Surfshark Review

Surfshark's privacy policy, last updated October 12, 2026, says it keeps its VPN service logs-free and doesn't store information that could show your online activities. Its trust center says Surfshark keeps no logs of IP addresses, browsing history, session information, bandwidth, connection timestamps or network traffic.

Surfshark says Deloitte has provided independent no-logs assurance twice. A January 2023 post describes a review of server configuration, deployment, VPN server configuration, infrastructure APIs, its software-defined network and staff interviews. A June 16, 2025 post describes an ISAE 3000 engagement covering standard, static and multiport servers. Both reports are available only to Surfshark customers inside their accounts. We read Surfshark's posts and trust center, not the reports.

For security, the trust center lists a 2026 Cure53 audit of Surfshark's infrastructure and its Dausos protocol, a 2025 SecuRing infrastructure audit (completed in December 2025, per the FAQ), a 2025 SecuRing assessment of its web, desktop and mobile apps and browser extensions, and Cure53 audits in 2021 and 2018, with report links. Surfshark also publishes quarterly transparency reports on data requests. Any audit is a point-in-time check; it can't prove what happens every day in between.

Jurisdiction, as Surfshark states it: it is based in the Netherlands, whose laws, it says, don't oblige it to log or retain user data, and it applies the GDPR to every customer. Being in the EU also means EU law applies to it.

Surfshark sells the VPN in three bundles. Starter already includes Alternative ID. One adds Surfshark Antivirus (real-time protection, scheduled scans and webcam protection), Alert breach monitoring for emails, IDs and credit cards, the Search engine and newer scam-protection tools for texts and email. One+ adds Incogni, which asks data brokers to remove your details (US, UK, EU, Swiss and Canadian residents only), and identity theft coverage of up to $1M for US residents outside New York. Dedicated IP, in 20 locations, and Alternative Number are add-ons; a dedicated IP renews at $45 a year.

Surfshark for Teams gives businesses an admin panel to assign accounts. Its page lists Starter from $5.90, One from $6.90 and One+ from $9.40 per user a month on a 1-year plan, says prices vary by user count and requires at least 5 users. There's no self-serve checkout: you fill in a form and Surfshark sends an offer. It's a way to manage consumer VPN accounts centrally, not a network-access platform with a firewall or device posture checks.

Teams that need network access controls should compare NordLayer. Teams of two to four that want a managed VPN can look at Proton VPN for Business, which has a 2-user minimum.

Monthly price: surfshark.com/pricing listed Starter at $18.95 a month and One at $19.95 on October 18, 2026, while the renewal-price page listed 1-month renewals at $16.45 for Starter and $18.95 for One.

Promotional pricing: the 1-year Starter plan cost $50.85 for 15 months on October 15 and $44.85 on October 18, while a "Black Friday deal" banner was showing. Surfshark also says the renewal prices it displays may be part of A/B price testing, so the price you see can differ from what's printed here.

Server count: the pricing page and trust center say 4,500+ servers in 100 countries; the teams page says 100+ countries.

BestStacked weights five sub-scores: ease of use 20%, features 25%, pricing 20%, support 15% and integrations 20%. For Surfshark they come only from Surfshark's documentation, not from testing, and are provisional until the editor approves them. Ease of use 8.2: unlimited devices remove the device-juggling other VPNs need, apps cover every major platform and the plan matrix is simple, but the trial is capped at three devices. Features 8.3: Bypasser on four platforms including iOS, Dynamic MultiHop, CleanWeb, Rotating IP, NoBorders and Alternative ID in Starter, but port forwarding and Tor-over-VPN servers aren't listed on its feature pages, and antivirus starts on One. Pricing 7.6: a $79-a-year renewal, lower than Proton VPN Plus, ExpressVPN Basic or NordVPN Basic and a 30-day refund, offset by no free plan, a $18.95 monthly price, refund exclusions and A/B-tested renewal prices. Support 7.6: 24/7 live chat and email and a knowledge base, but we could check only Surfshark's own description of its support, and team plans need a sales form. Integrations 7.6: apps and guides for desktops, phones, TVs, consoles, routers and Apple Vision Pro, plus the Alternative ID and Incogni bundles, but few third-party connections. That works out to 7.9 out of 10.