SharkVPN review: score, privacy and prices
out of 10#126 of 377 in the main ranking
Consumer VPN median 2.6
- Consumer VPN
- Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
- Data completeness80%
- Checked2026-10-15
- Trial without a card
In 10 seconds
Strongest against its segment
- Censorship bypass2.9 vs 0.5
- Price and fair terms4.3 vs 3.5
- Network and streaming3.5 vs 3.1
Weakest against its segment
- Security and protocols1.4 vs 2.1
- Privacy and jurisdiction2.3 vs 2.7
- Platforms and support4.6 vs 4.3
How the score adds up
Six sub-scores, each against the median of Consumer VPN services in the main ranking (233 services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.
SharkVPNsegment median
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Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.72.3
What earned points
- No-logs policy +2
- Independent no-logs audit +3
- No-logs confirmed in court +1
- Warrant canary +1
- Transparency report +1
- Sign-up without email +1.5
- Account number sign-up +0.5
- Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
- Public incident (penalty) −2
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Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 2.11.4
What earned points
- Kill switch +2
- DNS leak protection +1.5
- RAM-only servers +1
- Post-quantum encryption +1
- Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
- Security audit +2
- Open-source clients +1.5
- 2FA +1
- Multi-hop +1
- Bug bounty +1
- Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
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Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.54.3
What earned points
- Free plan +1.5
- Free trial +1
- Trial without a card +1
- Crypto payments +1
- Cash payments +0.5
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Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.52.9
What earned points
- Stealth / obfuscation +2
- VLESS / Reality +1.5
- Trojan +1
- Hysteria2 +1
- Shadowsocks +1
- AmneziaWG +1
- obfs4 +0.5
- TUIC +0.5
- NaiveProxy +0.5
- Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
- VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
- Manual configs +0.5
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Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 3.13.5
What earned points
- 10 Gbps servers +1
- Dedicated IP +0.5
- Port forwarding +0.5
- MENA locations +0.5
- Torrenting allowed +1
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Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 4.34.6
What earned points
- Routers +1
- Browser extensions +0.5
- Split tunneling +1
- Ad / tracker blocker +1
- 24/7 live chat +2
- live chat +0.5
- Support on Telegram +0.5
- Status page +0.5
SharkVPN pricing
The cheapest way in is €4.29 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, SharkVPN renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.
Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years
What you pay to keep SharkVPN running: the first term, then renewals at the published renewal price. Where no renewal price is published, plans shorter than a year are counted as repeat payments at the current price; longer plans show a dash after their term. Converted to euros at the rates used in our data (1 USD = €0.86). The lowest cost for each period is marked.
| Plan and first term | First payment | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly, 0.25 mo | €2.57 | €123.43at the current price | €246.85at the current price | €370.28at the current price |
| Monthly, 1 mo | €8.59 | €103.10at the current price | €206.19at the current price | €309.29at the current price |
| Yearly, 12 mo | €51.50 | €51.50 | — | — |
Compare SharkVPN’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices
All plans as published
| Plan | Term | Price for term | Per month | € / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly | 0.25 mo | $2.99 | $11.96 | €10.29 |
| Monthly | 1 mo | $9.99 | $9.99 | €8.59 |
| Yearly | 12 mo | $59.88 | $4.99 | €4.29 |
Refunds, trial and payment
- Refund window
- 30 days
- Refund conditions
- full refund within 30 days of purchase (FAQ)
- Free trial
- 3 days
- Card needed for trial
- claim No credit card required
- Auto-renewal
- Not stated
- Payment methods
- Not stated
- Renewal note
- weekly/monthly/yearly; cancel anytime; yearly billed $59.88
Everything SharkVPN publishes
Every fact we collected about SharkVPN, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.
Company
- Legal entity
- Not stated
- Registered in
- Not stated
- Related brands
- Hexa VPN; Pocket VPN (Mobility Apps Studio, via Play link)
- Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
- Not stated
- Website languages
- EN
- Right-to-left languages
- No
- Currencies on the site
- USD
Plans, prices and add-ons
- Plans
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Yearly
- Billing terms
- 1 week
- 1 month
- 12 months
- Cheapest price a month
- $4.99
- Monthly plan
- $9.99
- 1-year plan, total
- $59.88
- 1-year plan, a month
- $4.99
- Lifetime plan
- No
- Renewal
- weekly/monthly/yearly
- cancel anytime
- yearly billed $59.88
- Family plan
- Not stated
- Prices seen from other countries
- Weekly $2.99/wk (3-day trial)
- Monthly $9.99 (3-day trial)
- Yearly $4.99/mo billed $59.88
Discounts and programmes
- Discount shown
- 50% (yearly)
- Discount compared with
- vs monthly
- Student discount
- Not stated
Limits and restrictions
- Devices at once
- 5
- Data limit
- unlimited (claim)
- Country restrictions
- FAQ: check local laws
Free plan
- Free plan
- Not stated
- Free data
- Not stated
- Ads in the free plan
- Not stated
Payment and subscription
- PayPal
- Not stated
- Cryptocurrency
- Not stated
- Cash
- Not stated
- Gift cards
- Not stated
- Auto-renewal by default
- Not stated
- Email needed to sign up
- Not stated
- Account-number login
- Not stated
- Money-back guarantee, days
- 30
- Refund conditions
- full refund within 30 days of purchase (FAQ)
Free trial terms
- Trial length
- 3 days
- Card needed for the trial
- No claim No credit card required
Server locations
- Countries
- 24 (servers page; home claims 90+)
- Servers
- 582+
- Cities
- 72+
24 countries listed. A link opens our ranking of VPNs with servers there.
Europe 9
Americas 5
Asia and Oceania 7
Middle East and Africa 3
- Middle East and North Africa
- AE (1 city, 14 servers)
- IL
- TR
- Virtual locations
- Not stated
- Port speed
- 10Gbps max (claim)
- P2P servers
- Not stated
- Obfuscated servers
- Not stated
Network features
- RAM-only servers
- Not stated
- IPv6
- Not stated
- Dedicated IP
- Not stated
- Static IP
- Not stated
- Residential IP
- Not stated
- Double VPN / multi-hop
- Not stated
- Tor over VPN
- Not stated
- SOCKS5 proxy
- Not stated
- Smart DNS
- Not stated
Protocols and encryption
- WireGuardNot stated
- OpenVPNFAQ✓ Yes
- IKEv2Not stated
- L2TP/IPsecNot stated
- SSTPNot stated
- SoftEtherNot stated
- Own protocolNot stated
- VLESS / RealityNot stated
- VMessNot stated
- TrojanNot stated
- ShadowsocksFAQ✓ Yes
- Hysteria2Not stated
- TUICNot stated
- NaiveProxyNot stated
- obfs4Not stated
- AmneziaWGNot stated
- Encryption
- AES-256
- Perfect forward secrecy
- Not stated
- Post-quantum encryption
- Not stated
- Manual configuration files
- Not stated
- Open-source apps
- Not stated
Censorship and blocking
- Obfuscation (stealth mode)
- Not stated
- Countries it claims to work in
- Not stated
- Mirror sites or Telegram channel
- Not stated
- Calls in the UAE
- Not stated
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes claim: Automatic Kill Switch
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Split tunnelling
- Not stated
- Ad and malware blocker
- Not stated
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
- Security audits
- Not stated
- Bug bounty
- Not stated
Privacy
- No-logs policy
- Yes strict zero-logs, FAQ
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
- Transparency report
- Not stated
- Warrant canary
- Not stated
- Anonymous sign-up
- Not stated
What the privacy policy says is collected
Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.
- Connection IPclaim: no connection logs kept✓ No
- Session timesNot stated
Apps and devices
- Windowsclaimed in FAQ, no download✓ Yes
- macOSclaimed in FAQ, no download✓ Yes
- LinuxNot stated
- iOScoming soon✕ No
- AndroidGoogle Play✓ Yes
- Android TVNot stated
- Fire TVNot stated
- Apple TVNot stated
- ChromebookNot stated
- Smart TVNot stated
- RoutersNot stated
- NASNot stated
- Raspberry PiNot stated
- Game consolesNot stated
- Browser extensions
- claimed in FAQ, none linked
- Google Play rating
- 4.3 (Hexa VPN, linked app)
- Google Play installs
- 5M+ (Hexa VPN, linked app)
- Last app update
- 2026-10-14 (Hexa VPN)
Speed, streaming and gaming
- Claimed speed
- 10Gbps max
- 10 Gbps servers
- Not stated
- Netflix
- US
- JP
- UK
- KR (streaming widget claim)
- BBC iPlayer
- Not stated
- Disney+
- Not stated
- Prime Video
- Not stated
- Gaming features
- Yes claimed optimized for gaming
- Torrenting
- Not stated
Support
- Live chat
- Yes claim on contact page
- Live chat 24/7
- Yes claim: Live Chat available 24/7
- Email / tickets
- Yes support@sharkvpn.com; contact form
- Phone
- Not stated
- Telegram
- Not stated
- Not stated
- Support languages
- EN
- Response time (claimed)
- 24/7 support (claim)
- Server status page
- Not stated
For teams and business
- SSO / SAML
- Not stated
- Admin panel
- Not stated
- Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
- Not stated
What users say
Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.
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Trustpilot
3.66 of 5, smoothed
From 8 collected reviews (raw average 3.62; all VPNs 3.66).
The company replied to 0 of 2 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
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App Store
3.06 of 5, smoothed
From 2331 collected reviews (raw average 3.05; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 3.37 from 644.
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Google Play
4.41 of 5, smoothed
From 619 collected reviews (raw average 4.45; all VPNs 3.90). Last 90 days: 4.47 from 299.
The company replied to 4 of 64 negative reviews (1–2 stars).
Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 2.3 (8 reviews); App Store (US) 4.70 (132169 ratings); Google Play 4.3 (12.4K ratings).
Reviews per month, last 12 months
38 Reddit and forum threads mention SharkVPN (titles and search snippets only).
Latest reviews and related rankings
Latest reviews
Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.
App Store · 5★ · 14 Oct 2026 · GB
Super fast and ultra-reliable!
App Store · 4★ · 13 Oct 2026 · FR
Multiposte et rapide
App Store · 4★ · 13 Oct 2026 · GB
Recommended
Google Play · 5★ · 14 Oct 2026
برنامج مريح وسريع مميز
Google Play · 5★ · 14 Oct 2026
ok
Google Play · 1★ · 14 Oct 2026
so much addss😒😒😒
Trustpilot · 1★ · 12 Sep 2024 · ES
Pay 1 year and get 1 day…
Original reviewTrustpilot · 4★ · 03 Oct 2022 · US
I have been using this VPN for 2 weeks…
Original reviewTrustpilot · 4★ · 19 Oct 2020 · GB
been using them for a short while and…
Original review
Rankings by user reviews
Questions about SharkVPN
Answers built from what SharkVPN publishes. Open a question to read the details.
Is SharkVPN safe? Logging policy, audits and jurisdiction
Privacy and jurisdiction 2.3/10 and security 1.4/10 (segment medians 2.7 and 2.1). No red flag in our data. Independent no-logs audit: Not stated.
In 10 seconds
- Kill switch
Privacy
- Jurisdiction
- Not stated
- Legal entity
- Not stated
- No-logs policy
- Yes strict zero-logs, FAQ
- Independent no-logs audit
- Not stated
Security
- Kill switch
- Yes (yes (claim: Automatic Kill Switch))
- DNS leak protection
- Not stated
- Encryption
- AES-256
- Two-factor sign-in
- Not stated
Related rankings
SharkVPN not working? Common causes and what to check
3 things to check, built from what SharkVPN publishes about its apps, protocols and support. We do not test connections ourselves.
What to check
Switch protocol in the app: SharkVPN lists OpenVPN, Shadowsocks.
Update the app: the last update we saw is dated 2026-10-14 (Hexa VPN).
Contact support: live chat, email.
Support when the VPN is blocked
- Live chat
- Yes claim on contact page
- Live chat 24/7
- Yes claim: Live Chat available 24/7
- Yes support@sharkvpn.com; contact form
If it is blocked where you are
SharkVPN refund policy: how to ask for your money back
SharkVPN refund window: 30 days. Conditions: full refund within 30 days of purchase (FAQ)
Refund terms
- Refund window
- 30
- Refund on monthly plans
- Not stated
- Refund for App Store / Google Play purchases
- Not stated
- Refund for unused time
- Not stated
- Free trial
- 3
Try before paying
SharkVPN free trial: length, terms and payment details
SharkVPN free trial: 3. Card needed: claim No credit card required.
Trial terms
- Length
- 3
- Refund window
- 30
Trials elsewhere
In our rankings
SharkVPN appears on 146 topic pages. Its place on each:
- Shadowsocks VPN trials, no card#6 of 8
- Shadowsocks VPNs claiming Netflix#8 of 10
- VPNs for UK Netflix#9 of 16
- Shadowsocks VPNs with a trial#9 of 14
- Netflix VPN trials, no card#9 of 15
- Shadowsocks + money-back guarantee#11 of 13
- 24/7 chat VPN trials, no card#11 of 17
- VPNs for US Netflix#12 of 38
- Bahrain VPN trials, no card#16 of 29
- China VPN trials, no card#16 of 33
- Egypt VPN trials, no card#16 of 28
- India VPN trials, no card#16 of 28
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- Qatar VPN trials, no card#16 of 29
- Saudi Arabia VPN trials, no card#16 of 29
- Turkey VPN trials, no card#16 of 29
- UAE VPN trials, no card#16 of 30
- Obfuscated VPN trials, no card#16 of 28
- OpenVPN VPNs claiming Netflix#17 of 62
- Shadowsocks + 24/7 live chat#17 of 18
- No-card trials with money-back#17 of 23
- Kill switch VPNs with Shadowsocks support#18 of 20
- Short-term VPN plans#18 of 63
- OpenVPN trials, no card#18 of 33
- Obfuscated VPNs claiming Netflix#19 of 33
- OpenVPN + Shadowsocks#20 of 31
- Trial VPNs for Netflix#20 of 44
- VPN servers in Taiwan#20 of 37
- Kill switch VPN trials, no card#21 of 28
- VPN trials without a card#22 of 51
- VPN servers in South Korea#23 of 57
- No-logs VPN trials, no card#24 of 50
- No-logs VPNs with Shadowsocks support#25 of 39
- Netflix claims + 24/7 live chat#25 of 32
- Free trial, no card#26 of 66
- VPN servers in Argentina#26 of 47
- VPN servers in the UAE#27 of 54
- VPN servers in Mexico#28 of 63
- VPN servers in South Africa#29 of 55
- VPN servers in Israel#31 of 57
- Shadowsocks + obfuscated servers#32 of 52
- Trial VPNs with 24/7 chat#32 of 56
- Netflix claims + money-back guarantee#33 of 50
- VPN servers in Turkey#33 of 61
- OpenVPN + 24/7 live chat#34 of 72
- No-logs VPNs that claim Netflix support#35 of 78
- OpenVPN VPNs with a trial#35 of 90
- Mac VPNs for Netflix#36 of 83
- VPNs for calls in the UAE#36 of 62
- Gaming VPNs#37 of 106
- VPN servers in Hong Kong#37 of 83
- Windows VPNs for Netflix#38 of 83
- Obfuscated VPNs with a trial#38 of 61
- Kill switch VPNs that claim Netflix support#38 of 47
- VPN servers in Brazil#38 of 84
- VPN servers in India#38 of 94
- OpenVPN + money-back guarantee#40 of 100
- Trial VPNs with money back#42 of 82
- VPN servers in Switzerland#42 of 91
- VPN servers in Italy#43 of 88
- VPN servers in Sweden#43 of 93
- Obfuscated + 24/7 live chat#44 of 59
- Trial VPNs with a kill switch#44 of 83
- VPN servers in Japan#45 of 125
- Shadowsocks#46 of 73
- VPN servers in Spain#46 of 99
- VPN servers in Australia#47 of 127
- VPN servers in Singapore#47 of 138
- VPNs for Netflix#49 of 97
- VPN servers in the UK#49 of 156
- VPN servers in the Netherlands#49 of 139
- VPN servers in France#50 of 137
- Obfuscated + money-back guarantee#51 of 69
- Mac VPN trials#52 of 144
- Windows VPN trials#52 of 140
- Money-back guarantee + 24/7 chat#52 of 76
- VPN servers in Canada#52 of 142
- VPN servers in Germany#53 of 152
- VPN servers in the USA#55 of 178
- Android VPN free trials#56 of 160
- No-logs VPNs with a trial#56 of 144
- OpenVPN + obfuscated servers#58 of 104
- VPN free trials#58 of 190
- Middle East VPN servers#61 of 122
- No-logs VPNs with 24/7 live chat#62 of 99
- OpenVPN#65 of 242
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- Windows VPNs for China#71 of 151
- Windows VPNs for Egypt#71 of 137
- Windows VPNs for India#71 of 137
- Windows VPNs for Pakistan#71 of 137
- Windows VPNs for Turkey#71 of 140
- Windows VPNs for Bahrain#72 of 142
- Windows VPNs for Kuwait#72 of 142
- Windows VPNs for Oman#72 of 142
- Windows VPNs for Qatar#72 of 142
- Windows VPNs for Saudi Arabia#72 of 142
- Windows VPNs for the UAE#72 of 144
- Obfuscated VPNs for Mac#74 of 148
- Obfuscated VPNs for Windows#75 of 137
- Mac VPNs with OpenVPN#81 of 198
- VPNs with live chat#83 of 120
- Windows VPNs with OpenVPN#83 of 190
- Kill switch VPNs with obfuscated servers#83 of 92
- Mac VPNs with refunds#85 of 149
- Android VPNs for China#86 of 186
- Android VPNs for India#86 of 170
- Android VPNs for the UAE#87 of 181
- Windows VPNs with refunds#88 of 155
- 30-day money-back guarantee#88 of 174
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- No-logs VPNs with OpenVPN support#91 of 191
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- VPNs for travel to Pakistan#95 of 192
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- VPNs for travel to Bahrain#96 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Kuwait#96 of 200
- Mac VPNs with a kill switch#96 of 162
- VPNs for travel to Oman#96 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Qatar#96 of 200
- VPNs for travel to Saudi Arabia#96 of 200
- VPNs for travel to the UAE#96 of 204
- No-logs VPNs with obfuscated servers#97 of 150
- Kill switch VPNs with OpenVPN support#98 of 133
- Windows VPNs with a kill switch#99 of 161
- VPNs under €5#108 of 280
- Secure VPNs#111 of 142
- No-logs VPNs for Mac#114 of 280
- No-logs VPNs for Windows#115 of 267
- No IP logs#119 of 191
- VPNs for Mac#121 of 361
- VPNs for Windows#123 of 357
- No-logs VPNs for Android#126 of 328
- VPNs for Android#134 of 451
- Kill switch#138 of 193
- No-logs VPNs#156 of 389
- Top VPNs on the App Store543 listed
- Top VPNs on Google Play543 listed
- Top VPNs on Trustpilot543 listed
- Worst VPNs543 listed
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Sources and changes
Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.
- Website
- https://sharkvpn.net
- Pages checked
- https://sharkvpn.net; https://sharkvpn.net/servers; https://sharkvpn.net/faq; https://sharkvpn.net/privacy (404); https://sharkvpn.net/terms (404); https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.secure.vpn.proxy
- Other sources used
- kill_switch/collects_connection_ip/renewal_note/claimed_speed: https://sharkvpn.net/why-shark-vpn; live_chat/live_chat_247/email_tickets: https://sharkvpn.net/contact
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