VPNs for Russia compared in 2026: Surok, BlancVPN, Proton VPN and DureVPN
An honest comparison of four VPNs for Russia on what matters here: does it work on mobile with whitelists, are the apps its own, price per device, payment without a foreign card, logs and support.
We compared ourselves with three services that come up most often in search: BlancVPN, Proton VPN and DureVPN. Competitor data is taken from their sites as of 7 September 2026; their prices change, so check. Yes, we made the comparison ourselves, so look not at the bottom line but at the specific points: everything there is verifiable.
In short
| Surok | BlancVPN | Proton VPN | DureVPN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnel entry | Moscow, the entry looks like an ordinary site | not disclosed | servers abroad | not disclosed |
| Carrier whitelists | separate entry through a whitelisted network | not claimed | not claimed | not claimed |
| Own apps | Android, Windows, macOS, Chrome and Firefox extensions | all platforms | all platforms | "for all popular platforms" |
| Price | from 220 ₽ a month for one device, no auto-renewal | from €2.99 a month when paying for 2 years | priced in dollars, has a free plan | from 308 ₽ a month when paying for 2 years |
| Devices | per plan, pay for the number you need | unlimited | up to 10 | up to 30 |
| Paying from Russia | SBP, crypto, Telegram Stars | Russian cards, international cards | foreign card, crypto | crypto, via Telegram |
| Trial | a day free, no card | 30-day refund | free plan with limits | not claimed |
| Logs | no browsing log, policy fits on one screen | "no logs at all" | audited no-logs | "no hidden analytics" |
What really matters in Russia
Does it connect at all
A pretty number of countries means nothing if the tunnel entry is cut. Surok's entry is in Moscow and from the outside is indistinguishable from HTTPS to an ordinary site, and on mobile with whitelists there's a separate entry through a whitelisted network. None of the three services says on its site how exactly it gets past whitelists. Maybe it does, but you can only check by buying.
Apps
BlancVPN and Proton have apps for everything, including routers and Linux. We don't yet have our own app for iPhone and Linux; there we work through trusted third-party clients like Happ, and the subscription is added with one button. But our apps ask for no extra permissions and update themselves.
Price and honest plans
Competitors' cheap prices are the price "when paying two years upfront". A month at BlancVPN and DureVPN costs noticeably more, and Proton charges in dollars from a foreign card. Surok has one price from 220 ₽ a month for one device, and it doesn't rise after the first period. No auto-renewal: days are simply added to the subscription.
Need two devices, pay for two. Some prefer "unlimited" for one price, but unlimited is always baked into the cost.
Payment
From Russia without a foreign card: SBP, crypto and Telegram Stars with us, Russian cards at BlancVPN, crypto at DureVPN. Proton is the hardest to pay for from Russia.
Where we lose
- We have fewer countries: the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Germany. Those are real servers with spare bandwidth, not a hundred flags, but if you need something exotic, that's not us.
- No own iPhone app. In the works.
- No 30-day money-back guarantee like BlancVPN. We have a free day before paying and refunds by the rules.
Verdict
If the main question is "will it work on my carrier", Surok has a concrete answer rather than a promise. If you need hundreds of countries or a router, look at BlancVPN and Proton. You can try us for a day free, no card.