VPN · head to head · checked 5 August 2026
Proton VPN vs Surfshark
3 VPN plans from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs, and where the price comes from.
Proton VPN
from $2.99/mo
Plus · 2 plans listed
Surfshark
from £1.79/mo
Starter · 1 plans listed
Which is cheaper, Proton VPN or Surfshark?
Surfshark's cheapest listed plan is Starter at £1.79/mo; Proton VPN's is Plus at $2.99/mo.
How many VPN plans does each offer here?
We list 2 for Proton VPN and 1 for Surfshark, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
Proton VPN
Everything from Proton VPNPlusapprox
- Term
- 2-year
- Servers
- 20,000 in 144 countries
- Devices
- 10 connections
- Jurisdiction
- Switzerland
- Audit
- Apps are open-source; audited by Securitum
Plusapprox
- Term
- Monthly
- Servers
- 20,000 in 144 countries
- Devices
- 10 connections
- Jurisdiction
- Switzerland
- Audit
- Apps are open-source; audited by Securitum
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
Proton VPN 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.