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Mullvad vs 
Surfshark
Mullvad and Surfshark both list 50 countries. 0 countries are listed only by Mullvad, and 50 only by Surfshark.1
What our measurements show
- 50 countries are in both lists. Our measurements confirm the listed country for Mullvad in 50 of them and for Surfshark in 44. In the rest, no location has been measured yet, or the measurement does not allow a conclusion.
- For 2 of Surfshark's 142 measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Measurements on two days showed this, and Surfshark's list does not mark any of them as virtual.
- At 15 of Surfshark's measured locations, the server is outside the listed country. Surfshark's own list marks each one as virtual.
- Surfshark's list shows which locations are virtual: 47 of 142. Mullvad's list has no such field, so it does not tell you whether any of its locations are virtual.
- In 29 of the 50 countries both list, servers of both providers are in the same network, for example Datacamp Limited in Austria. In those countries, switching to the other provider does not get you a different network.
- On a first visit, Mullvad's home page loads 0 advertising or analytics services and Surfshark's loads 6, before anything is clicked.
From our own data: the server lists we read, our measurements, and our check of each home page. Apps, speed, and streaming are not tested.2
- Mullvad
- Surfshark
| Metric | Mullvad | Surfshark | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | 50 | 100 | |
| Countries not listed only as virtual | – | 54 | |
| Locations | 91 | 142 | |
| Servers listed | 523 | 142 | |
| Marked as virtual | – | 33 % | |
| Measured | 91 | 142 | |
| Matches the country | 63 | 67 | |
| Server outside the country | 0 | 17 | |
| Networks | 27 | 19 | |
| Locations in shared networks | 98 % | 53 % | |
| In Fourteen Eyes countries | 58 % | 39 % | |
| Third-party services loaded | 0 | 8 | |
| Advertising or analytics services among them | 0 | 6 | |
| Lowest price per month | €5.00 | $2.49 | |
| Per month after the initial term | not stated | $8.25 | |
| Server list source | the list the provider's own published tools read | a public list the provider does not document |
A dash: not in the list, or not collected yet.3
Country by country
Each row is a country that both providers list. In each of them, at least one provider has a measured location or both use the same network. The status comes from our own measurement of the server address each provider publishes. “Within … km” means the server is at most that far from the listed country.
| Country | Mullvad | Surfshark | Same network4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | matches the country within 48 km | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Argentina | matches the country within 186 km | virtual, as stated | no shared network |
 Australia | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country within 24 km 5 locations | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country within 29 km 5 locations | Host Universal Pty Ltd |
 Austria | matches the country within 49 km | matches the country within 42 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Belgium | matches the country within 15 km | matches the country
matches the country within 10 km 2 locations | M247 Europe SRL |
 Brazil | no conclusion possible
matches the country within 74 km 2 locations | matches the country within 31 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Bulgaria | matches the country within 72 km | matches the country within 37 km | M247 Europe SRL |
 Canada | matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible within 52 km 4 locations | matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible within 37 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Chile | matches the country within 82 km | matches the country within 182 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Colombia | matches the country within 62 km | matches the country within 44 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Croatia | matches the country within 21 km | matches the country within 5 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Cyprus | matches the country within 10 km | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Czechia | matches the country within 71 km | matches the country within 57 km | M247 Europe SRL |
 Denmark | matches the country within 236 km | matches the country within 257 km | M247 Europe SRL |
 Estonia | matches the country within 30 km | matches the country within 608 km | no shared network |
 Finland | matches the country within 40 km | matches the country within 53 km | no shared network |
 France | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country within 481 km 3 locations | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country within 420 km 3 locations | Datacamp Limited, HostRoyale Technologies Pvt Ltd, M247 Europe SRL |
 Germany | no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 360 km 3 locations | no conclusion possible
matches the country within 360 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL |
 Greece | matches the country within 85 km | matches the country within 95 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Hong Kong SAR China | matches the country within 27 km | matches the country within 28 km | no shared network |
 Hungary | matches the country within 35 km | matches the country within 34 km | Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL |
 Indonesia | matches the country within 193 km | matches the country within 37 km | no shared network |
 Ireland | matches the country within 31 km | matches the country within 51 km | no shared network |
 Israel | matches the country within 182 km | matches the country within 18 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Italy | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 435 km 2 locations | matches the country
matches the country within 16 km 2 locations | M247 Europe SRL |
 Japan | matches the country
matches the country within 30 km 2 locations | matches the country within 81 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Malaysia | matches the country within 429 km | matches the country within 690 km | no shared network |
 Mexico | matches the country within 55 km | matches the country within 49 km | no shared network |
 Netherlands | matches the country within 84 km | matches the country within 168 km | no shared network |
 New Zealand | matches the country within 26 km | matches the country within 21 km | Host Universal Pty Ltd |
 Nigeria | matches the country within 99 km | matches the country within 14 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Norway | matches the country
matches the country within 337 km 2 locations | matches the country within 52 km | no shared network |
 Peru | matches the country within 33 km | matches the country within 28 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Philippines | matches the country within 216 km | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Poland | matches the country within 94 km | matches the country
matches the country within 88 km 2 locations | Datacamp Limited |
 Portugal | matches the country within 30 km | matches the country
no conclusion possible within 234 km 2 locations | no shared network |
 Romania | matches the country within 34 km | no conclusion possible | no shared network |
 Serbia | matches the country within 18 km | matches the country within 42 km | M247 Europe SRL |
 Singapore | matches the country within 70 km | matches the country within 99 km | Datacamp Limited, M247 Europe SRL |
 Slovakia | matches the country within 47 km | matches the country within 140 km | no shared network |
 Slovenia | matches the country within 7 km | matches the country within 8 km | no shared network |
 South Africa | matches the country within 115 km | matches the country within 101 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Spain | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 50 km 3 locations | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 40 km 3 locations | HostRoyale Technologies Pvt Ltd, M247 Europe SRL |
 Sweden | matches the country
matches the country
matches the country within 98 km 3 locations | matches the country within 20 km | no shared network |
 Switzerland | matches the country within 13 km | matches the country within 19 km | no shared network |
 Thailand | matches the country within 654 km | server outside the country | no shared network |
 Türkiye | matches the country within 248 km | matches the country within 195 km | Datacamp Limited |
 Ukraine | matches the country within 17 km | matches the country within 19 km | Datacamp Limited |
 United Kingdom | no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 80 km 3 locations | matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country within 125 km 4 locations | no shared network |
 United States | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible within 52 km 21 locations | no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
matches the country
no conclusion possible
matches the country
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible
no conclusion possible within 21 km 24 locations | Datacamp Limited, HostRoyale Technologies Pvt Ltd, M247 Europe SRL |
Countries listed by both providers or by only one of them
- listed by both: 50 (50 %)
- only Mullvad: 0 (0 %)
- only Surfshark: 50 (50 %)
only Surfshark (50)
Andorra
United Arab Emirates
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bangladesh
Brunei
Bolivia
Bahamas
Bhutan
Belize
Costa Rica
Algeria
Ecuador
Egypt
Georgia
Ghana
Greenland
Isle of Man
India
Iceland
Cambodia
South Korea
Kazakhstan
Laos
Liechtenstein
Sri Lanka
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Morocco
Monaco
Moldova
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Myanmar (Burma)
Mongolia
Macao SAR China
Malta
Nepal
Panama
Pakistan
Puerto Rico
Paraguay
Saudi Arabia
Taiwan
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Networks both use
4 networks host locations from both Mullvad and Surfshark.4
- Datacamp Limited
- Host Universal Pty Ltd
- HostRoyale Technologies Pvt Ltd
- M247 Europe SRL
Mullvad or Surfshark: questions and answers
Which is better, Mullvad or Surfshark?
This site does not pick a winner: which one fits depends on what matters to you. Mullvad lists 50 countries, Surfshark lists 100. Mullvad's pricing page promises a refund within 14 days, Surfshark's within 30 days. Mullvad is based in Sweden, Surfshark in the Netherlands.
Which is cheaper, Mullvad or Surfshark?
Mullvad starts at €5.00 and Surfshark at $2.49 per month for the initial term. The prices are in different currencies or were requested from different countries, so they cannot be compared directly.
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As of November 2, 2026.