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ClashX vs Surge 2025 Review: Features, Pricing, and Performance

📅 2025-01-27 15 min read 👁️ 6542 views

macOS ，ClashX Surge 。Freeopen-source，features。？ 8 ，。

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Dimension ClashX Surge
Price ✓ Free 99 /
open-source ✓ Open-source ✗ Closed-source
features ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
performance Excellent (~50MB RAM) Good (~90MB RAM)
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MITM Features ✗ Not supported ✓ Fully supported

💰 Pricing & value comparison

ClashX: completely free

  • macOS build: Totally free with zero restrictions
  • Feature limits: All core capabilities unlocked at no cost
  • Updates: Ongoing free releases backed by the community
  • Hidden fees: None
  • Open-source perks: Transparent code, compile it yourself

Surge: subscription-based

  • macOS build: About ¥99/year subscription
  • iOS build: About ¥99/year (sold separately)
  • Lifetime buy: One-time license available (higher price)
  • Trial: Limited-time evaluation provided
  • Cross-platform cost: macOS + iOS ≈ ¥198/year

Value analysis

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Value verdict

ClashX: Best value—zero cost for roughly 80% of features. Ideal for budget-limited basic to intermediate users.

Surge: Great ROI for pros—¥99/year unlocks the full professional toolkit, perfect for developers and security engineers.

Suggested plan: Start with ClashX and only upgrade to Surge if you hit its limits; most people won’t need to.

🔧 Feature breakdown

Protocol support

Protocol type ClashX Surge
Shadowsocks (SS) ✓ ✓
ShadowsocksR (SSR) ✓ ✓
VMess ✓ ✓
VLESS ✓ ✓
Trojan ✓ ✓
Hysteria ✓ ✓
WireGuard - ✓

Takeaway: Surge edges ahead with extras like WireGuard, but ClashX already covers what most users need.

Rule engine comparison

ClashX rule engine
Flexible and powerful, supports domain, IP, GEOIP and more
Surge rule engine
Industry-leading with complex rule chains and scripting support

TUN mode

  • ClashX: System-wide TUN mode covers every app
  • Surge: More refined TUN stack with better stability and options
  • Verdict: Minimal difference for daily use; Surge handles edge cases better

DNS optimization

  • ClashX: Supports Fake-IP and Redir-Host with solid DNS splitting
  • Surge: Adds DoH, DoT, and fully custom DNS servers
  • Verdict: Casual users won’t notice a gap, but Surge gives experts more toggles

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: MacBook Pro 14" M2 Pro, macOS 14.0,

memory usage

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[NEEDS TRANSLATION] 48 MB 92 MB
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: ClashX memory usagelower，。

CPU

  • ClashX: 0.2%， 1-3%， 5%
  • Surge: 0.5%， 3-5%， 8%
  • : ClashX ，CPU lower

connection speed

  • : ClashX 320ms，Surge 380ms
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ClashX performance，， Mac 。Surge ，，features。

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  • ClashX: ， YAML ，
  • Surge: ， Surge ，
  • : ClashX 1-2 ，Surge 5-10

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  • ClashX: ，，GitHub Issues
  • Surge: ，
  • : ClashX ，

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  • ClashX: ，
  • Surge: ，
  • : ClashX ， Surge

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Surge features

  • MITM : ，interceptionmodification HTTPS requests，
  • JavaScript : ，
  • : Cron ，
  • requests: URL 、Header modification、modification
  • : requests
  • : iCloud

ClashX features

  • open-source: ，，
  • : ，Rule providers
  • : ，
  • : GitHub 30k+，
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MITM、packet capture、features，Surge 。、、，ClashX features。

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ClashX

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  • budget: 、，
  • : open-source，
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  • : SS、VMess、Trojan
  • performance: Mac

Surge

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  • : 、
  • : MITM packet capture、requestsinterceptionmodificationfeatures
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  • budget: 99 /，
  • : macOS iOS，

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recommended: ClashX + Surge

  • : free，
  • use cases: ClashX，packet capture Surge
  • : Surge (99 /)
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ClashX Surge

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  1. : ClashX
  2. : Clash Surge
  3. Surge: Surge
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  5. : Surge features

Surge ClashX

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  • Surge MITM features ClashX
  • Surge
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1. ClashX Surge？

: ，ClashX Surge。features， Surge:

  • MITM HTTPS interception
  • JavaScript
  • requests
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2. Surge worth？

: budget:

  • worth: 、、features
  • : 、budget、
  • : ，99 /；，ClashX free

3. ？

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  • port conflictsnetwork issues
  • ( ClashX， Surge)
  • recommended，avoid conflicts

4. ？

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  1. budget → ClashX
  2. MITM packet capture → Surge
  3. open-source → ClashX
  4. → Surge
  5. → ClashX，

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  • ClashX: free、open-source、、 (90% )
  • Surge: 、、、 (10% )
  • : ClashX + Surge (best value)

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ClashX ，free、open-source、features、performance， 90% 。 ClashX features， Surge。

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、， MITM、packet capture、features， Surge。99 /worth。

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