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Surfshark vs TunnelBear
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Surfshark if…
- you work on Linux
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious individuals, families
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Choose TunnelBear if…
- you're in its core audience: everyday internet users, travelers
Side by side
Feature Surfshark TunnelBear
Pricing modelPaidPricing unknown
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, ChromemacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome
CompanySurfshark B.V.—
Full feature lists
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
T TunnelBear
- Private, secure web browsing over VPN
- Unblocks websites around the world
- Mac and Windows apps
- iOS and Android apps
- Chrome browser extension
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Surfshark · surfshark.com
TunnelBear · tunnelbear.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
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)
TunnelBear
Pricing unknown. Plan details aren't published.
Strengths and limitations
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
TunnelBear
- Apps for Mac, PC, iOS, Android and Chrome
- Built around simple use
- No pricing information on the pages we received
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Paid
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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
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Paid
Facts from each vendor's public pages. Editorial policy