NordVPN vs Surfshark

The deciding difference is device coverage. Every Surfshark plan allows unlimited simultaneous connections, and Starter includes an ad blocker, Bypasser split tunneling and Alternative ID masked emails, while every NordVPN plan stops at 10 devices and Basic leaves out the ad and tracker blocker, which starts on Complete. Month to month, NordVPN Basic costs $14.99 and Surfshark Starter $16.45. On the one-year plans, Basic is $65.88 for the first 12 months against a listed regular yearly price of $139.08, and Starter is $50.85 billed upfront, but Surfshark doesn't publish its renewal prices, so only NordVPN's later years can be budgeted from its own pricing page. Both have outside checks behind their no-logs claims: PwC and Deloitte reviewed NordVPN's between 2018 and 2024, and Deloitte gave assurance on Surfshark's in 2023 and 2025. Choose Surfshark for a household with more than 10 devices or for an ad blocker on the entry plan, and NordVPN if 10 devices are enough and you'd rather budget on a published regular price.