Surfshark vs. TotalAV

Surfshark

TotalAV

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Surfshark	Score 7.9 out of 10	N/A	N/A	$1.99 per month
TotalAV	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Total AV is a real-time antivirus program offering additional security / privacy tools which are all available within the same application. Users who are premium paid member also can purchase the company's Safe Browsing (VPN) and Identity Protection features.	$99 per year 5 devices

Pricing

Surfshark

TotalAV

Editions & Modules

SurfShark Starter - 24 months: $1.99
per month
SurfShark One - 24 months: $2.49
per month
SurfShark Starter - 12 months: $2.99
per month
SurfShark One - 12 months: $3.39
per month
SurfShark One+ - 24 months: $3.99
per month
SurfShark One+ - 12 months: $5.99
per month
SurfShark Starter - 1 month: $15.45
per month
SurfShark One - 1 month: $17.95
per month
SurfShark One+ - 1 month: $20.65
per month

Antivirus Pro: $99
per year 5 devices
TotalAV Internet Security: $129
per year 6 devices
TotalAV Total Security: $149
per year 8 devices

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Surfshark	TotalAV
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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First year discounts available of 69%. These promotional prices are reserved for new customers and are available for their initial term only.

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Surfshark	TotalAV
Considered Both Products	Surfshark Dan Hathaway Director Chose Surfshark Surfshark's VPN (Virtual Private Network) is simply better in every way than any of the competitors that we have used every time. This is the jewel in the crown of the product. With the tools such as the search function, site breach detection and other tools such as antivirus … Incentivized Helpful?	TotalAV Paul Bies President Chose TotalAV Sophos wasn't as user-friendly and TotalAV was more cost-effective for the team. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Surfshark

TotalAV

Virtual Private Network

Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
	Surfshark 8.4 Ratings 7% below category average	TotalAV - Ratings
AES 256-bit Encryption	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Kill Switch	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support	7.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
IP Address Masking	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Automatic Wi-Fi Protection	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Surfshark	TotalAV
Small Businesses	Norton 360 Score 7.0 out of 10	AVG AntiVirus Business Edition Score 7.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways Score 9.6 out of 10	CrowdStrike Falcon Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises	Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways Score 9.6 out of 10	CrowdStrike Falcon Score 9.0 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Surfshark	TotalAV
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Surfshark	TotalAV
Likelihood to Recommend	At the price point this product sits at, it's well worth the additional layer of security. Surf shark isnt a security silver bullet, more of a additional security weapon to add to the arsenal and used properly, can augment and compliment your overall security posture. Using the search function when searching on sensitive subjects is helpful, using the site checker to ascertain for breaches is a valuble tool and the VPN is always on and is solid Incentivized Dan Hathaway Director Read full review	TotalAV is well suited for: - Malware detection. - Hard drive optimization. - Ad blocking. Incentivized Paul Bies President Read full review
Pros	VPN works very well Checks sites that have been breached in real time Allows you to search (like google) in privacy Incentivized Dan Hathaway Director Read full review	Malware protection. Junk Cleaner. Duplicate File Finder. Browser Cleaner. Incentivized Paul Bies President Read full review
Cons	It can sometimes not play well with some websites updates sometimes a little buggy Incentivized Dan Hathaway Director Read full review	It would be great if the reporting was more intuitive. More help tutorials would help me understand operations. Incentivized Paul Bies President Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Because we have renewed and it is constantly improved Incentivized Dan Hathaway Director Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	Product is great, but occasional issues with some sites. The user interface is clean and simple to navigate and work through. Making it fairly idiot proof is welcome for a techno novice like myself! All of the key tools are listed on the lefthand side and are easy to click through and activate/use Incentivized Dan Hathaway Director Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Surfshark's VPN (Virtual Private Network) is simply better in every way than any of the competitors that we have used every time. This is the jewel in the crown of the product. With the tools such as the search function, site breach detection and other tools such as antivirus etc it makes it a compelling suite Incentivized Dan Hathaway Director Read full review	Sophos wasn't as user-friendly and TotalAV was more cost-effective for the team. Incentivized Paul Bies President Read full review
Return on Investment	It allows us to bolster our security posture secures our wifi when travelling allows us to make sure sites haven't suffered recent breaches and if they have to take remediation action Incentivized Dan Hathaway Director Read full review	One positive impact is the improved speed of the computers as there's more space on each one. Peace of mind is another big return as we don't need to worry about our files - or our clients. Incentivized Paul Bies President Read full review
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