Head to head

Mullvad vs Surfshark

Mullvad scores 9.0 out of 10, Surfshark scores 8.5. Compared on price, jurisdiction, measured speed loss and logging policy: the same independent tests we run on every provider.

The quick answer

Pick Mullvad if jurisdiction and minimal data collection matter more to you than raw speed. Pick Surfshark if price is what matters most to you.

	Mullvad	Surfshark
Score	9.0 / 10	8.5 / 10
Verdict	Recommended	Recommended
Price / mo	€5.00	$2.49
Jurisdiction	Sweden	Netherlands
Speed loss	24%	14%
Logs policy	No-logs, audited (Cure53)	No-logs, audited (Deloitte)
Best for	privacy,torrenting	budget,multiple devices

Mullvad

No account, no email, no fuss — and the only provider we've seen survive an actual police raid with nothing to hand over.

No account or email required to sign up
Survived a 2023 Swedish police raid with zero data to hand over
Flat €5/month pricing, no upsell tiers
DAITA traffic obfuscation and post-quantum key exchange

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Surfshark

Unlimited simultaneous connections and the lowest price on this list, with Deloitte-audited no-logs credentials to back it up.

Unlimited simultaneous device connections
Deloitte-audited no-logs policy, reverified June 2025
Dynamic MultiHop lets you pick entry and exit countries
Lowest headline price of any provider we compared

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