RedVPN vs Surfshark
for travel
RedVPN is a travel safety app with a VPN, on-device protection (Protect Mode) and a travel eSIM. Surfshark is a VPN provider. The table lists the facts we could read on 2026-10-25, with the source for each cell.
| Fact | RedVPN | Surfshark |
|---|---|---|
| Price per month | $3.99 for one month (prepaid, no auto-renewal) | not published (the monthly option has no price on the page) |
| Price per year | $39.99 for one year (prepaid, no auto-renewal) | $2.49 per month on the 24-month plans (Starter, One); $3.99 per month (One+) |
| Money-back guarantee | not published | 30 days |
| Simultaneous devices | not published | No published cap on simultaneous connections |
| Travel eSIM included | Yes: travel eSIM in over 170 countries (176 in the catalogue snapshot) | not published |
| US phone number | Yes: a US number as a second line, in the app | not published |
| On-device threat blocking | Yes: Protect Mode refuses known malware, phishing and command-and-control hosts on the device | not published |
| Block profiles by country or provider | Yes: countries and regions, cloud providers, ads and trackers, adult, social, gambling, custom lists | not published |
| Agent or command-line access | Yes: Linux command-line client; agent checkout over the Agentic Commerce Protocol | not published |
| Payment without an account, or crypto | Card (Stripe). Crypto not offered at checkout | not published (crypto not stated) |
| Free tier | 3-day free trial, no account, no card | not published |
Sources and dates
Each cell was read on 2026-10-25. Competitor cells were read with an automated fetch of each page on 2026-10-25 and must be checked by a person before publication. A cell reads 'not published' when the page could not be read or did not state the fact.
- Price per month RedVPN: https://vpn.red/llms.txt, read 2026-10-25. Surfshark: https://surfshark.com/pricing, read 2026-10-25.
- Price per year RedVPN: https://vpn.red/llms.txt, read 2026-10-25. Surfshark: https://surfshark.com/pricing, read 2026-10-25.
- Money-back guarantee RedVPN: No refund term found on vpn.red, 2026-10-25. Surfshark: https://surfshark.com/pricing, read 2026-10-25.
- Simultaneous devices RedVPN: No device limit found on vpn.red, 2026-10-25. Surfshark: https://surfshark.com/pricing, read 2026-10-25.
- Travel eSIM included RedVPN: https://vpn.red/travel-esim/ and redvpn-src/data/guides.json (snapshot 2026-10-25). Surfshark: Not stated on the pricing page, 2026-10-25.
- US phone number RedVPN: https://vpn.red/travel-esim/ (read 2026-10-25). Surfshark: Not stated on the pricing page, 2026-10-25.
- On-device threat blocking RedVPN: https://vpn.red/protect/ (read 2026-10-25). Surfshark: Not stated on the pricing page, 2026-10-25.
- Block profiles by country or provider RedVPN: https://vpn.red/protect/ (read 2026-10-25). Surfshark: Not stated on the pricing page, 2026-10-25.
- Agent or command-line access RedVPN: https://vpn.red/llms-full.txt and https://vpn.red/agents (read 2026-10-25). Surfshark: Not stated on the pricing page, 2026-10-25.
- Payment without an account, or crypto RedVPN: https://vpn.red/llms-full.txt, checkout payment handlers (read 2026-10-25). Surfshark: https://surfshark.com/pricing, read 2026-10-25.
- Free tier RedVPN: https://vpn.red/llms.txt (read 2026-10-25). Surfshark: Not stated on the pricing page, 2026-10-25.
Where RedVPN is different
- A travel eSIM and a US number in the same app as the VPN.
- Protect Mode on the phone: it refuses known malware, phishing and command-and-control hosts from a threat list, and shows each block with its reason.
- Prepaid Premium periods with no auto-renewal, and a 3-day free trial without an account or card.
What we have not compared
Where a row says "not published", the fact was not readable on the day we checked. We do not fill those cells with estimates. Tell us if a figure is wrong: support@vpn.red.