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NHave I Been Pwned vs Surfshark
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Have I Been Pwned if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: individuals, security teams
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Choose Surfshark if…
- you work on Windows, macOS, Linux
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, families
Side by side
Feature Have I Been Pwned Surfshark
Pricing modelPricing unknownPaid
Starting price—$2.49/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Does not log online activity; servers RAM-only, wiped on restart
PlatformsWeb, APIWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome
CategoryBreach & dark web monitoringVPN
CompanyHave I Been PwnedSurfshark B.V.
Full feature lists
H Have I Been Pwned
- Email search across billions of breached records
- Breach history timeline for each email address
- Paste record detection from public data dumps
- Notify Me alerts for future breaches
- Domain search for monitoring corporate domains
- Pwned Passwords service
- API for developers and security teams
- MCP server integration
S Surfshark
- 4500+ servers in 100 countries at 10 Gbps
- Unlimited simultaneous devices
- Split tunneling, rotating IP and double VPN
- Ad and cookie pop-up blocker
- Antivirus with real-time scans and webcam protection
- Scam text detection and AI email scam checker
- Data leak alerts for email, ID and credit cards
- Masked email and persona generator
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Have I Been Pwned · haveibeenpwned.com
Surfshark · surfshark.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Have I Been Pwned
Pricing unknown. Plan details aren't published.
Surfshark
Surfshark Starter$2.49/mo ($67.23 for first 27 months), or $2.99/mo on 12-month plan ($44.85 for first 15 months), or $18.95/mo billed monthly
Surfshark One$2.49/mo ($67.23 for first 27 months), or $3.09/mo on 12-month plan ($46.35 for first 15 months), or $19.95/mo billed monthly
Surfshark One+$3.99/mo ($107.73 for first 27 months), or $6.99/mo on 12-month plan ($104.85 for first 15 months), or $22.85/mo billed monthly
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
Have I Been Pwned
No changes since we started tracking.
Surfshark
- Nov 7, 2026Starting price: none → $2.49/mo; Surfshark Starter: £1.79/mo (£48.33 for first 27 months) → $2.49; Surfshark One: £1.79/mo (£48.33 for first 27 months) → $2.49; Surfshark One+: £2.89/mo (£78.03 for first 27 months) → $3.99
Strengths and limitations
Have I Been Pwned
- Covers 1,051 breached sites and over 17.8 billion accounts
- Single email checks run from the home page without an account
- API and MCP server available for integrations
- Shows paste records as well as breaches
- Only finds breaches that have been loaded into HIBP
- Home page includes sponsored ads
Surfshark
- Unlimited devices on one account
- 4500+ servers in 100 countries with RAM-only, audited no-logs setup
- Antivirus certified by AV-Test
- 30-day money-back guarantee and 24/7 support
- No free plan
- Identity theft coverage limited to US residents, excluding New York State
- Incogni data removal only for US, UK, EU, Swiss and Canadian residents
- Scam call protection not yet available
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 7, 2026. Editorial policy