Surfshark
The cheapest full-featured commercial VPN — unlimited devices.
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sovereigntySurfshark is the value pick among mainstream commercial VPNs: cheap on a long plan, unlimited simultaneous devices, a big server network, and a no-logs policy audited by Deloitte. It is closed-source (proprietary apps and its own protocol), and it briefly holds your IP during an active session to prevent abuse, deleting it within about 15 minutes of disconnect. If you want a polished, feature-rich VPN and price matters more to you than open-source transparency, it's the strongest commercial option here.
SOURCE-AVAILABLEProprietary
LicenseProprietary
Pricing~$2/month on a 2-year plan; about $15/month month-to-month
Open sourceNo
Self-hostableNo
Local-first dataNo
What it does well
- +Very cheap on a long plan; unlimited devices
- +No-logs policy audited by Deloitte (2023 and 2025)
- +Feature-rich — streaming, ad/tracker blocking, big network
Where it falls short
- −Closed-source apps and proprietary protocol
- −Temporarily stores your IP during a session (deleted ~15 min after)
- −The cheap price requires a long prepaid commitment
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Surfshark head-to-head
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