Surfshark Review
Community-sourced VPN review based on real Reddit & Twitter discussions
Surfshark comes up a lot as a good-value VPN that’s easy to live with day to day. People like that it’s usually cheaper than the big-name alternatives, works well for streaming (Netflix, Hulu, YouTube...
What the Community Says
Surfshark comes up a lot as a good-value VPN that’s easy to live with day to day. People like that it’s usually cheaper than the big-name alternatives, works well for streaming (Netflix, Hulu, YouTube TV), and lets you use it on unlimited devices, which is great for families or lots of gadgets. When it’s behaving, it feels fast and stable enough for regular browsing, streaming, and even torrenting with features like a kill switch.
The biggest complaints are about trust and reliability: some folks don’t love the company connections/ownership and get a “big VPN brand” vibe that makes them uneasy about privacy. Streaming can also be hit-or-miss depending on the service and region (some platforms detect and block it), and a few people run into frustrating account or billing issues like renewals not matching what they expected. Support and refunds can feel slow or rigid when something goes wrong, which is a pain if you need quick fixes.
Strengths
- Unlimited devices
- Good value for the price
- Works well with popular streaming services
- Generally fast speeds
- Useful safety features like a kill switch
Weaknesses
- Billing and renewal issues
- Support can be slow or unhelpful
- Some streaming apps still detect/block it
- Trust concerns about company ownership/jurisdiction
- Occasional location/IP accuracy complaints
Summary generated 1 week ago from 413 community mentions
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11 reviews"...ans that offer monthly billing instead of long commitments. I decided to try the monthly plan from Surfshark even though it costs more per month compared to their longer plans. Setup was quick on both my phone and laptop, and everything wo..."
"Surfshark. Inexpensive, works great and has a kill switch. Runs on Android, Windows and Linux. Don't know about the Apple universe."
"Surfshark, best VPN for IPTV. Has Android app."
"I went with Surfshark because it was cheap and the app didn’t confuse me. Worked fine on phone and laptop with zero effort."
"I have NordVPN and it works perfectly for me, I took advantage of Surfshark's Black Friday and I really have no complaints so far, I have it on my Windows 10 laptop and PC, an Apple TV, 2 Android TVs, 3 iPhones and 2 Samsungs so far without..."
"...re is a network change adguard goes off and never comes back on its own Before adguard I was with surfshark. Just like adguard I had long term subscription with them too. If it disconnects it would reconnect without me manually intervenin..."
"Thanks. Yea proton has the switch and works on my android just not the shield. Surf shark may win tho if I switch"
"@TechNadu @surfshark We encountered this challenge with Urban Shield VPN last year. Supporting outdated operating systems introduces more security risks than it mitigates. What Android version does your device run? 🔒"
"...he time, and when they do work they can be slow. That might be because of the government outside of Surfshark’s control but still."
"Since the last update for Android TV, Surfshark unfortunately no longer starts automatically.I had that problem a year ago. It was fixed with an update. That problem is back again. On Android mobile, I find that Surfshark blocks too many ..."
"...me result. I use DuckDuckGo on my Samsung Android Tablet and haven't been able to connect to my new SurfShark app. Have disabled the Tracking App on DDG but the SurfShark VPN won't connect. I just want to be able to stream Netflix and..."