Surfshark vs IPVanish

Round by round

1. Round 1What customers say on TrustpilotSurfshark wins
   Surfshark8/10

   4.3 out of 5

   TrustScore from 31,424 reviews on Trustpilot

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   IPVanish5/10

   4 out of 5

   TrustScore from 10,280 reviews on Trustpilot

   • 4 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Surfshark wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

2. Round 2How many devices at onceTie
   Surfshark7/10

   Unlimited

   simultaneous connections

   Source: security.org ↗

   IPVanish7/10

   Unlimited

   simultaneous connections

   Source: secureguides.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

3. Round 3Trying it before you payTie
   Surfshark7/10

   30-day money-back guarantee

   no free plan; refund within 30 days

   • paid only

   Source: surfshark.com ↗

   IPVanish7/10

   No free plan

   paid only

   Source: security.org ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

4. Round 4What it costs to startIPVanish wins
   Surfshark5/10

   $18.95/mo billed monthly (not $16.45)

   1 month billing tab

   • $16.45/mo, billed monthly, against $14.99/mo, billed monthly

   Source: surfshark.com ↗

   IPVanish8/10

   $14.99/mo, billed monthly

   Essential; Monthly Plan tab vs 2-Year Plan tab (first term)

   Source: ipvanish.com ↗

   IPVanish wins this round on what the published sources say.

5. Round 5What the long plan costsIPVanish wins
   Surfshark5/10

   $2.49/mo, first 27 months

   Surfshark Starter; '1 month' tab vs '24 months' tab (+3 extra months, first term)

   • $2.49/mo, first 27 months, against $2.39/mo, first 2 years

   Source: surfshark.com ↗

   IPVanish8/10

   $2.39/mo, first 2 years

   Essential; Monthly Plan tab vs 2-Year Plan tab (first term)

   Source: ipvanish.com ↗

   IPVanish wins this round on what the published sources say.

6. Round 6How many servers it runsSurfshark wins
   Surfshark8/10

   4,500+ servers

   Surfshark Starter; '1 month' tab vs '24 months' tab (+3 extra months, first term)

   Source: surfshark.com ↗

   IPVanish5/10

   3,400+ servers

   Essential; Monthly Plan tab vs 2-Year Plan tab (first term)

   • 3,400+ servers, against 4,500+ servers

   Source: ipvanish.com ↗

   Surfshark wins this round on what the published sources say.

Side by side

Surfshark

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IPVanish

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Overall score

6.5

6.5

Price

See price

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What the long plan costs

6.9

7.0

What it costs to start

5.0

6.0

What customers say on Trustpilot

7.3

5.8

How many devices at once

7.5

7.7

How many countries it covers

6.5

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Head-to-head findings

What the long plan costs

$2.49

$2.39/mo, first 2 years

What it costs to start

$18.95/mo billed monthly (not $16.45)

$14.99/mo, billed monthly

What customers say on Trustpilot

4.3 out of 5

4 out of 5

How many devices at once

Unlimited

Unlimited

How many countries it covers

100 countries

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Trying it before you pay

7-day free trial

No free plan

How long you have to get a refund

30-day money-back

30-day money-back

How many servers it runs

4,500+ servers

3,400+ servers

Record

Head-to-head record

0–5–3

2–2–2

Head-to-heads won

0 %

50 %

Rounds won

36 %

31 %

Pros

• paid only

• paid only

Cons

• 4.2 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5
• $16.45/mo, billed monthly, against $14.99/mo, billed monthly
• 100 countries, against 150 countries
• 4,500+ servers, against 7,100+ servers

• 4 out of 5, against 4.2 out of 5
• 3,400+ servers, against 7,100+ servers
• 4 out of 5, against 4.4 out of 5
• 4 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5

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