Surfshark Plans Compared: Starter vs Surfshark One vs One+

Surfshark has three plans. Starter is the VPN with CleanWeb ad and malware blocking and Alternative ID. Surfshark One adds antivirus, Alert breach monitoring, and scam protection. One+ adds Incogni data broker removal and, for new US customers, identity theft coverage. All three allow unlimited devices and come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

As of October 29, 2026, Surfshark's Black Friday deal prices One the same as Starter on the 2-year plan. That makes One the default choice for now.

Surfshark prices right now

These are the 24-month prices on Surfshark's official pricing page on October 29, 2026, in US dollars before VAT or sales tax. Each includes 3 extra months, so the term is 27 months.

The "old price" is 27 months at Surfshark's month-to-month rate: $18.95 for Starter, $19.95 for One, and $22.85 for One+. VPN.com's pricing tracker, updated October 16, lists the same monthly rates. Hardly anyone pays monthly for 27 months, so the "88% off" headline is generous.

Surfshark's pricing page also offers 12-month and 1-month terms but didn't show their prices in our check. TechRadar reported on October 12 that the 15-month One plan was $2.99 a month during the early Black Friday sale.

See current Surfshark prices

What renewal costs

This is the one number Surfshark makes hard to find. Its pricing page says you'll be charged "the applicable renewal price" and links to a terms page. That terms page says:

• Plans renew automatically at the full price, not the introductory rate.
• The 2-year plan is billed once at the start and then yearly after it ends.
• Surfshark emails a renewal reminder 30 days before the end date (not for 1-month plans).
• Renewals are charged in the currency of your first payment.
• Displayed renewal prices may be A/B tested and can change without notice.

On the day we checked, the renewal price table on that page was empty, so we can't give you a confirmed figure. Check your account dashboard after purchase, and turn off auto-renew if you want to decide later. We keep notes on renewal pricing across providers in our renewal price tracker.

What's in Starter

Starter is the VPN. Surfshark's plan guide (updated October 2026) lists:

• The VPN with RAM-only servers, unlimited simultaneous connections, Dynamic MultiHop (choose two servers to route through), and Bypasser (Surfshark's name for split tunneling).
• CleanWeb, which blocks ads, trackers, malware, and cookie pop-ups. Surfshark's CleanWeb page says it's in all subscriptions.
• Rotating IP, which changes your IP address every few minutes without dropping the connection.
• Alternative ID, a generated persona with an alternate email address you can give out instead of your real one.

Surfshark's features page lists 4,500+ servers. Auto-connect and a kill switch are standard.

What Surfshark One adds

Surfshark One is Starter plus a set of security tools:

• Antivirus with real-time protection, scheduled scans, and webcam protection.
• Alert, which watches for your email addresses, credit card details, and IDs in data leaks. Surfshark says it can scan IDs from more than 90 countries.
• Scam protection: an email scam checker and scam text protection. Surfshark's guide says this launched in August 2026.
• Web content blocker for filtering categories of sites across devices on your account.
• Search, Surfshark's private search tool, which its One product page lists as part of the bundle.

Alert isn't sold on its own; Surfshark's Alert page says it comes only in One and One+.

What One+ adds

One+ includes everything in One plus two services:

• Incogni, which sends removal requests to data brokers on your behalf. Surfshark's pricing page notes it's available to residents of the US, UK, EU, Switzerland, and Canada.
• Identity theft coverage for new One+ customers living in the US (including territories and DC), excluding New York State. Surfshark's coverage page lists up to $1M for identity recovery expenses, issued by HSB Specialty Insurance Company, plus access to a licensed identity theft investigator.

If you're outside the US, the coverage doesn't apply, and if you're outside Incogni's regions, One+ adds almost nothing over One. Our post on whether VPN security bundles are worth it goes deeper on that math.

Free trial, refunds, and switching tiers

Surfshark's deals page currently advertises a 7-day free trial, and its pricing page says trial use is limited to 3 devices until the trial ends. After that, you're on the paid plan you chose.

Every plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee when you buy from Surfshark directly. Subscriptions bought through Apple's App Store or Google Play follow those stores' refund policies instead, so buying on Surfshark's site keeps your options simpler.

Billing follows the term you pick. Surfshark's pricing FAQ says monthly plans bill every month, 1-year plans every 12 months, and the 2-year plan once at the start and then annually after it expires. That last part matters: the 2-year plan doesn't renew for another two years at the intro rate. It rolls into yearly billing at the full price.

Coupons

Surfshark's help center says only one coupon code can be applied per purchase. Its deals page lists a few codes Surfshark itself publishes, but the Black Friday prices above already show on the pricing page without one. Be skeptical of coupon sites promising extra discounts on top of the sale.

Who each plan is really for

Starter fits people who already have antivirus they like and don't want breach alerts. It's also the plan to compare against when you're shopping monthly or yearly terms, where Starter may be cheaper than One.

One fits most households: lots of devices, a mix of computers and phones, and someone who'd benefit from scam text and email checks. Parents and less technical family members get the most from it. Our guide on VPNs for families explains how one plan can cover everyone.

One+ fits US residents (outside New York State) who want data broker removal and identity theft coverage bundled with their VPN. If you'd buy Incogni separately anyway, the bundle is likely the cheaper path.

Side-by-side feature table

One note: on the day we checked, the pricing page's plan cards showed the same feature list for all three tiers. Surfshark's own plan guide and its One product page describe the split shown above. Confirm what's included on the checkout screen before you pay.

How Surfshark compares to NordVPN's tiers

Surfshark and NordVPN are both part of Nord Security, and their tiers line up loosely. Surfshark's big difference is unlimited devices, versus 10 on every NordVPN plan. NordVPN's middle tier includes a password manager and cloud storage, which Surfshark One doesn't. On today's intro pricing, Surfshark One ($67.23) costs less up front than NordVPN Complete ($107.73).

Our NordVPN vs Surfshark comparison has the full picture, and our Surfshark review covers the VPN itself.

Which Surfshark plan to buy

When Starter makes sense: on a monthly or 1-year plan, if Starter is cheaper than One at checkout. Compare the totals on screen. And whichever plan you pick, our guide on canceling and getting a refund covers the 30-day window.