SurfShark review

Surfshark uses the most secure encryption standard to date, AES 256 bits, which even one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world (Sunway TaihuLight) will take about 800 quadrillion years to decrypt, which is why it is used by many governments, as well as banks and other institutions that require to keep their data a key secret.

Sometimes a password is not enough to secure your account and this is where two-factor authentication comes in, which will serve as an additional shield to your account access, it consists of using two different types of authentication, which makes it incredibly difficult for cybercriminals to hack you.

To establish a secure connection between the VPN client and the VPN network, we will look at of course what protocols the service offers us and what their speed, security, and performance are. Surfshark offers us one of the most popular and reliable VPN protocols, OpenVPN, we also have IKEv2, WireGuard - a great new addition to the protocols, which uses modern cryptography algorithms, provides us with lightning-fast speeds and it is completely transparent since it has open-source code. And the last protocol in the list, but not the most important, is the protocol Shadowsocks - it is great for people who live or sometimes are in countries with strict restrictive censorship (China, UAE, Egypt, etc.) But it should be noted that it encrypts only your browser traffic, not the entire device.

We also have Camouflage mode in the app, which helps hide the very fact that you are using a VPN. Plus, Surfshark never collects and stores your personal data, IP address, which greatly increases the level of your anonymity.

Now let's talk about an important criterion for evaluating VPN service, such as performance, otherwise, there is no point in using a VPN service that provides you with reliable features to ensure the anonymity of your identity, but work, surfing websites, watching shows, and movies becomes unbearable because of the great loss of speed.

Surshark, in comparison to other premium VPN services, has a massive server network (198 VPN servers in 67 countries), which provides a decent smooth operation with very fast speeds. True, not all of them are physical, there are virtual servers, but especially this does not affect anything, you get of course a local IP, but physically the server will be located in another country.

As usual, we will test the speed without VPN service, connect to the recommended, as well as the most remote, for example, to unblock the streaming platform.

According to the test results, we can make sure that the high performance of the service, that the servers are running smoothly, we have not had any buffering on the most remote servers to view the American library Netflix. Fans of online games can breathe a sigh of relief, as Surfshark demonstrated quite fast connections to the servers.

Of course, a big role is played by the location of the server, the closer it is to you, the faster the speed of streaming information, and using the "Nearest Country" and "Fastest Server" functions, I almost did not notice a decrease in speed, it was at most 15 percent.

In this section, we will take a look at the features of Surfshark that provide users with safe surfing on the Internet, ensure your digital anonymity, understand the features and find out what makes Surfshark different from other VPN services.

The Killswitch feature is a very important feature when your VPN connection gets interrupted for some reason. Killswitch will automatically disconnect your device, making it impossible for your IP address and personal information to be leaked.

The MultiHop function is connecting to the network through two different servers, thus your IP address is reliably masked and there is almost no chance to detect it, which is additional protection for your privacy in the digital world and stands out among the features of other services.

Whitelister is IP addresses, email addresses, applications approved by the administrator, what is it for? This is done to protect your private network and devices from external attacks and only the objects on this list will have access to the system.

Override GPS - you may have noticed if Uber requests your location and you are not constantly being tracked, if you are tired of being tracked you can use this feature, select a server and it will assign you the location to that server.

If you want to enjoy surfing the Internet without ads, and to protect yourself from malware, under VPN Features enable the Clean Web feature.

A split tunneling feature that allows you to share files, watch videos under VPN encryption and lets you choose which traffic goes through the VPN.

The app looks really good and very simple, there is a dark mode, it is not particularly difficult for a beginner to understand how the app works, for this there is even a brief description under each option. In general, I like the design and the user interface of the applications on different platforms, they are almost all the same, easy to use, and intuitively understand.

We continue the review and move on to device compatibility. The first thing worth noting about Surfshark is the unlimited number of connected devices, which makes it head and shoulders above the rest and is my favorite feature of the service.

Surfshark works on platforms like Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Amazon Fire TV and others. You won't have to re-adapt to the app on other devices and operating systems because Surfshark apps are the same everywhere, on your phone, on your tablet, on your laptop, on your PC.

Everything is simple enough, even for beginners, with an intuitive and pleasant interface. It is worth reminding about fake GPS location on Android. if you feel like you are constantly being followed by companies like Uber, Facebook, Instagram and other popular apps and you want to manage your GPS location, then you should just go into the application and enable this useful feature. Surfshark is also compatible with the router, but you will have to install the client manually because there is no application, or you can contact the support service and they will explain to you how to do it correctly.

There are extensions for Chrome and Firefox and often forget to mention compatibility with PlayStation, Xbox, Apple TV, Smart TV, which is good news for users of these devices.

SurfShark services are a bit overpriced, but given their functionality, it provides anonymity to your digital identity and decent streaming speeds.

Surfshark offers the following plans:

1 Month - 12.95 USD per month

24 Months + 3 Months - 2.21 USD per month

6 Months - 6.49 USD per month

Also, they offer 30 days money-back guarantee, so you can test their service and decide if it suits your needs.

You can pay by Credit / Debit cards, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Google Pay, and cryptocurrency.