Surfshark Review

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Surfshark is the obvious pick for households and heavy multi-device users who don't want to ration connections. It also suits price-sensitive shoppers who want a credibly audited no-logs policy without paying NordVPN or ExpressVPN money. The catch — there's always a catch — is that the brand sits under the same parent as NordVPN, and the cheapest entry pricing only lasts a term.

The headline feature is unlimited simultaneous connections on a single subscription. Few mainstream providers offer this, and it changes the maths for households or anyone running a VPN across phones, laptops, TVs, and a router at the same time. The privacy story holds up too.

Deloitte has independently verified the no-logs policy twice under the ISAE 3000 standard — once in January 2023 and again in June 2025 — inspecting server configuration, deployment processes, and the Software Defined Network components. Cure53 audited the browser extensions in November 2018 and the full server infrastructure in April 2021, rating the overall security posture as solid.

Performance is competitive without being class-leading. Independent reviewers recorded 752 Mbps on a Seattle server and 556 Mbps on a UK server from a 1 Gbps base connection, with reliable unblocking across 16-plus Netflix regional libraries. The patented Nexus infrastructure, built on Software Defined Networking, unlocks features rivals don't offer: IP Rotator cycles your IP every 5 to 10 minutes inside a chosen region, and Multi-IP assigns a different IP per session — rolling out first on macOS from November 2025.

Headquartered in the Netherlands with no mandatory VPN data-retention rules, Surfshark is also a founding member of the VPN Trust Initiative and was awarded its Trust Seal in September 2023. The cons matter. Renewal pricing climbs steeply: the 2-year Starter plan that begins at $1.99 per month typically renews at around $4.98 per month, and One and One+ plans roughly double or triple.

Streaming reliability is more inconsistent than top-tier rivals — early 2025 Reddit threads documented widespread Netflix blocking on Fire TV Stick devices, with users resorting to specific country servers or protocol switches. Since the February 2022 merger with Nord Security, Surfshark and NordVPN share a parent, which raises consolidation concerns even though the infrastructure stays separate.

The apps are also not open source, so independent code review is harder than with Mullvad or ProtonVPN. Choose Surfshark if device count matters and you want a credibly audited VPN at the lower end of the pricing curve. If you prioritise open-source clients or the absolute largest server network, ProtonVPN or NordVPN are stronger choices.