Surfshark slashes Black Friday deal to $2.49/mo, Starter savings hit 87%
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Surfshark's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Black Friday sale live: One cut to $2.49/mo (was $2.79; 27-mo total $67.23 vs $75.33), 'Most popular' badge swapped for 'Black Friday deal'. One+ cut to $3.99/mo (was $4.49). Starter's Save% badge rose 85->87%. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. The current page lists Surfshark Starter at $2.49, Surfshark One at $2.49 and Surfshark One+ at $3.99.
It lands 42 days after Surfshark's previous change, "Surfshark One price rises to $2.79/mo as intro discount narrows to 85%" (Sep 7, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Surfshark cuts One plan to $2.49/mo, swaps bundled Search for Scam protection" (Aug 24, 2026). Surfshark has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window ExpressVPN, CyberGhost VPN and NordVPN also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Price+2%8587%
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | 85 | 87% | +2% |
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 Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where price reads 85 and then 87%.
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Surfshark, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026decreaseSurfshark slashes Black Friday deal to $2.49/mo, Starter savings hit 87% · this change
- Sep 7, 2026increaseSurfshark One price rises to $2.79/mo as intro discount narrows to 85%
- Aug 24, 2026decreaseSurfshark cuts One plan to $2.49/mo, swaps bundled Search for Scam protection
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changesQuestions about this change
Did Surfshark raise prices in October 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 Surfshark's pricing page showed 1 price cut: 85 → 87% (+2%).
What changed on Surfshark's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Price: 85 → 87% (+2%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Surfshark change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Surfshark in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Surfshark One price rises to $2.79/mo as intro discount narrows to 85%" on Sep 7, 2026; Surfshark has been tracked since 2024-10-01.