VPN Comparisons

Surfshark Starter bills $67.23 up front; NordVPN Basic bills $94.23 — and neither is the advertised monthly rate. Real totals, published renewal rates, and the $0 option, verified August 11, 2026.

No all-purpose winner here. Proton sells free entry and privacy, Nord sells speed and extras, Surfshark sells unlimited devices – with a skip-it-if section for each. Official terms verified August 11, 2026; our own speed test July 3, 2026.

A decision framework for comparing NordVPN and Surfshark without treating vendor speed claims as universal facts.