Black Friday is the ideal time of year to pick up one of the best VPNs, and Surfshark’s Black Friday 2025 deal launches today.
There are three tiers of Surfshark plans to choose from, so you’re spoiled for choice. We rate the first, Surfshark Starter, as the best cheap VPN out there. Its current $1.99 per month price remains in place for Black Friday.
However, despite technically being the cheapest Surfshark deal, I don’t think it’s the best choice this Black Friday.
That accolade goes to Surfshark’s second tier – Surfshark One. As well as everything you get with the Starter plan, Surfshark One throws in Antivirus, secure search, and personal data alerts.
On the two-year plan, it only costs around $5 more overall than Surfshark Starter. Considering standalone antivirus software often costs upwards of $5 per month, getting two years’ worth for that price is unmissable.
The numbers: Surfshark One costs $2.19 per month, paid upfront at $59.13. This is a two-year subscription, and represents a $0.30-per-month saving when compared to its usual monthly price of $2.49. Generously, three months are thrown in for free as well.
Surfshark Starter costs $1.99 per month, paid upfront at $53.73 – although this plan misses out on those excellent extras.
Surfshark One leads the way
Surfshark has three tiers of plans to choose from this Black Friday. All come with three extra free months and a 30-day money-back guarantee:
Right now, Surfshark One is the best value, coming in at $2.19 per month. This is less than $60 all-in for 27 months of protection. Adding Antivirus to your VPN package costs just $0.20 per month ($2.40 extra per year) more than Surfshark Starter – which I think is well worth it.
The Antivirus offered by Surfshark is award winning, having been certified as a “TOP PRODUCT” by AV-TEST last year. It scans your device for threats and harmful files, with quick scan and full device scan options available.
Surfshark has a large database of threats, and any dangerous code found by a scan is sent for analysis. Botnets and fileless malware is protected against and you can enable real-time protection.
Other Surfshark One features include personal data leak alerts plus ad and tracker free search.
Despite its price, Surfshark VPN packs a punch. You can protect an unlimited number of devices on one plan and in our latest round of testing it recorded speeds of 848 Mbps – making it one of the fastest VPNs out there.
This speed is one of the reasons Surfshark is the best streaming VPN available. In our testing it unblocked everything we threw at it. Its 3,000+ servers worldwide mean all major locations are covered.
Alternative ID is Surfshark’s most unique feature and is included on all plans. It allows you to generate a dummy online persona, including a fake name, birthday, and address. There’s also an email generator to keep your regular emails private.
American users have access to Alternative Number, where a fake phone number can be created. It links to your Alternative ID but is a US-exclusive and a paid add-on.
Surfshark isn’t the most customizable VPN, but its apps are easy-to-use and don’t take much getting used to.
If you’re not interested in Antivirus, and simply want a cheap VPN, then Surfshark Starter includes all the above for $1.99 per month ($53.73 up front pre-tax).
For those that want to spend a little more, Surfshark One+ is $4.19 per month ($113.13 up front pre-tax). This plan includes everything offered in previous plans but adds the data removal service, Incogni.
Incogni is available for US, UK, EU, Swiss, and Canadian users. It contacts data brokers on your behalf and sends deletion requests, helping you combat spam.
All Surfshark plans auto-renew at a higher price once your initial deal has expired. Our research found its price increase was second only to NordVPN – both providers are owned by NordSecurity.
Surfshark Starter and Surfshark One both saw a renewal price increase around 230%. Surfshark One+ saw a 149% increase.
Whether you subscribe to Surfshark or another provider, we always recommended cancelling your VPN subscription before it auto-renews. You can then re-subscribe at the cheaper price.
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