hide.me vs Surfshark
hide.me and Surfshark are both established VPN services, but they're built for slightly different priorities. Surfshark undercuts almost everyone on price and puts no cap on simultaneous devices at all, backed by its own CleanWeb ad and tracker blocker. Here's how they actually compare on price, devices, and the streaming/torrenting performance this review focuses on.
Side-by-side comparison
| Factor | Surfshark |
|---|---|
| Price (best long-term plan) | $2.19–$12.95/mo |
| Simultaneous devices | Unlimited |
| Free plan | ✗ No |
| Streaming unlock | ✓ |
| Torrenting/P2P support | ✓ |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days |
Where Surfshark has the edge
Surfshark undercuts almost everyone on price and puts no cap on simultaneous devices at all, backed by its own CleanWeb ad and tracker blocker. If that specific strength matters more to you than price, Surfshark may be worth the extra cost. Where it falls short compared to hide.me: no free plan at all, and a review-verified track record that's less openly self-critical about its own limitations than the mixed 3.0/5 picture we found for hide.me.
Who is each VPN actually for?
Anyone who wants a real free plan to test before paying, a lower price on the longest plan (€2.69/mo vs Surfshark's $2.19–$12.95/mo), and a purpose-built P2P feature in Dynamic Port Forwarding — while accepting that reliability complaints show up more often in hide.me's review data than the marketing suggests.
Anyone who values unlimited devices more than saving a few dollars a month, and doesn't need a free tier to test the service first.
Choose hide.me if price-to-value, a genuine free plan, and a purpose-built P2P feature matter most to you. Choose Surfshark if unlimited devices is your top priority and you don't mind paying more for it.