Surfshark Cuts Starter and One Plan Prices Up to 8.8% on 2-Year Plans
What happened
Between the Apr 13, 2026 and Apr 21, 2026 captures of Surfshark's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Starter plan price decreased from $1.88/mo to $1.78/mo (5.3% decrease); One plan decreased from $2.28/mo to $2.08/mo (8.8% decrease) on 24-month billing. One+ unchanged at $4.18/mo. Pulse files it as a pricing 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.
It lands 11 days after Surfshark's previous change, "Surfshark slashes discounts on Starter and One plans for limited time" (Apr 13, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Surfshark Cuts Starter and One Plan Prices, Boosts Discounts to 88%" (Apr 1, 2026), "Surfshark Slashes 24-Month Plan Prices Up to 11% Across All Tiers" (Apr 3, 2026) and "Surfshark One+ jumps 19% to $4.99/mo as 24-month discount shrinks" (Week 10, 2026). Surfshark has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window NordVPN, ExpressVPN, CyberGhost VPN and Hotspot Shield also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter · Price−5%$1.88/mo$1.78/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Price | $1.88/mo | $1.78/mo | −5% |
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 13, 2026 and Apr 21, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where starter price reads $1.88/mo and then $1.78/mo.
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Surfshark, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 24, 2026decreaseSurfshark cuts One plan to $2.49/mo, swaps bundled Search for Scam protection
- Jun 19, 2026increaseSurfshark raises prices up to 25% across all subscription tiers
- 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 · this change
- 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%
- 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%
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- NordVPNApr 24NordVPN consolidates Dark Web Monitor tiers, simplifies feature labels
- ExpressVPNApr 18ExpressVPN Raises All Plan Prices Up to 43% as Travel Sale Ends
- 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
Questions about this change
Did Surfshark raise prices in April 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Apr 13, 2026 and Apr 21, 2026 Surfshark's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Starter: $1.88/mo → $1.78/mo (−5%).
What changed on Surfshark's pricing page between Apr 13, 2026 and Apr 21, 2026?
Starter price: $1.88/mo → $1.78/mo (−5%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 13, 2026 and Apr 21, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Surfshark change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for Surfshark in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Surfshark slashes discounts on Starter and One plans for limited time." on Apr 13, 2026; Surfshark has been tracked since 2024-10-01.