Surfshark was founded in 2018, and its rapid success saw it merge with the Nord Security group in 2022. However, despite being stablemates with NordVPN, it takes a very different approach to personal privacy and, in my opinion, it offers considerably in some areas.
Since its inception, Surfshark has been designed to be a secure, low-cost VPN that makes privacy accessible for all. As such, it has focused on developing simple, usable apps that have a very low barrier of entry. Of course, the tradeoff here is that Surfshark isn't as configurable as some of its rivals – Private Internet Access and Proton VPN to name a couple. However, unless you know you need deep customization, Surfshark will do everything you want, and then some – there's a reason it sits at #2 on my list of the best VPNs.
