Surfshark testing: How many VPNs are there for 1.79 Euros?

Poor performance

In our comparison, Surfshark is one of the cheapest VPN services. However, the service can have special features during testing. We will show you how.

Server selection and speed

7.0

Operation and operating system

8.0

Transparency and security

7.0

Good value for money

Tenth place

Test conclusion: unbeatable cheap

Good server choices and cheaper two-year prices are the absolute plus points for SurfShark. However, in some regions, there is a lack of fast servers. The software also has some shortcomings.

we like

• Server selection
• Preferential two-year price
• Suitable for China

We don't like

• speed
• Service Area

Tested VPN providers: best service comparison

With a VPN connection, you can safely and anonymously move through the network. In this comparison, we provide you with the best VPN provider in the test and tell you which VPN service is best for you.

• the first

  

  NordVPN

• Second place

  

  Cyber ​​ghost

• Third place

  

  ZenMate

• fourth place

  

  Surfshark VPN

• 5,

  

  Proton VPN

• 6.

  

  Windscribe

• 7

  

  Tunnel Bear VPN

• 8.

  

  Virtual private network

• 9.

  

  KeepSolid VPN unlimited

• Tenth place

  

  VeePN

For comparison

table of Contents

1. Surfshark in streaming media use
   

2. Can Surfshark be used as an emergency medicine for local diseases?
   

3. Surfing speed
   

4. company location
   

5. Surfshark fees: price, subscription and payment method
   

6. Is there a free surfing shark?
   

7. Supported countries and agreements
   

8. in conclusion
   

As a Surfshark customer, you have used more than 1,000 VPN servers in a total of 61 states, and its security has been confirmed by the German security company Cure53 to prevent hackers. The company promised not to store or analyze any user data, which is called "no log" in the industry. Compared with many competitors, Surfshark can be used in parallel on an unlimited number of devices.

Surfshark has two surprising things. On the one hand, good prices-to be discussed later-on the other hand, some technical settings. use Shadow socks Surfshark is one of the very few services that uses this strange protocol. For your understanding: This is a special agreement, mainly used by Chinese in China to circumvent the domestic censorship system. This is why Surfshark provides the "NoBorders" feature in the settings, which can be activated with a single click and bypass the "large firewall" status check.

In addition, two common protocols Open VPN with IKEv2 / IPsec stand by. Surfshark also uses industry-standard AES 256 encryption. Another new feature is the kill switch, that is, if the VPN is disconnected, the Internet connection is always disconnected. In this software, you can Multi-hop Jump to destinations in two countries.

We also found that in practice whitelist. This allows you to store rules to treat certain programs or IPs differently. Sometimes this is necessary, for example in online banking.

Surfshark in practice: our experience with Windows software

You can connect to the Surfshark server manually by using the selected device, or use the company's own Surfshark software for desktop and mobile devices. The corresponding Windows software was disappointing in the preliminary test two years ago. Therefore, we have carefully studied this.

At the same time, the VPN provider has made a good modification here. Where we could only choose servers manually from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States at the time, this is getting better now. We still miss the workload indicator. The automatic connection to the next fastest server now also works.

Surfshark in streaming media use

Surfshark can make Netflix and Co. accessible. We regularly conduct two-way tests (USA and Germany). However, the quality of the service cannot be compared with NordVPN, CyberGhost VPN or ZenMate. Especially 4k video may become jerky.

The best solution is to automatically connect to the fastest server. This makes the use of streaming services (such as Netflix, Disney + and Amazon Prime) easy and convenient.

Can Surfshark be used as an emergency medicine for local diseases?

This is no longer an internal reminder: if there is a problem with the availability of the Internet line or service, the use of VPN will help. What's wrong is very simple: the route from your own computer to the online service is run through each node (and then each part). If the service itself does not have a server failure, but a part of the network infrastructure fails, bypassing another server can solve the problem. However, an important prerequisite is that you can manually select the server. Unfortunately, Surfshark cannot provide this service. Therefore, only try foreign countries nearby. It works, but it does not guarantee success.

Surfing speed

Now, the transmission speed of the Surfshark server looks better. Most importantly, the fastest pre-selected server has a very good speed. However, ties with Asia, the United States and Australia are still bump. Server performance sometimes varies from state to state-even at almost the same geographic distance, there is no choice but to test it. For this, we use an internal DSL speed test.

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company location

The service is provided by Surfshark Limited in the British Virgin Islands. The purpose is to prevent European and American authorities from accessing the data, but it is actually detrimental to users. Because compared with Europe and North America, even if Surfshark promises not to store or reuse any user data, the British Virgin Islands does not have strict data protection laws to guarantee this.

Surfshark fees: price, subscription and payment method

You must subscribe to use Surfshark. The monthly subscription fee is 9.89 euros. If you choose an annual subscription, you have to pay 59.88 euros. The total cost of the two-year plan to April 2020 is 42.96 euros, which is greatly reduced. Although the monthly and annual prices are average, Convincing two-year plan price

At checkout, Surfshark is not picky. The service accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover, PayPal, Sofort (transfer), Amazon Pay, Bitcoin with CoinPayments, and Giropay and Webmoney credit cards. Why PayPal pays 8.16 Euros more than all other payment methods is still a mystery.

Is there a free surfing shark?

Surfshark does not provide a free version, nor does it offer a limited or trial period. However, Surfshark currently (April 2020) offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. In the past few months, this method of understanding VPN services has become increasingly popular, and Surfshark is now using this method. In the linked article, we explain in detail why we can't find a free VPN service very well and always resort to a money-back guarantee.

Supported countries and agreements

The following table lists all server locations and the technologies supported there. Note that we usually do not consider shadow socks separately, which is possible at all locations in Surfshark. OpenVPN offers two variants, UDP and TCP.

Server selection and speed

7.0

Operation and operating system

8.0

Transparency and security

7.0

Good value for money

Tenth place

Information about tested products

You can find more information about how we deal with test products, how to conduct tests, and general guidelines for editors in the Transparency Guide.

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Leaderboard

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