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Surfshark vs TunnelBear
Streaming & Router Coverage vs. Continuing Free Tier
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Quick pick
→ Surfshark fits better when confirmed access to major streaming platforms and official router setup documentation are jobs you need covered.
→ TunnelBear fits better when a continuing free plan is the difference you will actually use.
Surfshark and TunnelBear both remove paid-plan device counting, so unlimited connections are a tie here. The real choice is broader paid capability versus a continuing free route.
Surfshark: when streaming and home-network coverage matter
Mainstream streaming has stronger current support
Surfshark currently supports access to major streaming platforms. Reliable major-platform streaming is not confirmed for TunnelBear. If streaming is a regular reason you use the VPN, that is a real difference rather than another checkbox.
Router setup is documented
Surfshark officially documents router setup. TunnelBear does not currently provide an official router-configuration path. If the VPN needs to cover devices through the home network, this matters before any advanced privacy feature does.
TunnelBear: when a permanent free tier matters more
You can stay on a free plan
TunnelBear has a continuing free plan. Surfshark does not currently offer a continuing free plan. That lowers the commitment to keeping the service around while you decide whether it deserves a paid place in your routine.
Unlimited paid devices are shared
TunnelBear's paid plans do not make you count simultaneous devices. Surfshark's paid plans do not make you count simultaneous devices. Both sides already solve device counting on paid plans, so that strength should stay a tie.
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