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VIPVanish vs Surfshark
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose IPVanish if…
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, travelers
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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 IPVanish Surfshark
Pricing modelPricing unknownPaid
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Platforms—Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome
Company—Surfshark B.V.
Full feature lists
I IPVanish
- Encrypted VPN connection
- 150+ server locations
- Verified no-logs policy
- Next-gen antivirus for devices
- 30-day money-back guarantee
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.
IPVanish · ipvanish.com
Surfshark · surfshark.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
IPVanish
Pricing unknown. Plan details aren't published.
Surfshark
Surfshark Starter£1.79/mo (£48.33 for first 27 months)
Surfshark One£1.79/mo (£48.33 for first 27 months)
Surfshark One+£2.89/mo (£78.03 for first 27 months)
Strengths and limitations
IPVanish
- 150+ server locations
- No-logs policy described as verified
- Antivirus bundled with the VPN
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Pricing not shown on the provided pages
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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VV
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Open-source VPN with unlimited devices, no-logs policy and servers in 113 countries
From $2.03/mo
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From $2.03/mo
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Open-source VPN with unlimited devices, no-logs policy and servers in 113 countries
VPNOpen source
E
EE
Paid
C
C
Paid
P
PP
From $1.69/mo
Facts from each vendor's public pages. Editorial policy