Surfshark Testing Report

Here’s the checklist sheet for Surfshark’s score.

I run Surfshark under these 28 inspect elements.

And the score is out, 90 over 100!

ExpressVPN Score Card

Inspect ElementsCheckedPoint Weight
Kill Switch4/4
Outside 14 Eyes4/4
No Logs4/4
OpenVPN Protocol4/4
AES-2564/4
Double VPN Servers Routing4/4
Private DNS4/4
No Bandwidth Limit3/3
P2P Function3/3
Public Wifi Protection4/4
Own Server Farm0/4
Google Play Review58,0655/5
App Store Review21,5665/5
Download Speed Reduction4/4
Upload Speed Reduction4/4
Latency/Ping4/4
Ad-Blocker2/2
Unlimited Devices2/2
Obfuscation/Camouflage Mode3/3
DNS Leak Test4/4
WebRTC Leak Test4/4
IPV6 Leak Test4/4
Auto Connect4/4
GPS Spoofing4/4
Secure Hotspot3/3
Auto Cookies Deletion0/2
Ddos Protection2/2
Scan Downloaded File0/2

Ranked 2nd among all the best VPNs tested.


  1. Beta Distribution for Google Play and App Store Review

Playstore review of 4.4 stars rating from 58,065 individuals score is 0.88

Appstore review of 4.6 stars rating from 21,566 individuals score is 0.92

Remark:
Calculation closer to 1 is better.
1.00 < x < 0.8 – earn 5 points
0.79 < x < 0.6 – earn 4 points
0.59 < x < 0.4 – earn 3 points
0.39 < x < 0.2 – earn 2 points
0.19 < x < 0.0 – earn 1 point


  1. Speed Test
TypeWithout SurfsharkWith SurfsharkDifference in %
Download29Mbps25Mbps-13.79%
Upload24Mbps23Mbps-4.17%
speed test without surfshark
Without Surfshark
speed test with surfshark
With Surfshark

Remark:
We are using fast.com to run the speed test for download and upload speed.
x < 5% – earn 4 points
x < 10% – earn 3 points
x < 15% – earn 2 points
x < 20% – earn 1 point


  1. Latency / Ping Test
LocationsWithout SurfsharkWith SurfsharkDifference
Washington312 ms307 ms-5 ms
San Francisco201 ms201 ms
Sao Paulo412 ms643 ms+231 ms
Hong Kong59 ms208 ms+149 ms
Amsterdam211 ms189 ms-22 ms
Moscow312 ms224 ms-88 ms
Average251 ms295 ms+44 ms
ping test without surfshark
Without Surfshark
ping test with surfshark
With Surfshark

Remark:
Greater the measure distance, higher the ping time will be .
x < 60 ms – earn 4 points
x < 100 ms – earn 3 points
x < 150 ms – earn 2 points
x < 200 ms – earn 1 point


  1. DNS Leak Test
dns leak test with surfshark

It’s not hard to guess that I’m not from Singapore. It’s nearby though!


  1. WebRTC Test
webRTC leak test with surfshark

The test passed with flying colors! My real-time communication did not leak out my physical location. Not even close.


  1. IPV6 Leak Test
ipv6 leak test with surfshark

Passed.


  1. Misc – Server Farm

They have over 1700 servers around the globe but unfortunately, not all are owned by Surfshark.

Here’s a screenshot from our chat. By the way, the support was awesome and prompt.

Here’s their full answer.

surfshark live chat support

  1. Bonus
surfshark biggest deal offer bonus

I’m not saying that everyone will receive this deal.

But this is by far, the biggest discounted deal from Surfshark that I’d received.

Dropping the price to $1.79/mo for 24 months!

How?

Make sure you check out your email and have a little patience during the 7-day free trial.

Once you actually receive the deal, act fast on it.

It’s a time-limited offer!

Still, $1.99/mo is a steal for a VPN that performed at this level.

If you do miss out on the deal.

No big fuss.


Final Word

There you have it, my full test report on Surfshark.

They score pretty fair although lack in the department of speed compares to ExpressVPN.

Find out more at Surfshark.com

… or find out if Surfshark is a good VPN here.