European alternatives to Surfshark
A budget-friendly consumer VPN, now part of the same Nord Security group as NordVPN. EU-registered, which helps on jurisdiction, but it's still a single private company you're asked to trust with everything.
Company information about Surfshark
- Company
- Surfshark Ltd
- Parent company
- Nord Security
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Founded
- 2018
- Data jurisdiction
- European Union
- Ownership
- Privately held
- GDPR
- Yes
- Open source
- Partial
- Infrastructure
- Mixed infrastructure
European alternatives to Surfshark
No-logs VPN with anonymous accounts. No email needed to sign up, just a number.
Privacy-focused VPN registered in Malta. No logs, fully open-source apps, no email required to sign up.
Swedish VPN with strict no-logs policy and in-house owned servers. WireGuard-first with fully transparent operations.
Swiss VPN by Proton AG with a strict no-logs policy independently audited annually. 11,496 servers across 117 countries, all owned and operated by Proton. Open-source apps on all platforms. Unique Secure Core architecture routes traffic through privacy-friendly countries first.
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Why switch away from Surfshark?
CLOUD Act
Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.
FISA Section 702
Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.
GDPR vs US law
Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.