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 CyberGhostPerfect Privacy
Legal company name
CyberGhost S.R.L.confirmed
CyberDock IT Solutions GmbHconfirmed
Trademark holder, if different
CyberGhost S.A. (marketing brand CyberGhost VPN)provider claim
CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH / Perfect Privacy brandprovider claim
Year founded
2011confirmed
2008provider claim
Headquarters (country)
ROconfirmed
DEconfirmed
Other relevant jurisdictions
Rumänien (Betreibergesellschaft CyberGhost S.R.L.), Vereinigtes Königreich (Sitz der Konzernmutter Kape Technologies), Zypern (im rumänischen Register eingetragener Gesellschafter)confirmed
DE (Hamburg HRB 152750)confirmed
Intelligence alliance of the home country
noneprovider claim
14 Eyesconfirmed
Parent group / holding
Kape Technologies PLCconfirmed
CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH (Hamburg)provider claim
Beneficial owners publicly known
fully knownconfirmed
partly knownprovider claim
Ownership structure
private equityprovider claim
owners undisclosedprovider claim
Leadership team publicly named
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Sister VPN brands in the group
ExpressVPN, Private Internet Accessconfirmed
none documentedprovider claim
Group owns VPN review and comparison sites
vpnMentor und Wizcase über die im März 2021 übernommene Webseleneseconfirmed
none documentedprovider claim
Typical commission rate
Anbieterangabe: bis zu 100 Prozent Provision, Abwicklung über ein HasOffers-Kontoprovider claim
Affiliate program exists; commission terms on affiliate page (fetch timeout — program linked from site)provider claim
YouTube and influencer sponsoring
occasionalprovider claim
unknownprovider claim
Acquisition history / former name
März 2017 Übernahme durch Kape Technologies; Mai 2023 Rückzug von Kape von der Londoner AIM nach dem Übernahmeangebot der Unikmind Holdings Limitedconfirmed
Originally Switzerland-based (from 2008); later operated by CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH in Hamburg, Germany; technical entity claimed as Webinvest International SA (Panama)provider claim
Operating status
activeconfirmed
discontinuedconfirmed
Discontinuation date?
01/30/2026provider claim
Core statement of the logging policy
Anbieterangabe: 'we are NOT storing connection logs, meaning that we DON'T have any logs tied to your IP address, connection timestamp or session duration.'provider claim
No user traffic logs; no IP addresses, access times/duration, or per-user bandwidth stored; account holds login, expiry, emailconfirmed
Recording of transferred data volume
not recordedprovider claim
aggregate onlyconfirmed
Enforcement of the device limit
Multiple devices supported; exact simultaneous cap not on features fetchprovider claim
Unlimited simultaneous connections (vendor claim; mirrored in reviews)provider claim
Minimum account data required
Laut Datenschutzerklärung werden bei der Registrierung Name, E-Mail-Adresse und Anschrift erhoben; die Browser-Erweiterungen für Chrome und Firefox lassen sich ohne Konto und ohne E-Mail-Adresse nutzenprovider claim
username/password, account expiry, emailconfirmed
Telemetry in the apps
opt inprovider claim
noneprovider claim
Trackers and SDKs in the Android app
Not enumerated on fetched product pages (privacy policy URL returned 404 in this session)provider claim
None — vendor claimed in-house development without third parties (Wayback home)provider claim
Trackers in the iOS app
Not enumerated on fetched product pages (privacy policy URL returned 404 in this session)provider claim
No iOS app (CyberInsider con); N/A for first-party iOS SDKsprovider claim
Trackers and cookies on the website
Die Datenschutzerklärung nennt Google Analytics, Mouseflow, AppsFlyer, VWO und Iterable als eingesetzte Analyse- und Marketingdiensteprovider claim
Google Analytics with anonymizeIp; advertising cookies disclosedprovider claim
Data shared with third parties
Laut Datenschutzerklärung: Cleverbridge, Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, Paddle, BitPay und Amazon Pay (Zahlung), Zendesk (Support), Google Analytics, Mouseflow, AppsFlyer, VWO und Iterable (Analyse und Marketing) sowie verbundene Unternehmen der Kape Technologies PLCprovider claim
Payment processors (Paymentwall, PayPal, Stripe, Bitcoin processors); Google Analytics on website with anonymized IPprovider claim
Retention periods stated in the policy
Unbestimmt. Die Datenschutzerklärung nennt keine Frist, sondern Aufbewahrung 'as long as needed to provide the Service and to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements'provider claim
VPN: no connection data retained; account credentials/email/expiry retained for billing/supportprovider claim
Independent no-logs audit
yesconfirmed
noprovider claim
No-logs audit details
Deloitte Audit S.R.L. (Rumänien), Prüfungen 2022, 2024 und 2025 nach ISAE 3000 (Revised); Prüfumfang laut Anbieter das VPN-Servernetz, Konfigurations- und Change-Management, Incident Response sowie das Token-System für dedizierte IP-Adressenprovider claim
No-logs policy described as involuntarily tested via police server seizures (notably 2016 Golem/heise reporting); vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepageprovider claim
Audit report published
full reportconfirmed
not publishedprovider claim
App and client audits
Deloitte no-logs audit 2025provider claim
Vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepage; no named app-audit firm/report URL foundprovider claim
Infrastructure and server audits
Deloitte infrastructure audit 2025provider claim
No public infra audit report found; involuntary 2016 seizure treated as practical no-logs test in secondary sourcesprovider claim
Tested in court or by authorities
No public court case testing CyberGhost no-logsprovider claim
2016 Netherlands server seizure reported; no customer data recovered (vendor/community narrative on archived pages and reviews)provider claim
Transparency report
regularprovider claim
noneprovider claim
Warrant canary
noneprovider claim
staleprovider claim
Security incidents and data leaks
Windows-Client: Rechteausweitung CVE-2023-30237 durch Command Injection im RPC-Dienst, am 03.01.2023 von Pen Test Partners gemeldet und mit Version 8.3.10.10015 am 24.02.2023 behoben. Linux-Client: am 01.12.2022 gemeldete fehlende Zertifikatsprüfung, Command Injection und lokale Rechteausweitung, teilweise behoben mit Version 1.4.0 am 24.12.2022 und vollständig mit 1.4.1 am 22.02.2023confirmed
Police seizures of VPN hardware/servers reported (heise 2010; Golem 2016); operator framed seizures as validating no-logs (no user data found)confirmed
Bug bounty programme
Bug-Bounty-Programm über YesWeHack, Prämien bis 1.250 US-Dollar; im Umfang unter anderem unbefugter Zugriff auf VPN-Server, Remote Code Execution und Schwachstellen, die Nutzerdaten offenlegenprovider claim
Perfect Privacy responsible disclosureprovider claim
Handling of reported vulnerabilities
Kape/CyberGhost security advisoriesprovider claim
?
Open source clients
noneprovider claim
someprovider claim
Listings by independent bodies
Marketing cites press; Vulnerability Disclosure Program linked in footerprovider claim
Historically recommended in privacy community reviews; CyberInsider and SafetyDetectives reviewed it; recommendations withdrawn after Jan 2026 shutdownprovider claim
WireGuard
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
Proprietary protocol
noneprovider claim
Stealth VPN (DPI obfuscation wrapping VPN to look like HTTPS)provider claim
Legacy protocols still offered
none advertised; OpenVPN, WireGuard, IKEv2 offeredprovider claim
SSH2 tunnelprovider claim
Default data cipher
Anbieterangabe: AES-256 bei OpenVPN und IKEv2, ChaCha20-Poly1305 bei WireGuardprovider claim
AES-256 (OpenVPN)provider claim
Key exchange and authentication
OpenVPN / WireGuard / IKEv2 handshakes depending on selected protocolprovider claim
OpenVPN / IPsec industry standards (details not fully specified on feature pages)provider claim
IPv6 handling
disabledprovider claim
routed through tunnelprovider claim
WebRTC protection or guidance
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Obfuscation methods
Not clearly documented as a named obfuscation feature on fetched features/home pages (OpenVPN/WireGuard/IKEv2 advertised)provider claim
Stealth VPN (HTTPS-like masking against DPI)provider claim
Permanent lockdown
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
Split tunneling
Anbieterangabe: in der Windows-App über die Funktion 'Exceptions' für einzelne Websites, die Übersichtsseite nennt zusätzlich das Ausklammern einzelner Anwendungenprovider claim
yes (app split-tunneling per SafetyDetectives review of the service)provider claim
Multihop
not availableprovider claim
freely combinableprovider claim
Port forwarding
not availableprovider claim
availableprovider claim
Surcharge for a dedicated IP
€4.00provider claim
€0.00provider claim
SOCKS5 proxy
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
HTTP proxy
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Smart DNS
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
Ad and tracker filtering in DNS
fixed listprovider claim
configurableprovider claim
Custom DNS servers allowed
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Local network access toggle
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Traffic analysis defence
Content Blocker (ads/trackers/malware domains); protocols OpenVPN/WireGuard/IKEv2provider claim
Stealth VPN Technology / NeuroRouting historically offeredprovider claim
IPv6 inside the tunnel
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Number of servers
9,800 Serverprovider claim
55 Serverprovider claim
Number of countries
100 Laenderprovider claim
23 Laenderprovider claim
Number of cities
125 Staedteprovider claim
35 Staedteprovider claim
Virtual locations
labelledprovider claim
no virtual locationsprovider claim
Hardware ownership
mixedprovider claim
colocationprovider claim
P2P and file sharing
dedicated locationsprovider claim
entire networkprovider claim
Public status page
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Known upstream hosting providers
Not individually named on fetched features/home pages; Kape-operated networkprovider claim
100% dedicated bare-metal / root servers (no cloud VPS); operators not individually named on fetched pagesprovider claim
Linux command line
native appprovider claim
manual config onlyprovider claim
Android TV app
native appprovider claim
not availableprovider claim
Apple TV app
native appprovider claim
not availableprovider claim
Fire TV app
native appprovider claim
not availableprovider claim
Browser extension
own extensionprovider claim
not availableprovider claim
Type of browser extension
standalone browser proxyprovider claim
no extensionprovider claim
Router support
OpenVPN-Konfigurationsdateien für DD-WRT, Tomato, OpenWrt sowie AsusWRT und AsusWRT-Merlinprovider claim
VPN Routers documentation linked in footerprovider claim
Command line documented
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Simultaneous devices
7provider claim
unlimited / personal multi-device use allowed; no sharing credentialsprovider claim
Cash by mail
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Retail gift cards
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Monthly price
€11.99provider claim
€12.99provider claim
Effective price on the longest term
€2.19provider claim
€8.95provider claim
Price change at renewal
moderate increaseprovider claim
same priceprovider claim
Free tier and its limits
Kostenlose Browser-Erweiterungen für Chrome und Firefox ohne Konto und ohne E-Mail-Adresse, beschränkt auf Server in den USA, Deutschland, den Niederlanden und Rumänien und nur für den Verkehr des Browsersprovider claim
noneprovider claim
Money-back window
45 Tageprovider claim
7 Tageprovider claim
P2P policy in the terms of service
dedicated locationsprovider claim
entire networkprovider claim
Streaming unblocking officially advertised
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
Netflix regions reported
Anbieterangabe von eigens ausgewiesenen Netflix-Servern für Argentinien, Australien, Belgien, Brasilien, Kanada, die Schweiz, Tschechien, Deutschland, Dänemark, Spanien, Frankreich, Israel, Indien, Italien, Japan, Südkorea, Mexiko, die Niederlande, Norwegen, Neuseeland, Polen, Rumänien, Schweden, Singapur, Thailand, die Türkei, das Vereinigte Königreich, die USA und Südafrika (29 Länder).provider claim
Poor / largely incompatible with Netflix and Disney+ per CyberInsider testing notesprovider claim
Other streaming services
Vom Anbieter genannt: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, BBC iPlayer, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Paramount+ und Tubiprovider claim
CyberInsider: does not work well with streaming sites such as Netflix and Disney Plusprovider claim
Speed measurement references
Keine unabhängigen Geschwindigkeitsmessungen auf den offiziellen Seiten verlinkt. Belegt werden nur die Hardware-Kapazität ('10-Gbps servers') und Marketingformulierungen wie 'ultra-fast speeds'; konkrete Mbit/s- oder Ping-Werte aus eigenen oder Drittanbieter-Tests werden nicht genannt.provider claim
VPNmentor maß im eigenen Test von einem UK-Standort aus per IKEv2 einen durchschnittlichen Geschwindigkeitsverlust von 35 Prozent bei nahegelegenen Servern und 55 Prozent bei entfernten Servern, auf einzelnen Servern über 90 Prozent.confirmed
Latency and gaming suitability
Die App zeigt laut Anbieter Ping, Entfernung und Serverauslastung je Standort an, damit Spieler eine latenzarme Verbindung wählen können; die Gaming-Seite wirbt zusätzlich mit 'Reduce Ping When Gaming Online'. Konkrete Millisekundenwerte oder unabhängige Messungen werden nicht genannt.provider claim
Die getesteten Erfahrungen widersprechen sich deutlich. Comparitech fand beim Spieletest über nahe Server 'no dropped connections, no lagging, or freeze-ups'. Cloudwards maß dagegen im Schnitt über 1000 Prozent höhere Latenz und beschrieb League of Legends über einen US-Server als kaum spielbar ('each input took forever to load'). VPNmentor erlebte auf einem Schweizer Server mit 65 ms Ping zufälliges Einfrieren des Charakters und stufte Server in Singapur und Schweden als unspielbar ein. CyberInsider maß unabhängig davon reine Downloadraten von 117 bis 141 MBit/s auf nahen und 131 MBit/s auf US-Servern, ohne eigenen Spieletest, und wies auf spürbar schlechtere Werte bei aktiviertem Multi-Hop hin.disputed
SMTP and port 25 handling
Not documented on fetched CyberGhost pagesprovider claim
Not documented on fetched Wayback/review pagesprovider claim
Official support in restrictive countries
Markets bypassing restrictions / streaming access; no China-specific official claim extracted from fetched pagesprovider claim
Die FAQ widmet China, Iran und der Türkei einen eigenen Abschnitt und empfiehlt dort Stealth VPN sowie kaskadierte Verbindungen über einen erreichbaren regionalen Server.provider claim
24/7 live chat
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
Tracker load of the website
Marketing site uses cookies; privacy policy covers trackingprovider claim
Privacy policy covered website cookies historicallyprovider claim
URL of the warrant canary
none foundprovider claim
Historical warrant canary page (service discontinued)provider claim
Length and readability of the legal documents
Standard corporate legal/privacy pagesprovider claim
Technical privacy-focused documentation historicallyprovider claim
Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms
Aggressive promo pricing ($2.19/mo intro) paired with multi-year billing; Dedicated IP marketed as add-onprovider claim
Discontinued service — historical claims onlyprovider claim

All sourced criteria (158)

 CyberGhostPerfect Privacy
Legal company name
CyberGhost S.R.L.confirmed
CyberDock IT Solutions GmbHconfirmed
Trademark holder, if different
CyberGhost S.A. (marketing brand CyberGhost VPN)provider claim
CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH / Perfect Privacy brandprovider claim
Year founded
2011confirmed
2008provider claim
Headquarters (country)
ROconfirmed
DEconfirmed
Other relevant jurisdictions
Rumänien (Betreibergesellschaft CyberGhost S.R.L.), Vereinigtes Königreich (Sitz der Konzernmutter Kape Technologies), Zypern (im rumänischen Register eingetragener Gesellschafter)confirmed
DE (Hamburg HRB 152750)confirmed
Intelligence alliance of the home country
noneprovider claim
14 Eyesconfirmed
Parent group / holding
Kape Technologies PLCconfirmed
CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH (Hamburg)provider claim
Beneficial owners publicly known
fully knownconfirmed
partly knownprovider claim
Ownership structure
private equityprovider claim
owners undisclosedprovider claim
Leadership team publicly named
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Verifiable postal address for legal service
yesconfirmed
yesprovider claim
Sister VPN brands in the group
ExpressVPN, Private Internet Accessconfirmed
none documentedprovider claim
Group owns VPN review and comparison sites
vpnMentor und Wizcase über die im März 2021 übernommene Webseleneseconfirmed
none documentedprovider claim
Runs an affiliate programme
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Typical commission rate
Anbieterangabe: bis zu 100 Prozent Provision, Abwicklung über ein HasOffers-Kontoprovider claim
Affiliate program exists; commission terms on affiliate page (fetch timeout — program linked from site)provider claim
YouTube and influencer sponsoring
occasionalprovider claim
unknownprovider claim
Documented misleading advertising claims
none_knownprovider claim
none_knownprovider claim
Acquisition history / former name
März 2017 Übernahme durch Kape Technologies; Mai 2023 Rückzug von Kape von der Londoner AIM nach dem Übernahmeangebot der Unikmind Holdings Limitedconfirmed
Originally Switzerland-based (from 2008); later operated by CyberDock IT Solutions GmbH in Hamburg, Germany; technical entity claimed as Webinvest International SA (Panama)provider claim
Operating status
activeconfirmed
discontinuedconfirmed
Discontinuation date?
01/30/2026provider claim
User base migrated to
noneprovider claim
noneprovider claim
Core statement of the logging policy
Anbieterangabe: 'we are NOT storing connection logs, meaning that we DON'T have any logs tied to your IP address, connection timestamp or session duration.'provider claim
No user traffic logs; no IP addresses, access times/duration, or per-user bandwidth stored; account holds login, expiry, emailconfirmed
Activity and traffic logs
noneprovider claim
noneconfirmed
Connection logs
noneprovider claim
noneconfirmed
Storage of the real IP address
not storedprovider claim
not storedconfirmed
Storage of the assigned VPN IP
not storedprovider claim
not storedprovider claim
Precision of stored timestamps
noneprovider claim
noneconfirmed
Recording of transferred data volume
not recordedprovider claim
aggregate onlyconfirmed
Enforcement of the device limit
Multiple devices supported; exact simultaneous cap not on features fetchprovider claim
Unlimited simultaneous connections (vendor claim; mirrored in reviews)provider claim
Minimum account data required
Laut Datenschutzerklärung werden bei der Registrierung Name, E-Mail-Adresse und Anschrift erhoben; die Browser-Erweiterungen für Chrome und Firefox lassen sich ohne Konto und ohne E-Mail-Adresse nutzenprovider claim
username/password, account expiry, emailconfirmed
Telemetry in the apps
opt inprovider claim
noneprovider claim
Trackers and SDKs in the Android app
Not enumerated on fetched product pages (privacy policy URL returned 404 in this session)provider claim
None — vendor claimed in-house development without third parties (Wayback home)provider claim
Trackers in the iOS app
Not enumerated on fetched product pages (privacy policy URL returned 404 in this session)provider claim
No iOS app (CyberInsider con); N/A for first-party iOS SDKsprovider claim
Trackers and cookies on the website
Die Datenschutzerklärung nennt Google Analytics, Mouseflow, AppsFlyer, VWO und Iterable als eingesetzte Analyse- und Marketingdiensteprovider claim
Google Analytics with anonymizeIp; advertising cookies disclosedprovider claim
Data shared with third parties
Laut Datenschutzerklärung: Cleverbridge, Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, Paddle, BitPay und Amazon Pay (Zahlung), Zendesk (Support), Google Analytics, Mouseflow, AppsFlyer, VWO und Iterable (Analyse und Marketing) sowie verbundene Unternehmen der Kape Technologies PLCprovider claim
Payment processors (Paymentwall, PayPal, Stripe, Bitcoin processors); Google Analytics on website with anonymized IPprovider claim
Retention periods stated in the policy
Unbestimmt. Die Datenschutzerklärung nennt keine Frist, sondern Aufbewahrung 'as long as needed to provide the Service and to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements'provider claim
VPN: no connection data retained; account credentials/email/expiry retained for billing/supportprovider claim
EU representative named under GDPR
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Independent no-logs audit
yesconfirmed
noprovider claim
No-logs audit details
Deloitte Audit S.R.L. (Rumänien), Prüfungen 2022, 2024 und 2025 nach ISAE 3000 (Revised); Prüfumfang laut Anbieter das VPN-Servernetz, Konfigurations- und Change-Management, Incident Response sowie das Token-System für dedizierte IP-Adressenprovider claim
No-logs policy described as involuntarily tested via police server seizures (notably 2016 Golem/heise reporting); vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepageprovider claim
Audit report published
full reportconfirmed
not publishedprovider claim
App and client audits
Deloitte no-logs audit 2025provider claim
Vendor claimed regular internal/external audits on Wayback homepage; no named app-audit firm/report URL foundprovider claim
Infrastructure and server audits
Deloitte infrastructure audit 2025provider claim
No public infra audit report found; involuntary 2016 seizure treated as practical no-logs test in secondary sourcesprovider claim
Audit frequency
irregularprovider claim
irregularprovider claim
Tested in court or by authorities
No public court case testing CyberGhost no-logsprovider claim
2016 Netherlands server seizure reported; no customer data recovered (vendor/community narrative on archived pages and reviews)provider claim
Transparency report
regularprovider claim
noneprovider claim
Warrant canary
noneprovider claim
staleprovider claim
Security incidents and data leaks
Windows-Client: Rechteausweitung CVE-2023-30237 durch Command Injection im RPC-Dienst, am 03.01.2023 von Pen Test Partners gemeldet und mit Version 8.3.10.10015 am 24.02.2023 behoben. Linux-Client: am 01.12.2022 gemeldete fehlende Zertifikatsprüfung, Command Injection und lokale Rechteausweitung, teilweise behoben mit Version 1.4.0 am 24.12.2022 und vollständig mit 1.4.1 am 22.02.2023confirmed
Police seizures of VPN hardware/servers reported (heise 2010; Golem 2016); operator framed seizures as validating no-logs (no user data found)confirmed
Bug bounty programme
Bug-Bounty-Programm über YesWeHack, Prämien bis 1.250 US-Dollar; im Umfang unter anderem unbefugter Zugriff auf VPN-Server, Remote Code Execution und Schwachstellen, die Nutzerdaten offenlegenprovider claim
Perfect Privacy responsible disclosureprovider claim
Handling of reported vulnerabilities
Kape/CyberGhost security advisoriesprovider claim
?
Open source clients
noneprovider claim
someprovider claim
Open source server side
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Reproducible builds
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Available on F-Droid
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Listings by independent bodies
Marketing cites press; Vulnerability Disclosure Program linked in footerprovider claim
Historically recommended in privacy community reviews; CyberInsider and SafetyDetectives reviewed it; recommendations withdrawn after Jan 2026 shutdownprovider claim
WireGuard
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
OpenVPN over UDP
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
OpenVPN over TCP
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
IKEv2/IPsec
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Proprietary protocol
noneprovider claim
Stealth VPN (DPI obfuscation wrapping VPN to look like HTTPS)provider claim
Legacy protocols still offered
none advertised; OpenVPN, WireGuard, IKEv2 offeredprovider claim
SSH2 tunnelprovider claim
Default data cipher
Anbieterangabe: AES-256 bei OpenVPN und IKEv2, ChaCha20-Poly1305 bei WireGuardprovider claim
AES-256 (OpenVPN)provider claim
Weakest accepted cipher
AES-256provider claim
AES-256provider claim
Key exchange and authentication
OpenVPN / WireGuard / IKEv2 handshakes depending on selected protocolprovider claim
OpenVPN / IPsec industry standards (details not fully specified on feature pages)provider claim
Perfect forward secrecy
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Post-quantum key exchange
not availableprovider claim
not availableprovider claim
Own DNS resolvers
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
DNS leak protection
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
IPv6 handling
disabledprovider claim
routed through tunnelprovider claim
WebRTC protection or guidance
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Obfuscation methods
Not clearly documented as a named obfuscation feature on fetched features/home pages (OpenVPN/WireGuard/IKEv2 advertised)provider claim
Stealth VPN (HTTPS-like masking against DPI)provider claim
Usability behind the Great Firewall
unclearprovider claim
unclearprovider claim
Kill switch
system-wideprovider claim
system-wideprovider claim
Permanent lockdown
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
Split tunneling
Anbieterangabe: in der Windows-App über die Funktion 'Exceptions' für einzelne Websites, die Übersichtsseite nennt zusätzlich das Ausklammern einzelner Anwendungenprovider claim
yes (app split-tunneling per SafetyDetectives review of the service)provider claim
Multihop
not availableprovider claim
freely combinableprovider claim
Tor integration (Onion over VPN)
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Port forwarding
not availableprovider claim
availableprovider claim
Surcharge for a dedicated IP
€4.00provider claim
€0.00provider claim
SOCKS5 proxy
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
HTTP proxy
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Smart DNS
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
Ad and tracker filtering in DNS
fixed listprovider claim
configurableprovider claim
Malware and phishing filter
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Custom DNS servers allowed
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Local network access toggle
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Auto connect rules
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Private device network (mesh)
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
GPS location override (Android)
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Traffic analysis defence
Content Blocker (ads/trackers/malware domains); protocols OpenVPN/WireGuard/IKEv2provider claim
Stealth VPN Technology / NeuroRouting historically offeredprovider claim
IPv6 inside the tunnel
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Obfuscation without configuration
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Number of servers
9,800 Serverprovider claim
55 Serverprovider claim
Number of countries
100 Laenderprovider claim
23 Laenderprovider claim
Number of cities
125 Staedteprovider claim
35 Staedteprovider claim
Virtual locations
labelledprovider claim
no virtual locationsprovider claim
RAM-only servers (diskless)
entire networkprovider claim
entire networkprovider claim
Hardware ownership
mixedprovider claim
colocationprovider claim
Own AS (autonomous system)
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
10 Gbps ports
some serversprovider claim
some serversprovider claim
P2P and file sharing
dedicated locationsprovider claim
entire networkprovider claim
Public server list
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Public status page
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Known upstream hosting providers
Not individually named on fetched features/home pages; Kape-operated networkprovider claim
100% dedicated bare-metal / root servers (no cloud VPS); operators not individually named on fetched pagesprovider claim
Windows app
native appprovider claim
native appprovider claim
macOS app
native appprovider claim
native appprovider claim
Linux app with GUI
native appprovider claim
native appprovider claim
Linux command line
native appprovider claim
manual config onlyprovider claim
Android app
native appprovider claim
native appprovider claim
iOS app
native appprovider claim
native appprovider claim
Android TV app
native appprovider claim
not availableprovider claim
Apple TV app
native appprovider claim
not availableprovider claim
Fire TV app
native appprovider claim
not availableprovider claim
Browser extension
own extensionprovider claim
not availableprovider claim
Type of browser extension
standalone browser proxyprovider claim
no extensionprovider claim
Router support
OpenVPN-Konfigurationsdateien für DD-WRT, Tomato, OpenWrt sowie AsusWRT und AsusWRT-Merlinprovider claim
VPN Routers documentation linked in footerprovider claim
Native build for Apple Silicon
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Command line documented
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Simultaneous devices
7provider claim
unlimited / personal multi-device use allowed; no sharing credentialsprovider claim
Usable without an account
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Data required at signup
any email addressprovider claim
any email addressprovider claim
Account model
email as loginprovider claim
email as loginprovider claim
Cash by mail
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Monero
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Bitcoin
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Lightning
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Retail gift cards
noprovider claim
yesprovider claim
PayPal
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Credit and debit card
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
SEPA payment
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Monthly price
€11.99provider claim
€12.99provider claim
Effective price on the longest term
€2.19provider claim
€8.95provider claim
Price change at renewal
moderate increaseprovider claim
same priceprovider claim
Flat pricing without permanent discounts
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Free tier and its limits
Kostenlose Browser-Erweiterungen für Chrome und Firefox ohne Konto und ohne E-Mail-Adresse, beschränkt auf Server in den USA, Deutschland, den Niederlanden und Rumänien und nur für den Verkehr des Browsersprovider claim
noneprovider claim
Money-back window
45 Tageprovider claim
7 Tageprovider claim
Cancellation path
cancel in accountprovider claim
cancel in accountprovider claim
P2P policy in the terms of service
dedicated locationsprovider claim
entire networkprovider claim
Streaming unblocking officially advertised
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
Netflix regions reported
Anbieterangabe von eigens ausgewiesenen Netflix-Servern für Argentinien, Australien, Belgien, Brasilien, Kanada, die Schweiz, Tschechien, Deutschland, Dänemark, Spanien, Frankreich, Israel, Indien, Italien, Japan, Südkorea, Mexiko, die Niederlande, Norwegen, Neuseeland, Polen, Rumänien, Schweden, Singapur, Thailand, die Türkei, das Vereinigte Königreich, die USA und Südafrika (29 Länder).provider claim
Poor / largely incompatible with Netflix and Disney+ per CyberInsider testing notesprovider claim
Other streaming services
Vom Anbieter genannt: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, BBC iPlayer, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Paramount+ und Tubiprovider claim
CyberInsider: does not work well with streaming sites such as Netflix and Disney Plusprovider claim
Bandwidth cap
no limitprovider claim
no limitprovider claim
Data cap
noneprovider claim
noneprovider claim
Speed measurement references
Keine unabhängigen Geschwindigkeitsmessungen auf den offiziellen Seiten verlinkt. Belegt werden nur die Hardware-Kapazität ('10-Gbps servers') und Marketingformulierungen wie 'ultra-fast speeds'; konkrete Mbit/s- oder Ping-Werte aus eigenen oder Drittanbieter-Tests werden nicht genannt.provider claim
VPNmentor maß im eigenen Test von einem UK-Standort aus per IKEv2 einen durchschnittlichen Geschwindigkeitsverlust von 35 Prozent bei nahegelegenen Servern und 55 Prozent bei entfernten Servern, auf einzelnen Servern über 90 Prozent.confirmed
Latency and gaming suitability
Die App zeigt laut Anbieter Ping, Entfernung und Serverauslastung je Standort an, damit Spieler eine latenzarme Verbindung wählen können; die Gaming-Seite wirbt zusätzlich mit 'Reduce Ping When Gaming Online'. Konkrete Millisekundenwerte oder unabhängige Messungen werden nicht genannt.provider claim
Die getesteten Erfahrungen widersprechen sich deutlich. Comparitech fand beim Spieletest über nahe Server 'no dropped connections, no lagging, or freeze-ups'. Cloudwards maß dagegen im Schnitt über 1000 Prozent höhere Latenz und beschrieb League of Legends über einen US-Server als kaum spielbar ('each input took forever to load'). VPNmentor erlebte auf einem Schweizer Server mit 65 ms Ping zufälliges Einfrieren des Charakters und stufte Server in Singapur und Schweden als unspielbar ein. CyberInsider maß unabhängig davon reine Downloadraten von 117 bis 141 MBit/s auf nahen und 131 MBit/s auf US-Servern, ohne eigenen Spieletest, und wies auf spürbar schlechtere Werte bei aktiviertem Multi-Hop hin.disputed
SMTP and port 25 handling
Not documented on fetched CyberGhost pagesprovider claim
Not documented on fetched Wayback/review pagesprovider claim
Official support in restrictive countries
Markets bypassing restrictions / streaming access; no China-specific official claim extracted from fetched pagesprovider claim
Die FAQ widmet China, Iran und der Türkei einen eigenen Abschnitt und empfiehlt dort Stealth VPN sowie kaskadierte Verbindungen über einen erreichbaren regionalen Server.provider claim
24/7 live chat
yesprovider claim
noprovider claim
Email or ticket support
yesprovider claim
yesconfirmed
Telephone support
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
German-language support
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
Documentation assessment
workableprovider claim
workableprovider claim
Self-hosted chat widget
noprovider claim
noprovider claim
Self-service account deletion
yesprovider claim
yesprovider claim
SSL Labs grade of the website
Bconfirmed
Bconfirmed
Tracker load of the website
Marketing site uses cookies; privacy policy covers trackingprovider claim
Privacy policy covered website cookies historicallyprovider claim
URL of the warrant canary
none foundprovider claim
Historical warrant canary page (service discontinued)provider claim
Length and readability of the legal documents
Standard corporate legal/privacy pagesprovider claim
Technical privacy-focused documentation historicallyprovider claim
Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms
Aggressive promo pricing ($2.19/mo intro) paired with multi-year billing; Dedicated IP marketed as add-onprovider claim
Discontinued service — historical claims onlyprovider claim