What do you like best about Surfshark?
First, what's promised:
The app is available for all major platforms.
Unlimited logins with 2 year subscription that's much cheaper than expressvpn (at the time I purchased it)
Strict no-log policy with RAM-only servers.
Military grade encryption.
Wireguard, IKEv2, openvpn protocols available.
Tons of server locations. Not all of them work all the time, but way better than Nord.
Unlimited bandwidth.
No limit to user logins.
Live chat support.
Supports torrenting on all servers (but no dedicated, named ones)
My experience:
The best part of it was the live chat support.
They were so good at walking me through how to use it, how to install it and even how to uninstall it properly if things go wrong.
They let me know that proper ipv6 support is not available and so it'd be better to unsubscribe and wait for the support to arrive if my primary use centred around ipv6.
Usualy they coerce you into buying the product, but these guys were genuinely helpful.
About the product itself.
I found it was extremely competent compared to a lot of vpns out there. I have used a lot of them. Cyberghost, expressvpn, Nord vpn , hotspot shield etc.
And it was faster than all but Expressvpn.
The UI is great... On all platforms.. Even the chrome extension. The implementation is just so good, professional.
I tried on ipv6 as well, the ip check showed an ipv4 address. But still it masked the ip.
Streaming worked smoothly as advertised. No issues.
I did not need to change any protocol to properly use it at any point of time.
The real problem came when I was using qbittorrent. It just leaked the ip.
The customer care walked me through a workaround, but it still has some fixing to do.
It works natively with nordvpn and expressvpn and even minor players like fastestvpn and bulletvpn.
There's a chrome extension that integrates well to the chrome environment if you don't want to install the full fat version on whatever OS you're uaing. I'd say except for the issue with qbittorrent, the integration is great..
I'd say it's a good everyday vpn but not if your primary use is torrenting.
On Android, you also get gps spoofing.
Sadly I never got it to work.
Other features include static ip, multihop and dedicated ip.
There's an option to rotate your ip while keeping the location the same. (Rotating ip).
You can also get a rough idea about the expected speeds without connecting to a server because of the polished UI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.