If you've been checking out competitor AVG Secure VPN and are wondering how it stacks up against Surfshark, I've got you covered in this review.
I signed up for both VPNs and compared AVG and Surfshark head-to-head to help you decide which one is the best choice for you.
While AVG and Surfshark both offer a VPN, once you compare them head-to-head, the differences become apparent.
AVG offers three VPN-only plans, all of which are more expensive than Surfshark's two cheapest plans.
AVG also offers a bundle plan, AVG Ultimate, that includes antivirus protection, device lock, payment protection and other security features, in addition to the VPN. This plan costs $4.99 a month for a one-year plan and is roughly equivalent to the Surfshark One plan.
Surfshark offers three levels of plans for individuals, and the yearly subscriptions for all of them are pretty affordable, especially compared to AVG. Surfshark Starter, the entry-level plan, includes the VPN plus ad and cookie pop-up blockers.
Surfshark One adds real-time breach alerts and antivirus protection, while Surfshark One+ includes data removal.
To test the speed of AVG and Surfshark, I first used Ookla's Speed Test without any VPN running and got baseline results of 737.88 download Mbps and 605.14 upload Mbps. Then, I connected each VPN to the nearest server in Atlanta and ran the exact same test again.
Surfshark did significantly better on download speed, clocking in at 503.19 Mbps compared to AVG's 372.39 Mbps. However, Surfshark fared a little behind when it comes to upload speeds, measuring 330.90 Mbps compared to AVG's 385.99 Mbps. SEE: How to Use Surfshark VPN. In my personal experience, Surfshark edged out AVG when it came to speeds.
It's worth noting that connection speed can vary a lot depending on what device and network you're using, what server location you're connecting to, how many other people are connecting at the same time and what type of file you're trying to download or upload. Just because Surfshark was faster for me doesn't necessarily mean that it will be faster for you, so it's always worth running your own tests.
Streaming video content was easy with both Surfshark and AVG Secure VPN. On both platforms, I was able to quickly switch my location to Canada to access The Office and to the UK in order to stream Studio Ghibli films.
SEE: The 7 Best iPhone VPNs. I really liked that Surfshark makes it easy to browse servers by country, in addition to using the search bar to find a particular location.
Even beginners who have never used a VPN before will quickly get the hang of Surfshark.
Surfshark offers multiple security protocols: WireGuard, OpenVPN and IKEv2 VPN. It uses robust AES-256-GCM encryption as well as ChaCha20 encryption for the WireGuard protocol.
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Normally it's more difficult to pick a winner in these comparisons, but after researching and testing both of these VPNs, I feel very confident recommending Surfshark over AVG for both personal and business use.
Surfshark is more affordable than AVG and offers unlimited devices in addition to more locations and servers.
You can also get antivirus protection on the Surfshark One and One+ plans, which are either close to or even cheaper than the price of AVG Ultimate.
To test out AVG Secure VPN and Surfshark, I signed up for free trials of both VPN services and tested them for speed, streaming and ease of use.
This Cyber News was published on www.techrepublic.com. Publication date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:43:17 +0000