Surfshark vs Private Internet Access in Australia

Surfshark bills in Australian dollars and puts no limit on devices. Private Internet Access (PIA) is not in our price data, because its site does not allow our price checker, so confirm its price on PIA's own page. We tested both from Melbourne in 2021.

We have more of Surfshark's prices and limits than Private Internet Access's so far, so this comparison leans on Surfshark's figures.

Surfshark costs from A$3.49 a month on its cheapest plan; we do not have Private Internet Access's price yet. Surfshark offers a 30-day money-back period; we do not have Private Internet Access's refund period yet. Surfshark covers unlimited devices; we do not have Private Internet Access's device limit yet. On a local server in our own tests, Surfshark kept 82% of our download speed (August 2021) and Private Internet Access 44% (late 2021). Those results come from different test rounds on different connections, so compare them with care. In our calculated comparison today, Surfshark is number 1; Private Internet Access is not ranked, as we have no price for it.