Surfshark review
VPNDutch VPN with unlimited simultaneous devices, 4,500+ servers in 100+ countries, and a no-logs policy audited by Deloitte.
- No-logs auditDeloitte (2023 and 2025); first audit by Cure53 in 2018; SecuRing audited the server infrastructure in December 2025.
- JurisdictionNetherlands: according to the company, Dutch legislation does not require retaining user data. Since 2022 Surfshark has belonged to the same corporate group as NordVPN, following the merger with Nord Security, although both brands operate independently.
- Money-back window30 days
Surfshark shows prices in the currency of the country you visit from, so the entry figure varies; the cheapest plan requires a 24-month commitment plus 3 free months, billed in one go, and renews at the full annual rate afterwards.
Surfshark is the virtual private network (VPN) run by the Dutch company Surfshark B.V., built for anyone starting to protect their connection as well as for people who need to encrypt several devices at once, since every plan includes unlimited simultaneous connections. Its network runs on more than 4,500 RAM-only servers in over 100 countries, supporting WireGuard, OpenVPN and IKEv2, plus its own reconnection technology, Everlink.
Its no-logs policy has been reviewed by Deloitte in 2023 and 2025, following an initial audit by Cure53 in 2018, the year Surfshark launched; in December 2025, the firm SecuRing also audited its server infrastructure. Surfshark is headquartered in Amsterdam and, according to the company, Dutch law does not require it to retain user data. It's worth knowing that since 2022 Surfshark has belonged to the same corporate group as NordVPN, following its merger with Nord Security, though the two brands and their products continue to operate independently. The entry plan accepts cryptocurrency payment (not available on mobile devices), comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, and starts at roughly $2 a month on a 24-month commitment plus 3 free months, billed upfront; after that period renewal is charged at the full annual rate. The subscription also bundles features such as Bypasser (split tunneling), a kill switch, and an optional dedicated IP add-on at extra cost.
Features
- Servers
- 4.500
- Countries
- 100
- Simultaneous devices
- Unlimited
- No-logs audit
- Deloitte (2023 and 2025); first audit by Cure53 in 2018; SecuRing audited the server infrastructure in December 2025.
- Jurisdiction
- Netherlands: according to the company, Dutch legislation does not require retaining user data. Since 2022 Surfshark has belonged to the same corporate group as NordVPN, following the merger with Nord Security, although both brands operate independently.
- Protocols
- Kill switch
- Split tunnelling
- Dedicated IP
- Pays with crypto
- Money-back window
- 30 days
Surfshark
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