VPN · head to head · checked 8 August 2026
Private Internet Access vs Surfshark
3 VPN plans from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs, and where the price comes from.
Private Internet Access
from $2.03/mo
3-year + 3 months free · 2 plans listed
Surfshark
from £1.79/mo
Starter · 1 plans listed
Which is cheaper, Private Internet Access or Surfshark?
Private Internet Access's cheapest listed plan is 3-year + 3 months free at $2.03/mo; Surfshark's is Starter at £1.79/mo.
How many VPN plans does each offer here?
We list 2 for Private Internet Access and 1 for Surfshark, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
Private Internet Access
Everything from Private Internet Access3-year + 3 months freeapprox
- Term
- 3-year
- Servers
- 30,000 in 90 countries
- Devices
- Unlimited connections
- Jurisdiction
- United States (5/9/14-Eyes member)
- Audit
- No-logs policy audited by Deloitte — only major VPN based in the US. PIA no longer offers a 2-year plan — replaced by this 3-year term (36 + 3 bonus months, billed as one upfront charge, ~83% off list price).
Monthlyapprox
- Term
- Monthly
- Servers
- 30,000 in 90 countries
- Devices
- Unlimited connections
- Jurisdiction
- United States (5/9/14-Eyes member)
- Audit
- No-logs policy audited by Deloitte — only major VPN based in the US
Surfshark
Everything from SurfsharkStarter
- Term
- 24-month
- Servers
- 4,500 in 100 countries
- Devices
- Unlimited connections
- Jurisdiction
- Netherlands (5/9/14-Eyes member)
- Audit
- No-logs policy audited by Deloitte
Private Internet Access against the rest
Surfshark against the rest
How this page is made: every figure above is computed from the plans listed, which were checked against each provider's own pricing page (linked per plan, with the date). Nothing here is ranked by who pays us. The highlighted plan is each provider's best on price. Non-USD prices are converted at an approximate fixed rate for comparison only. See our methodology and how we make money.