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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16 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..."
"Я з норд впн мав проблеми з підключенням, а ось Surfshark літає просто"
"Best for privacy: MullVad, CopVPN, ProtonVPN. Best for speed: Surfshark, Express, NordVPN."
"I’ve had the best luck with Surfshark. Solid speeds and easy to use."
"Imo nord is way behind in speeds and connection with surfshark it just works very well I just got surfshark a week ago I still have 6 months left with nord so I'm fully committed to surfshark I've done speedtest from both and surfshark is w..."
"...nord don’t fully support it) - I’m getting around 750Mb/s on most ‘Speedtest’ sites through Surfshark VPN on a 1Gbps FTTP connection I was astounded by that result and I’m seeing that consistently and without much variation betwee..."
"I had it for several years. Switched to Surfshark when renewal came up because I was dissatisfied with speeds and reliability, especially in the final year of my term. I have been more than satisfied after switching. TL;DR: I cannot recomm..."
"... sponsored so I tested the 3 cheapest black friday deals myself. My connection is 250mbps normally Surfshark at $1.99/month - speeds around 180mbps, worked fine for netflix and regular browsing, no complaints really, interface is simple A..."
"...nsored. From what I’ve seen on Reddit, a few names keep popping up: **NordVPN**, **ExpressVPN**, **Surfshark**, **Mullvad**, and **ProtonVPN**. Each one seems to have its own crowd of fans. NordVPN seems popular for its speed and overall r..."
"...his sounds really complicated, just be aware you more or less get what you pay for. I currently use SurfShark and they are fine for my purposes, they may or may not be suitable for your requirements. Keep in mind Cloudflare compiles a cons..."
"... really good speeds with the IPVanish network overall, most of their network has 40Gb/s servers and Surfshark is mostly 10Gb/s I think. I am in the states and I get \~900Mb/s with my Gig connection. This is on my mac. Streaming is good, I u..."
"Hello, I am looking for a new VPN provider that has a good Black Friday deal. I was looking at Proton VPN for their 10GIG speed until I came across that Surf Shark offer the same plus starting (just one area for now sadly) 100GIG speed. Do..."
"I’ve used PIA for years with no complaints. Though I sometimes found it slow at times. I’ve heard Surfshark is fast, and they had a better deal than PIA. I switched this year. So far, I can’t tell the difference, and I like the PIA interfac..."
"...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."
"I have noticed issues with windows apps not working when surfshark is active, like mail clients, messangers, icloud app for windows. Support is clear miss in my case. Vpn itself has good speed in my case as I just want enc of traffic and al..."
"I got pretty much almost zero loss, tho i spent a lot of time resesrching and implementing things the right way - which makes it mode frustrating when SS refuses to help after you did their homework. Mostly, i made sure my routing is corr..."