Founded in 2011, CyberGhost is now located in Bucharest, Romania and has been bought out by Kape Technologies (then Crossrider) in 2017, which owns also ZenMate since 2018 and Private Internet Access since 2019. Kape is an Israeli cybersecurity company based in London. The company secures the connection of other 38million users nowadays.

Characteristics

Number of servers and countries

• 91+ countries worldwide
• 7400+ servers in 113 locations
• Specific servers for streaming.

Location & security

CyberGhost started in Germany, but their headquarters are now in Bucharest, Romania. CyberGhost claims that according to Romanian law, they are under no obligation to keep tabs on their users. Also, Romania is not a member of any surveillance alliance, like the 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, or 14 Eyes alliances. Because of this, they are under no obligation to collaborate with any foreign intelligence agencies. The company shows a Transparency Report but currently there is no independent audit report as other VPN companies.

It takes just one click to hide your IP address and replace it with one from their network. In addition, you’ll share your IP with other Ghosties connected to the same server, therefore your digital steps can never lead back to you. CyberGhost VPN servers are designed with the 256-bit military-grade encryption at all times. AES has been certified by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology as a secure and viable measure for safeguarding data made it popular. Right now, governments and armed forces worldwide use it to protect sensitive national information.

In addition CyberGhost supports OpenVPN, IKEv2 (VPN protocol developed by Microsoft and Cisco) and WireGuard®, a new entry on the VPN scene (a fast protocol featuring state-of-the-art encryption capabilities).

Cost

CyberGhost offers a 3 Years/39-month plan with the biggest saving and price similar to the 2 Years/24-month plan. Costs are:

• $12.99/month,
• $47.88 for 1 Year plan (i.e. $3.99/month) or
• $83.76 for 2 Years plan (i.e. $3.49/month) or
• $87.75 for a 3 Years + 3 Months plan (i.e. $2.25/mo) subscription, with 83% discount

There are a series of optional services at extra cost, including a dedicated IP address from a country of your choice (token-based). An other optional service is their own CyberGhost Security Suite for Windows, a combination of Intego-powered antivirus, software updater, and a Privacy Guard to optimize your Windows and application privacy settings.

They have a Money-Back Guarantee policy with no questions asked.

• For 1 month plans a 14-day Money-Back Guarantee.
• For 6 months or greater subscriptions a 45-day Money-Back Guarantee.

They offer a free trial, but just 24 hours for the desktop build (7 days on mobile devices) and doesn’t require any payment information (which means that you can use the CyberGhost free trial without using a credit card).

Number of devices using the VPN simultaneously

They have no limitation per device: you can enjoy the full extent of their global VPN server network that you can connect to using their VPN Apps, whether you’re on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Smart TVs, Linux, or even routers.

How to pay?

CyberGhost accepts payment via:

• Credit card: Visa, Mastercard, American Express
• PayPal
• Bitcoin

Access to services

They claim that you can bypass all streaming services, including Netfix, Disney, HBO, Amazon Prime, Hulu, BBC (although some reviews claim that it does not unblock BBC iPlayer, ITV, Tf1, and some others)... etc. They actually have a list of servers that are specifically optimized for streaming, but in a limited number of countries: France, Germany, UK, US, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Australia, India, Italy

CyberGhost doesn't support P2P on all locations (as they claim it slows down other user's traffic or due to legal reasons in some countries such as USA, Russia,...etc) but they include a 'For Torrenting' list with plenty of servers.

CyberGhost has got a 24/7 support service via either email or live chat and can answer your questions in English, German, French, or Romanian.

Money-back Guarantee up to 45 days, depending on the plan:
• For 1 month plans a 14-day Money-Back Guarantee.
• For 6 months or greater subscriptions a 45-day Money-Back Guarantee.