Surfshark Introduces 7-Day Free Trial for 12-Month and 24-Month Plans, Enhancing User Experience with Expanded Trial Options
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024 captures of Surfshark's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: 7-day free trial introduced for 24-month and 12-month plans; Free trial expanded: added 7-day trial section explaining trial workflow (Day 1-7 timeline). Pulse files it as a packaging change (trial change, freemium change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Surfshark Starter at $2.49, Surfshark One at $2.49 and Surfshark One+ at $3.99.
Surfshark's previous recorded change was "Surfshark ends its +4 free months promotion on 24-month plans: 28 months become 24 and first-term totals rise 7%, 2% and 7%" (Q1 2024). Surfshark has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window NordVPN and ExpressVPN also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · TrialAddedNo 7-day free trial7-day free trial
- — · Free tierAdded
BeforeNot listed
After7-day trial section explaining trial workflow
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Trial | No 7-day free trial | 7-day free trial | Added |
| — | Free tier | Not listed | 7-day trial section explaining trial workflow | Added |
Values as written on Surfshark's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Surfshark's pricing page (surfshark.com) from Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where 7-day free trial now appears.
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Surfshark, the last 90 days
Full history- Q1 2025packagingSurfshark Reduces Upfront Costs for One+, Starter, and One Plans, Offering Significant Savings for First 27 Months
- Q4 2024decreaseSurfshark extends its extra-months promotion on 24-month plans from +3 to +4 (28 months in all); first-term totals fall 4% to 6%
- Q3 2024packagingSurfshark adds +3 extra months to its 24-month plans (27 months in all) at about the same first-term totals
- Q2 2024packagingSurfshark Introduces 7-Day Free Trial for 12-Month and 24-Month Plans, Enhancing User Experience with Expanded Trial Options · this change
- Q1 2024packagingSurfshark ends its +4 free months promotion on 24-month plans: 28 months become 24 and first-term totals rise 7%, 2% and 7%
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- NordVPNJan 13NordVPN Introduces Personal Data Removal via Incogni Service in Prime Plan
- ExpressVPNJan 11ExpressVPN Introduces 2 Years + 4 Months FREE Plan at $4.99/Month, Enhancing Value with New Features and Discounts
- NordVPNJan 13NordVPN Announces 2% Price Decrease on Complete Plan, Now Just $4.89/mo for 2-Year Subscription
- NordVPNJan 13NordVPN Basic Plan Price Increased by 3.3% and Discount Reduced to 58%
- NordVPNJan 13NordVPN Offers 3 Extra Months Free on 2-Year Plans Amid Price Cuts Across All Subscription Tiers
Questions about this change
Did Surfshark raise prices in July 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: trial change, freemium change.
What changed on Surfshark's pricing page between Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024?
Trial: No 7-day free trial → 7-day free trial, added; free tier: Not listed → 7-day trial section explaining trial workflow, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Surfshark change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Surfshark in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Surfshark ends its +4 free months promotion on 24-month plans: 28 months become 24 and first-term totals rise 7%, 2% and 7%" in Q1 2024; Surfshark has been tracked since 2024-10-01.