Advice Request NordVPN vs Surfshark

[Templarware]

Which one would you pick and why?
I like Malwarebytes and would want to use theirs, be it seems that their VPN lacks many features comparing to others.

 

[Kaki]

Expressvpn.

 

[Trooper]

Neither. Get Mullvad.

 

[Nightwalker]

Neither, NordVPN and SurfShark is almost the "same thing" together with ExpressVPN, I would use Mullvad like Trooper suggested or Malwarebytes Privacy (it is Mullvad too), get what is cheaper for you.

Nord Security joins forces with Surfshark

Nord Security and Surfshark finalized a merger deal aimed at enhancing their position in the digital security and privacy protection industries.

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Ps: Malwarebytes Privacy is an official Mullvad partner and reseller:

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mullvad.net

 

[Kongo]

Have to agree with what was said before. Both companies now think that it's a good idea to even add an antivirus into their VPN. Why don't AVs and VPNs just stick to their roots?! AV companies should focus on their AV-products and VPNs should focus on their VPN-products. No need for such a useless mix of software. I mean McDonald's also doesn't suddenly start selling dog food

 

[Nightwalker]

Have to agree with what was said before. Both companies now think that it's a good idea to even add an antivirus into their VPN. Why don't AVs and VPNs just stick to their roots?! AV companies should focus on their AV-products and VPNs should focus on their VPN-products. No need for such a useless mix of software. I mean McDonald's also doesn't suddenly start selling dog food

Pretty much that, but in this case with Malwarebytes Privacy is a little different and its makes sense for consumers because you can get Mullvad technology paying much less (regional prices of Malwarebytes).

I live in Brazil, Malwarebytes Privacy is almost half the price of Mullvad VPN (5 euros/month), so for me it is a no-brainer.

 

[Kaki]

Idk about "security" but expressvpn unblocks everything

 

[Kongo]

Pretty much that, but in this case with Malwarebytes Privacy is a little different and its makes sense for consumers because you can get Mullvad technology paying much less (regional prices of Malwarebytes).

I live in Brazil, Malwarebytes Privacy is almost half the price of Mullvad VPN (5 euros/month), so for me it is a no-brainer.

In this case it's totally understandable, but in most cases it's just plain greed for profit of the various AV-companies.

 

[AG3S]

I have Mullvad, SurfShark and also 1 more year of NordVPN...

Honestly I would not buy NordVPN again.

Due to the enough reasons that others mentioned above I LOVE Mullvad! You will get the best possible privacy that a VPN service can give you (not considering a self hosted VPN service).

SurfShark is also owned by NordVPN and I personally did not notice any difference between the quality of these two. So if I want to buy again I would not spend more on Nord!!!!!


At the end I would go with Mullvad... I got 3 years of Mullvad with discount from @SerialCart

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[Arequire]

Of the two, Surfshark. Their leadership is public-facing and they've undergone an infrastructure audit.

 

[MuzzMelbourne]

ProtonVPN. I find their service the best for Australia.

 

[Slerion]

Out of the 2?
Nord, specially because theres often 100% cashback deals on it or 70-80% cashback deals so you can either get it for free or for 10-15 for 2 years.

outside of these 2 ?
Mullvad.

Surfshark sucks since 6 months very hard.

 

[dinosaur07]

Out of that two i'd pick Surfshark, to me it seemed faster both at connection and speeds.

 

[n8chavez]

They're both owned by the same company now, so does it really matter? Gun to my head, I'd go Nord. Nord offers soscks5 proxy, which can be used to further restrict p2p. Surfshark does not. But, go with Mullvad.


Also, anything from Kape just plain sucks!

 

[HarborFront]

Surfshark has NEXUS. Gives better privacy

New Update - Surfshark Nexus : New features designed to improve privacy

Surfshark has announced updates to its consumer VPN service designed to improve the security and privacy of users. Nexus is a software-defined networking technology that connects users to an entire network of servers before routing them to their chosen location. This is different from some...

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It's Rotating IP feature is now out of beta.

 

[cliffspab]

Neither, NordVPN and SurfShark is almost the "same thing" together with ExpressVPN, I would use Mullvad like Trooper suggested or Malwarebytes Privacy (it is Mullvad too), get what is cheaper for you.

Nord Security joins forces with Surfshark

Nord Security and Surfshark finalized a merger deal aimed at enhancing their position in the digital security and privacy protection industries.

nordvpn.com

Ps: Malwarebytes Privacy is an official Mullvad partner and reseller:

Partnerships and Resellers

An overview of our partners and resellers.

mullvad.net

I can see literally no reason to go with Mullvad over SurfShark beyond either your (valid) personal perception of the organisations or hipster (invalid) notion that Mullvad is cooler.

I've used both, and there's nothing that Mullvad does that SurfShark doesn't do better and cheaper - particularly its excellent customer support. I liked Mullvad, but if you want to go down the 'holier-than-thou' route, choose IVPN. Still no streaming but it's quick and as well as feeling luxurious, the client also offers internal DoH and some excellent tracker blocking.

EDIT - I just did a with/without SurfShark speedtest

VPN OFF - DL 129.48Mbps, UL 87.96Mbps, ping 8ms
VPN ON - DL 110.74Mbps, UL 83.16, ping 10ms

 

[roger_m]

or Malwarebytes Privacy (it is Mullvad too), get what is cheaper for you.

It seems that Malwarebytes has fewer servers. Mullvad has 841 servers, but Malwarebytes claims to only have 450+. Mullvad has 26 servers in Australia and a year ago, Malwarebytes only had two. I can't find current numbers, as Malwarebytes doesn't have information about its servers on their website.

 

[n8chavez]

I can see literally no reason to go with Mullvad over SurfShark beyond either your (valid) personal perception of the organisations or hipster (invalid) notion that Mullvad is cooler.

I've used both, and there's nothing that Mullvad does that SurfShark doesn't do better and cheaper - particularly its excellent customer support. I liked Mullvad, but if you want to go down the 'holier-than-thou' route, choose IVPN. Still no streaming but it's quick and as well as feeling luxurious, the client also offers internal DoH and some excellent tracker blocking.

EDIT - I just did a with/without SurfShark speedtest

VPN OFF - DL 129.48Mbps, UL 87.96Mbps, ping 8ms
VPN ON - DL 110.74Mbps, UL 83.16, ping 10ms

Sure there is. Surfshark is no longer content to be just a VPN; they've added (BitDefender?) an AV now. Well, is you try to do everything you'll be good at nothing. Just look at Acronis as an example. Get the product from someone who does that one thing, and does that one thing REALLY well. By the way, Mullvad also offers DoH in app.

 

[Trooper]

Mullvad is way better than either of these two VPN's for sure. Privacy wise alone.

 

[cliffspab]

Sure there is. Surfshark is no longer content to be just a VPN; they've added (BitDefender?) an AV now. Well, is you try to do everything you'll be good at nothing. Just look at Acronis as an example. Get the product from someone who does that one thing, and does that one thing REALLY well. By the way, Mullvad also offers DoH in app.

Fair point on in-app DoH, I forgot that. I turned off the SurfShark AV service, though - I too don't need that kind of bloat in my VPNs.