam text protection, email scam checker and a web content blocker (malware, phishing and other unwanted sites). Scam call protection is marked "coming soon".), Email aliases (masked email) (Alternative IDAlternative ID · all plans — Masked email generator plus a generator for a made-up name, birth date and address.)
In no plan: Password manager, Encrypted cloud storage
Footnotes and notes on the plans
- Surfshark VPN · all plans
- CleanWeb · all plans — The pricing page lists it as "Ad blocker"; the features page says CleanWeb blocks ads, banners and pop-ups, trackers and access to malicious websites.
- Alternative ID · all plans — Masked email generator plus a generator for a made-up name, birth date and address.
- Scam protection · One, One+ — Scam text protection, email scam checker and a web content blocker (malware, phishing and other unwanted sites). Scam call protection is marked "coming soon".
- Surfshark Antivirus · One, One+ — Real-time protection, scheduled scans and webcam protection; the antivirus page says up to 5 devices. Supported platforms not confirmed by us.
- Surfshark Alert · One, One+ — Alerts for leaked personal data, credit card details and ID numbers, plus periodic security reports.
- Incogni · One+ — Available for US, UK, EU, Swiss and Canadian residents only.
- Identity theft coverage · One+ — Only for customers residing in the US (not New York State): up to $1M identity restoration reimbursement. Not available to EU residents.
- Dedicated IP (paid add-on) · all plans — Paid add-on selected in the account page; the Dedicated IP page listed 15 locations and "From $3.75/mo" on 8 October 2026. That amount is in US dollars, while the plan prices we read are in euros. Not shown on the pricing page.
- Alternative Number (paid add-on) · all plans — Paid add-on: a virtual phone number.
- Surfshark Search · One, One+ — A search engine without ads or tracking, part of the Surfshark One bundle.
- VPN for Teams — A separate VPN for Teams offer with an admin panel for managing multiple users, according to the provider.
- Student discount — Discount code for students via Student Beans, after verifying your student status; the page does not state the amount
- Quick-connect — One button connects you to the fastest location or the one you prefer.
No password manager or cloud storage is listed in any Surfshark plan on the pricing page. "Included" means the provider lists the feature in that plan; we have not tested the quality of the antivirus, alerts or data removal. A price range means the provider showed different prices on repeated visits on 8 October 2026.
Price and refund
Price per month: first term and after renewal
Price history Surfshark Starter
- 1 month: now €18.95 per month · after renewal €18.95 per month
- 12 months: now €2.99 per month · after renewal €5.90 per month
- 24 months: now €2.19 per month · after renewal €5.90 per month
Dates and amounts (26 days with a reading)
| Term | Period | first term | after renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 8 Oct | €18.95 | – |
| 1 month | 9 Oct | €16.45 – €18.95 | €16.45 |
| 1 month | 10 Oct – 19 Oct · 5 days | €16.45 | €16.45 |
| 1 month | 11 Oct – 17 Oct · 3 days | €17.45 | €16.45 |
| 1 month | 13 Oct – 20 Oct · 3 days | €18.95 | €16.45 |
| 1 month | 21 Oct – 2 Nov · 13 days | €18.95 | €18.95 |
| 12 months | 8 Oct | €2.99 | – |
| 12 months | 9 Oct | €2.99 – €3.39 | €5.87 |
| 12 months | 10 Oct | €3.39 | €5.87 |
| 12 months | 11 Oct – 26 Oct · 5 days | €2.99 | €5.88 |
| 12 months | 14 Oct | €3.39 | €5.89 |
| 12 months | 15 Oct | €3.39 | €5.88 |
| 12 months | 16 Oct – 31 Oct · 3 days | €2.99 | €5.89 |
| 12 months | 17 Oct – 27 Oct · 4 days | €2.99 | €5.87 |
| 12 months | 18 Oct – 19 Oct · 2 days | €3.39 | €5.86 |
| 12 months | 20 Oct – 23 Oct · 3 days | €2.99 | €5.86 |
| 12 months | 29 Oct – 30 Oct · 2 days | €2.99 | €5.91 |
| 12 months | 1 Nov – 2 Nov · 2 days | €2.99 | €5.90 |
| 24 months | 8 Oct | €2.49 | – |
| 24 months | 9 Oct – 27 Oct · 6 days | €2.49 | €5.87 |
| 24 months | 11 Oct – 26 Oct · 6 days | €2.49 | €5.88 |
| 24 months | 14 Oct – 28 Oct · 3 days | €2.49 | €5.89 |
| 24 months | 18 Oct – 23 Oct · 5 days | €2.49 | €5.86 |
| 24 months | 29 Oct – 30 Oct · 2 days | €2.49 | €5.91 |
| 24 months | 31 Oct | €2.19 | €5.89 |
| 24 months | 1 Nov – 2 Nov · 2 days | €2.19 | €5.90 |
Only 26 days of tracking so far: too short to say anything about the lowest price.
Price history Surfshark One
- 1 month: now €19.95 per month · after renewal €19.95 per month
- 12 months: now €3.09 per month · after renewal €7.39 per month
- 24 months: now €2.49 per month · after renewal €7.39 per month
Dates and amounts (26 days with a reading)
| Term | Period | first term | after renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 8 Oct | €19.95 | – |
| 1 month | 9 Oct | €18.95 – €19.95 | €18.95 |
| 1 month | 10 Oct – 19 Oct · 5 days | €18.95 | €18.95 |
| 1 month | 11 Oct – 20 Oct · 6 days | €19.95 | €18.95 |
| 1 month | 21 Oct – 2 Nov · 13 days | €19.95 | €19.95 |
| 12 months | 8 Oct | €3.29 | – |
| 12 months | 9 Oct | €3.29 – €3.59 | €7.36 |
| 12 months | 10 Oct | €3.59 | €7.36 |
| 12 months | 11 Oct | €3.29 | €7.37 |
| 12 months | 12 Oct | €3.29 | €7.36 |
| 12 months | 13 Oct – 25 Oct · 2 days | €2.99 | €7.37 |
| 12 months | 14 Oct | €3.39 | €7.39 |
| 12 months | 15 Oct | €3.39 | €7.37 |
| 12 months | 16 Oct | €2.99 | €7.38 |
| 12 months | 17 Oct – 22 Oct · 4 days | €2.99 | €7.35 |
| 12 months | 18 Oct – 19 Oct · 2 days | €3.39 | €7.34 |
| 12 months | 23 Oct | €2.99 | €7.34 |
| 12 months | 24 Oct – 27 Oct · 3 days | €2.99 | €7.36 |
| 12 months | 28 Oct | €2.99 | €7.39 |
| 12 months | 29 Oct | €2.99 | €7.41 |
| 12 months | 30 Oct | €2.99 | €7.40 |
| 12 months | 31 Oct | €3.09 | €7.38 |
| 12 months | 1 Nov – 2 Nov · 2 days | €3.09 | €7.39 |
| 24 months | 8 Oct | €2.79 | – |
| 24 months | 9 Oct – 12 Oct · 3 days | €2.79 | €7.36 |
| 24 months | 11 Oct | €2.79 | €7.37 |
| 24 months | 13 Oct – 25 Oct · 3 days | €2.49 | €7.37 |
| 24 months | 14 Oct – 2 Nov · 4 days | €2.49 | €7.39 |
| 24 months | 16 Oct – 31 Oct · 2 days | €2.49 | €7.38 |
| 24 months | 17 Oct – 22 Oct · 4 days | €2.49 | €7.35 |
| 24 months | 18 Oct – 23 Oct · 3 days | €2.49 | €7.34 |
| 24 months | 24 Oct – 27 Oct · 3 days | €2.49 | €7.36 |
| 24 months | 29 Oct | €2.49 | €7.41 |
| 24 months | 30 Oct | €2.49 | €7.40 |
Only 26 days of tracking so far: too short to say anything about the lowest price.
Price history Surfshark One+
- 1 month: now €22.85 per month · after renewal €22.85 per month
- 12 months: now €6.99 per month · after renewal €8.89 per month
- 24 months: now €3.99 per month · after renewal €8.89 per month
Dates and amounts (26 days with a reading)
| Term | Period | first term | after renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 8 Oct | €22.85 | – |
| 1 month | 9 Oct | €21.85 – €22.85 | €21.85 |
| 1 month | 10 Oct – 19 Oct · 5 days | €21.85 | €21.85 |
| 1 month | 11 Oct – 20 Oct · 6 days | €22.85 | €21.85 |
| 1 month | 21 Oct – 2 Nov · 13 days | €22.85 | €22.85 |
| 12 months | 8 Oct | €6.99 | – |
| 12 months | 9 Oct | €6.99 – €7.49 | €8.84 |
| 12 months | 10 Oct | €7.49 | €8.84 |
| 12 months | 11 Oct – 27 Oct · 7 days | €6.99 | €8.85 |
| 12 months | 14 Oct | €7.49 | €8.88 |
| 12 months | 15 Oct | €7.49 | €8.86 |
| 12 months | 16 Oct – 31 Oct · 2 days | €6.99 | €8.87 |
| 12 months | 17 Oct – 21 Oct · 2 days | €6.99 | €8.84 |
| 12 months | 18 Oct – 19 Oct · 2 days | €7.49 | €8.82 |
| 12 months | 20 Oct – 23 Oct · 3 days | €6.99 | €8.83 |
| 12 months | 28 Oct | €6.99 | €8.88 |
| 12 months | 29 Oct | €6.99 | €8.91 |
| 12 months | 30 Oct | €6.99 | €8.90 |
| 12 months | 1 Nov – 2 Nov · 2 days | €6.99 | €8.89 |
| 24 months | 8 Oct | €4.49 | – |
| 24 months | 9 Oct – 17 Oct · 3 days | €4.49 | €8.84 |
| 24 months | 11 Oct – 12 Oct · 2 days | €4.49 | €8.85 |
| 24 months | 13 Oct – 27 Oct · 5 days | €3.99 | €8.85 |
| 24 months | 14 Oct | €4.49 | €8.88 |
| 24 months | 15 Oct | €4.49 | €8.86 |
| 24 months | 16 Oct – 31 Oct · 2 days | €3.99 | €8.87 |
| 24 months | 18 Oct – 19 Oct · 2 days | €4.49 | €8.82 |
| 24 months | 20 Oct – 23 Oct · 3 days | €3.99 | €8.83 |
| 24 months | 21 Oct | €3.99 | €8.84 |
| 24 months | 28 Oct | €3.99 | €8.88 |
| 24 months | 29 Oct | €3.99 | €8.91 |
| 24 months | 30 Oct | €3.99 | €8.90 |
| 24 months | 1 Nov – 2 Nov · 2 days | €3.99 | €8.89 |
Only 26 days of tracking so far: too short to say anything about the lowest price.
About these prices
Advertised prices for the standard VPN plan; they vary by country, currency and tax, so confirm at checkout. Prices in EUR as served to our server in Belgium on 2026-10-08; the page says VAT may apply.
Plan: Surfshark Starter. The 24-month price covers 27 months and the 12-month price 15 months (3 extra months each). On 8 October 2026 the pricing page showed different prices for the 1-month and 12-month terms on repeated visits from the same server (9 page loads, three price sets); where that happened we show the lowest and the highest price we saw. From 31 October 2026 the 24-month price also varied: €59.13 on some visits, €67.23 on others.
Prices in the iPhone app
Money back and trial
- Refund period
- 30 days Within 30 days of the initial purchase, once per service; renewals are not refunded; not for purchases via resellers other than Paddle, Google Play or Cleverbridge, with a prepaid or gift card, the anonymous Dedicated IP option or Alternative ID purchases How to cancel and get a refund
- Free plan
- No No free plan found; a 7-day free trial is advertised
- Price record
- €2.19 / month (Surfshark Starter, 24 months): no change since we started following it on October 8, 2026. Offers and price history
Company and trust
- Operating company
- Surfshark B.V.
- Jurisdiction
- Netherlands — registered seat per its own terms or privacy policy
- Governing law of the terms
- British Virgin Islands
- Parent company
- none stated; part of the Nord Security group
- Open-source apps
- Not mentioned
- Anonymous payment
- crypto: Yes · cash: Not mentioned
- Runs an affiliate programme
- Yes
Independent audits
Features
Yes or no: per the provider, not tested. Unknown: the provider says nothing about it (not the same as missing).- Devices at once
- unlimited
- Protocols
- WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2, Dausos
- Official apps
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Android TV, Fire TV, Apple TV, browser extensions
- Linux
- graphical app: Yes · command line: Not mentioned · downloadable WireGuard/OpenVPN configs: Yes
- Network
- Countries: 100 · Servers: 4500 · RAM-only servers: Yes Network figures are the provider's own claims.
Connection Yes 22No 2Unknown 9
Blocking Yes 4Unknown 1
Privacy and trust Yes 6No 1Unknown 2
Identity and device Yes 5No 2Unknown 1
| Antivirus (scans files on the device)Software that scans files and downloads on the device itself for malware. | In: One, One+Surfshark Antivirus — Real-time protection, scheduled scans and webcam protection; the antivirus page says up to 5 devices. Supported platforms not confirmed by us. |
|---|---|
| Password managerStores and fills in your passwords across devices. | No |
| Email aliases (masked email)Generated addresses that forward to your real mailbox, so you do not have to give out your own address. | YesAlternative ID — Masked email generator plus a generator for a made-up name, birth date and address. |
| Data breach alertsWarns you when your email address or other details turn up in a known data breach. | In: One, One+Surfshark Alert — Alerts for leaked personal data, credit card details and ID numbers, plus periodic security reports. |
| Encrypted cloud storageOnline file storage that is encrypted before upload. | No |
| Data removal from data brokersThe provider sends removal requests to data brokers on your behalf. | In: One+Incogni — Available for US, UK, EU, Swiss and Canadian residents only. |
| Identity theft insuranceInsurance cover for costs after identity theft or online fraud; often limited to certain countries. | In: One+Identity theft coverage — Only for customers residing in the US (not New York State): up to $1M identity restoration reimbursement. Not available to EU residents. |
| Travel eSIM includedA travel eSIM with a limited amount of mobile data comes with the plan; amount and validity differ per provider. | Not mentioned |
Apps and devices Yes 13Unknown 1
Network Yes 3Unknown 2
Subscription and service Yes 6No 1Unknown 1
Only at Surfshark 5
- Alternative Number Paid add-on: a virtual phone number.
- NoBorders — Detects a restricted network and shows the servers that work best under those restrictions.
- Surfshark Everlink — Restores a dropped VPN tunnel by itself so the connection is not interrupted.
- FastTrack — Routes traffic over a network of servers and keeps evaluating the routes to pick the best one.
- Surfshark Search — A search engine without ads or tracking, part of the Surfshark One bundle.
Caveats about this data (7)
- Terms state the contract is with Surfshark B.V. (Netherlands) but governed by the laws of the British Virgin Islands.
- Server count stated as '4500+'.
- Dedicated IP is an add-on (surfshark.com).
- Split tunneling is called Bypasser, multihop Dynamic MultiHop, ad blocking CleanWeb; NoBorders is a separate restricted-network mode.
- Linux kill switch is stated as available in the Snap and .deb packages but not Flatpak.
- Port forwarding is not mentioned on the features page.
- We have not published speed or leak measurements for this provider yet. Until we do, this page contains sourced facts only and no score. How we work
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