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In those countries, switching to the other provider does not get you a different network."},{"key":"web_tracking","text":"When opened as a first-time visitor, hide.me's home page loads 0 advertising or analytics services and Surfshark's loads 6, before anything is clicked."}],"only_a":[],"only_b":["AD","AM","AZ","BA","BN","BO","BS","BT","BZ","CR","CY","DZ","EC","EE","GE","GH","GL","IL","IM","IN","KZ","LA","LI","LK","LV","MC","ME","MK","MM","MN","MO","MT","NG","NP","PA","PK","PR","PY","SA","SI","UY","UZ","VE"],"shared_countries":["AE","AL","AR","AT","AU","BD","BE","BG","BR","CA","CH","CL","CO","CZ","DE","DK","EG","ES","FI","FR","GB","GR","HK","HR","HU","ID","IE","IS","IT","JP","KH","KR","LT","LU","MA","MD","MX","MY","NL","NO","NZ","PE","PH","PL","PT","RO","RS","SE","SG","SK","TH","TR","TW","UA","US","VN","ZA"],"shared_networks":["AS-INCX","CDN77","CDNEXT","M247"],"summary":{"a_confirmed":52,"b_confirmed":46,"both_measured":57,"same_network_countries":15}}},"description":"hide.me vs. Surfshark: where our measurements confirm the listed country, shared networks, virtual locations, website trackers, and prices.","faq":[{"answer":"This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. hide.me lists 57 countries, Surfshark lists 100. hide.me's pricing page promises a refund within 30 days, Surfshark's within 30 days. hide.me is based in Malaysia, Surfshark in the Netherlands.","question":"Which is better, hide.me or Surfshark?"},{"answer":"Both state prices in the same currency: hide.me starts at $2.50 and Surfshark at $2.49 per month for the initial term. After the initial term, hide.me costs $2.50 and Surfshark $8.25 per month.","question":"Which is cheaper, hide.me or Surfshark?"}],"language":"en","latest_measurement":"2026-11-01","method":"latency-v3","method_page":"https://crackthe.net/method/","source":"https://crackthe.net/","title":"hide.me vs. Surfshark: measured and compared","url":"https://crackthe.net/compare/hideme-vs-surfshark/"}