Surfshark Review: Unlimited Devices and Premium Features at a Budget Price

Surfshark's strategy is simple: take the premium VPN feature list, remove the premium price, and remove the device limit while you're at it. For families and device hoarders it's the most interesting offer in our ranking — here's how it held up in testing.

Surfshark's value proposition

One subscription, unlimited devices, full security suite, 100-country network — for €1.99/month. The obvious question is what got cut to hit that price. After testing, our honest answer: surprisingly little.

Pricing — the 2-year cost comparison

Monthly is €15.45 (avoid it); the 24+3-months plan works out to €1.99/month. Against NordVPN you save ~€27 over two years for a comparable feature set; against PIA it's a near tie, decided by which extras you value. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Unlimited devices — the family subscription angle

This is the killer feature. Phones, laptops, tablets, TVs, the kids' devices, the grandparents' laptop you administer remotely — one account covers all of it simultaneously. Only PIA matches this among our picks, and IPVanish elsewhere. For a household, the per-person cost becomes trivial.

Server network: 100 countries

4,500+ RAM-only servers across 100 countries. The network is mid-sized but well distributed, and we never struggled to find a fast nearby server. City-level selection is available in larger countries.

Speed tests

WireGuard results on a 500 Mbps line:

• Nearby (Frankfurt): ~440 Mbps down, ping 13 ms
• US East: ~300 Mbps down, ping 97 ms

Comfortably in the top tier, just behind NordVPN's nearby numbers in our measurements.

Security and malware protection

AES-256, WireGuard/OpenVPN/IKEv2, kill switch, private DNS on every server and clean leak tests. CleanWeb blocks ads, trackers and malware domains — comparable to the threat blockers rivals sell as add-ons. Rotating IP can change your IP periodically without dropping the connection, and an optional dedicated IP is available. The no-logs policy is audited (Deloitte); jurisdiction is the Netherlands.

Streaming and torrenting

Netflix US and Disney+ unblocked reliably in our tests; Hulu needed one server hop. P2P is allowed on every server, and torrenting speeds matched the speed-test numbers. No streaming-labelled servers à la CyberGhost, but we rarely needed the help.

The GPS quirk — and the workaround

The one notable oddity: some mobile apps read your real GPS position regardless of VPN, so a location-based app may still see where you are. Surfshark is the rare VPN that ships a fix — Android's app includes a GPS override that matches your spoofed location to the VPN server. iOS offers no such override (Apple restriction), so know the limitation there.

Apps and platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Android TV, Fire TV, Apple TV and browser extensions. Apps are modern and clean — slightly busier than CyberGhost's, simpler than PIA's.

Pros and cons

Pros: unlimited devices · €1.99/month with premium feature set · CleanWeb malware/ad blocking included · audited no-logs, RAM-only servers · strong speeds

Cons: awful monthly price (€15.45) · GPS override is Android-only · support quality varies at peak times

Verdict: best price-to-feature ratio?

For households, yes. Surfshark delivers ~95% of NordVPN's experience at two-thirds of the cost, with no device counting. If you're protecting one or two devices, PIA's bigger network edges it; for everyone with a family's worth of screens, Surfshark is the smart-money pick.

Try it yourself

One subscription. Every device you own. Under €2 a month. Try Surfshark with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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