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Amnezia Self-hosted vs Surfshark

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Speed

Speed
SpeedAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Paid · Download

741.31 Mbps

845.74 Mbps

Paid · Upload

889.98 Mbps

457.57 Mbps

Free · Download

Not applicable

No data

Free · Upload

Not applicable

No data

30-Day Speed History

Free options

Free options
Free optionsAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Free options

No permanent free plan. New customers can try the VPN for 7 days when choosing an annual or two-year subscription. Payment details are required; cancel before the trial ends to avoid a charge. The trial allows three simultaneous devices, compared with unlimited VPN connections after payment.

Pricing

Pricing
PricingAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Paid plan

Vultr High Performance AMD

Surfshark Starter

1 month

1 month / $6.00

$6.00 per month

At renewal: 1 month / $6.00

$6.00 per month (Same monthly price)

1 month / $16.45

$16.45 per month

At renewal: 1 month / $16.45

$16.45 per month (Same monthly price)

1 year

No plan for this term

15 months / $50.85

$3.39 per month

At renewal: 12 months / $79.00

$6.58 per month (+94%)

2 years

No plan for this term

27 months / $67.23

$2.49 per month

At renewal: 12 months / $79.00

$6.58 per month (+164%)

Direct purchases only. Monthly equivalents include bonus time; the full amount is charged upfront. Taxes and eligibility may differ.

Managing your subscription

Managing your subscription
Managing your subscriptionAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Automatic renewal

No data

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Credit card

Renews automatically.

For plans other than monthly subscriptions, a renewal notice is sent 30 days before expiry.

Your card may be pre-authorized before the subscription expires.

Subscriptions purchased through App Store and Google Play

Renews automatically.

How to turn off renewal

No data

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website

Credit card

In your VPN account

  1. Sign in to your Surfshark account.
  2. Open your profile menu and select Subscription.
  3. Open Payments.
  4. Select Cancel renewal and confirm.

Subscriptions purchased through App Store and Google Play

If you purchased through the App Store or Google Play, open the subscription settings in that store, select the VPN and cancel the subscription.

Access after cancellation

No data

Subscriptions purchased through the VPN website, App Store, and Google Play

Credit card

Available until the paid period ends.

Removing a card from your VPN account

No data

Removing the card requires deleting the VPN account.

Refund conditions

Refund conditions
Refund conditionsAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
What can be refunded and under what conditions

Could not confirm

Purchases on the VPN website

Credit card

The provider’s refund guarantee applies subject to conditions.

Within 30 days

Starting from your initial purchase

If you start with the direct seven-day trial, the window begins with the first paid charge.

Important limitations

We could not confirm how non-refundable extras affect the refund amount for a bundle.

Conditions

Only one refund is available per service.

How to request a refund

  1. Contact Surfshark live chat to request a refund.

App Store & Google Play purchases

If you paid through the App Store or Google Play, you can request a refund through that store. Requests are assessed under the store’s rules; approval is not guaranteed.

Additional conditions from the VPN provider

Subscriptions purchased through Google Play

The provider’s refund guarantee applies subject to conditions.

Within 30 days

Starting from your initial purchase

Important limitations

We could not confirm how non-refundable extras affect the refund amount for a bundle.

Conditions

Only one refund is available per service.

Exclusions

Renewal payments are not covered by the provider’s guarantee.

Prepaid and gift-card purchases are excluded.

Trials lasting 30 days or longer are excluded.

Purchases that violate the terms of service are excluded.

Some extras, including Anonymous Dedicated IP and Alternative ID-related purchases, are excluded.

How to request a refund

  1. Within 48 hours of purchase, request a refund through Google Play.
  2. For later requests, contact Surfshark support.
What is not covered by refunds

Could not confirm

Purchases on the VPN website

Credit card

Renewal payments are not covered by the provider’s guarantee.

Prepaid and gift-card purchases are excluded.

Trials lasting 30 days or longer are excluded.

Purchases that violate the terms of service are excluded.

Some extras, including Anonymous Dedicated IP and Alternative ID-related purchases, are excluded.

Ownership & jurisdiction

Ownership & jurisdiction
Ownership & jurisdictionAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Who runs the VPN?

Could not confirm

Surfshark B.V. (registered in Netherlands) is the company named as providing the VPN service. Direct consumer VPN contracting entity; separate bundled-service operators not assigned.

Which laws apply?

Could not confirm

The terms specify British Virgin Islands law and courts. Mandatory consumer protections in your country of residence still apply.

Audits

Each audit covers particular systems and a particular point in time. A provider announcement is distinct from a publicly available audit report.

Audits
AuditsAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
No-logs policy

Audit information has not been reviewed.

No-logs review

Deloitte Lietuva UAB · 2025

What was checked: No-logs server configuration and supporting operations, examined in May–June 2025.

Findings: The reasonable-assurance report supported compliance with the described no-logs setup.

Limitations: The audited setup allows temporary user IDs and connection timestamps, deleted within 15 minutes after disconnection.

Read the audit report
App security

Audit information has not been reviewed.

Application security

SecuRing · 2025

What was checked: Desktop and mobile apps and browser extensions, tested from February to April 2025.

Findings: The public attestation reports no critical vulnerabilities. It does not publish the full finding list or confirm that all findings were fixed.

Read the auditor’s summary
Infrastructure security

Audit information has not been reviewed.

Server and infrastructure security

SecuRing · December 2025

What was checked: Selected VPN infrastructure, tested in December 2025.

Findings: The report found a medium-severity TLS configuration issue and recommended improving HTTP redirects.

Fixes: The public material does not confirm whether the reported issue was subsequently fixed.

Limitations: These findings describe the tested versions at that time, not the current state of every app or server.

Read the audit report

Dausos protocol security

Cure53 · 2026

What was checked: The Dausos VPN protocol and related components, tested in February–March 2026.

Findings: Ten findings were reported. The eight within the protocol scope were medium severity or lower; the two most severe concerned external hosting infrastructure.

Fixes: The summary says most findings were addressed and submitted for verification; it does not establish that every fix was verified.

Read the auditor’s summary

Apps, protocols & servers

Apps & devices

Apps & devices
Apps, protocols & serversAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Computers & mobile devices

Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux

Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Linux

TV devices

No data

Android TV, Fire TV, Apple TV

Browser extensions

No data

Chrome, Firefox, Edge

Manual setup

No data

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Routers, Raspberry Pi, NAS

Connection details

Connection details
Apps, protocols & serversAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Simultaneous connections

No data

Unlimited

WireGuard

Supported

Supported

OpenVPN

Supported

Supported

IKEv2/IPsec

Supported

Supported (Not available in: Windows app)

Provider-specific technologies

AmneziaWG (based on WireGuard)

Dausos

Other connection technologies

Shadowsocks, Xray

—

Network

Network
Apps, protocols & serversAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Servers

No data

4,500+

Countries

No data

100

Locations

No data

No data

Features

Features
FeaturesAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Auto-connect

—

Supported

Kill Switch

—

Supported

Split tunneling

—

Supported (Bypasser)

VPN traffic obfuscation

—

Supported

Multi-hop

—

Supported (Dynamic MultiHop)

Tor over VPN

—

Not supported

P2P / torrenting

—

Supported

Ad blocking

—

Supported (CleanWeb)

Tracker blocking

—

Supported (CleanWeb)

Malicious website blocking

—

Supported (CleanWeb)

Port forwarding

—

Not supported

Dedicated IP

—

Supported (Paid add-on)

Shared static IP

—

Supported

Automatic IP rotation

—

Supported (Rotating IP)

Streaming

Based on providers’ published information. “Not supported” means the service was not listed in the reviewed materials; playback has not been tested.

Streaming
FeaturesAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Netflix

—

Supported

Amazon Prime Video

—

Supported

Disney+

—

Supported

HBO Max

—

Supported

Hulu

—

Supported

Crunchyroll

—

Supported

BBC iPlayer

—

Supported

Other services (49)
Streaming
FeaturesAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Paramount+

—

Not supported

Apple TV+

—

Not supported

Peacock

—

Not supported

YouTube TV

—

Not supported

iQIYI

—

Not supported

WeTV

—

Not supported

Viki

—

Not supported

DAZN

—

Not supported

ESPN+

—

Not supported

F1 TV

—

Not supported

beIN Sports

—

Not supported

fuboTV

—

Not supported

Kayo Sports

—

Not supported

JioHotstar

—

Not supported

ZEE5

—

Not supported

SonyLIV

—

Not supported

Vidio

—

Not supported

Canal+

—

Not supported

ITVX

—

Not supported

Channel 4

—

Not supported

NOW TV

—

Not supported

France.tv

—

Not supported

TF1+

—

Not supported

RTL+

—

Not supported

Joyn

—

Not supported

ARD

—

Not supported

ZDF

—

Not supported

RaiPlay

—

Not supported

Mediaset Infinity

—

Not supported

Movistar Plus+

—

Not supported

RTVE Play

—

Not supported

Viaplay

—

Not supported

U-next

—

Not supported

TVING

—

Not supported

Coupang Play

—

Not supported

Wavve

—

Not supported

FPT Play

—

Not supported

VieON

—

Not supported

VTV Go

—

Not supported

Vision+

—

Not supported

RCTI+

—

Not supported

Exxen

—

Not supported

puhutv

—

Not supported

M6+

—

Not supported

Videoland

—

Not supported

NPO Start

—

Not supported

Ziggo Go

—

Not supported

RTÉ Player

—

Not supported

RTBF Auvio

—

Not supported

Censorship

Relevant mainly where VPN services are blocked

If you are in the US, a European country, or elsewhere and VPN services are not blocked on your network, these results need not rule this VPN out of your purchase decision. A failed test under blocking in Russia does not, by itself, mean the VPN is poor quality or will not work where you live. Consider its speed, features and price for your needs.

Censorship
CensorshipAmnezia Self-hostedSurfshark
Does it work on restricted networks?

Could not confirm

In our tests in Russia, we could not establish a working VPN connection that allowed data transfer under VPN blocking.