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A VPN may not be the first thing you think of when packing for a family holiday, but while travel insurance protects your physical safety, the best VPNs protect your digital wellbeing.
Travelling abroad can often mean connecting to potentially insecure public Wi-Fi, perhaps at the airport or hotel. Your family likely has a lot of devices between you – think phones, laptops, and tablets – so your VPN needs to cover all of them.
Protection for all the family
Many leading VPNs impose a device limit on plans. This is usually between 10 and 15, which is pretty generous, but may not be enough for families with a couple of devices each.
With Surfshark, you can install its VPN on as many devices as you like. Whether it's family laptops, adult's mobiles, children's tablets, or even smart TVs back home, Surfshark has an app for every major platform. Simply subscribe to your chosen plan, and install the app on every device you need.
Surfshark protects your data with post-quantum encryption, the new industry standard. It has an audited no-logs policy, which means it'll never store, share, or sell your browsing data.
Its apps have a clean design, and an easy to use UI – plus they look almost identical on every device. This makes it great for beginners, families, and anyone who isn't an out-and-out VPN expert. As a result, they're not as customizable as other VPNs, but this won't be a problem for most people.
Surfshark is fast, with our testing showing it's capable of exceeding 1,000 Mbps. It's a decent streaming VPN, unblocking US Netflix and Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video in the UK. So, if you're away from home, you can stream your favorite shows as if you were sat on the couch at home.
Over 4,000 servers are available worldwide, with 142 locations in 100 countries. This is a little less than big rivals NordVPN and Proton VPN, but every major location is covered.
Surfshark's premium plans include some nifty extra features, including Antivirus, Incogni data removal service, and identity theft insurance.
There are faster VPNs than Surfshark, as well as more powerful streaming VPNs. Proton VPN and NordVPN fall into both categories. However, both are more expensive. You'll struggle to find a VPN that can go toe-to-toe with Surfshark and costs less.
If you're after a dedicated family plan, you might want to consider Norton VPN Ultimate. It can protect up to 20 devices and offers parental controls. But again, price is an issue, with a two-year plan double the price of Surfshark.
We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
