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Alternatives to Surfshark
23 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Surfshark in this directory. Below is what separates each from Surfshark on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Surfshark starts at
- $1.78/month
Why people look past Surfshark
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Surfshark entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Surfshark carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Consumer and business VPN from Nord Security, registered in Panama, with repeated third-party no-logs audits.
- Starts $2.21 a month dearer, at $3.99/month.
High-speed Swiss VPN that safeguards your privacy
- Can be used without paying; Surfshark cannot.
Consumer VPN operated from Romania and owned by Kape Technologies, with a no-logs claim audited by Deloitte.
- Starts $0.4099999999999999 a month dearer, at $2.19/month.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Can be used without paying; Surfshark cannot.
- 1 tier to Surfshark's 3.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- 1 tier to Surfshark's 3.
Workforce and customer authentication from a certificate authority
- Starts $0.21999999999999997 a month dearer, at $2/month.
- 2 tiers to Surfshark's 3.
Every Surfshark alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfshark (this page) | $1.78/month | - | 3 | |
| NordVPNPremium VPN with larger server network and advanced security features, similar unlimited device support. | $3.99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Surfshark |
| ProtonVPNPrivacy-focused VPN with transparent Swiss jurisdiction and audited no-logs policy. | Free | Freemium | - | vs Surfshark |
| CyberGhost VPNBeginner-friendly VPN with dedicated streaming servers and unlimited simultaneous connections. | $2.19/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Surfshark |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Surfshark |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Surfshark |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Surfshark |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Surfshark |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Surfshark |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Surfshark badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- ProtonVPN , Free
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
Surfshark is most often brought in for vpn, privacy, security suite. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Surfshark is broadly right and the question is cost, the Surfshark pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Surfshark runs on windows, macos, ios, android, linux. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Surfshark alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Surfshark?
- 23 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by NordVPN, ProtonVPN, CyberGhost VPN, Google Authenticator. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Surfshark?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: ProtonVPN, Google Authenticator.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Surfshark?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Surfshark?
- Surfshark is most often brought in for vpn, privacy, security suite. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Surfshark?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Surfshark alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Surfshark against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Surfshark covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 23 tools beside Surfshark. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.