Surfshark Cuts Starter and One Plan Prices, Boosts Discounts to 88%
What happened
Between the Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Surfshark's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Discount percentages adjusted: Starter increased 87%→88%, One increased 86%→88%, One+ unchanged at 80%; Starter and One plans reduced; Starter from $1.99 to $1.78, One from $2.49 to $2.08; One+ minimal decrease. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change, price decrease) with a downward 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 Slashes 24-Month Plan Prices Up to 11% Across All Tiers" (Apr 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Surfshark One+ jumps 19% to $4.99/mo as 24-month discount shrinks" (Week 10, 2026), "Surfshark One monthly plan rises 9% to $2.49, discount dips to 86%" (Feb 24, 2026) and "Surfshark raises One+ plan price 7% amid full pricing page overhaul" (Week 3, 2026). Surfshark has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window CyberGhost VPN, Hotspot Shield, 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.
- — · Discount+1%87%88%
- One · Price−11%$1.99$1.78
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | 87% | 88% | +1% |
| One | Price | $1.99 | $1.78 | −11% |
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 Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where one price reads $1.99 and then $1.78.
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Surfshark, the last 90 days
Full history- May 12, 2026increaseSurfshark raises plan prices up to 20% as birthday deal ends
- Apr 24, 2026decreaseSurfshark Cuts Starter and One Plan Prices Up to 8.8% on 2-Year Plans
- Apr 13, 2026packagingSurfshark slashes discounts on Starter and One plans for limited time.
- Apr 1, 2026packagingSurfshark Cuts Starter and One Plan Prices, Boosts Discounts to 88% · this change
- Apr 3, 2026decreaseSurfshark Slashes 24-Month Plan Prices Up to 11% Across All Tiers
- Week 10, 2026increaseSurfshark One+ jumps 19% to $4.99/mo as 24-month discount shrinks
- Feb 24, 2026increaseSurfshark One monthly plan rises 9% to $2.49, discount dips to 86%
- Week 3, 2026packagingSurfshark raises One+ plan price 7% amid full pricing page overhaul
- Jan 12, 2026improvedSurfshark Reduces One Plan Price by 8% to $2.29/mo, Enhances Features with New Identity Theft Coverage and Expanded Server Capacity
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- CyberGhost VPNApr 1CyberGhost VPN Drops 2-Year Plan to $2.03/mo in Spring Sale
- Hotspot ShieldMar 17Hotspot Shield launches Spring Sports Showdown with 25% off Premium
- NordVPNMar 16NordVPN expands dark web monitoring to cover phone numbers
- ExpressVPNMar 3ExpressVPN boosts ID Theft Insurance to $5M, adds SSN Monitoring
Questions about this change
Did Surfshark raise prices in March 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026 Surfshark's pricing page showed 1 price cut: One: $1.99 → $1.78 (−11%).
What changed on Surfshark's pricing page between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026?
Discount: 87% → 88% (+1%); One price: $1.99 → $1.78 (−11%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Surfshark change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Surfshark in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Surfshark Slashes 24-Month Plan Prices Up to 11% Across All Tiers" on Apr 3, 2026; Surfshark has been tracked since 2024-10-01.