CyberGhost / TunnelBear compared
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Differences (78)
Criteria where the values diverge.
| CyberGhost | TunnelBear | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal company name | CyberGhost S.R.L.confirmed | TunnelBear LLCprovider claim |
| Trademark holder, if different | CyberGhost S.A. (marketing brand CyberGhost VPN)provider claim | McAfee (acquired TunnelBear Inc. in 2018)confirmed |
| Headquarters (country) | ROconfirmed | CAconfirmed |
| Other relevant jurisdictions | Rumänien (Betreibergesellschaft CyberGhost S.R.L.), Vereinigtes Königreich (Sitz der Konzernmutter Kape Technologies), Zypern (im rumänischen Register eingetragener Gesellschafter)confirmed | Kanada (Team und Betrieb in Toronto), USA (Mutterkonzern McAfee)confirmed |
| Intelligence alliance of the home country | noneprovider claim | Five Eyesprovider claim |
| Parent group / holding | Kape Technologies PLCconfirmed | McAfeeconfirmed |
| Beneficial owners publicly known | fully knownconfirmed | partly knownprovider claim |
| Sister VPN brands in the group | ExpressVPN, Private Internet Accessconfirmed | McAfee Safe Connectconfirmed |
| Group owns VPN review and comparison sites | vpnMentor und Wizcase über die im März 2021 übernommene Webseleneseconfirmed | none known from fetched official pagesprovider claim |
| Typical commission rate | Anbieterangabe: bis zu 100 Prozent Provision, Abwicklung über ein HasOffers-Kontoprovider 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 | 2018 von McAfee übernommen, Bekanntgabe am 08.03.2018; Kaufpreis nicht offengelegtconfirmed |
| 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 | Die Richtlinie führt vier Datenarten auf, die ausdrücklich nicht erhoben werden: IP-Adressen beim Websitebesuch, IP-Adressen beim Verbindungsaufbau, DNS-Anfragen während der Verbindung und Angaben zu genutzten Anwendungen, Diensten oder Websites.provider claim |
| Precision of stored timestamps | noneprovider claim | unclearprovider claim |
| Recording of transferred data volume | not recordedprovider claim | per accountprovider claim |
| Enforcement of the device limit | Multiple devices supported; exact simultaneous cap not on features fetchprovider claim | Unlimited devices; no simultaneous-connection cap statedprovider 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 | E-Mail-Adresseprovider claim |
| Telemetry in the apps | ? | on by defaultprovider claim |
| Trackers and SDKs in the Android app | Not enumerated on fetched product pages (privacy policy URL returned 404 in this session)provider claim | Website uses Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gaid, _gat); mobile SDK list not separately published on fetched privacy pageprovider claim |
| Trackers in the iOS app | Not enumerated on fetched product pages (privacy policy URL returned 404 in this session)provider claim | Website uses Google Analytics; mobile SDK list not separately published on fetched privacy pageprovider 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, laut Richtlinie mit kürzest möglicher Aufbewahrungsfrist und ohne Speicherung von IP-Adressen; der Cookie-Hinweis der Startseite nennt zusätzlich Analyse- und Marketing-Cookies nach Zustimmung.provider 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 | Stripe und PayPal (Zahlungsabwicklung), Google Analytics, Anbieter für Kundensupport, E-Mail-Versand, Hosting und DDoS-Abwehrprovider 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 | Kontodaten werden gelöscht, je nachdem was früher eintritt: 30 Tage nach Kündigung des Abonnements oder auf Löschverlangen über das Privacy Center.provider claim |
| EU representative named under GDPR | yesprovider claim | 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 | Annual independent security audits of apps; 7th annual audit published; marketed as only consumer VPN with regular published auditsprovider claim |
| App and client audits | ? | Cure53 prüfte im White-Box-Verfahren die Clients für Windows, macOS, iOS und Android sowie die Browser-Erweiterungen für Chrome, Firefox und Edge; der Bericht zum Test 10-11.2023 trägt die Kennung TB-11.confirmed |
| Infrastructure and server audits | ? | Der Cure53-Test 10-11.2023 umfasste neben den Clients die VPN-Infrastruktur, das PolarBear-Backend, die AWS-Infrastruktur, die Komponenten Overseer und Geneva sowie die öffentlichen Websites.confirmed |
| Audit frequency | irregularprovider claim | annualconfirmed |
| Tested in court or by authorities | ? | Laut Transparenzbericht vom 08.11.2023 gingen zwischen 2021 und 2023 insgesamt 70 behördliche Anfragen ein (29 in 2021, 30 in 2022, 11 in 2023). In zwei Fällen wurde das Bestehen eines Kontos bestätigt, Browsing-Daten wurden nach Anbieterangabe in keinem Fall herausgegeben.provider claim |
| Transparency report | regularprovider claim | occasionalprovider 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 | ? |
| 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 | none published on fetched TunnelBear pagesprovider claim |
| Handling of reported vulnerabilities | ? | Am 09.05.2024 veröffentlichte der Anbieter eine plattformweise Bewertung der am 06.05.2024 publik gewordenen Schwachstelle TunnelVision und stufte die Apps für macOS und iOS als betroffen ein, Windows, Android und die Browser-Erweiterung als nicht betroffen.provider claim |
| Listings by independent bodies | Marketing cites press; Vulnerability Disclosure Program linked in footerprovider claim | Wirecutter (NYT) quoted recommending TunnelBear after researching 53 VPNsprovider claim |
| Proprietary protocol | noneprovider claim | none (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2 selectable); GhostBear obfuscation featureprovider claim |
| Legacy protocols still offered | none advertised; OpenVPN, WireGuard, IKEv2 offeredprovider claim | none advertised; protocol selection lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2provider claim |
| Default data cipher | Anbieterangabe: AES-256 bei OpenVPN und IKEv2, ChaCha20-Poly1305 bei WireGuardprovider claim | AES 256 Bit laut Anbieterangabeprovider claim |
| Key exchange and authentication | OpenVPN / WireGuard / IKEv2 handshakes depending on selected protocolprovider claim | Depends on selected protocol (WireGuard / OpenVPN / IKEv2)provider claim |
| Own DNS resolvers | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| IPv6 handling | ? | unclearprovider claim |
| Obfuscation methods | Not clearly documented as a named obfuscation feature on fetched features/home pages (OpenVPN/WireGuard/IKEv2 advertised)provider claim | GhostBear, laut Anbieter 'Make your encrypted VPN data less detectable to governments, businesses and ISPs'provider claim |
| Usability behind the Great Firewall | unclearprovider claim | per user reportsprovider claim |
| Split tunneling | Anbieterangabe: in der Windows-App über die Funktion 'Exceptions' für einzelne Websites, die Übersichtsseite nennt zusätzlich das Ausklammern einzelner Anwendungenprovider claim | SplitBear, laut Anbieter Auswahl, welche Apps und Websites durch den Tunnel laufenprovider claim |
| Smart DNS | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Ad and tracker filtering in DNS | fixed listprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Malware and phishing filter | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Traffic analysis defence | Content Blocker (ads/trackers/malware domains); protocols OpenVPN/WireGuard/IKEv2provider claim | GhostBear obfuscation to make VPN traffic less detectableprovider claim |
| Number of servers | 9,800 Serverprovider claim | 8,000 Serverprovider claim |
| Number of countries | 100 Laenderprovider claim | 47 Laenderprovider claim |
| Number of cities | 125 Staedteprovider claim | ? |
| Virtual locations | labelledprovider claim | no virtual locationsprovider claim |
| RAM-only servers (diskless) | entire networkprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| 10 Gbps ports | some serversprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Known upstream hosting providers | Not individually named on fetched features/home pages; Kape-operated networkprovider claim | Third-party infrastructure providers (unnamed) per privacy policyprovider claim |
| Linux app with GUI | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Linux command line | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider 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 |
| Router support | OpenVPN-Konfigurationsdateien für DD-WRT, Tomato, OpenWrt sowie AsusWRT und AsusWRT-Merlinprovider claim | not offered on fetched download/features pagesprovider claim |
| Native build for Apple Silicon | ? | yesprovider claim |
| Simultaneous devices | 7provider claim | unbegrenztprovider claim |
| Bitcoin | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| SEPA payment | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Monthly price | €11.99provider claim | €3.33provider claim |
| Effective price on the longest term | €2.19provider claim | €3.33provider 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 | Gratistarif mit 2 GB Datenvolumenprovider claim |
| Money-back window | 45 Tageprovider claim | 30 Tageprovider claim |
| Other streaming services | Vom Anbieter genannt: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, BBC iPlayer, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Paramount+ und Tubiprovider claim | ? |
| Bandwidth cap | no limitprovider claim | cappedprovider claim |
| Data cap | noneprovider claim | Gratistarif 2 GB; kostenpflichtige Tarife werden als 'Unlimited secure browsing' beworben.provider claim |
| Official support in restrictive countries | Markets bypassing restrictions / streaming access; no China-specific official claim extracted from fetched pagesprovider claim | GhostBear for VPN-blocking networksprovider claim |
| 24/7 live chat | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| German-language support | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| SSL Labs grade of the website | Bconfirmed | A+confirmed |
| Tracker load of the website | Marketing site uses cookies; privacy policy covers trackingprovider claim | Privacy policy describes account/session data including IP at payment for fraud preventionprovider claim |
| Length and readability of the legal documents | Standard corporate legal/privacy pagesprovider claim | High — marketed as terms/privacy 'you can actually understand'provider 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 | Features claim 8000+ servers in 46+ countries with city-level selection on Unlimitedprovider claim |
All sourced criteria (150)
| CyberGhost | TunnelBear | |
|---|---|---|
| Legal company name | CyberGhost S.R.L.confirmed | TunnelBear LLCprovider claim |
| Trademark holder, if different | CyberGhost S.A. (marketing brand CyberGhost VPN)provider claim | McAfee (acquired TunnelBear Inc. in 2018)confirmed |
| Year founded | 2011confirmed | 2011confirmed |
| Headquarters (country) | ROconfirmed | CAconfirmed |
| Other relevant jurisdictions | Rumänien (Betreibergesellschaft CyberGhost S.R.L.), Vereinigtes Königreich (Sitz der Konzernmutter Kape Technologies), Zypern (im rumänischen Register eingetragener Gesellschafter)confirmed | Kanada (Team und Betrieb in Toronto), USA (Mutterkonzern McAfee)confirmed |
| Intelligence alliance of the home country | noneprovider claim | Five Eyesprovider claim |
| Parent group / holding | Kape Technologies PLCconfirmed | McAfeeconfirmed |
| Beneficial owners publicly known | fully knownconfirmed | partly knownprovider claim |
| Ownership structure | private equityprovider claim | private equityprovider claim |
| Leadership team publicly named | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Verifiable postal address for legal service | yesconfirmed | yesconfirmed |
| Sister VPN brands in the group | ExpressVPN, Private Internet Accessconfirmed | McAfee Safe Connectconfirmed |
| Group owns VPN review and comparison sites | vpnMentor und Wizcase über die im März 2021 übernommene Webseleneseconfirmed | none known from fetched official pagesprovider claim |
| Runs an affiliate programme | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Typical commission rate | Anbieterangabe: bis zu 100 Prozent Provision, Abwicklung über ein HasOffers-Kontoprovider 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 | 2018 von McAfee übernommen, Bekanntgabe am 08.03.2018; Kaufpreis nicht offengelegtconfirmed |
| Operating status | activeconfirmed | activeprovider 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 | Die Richtlinie führt vier Datenarten auf, die ausdrücklich nicht erhoben werden: IP-Adressen beim Websitebesuch, IP-Adressen beim Verbindungsaufbau, DNS-Anfragen während der Verbindung und Angaben zu genutzten Anwendungen, Diensten oder Websites.provider claim |
| Activity and traffic logs | noneprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Connection logs | noneprovider claim | noneprovider claim |
| Storage of the real IP address | not storedprovider claim | not storedprovider claim |
| Storage of the assigned VPN IP | not storedprovider claim | not storedprovider claim |
| Precision of stored timestamps | noneprovider claim | unclearprovider claim |
| Recording of transferred data volume | not recordedprovider claim | per accountprovider claim |
| Enforcement of the device limit | Multiple devices supported; exact simultaneous cap not on features fetchprovider claim | Unlimited devices; no simultaneous-connection cap statedprovider 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 | E-Mail-Adresseprovider claim |
| Telemetry in the apps | ? | on by defaultprovider claim |
| Trackers and SDKs in the Android app | Not enumerated on fetched product pages (privacy policy URL returned 404 in this session)provider claim | Website uses Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gaid, _gat); mobile SDK list not separately published on fetched privacy pageprovider claim |
| Trackers in the iOS app | Not enumerated on fetched product pages (privacy policy URL returned 404 in this session)provider claim | Website uses Google Analytics; mobile SDK list not separately published on fetched privacy pageprovider 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, laut Richtlinie mit kürzest möglicher Aufbewahrungsfrist und ohne Speicherung von IP-Adressen; der Cookie-Hinweis der Startseite nennt zusätzlich Analyse- und Marketing-Cookies nach Zustimmung.provider 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 | Stripe und PayPal (Zahlungsabwicklung), Google Analytics, Anbieter für Kundensupport, E-Mail-Versand, Hosting und DDoS-Abwehrprovider 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 | Kontodaten werden gelöscht, je nachdem was früher eintritt: 30 Tage nach Kündigung des Abonnements oder auf Löschverlangen über das Privacy Center.provider claim |
| EU representative named under GDPR | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Independent no-logs audit | yesconfirmed | yesprovider 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 | Annual independent security audits of apps; 7th annual audit published; marketed as only consumer VPN with regular published auditsprovider claim |
| Audit report published | full reportconfirmed | full reportconfirmed |
| App and client audits | ? | Cure53 prüfte im White-Box-Verfahren die Clients für Windows, macOS, iOS und Android sowie die Browser-Erweiterungen für Chrome, Firefox und Edge; der Bericht zum Test 10-11.2023 trägt die Kennung TB-11.confirmed |
| Infrastructure and server audits | ? | Der Cure53-Test 10-11.2023 umfasste neben den Clients die VPN-Infrastruktur, das PolarBear-Backend, die AWS-Infrastruktur, die Komponenten Overseer und Geneva sowie die öffentlichen Websites.confirmed |
| Audit frequency | irregularprovider claim | annualconfirmed |
| Tested in court or by authorities | ? | Laut Transparenzbericht vom 08.11.2023 gingen zwischen 2021 und 2023 insgesamt 70 behördliche Anfragen ein (29 in 2021, 30 in 2022, 11 in 2023). In zwei Fällen wurde das Bestehen eines Kontos bestätigt, Browsing-Daten wurden nach Anbieterangabe in keinem Fall herausgegeben.provider claim |
| Transparency report | regularprovider claim | occasionalprovider claim |
| Warrant canary | noneprovider claim | noneprovider 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 | ? |
| 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 | none published on fetched TunnelBear pagesprovider claim |
| Handling of reported vulnerabilities | ? | Am 09.05.2024 veröffentlichte der Anbieter eine plattformweise Bewertung der am 06.05.2024 publik gewordenen Schwachstelle TunnelVision und stufte die Apps für macOS und iOS als betroffen ein, Windows, Android und die Browser-Erweiterung als nicht betroffen.provider claim |
| Open source clients | noneprovider claim | noneprovider 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 | Wirecutter (NYT) quoted recommending TunnelBear after researching 53 VPNsprovider claim |
| WireGuard | yesprovider claim | yesprovider 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 | none (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2 selectable); GhostBear obfuscation featureprovider claim |
| Legacy protocols still offered | none advertised; OpenVPN, WireGuard, IKEv2 offeredprovider claim | none advertised; protocol selection lists WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2provider claim |
| Default data cipher | Anbieterangabe: AES-256 bei OpenVPN und IKEv2, ChaCha20-Poly1305 bei WireGuardprovider claim | AES 256 Bit laut Anbieterangabeprovider claim |
| Weakest accepted cipher | AES-256provider claim | AES-256provider claim |
| Key exchange and authentication | OpenVPN / WireGuard / IKEv2 handshakes depending on selected protocolprovider claim | Depends on selected protocol (WireGuard / OpenVPN / IKEv2)provider claim |
| Perfect forward secrecy | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Post-quantum key exchange | not availableprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Own DNS resolvers | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| DNS leak protection | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| IPv6 handling | ? | unclearprovider claim |
| WebRTC protection or guidance | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Obfuscation methods | Not clearly documented as a named obfuscation feature on fetched features/home pages (OpenVPN/WireGuard/IKEv2 advertised)provider claim | GhostBear, laut Anbieter 'Make your encrypted VPN data less detectable to governments, businesses and ISPs'provider claim |
| Usability behind the Great Firewall | unclearprovider claim | per user reportsprovider claim |
| Kill switch | system-wideprovider claim | system-wideprovider claim |
| Permanent lockdown | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Split tunneling | Anbieterangabe: in der Windows-App über die Funktion 'Exceptions' für einzelne Websites, die Übersichtsseite nennt zusätzlich das Ausklammern einzelner Anwendungenprovider claim | SplitBear, laut Anbieter Auswahl, welche Apps und Websites durch den Tunnel laufenprovider claim |
| Multihop | not availableprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Tor integration (Onion over VPN) | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Port forwarding | not availableprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| SOCKS5 proxy | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| HTTP proxy | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Smart DNS | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Ad and tracker filtering in DNS | fixed listprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Malware and phishing filter | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Custom DNS servers allowed | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Local network access toggle | noprovider claim | noprovider 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 | GhostBear obfuscation to make VPN traffic less detectableprovider claim |
| IPv6 inside the tunnel | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Obfuscation without configuration | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Number of servers | 9,800 Serverprovider claim | 8,000 Serverprovider claim |
| Number of countries | 100 Laenderprovider claim | 47 Laenderprovider claim |
| Number of cities | 125 Staedteprovider claim | ? |
| Virtual locations | labelledprovider claim | no virtual locationsprovider claim |
| RAM-only servers (diskless) | entire networkprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Hardware ownership | mixedprovider claim | mixedprovider claim |
| Own AS (autonomous system) | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| 10 Gbps ports | some serversprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| P2P and file sharing | dedicated locationsprovider claim | dedicated locationsprovider claim |
| Public server list | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Public status page | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Known upstream hosting providers | Not individually named on fetched features/home pages; Kape-operated networkprovider claim | Third-party infrastructure providers (unnamed) per privacy policyprovider claim |
| Windows app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| macOS app | native appprovider claim | native appprovider claim |
| Linux app with GUI | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider claim |
| Linux command line | native appprovider claim | not availableprovider 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 | own extensionprovider claim |
| Type of browser extension | standalone browser proxyprovider claim | standalone browser proxyprovider claim |
| Router support | OpenVPN-Konfigurationsdateien für DD-WRT, Tomato, OpenWrt sowie AsusWRT und AsusWRT-Merlinprovider claim | not offered on fetched download/features pagesprovider claim |
| Native build for Apple Silicon | ? | yesprovider claim |
| Command line documented | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Simultaneous devices | 7provider claim | unbegrenztprovider 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 | noprovider claim |
| Monero | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Bitcoin | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Lightning | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Retail gift cards | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| PayPal | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Credit and debit card | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| SEPA payment | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Monthly price | €11.99provider claim | €3.33provider claim |
| Effective price on the longest term | €2.19provider claim | €3.33provider claim |
| Price change at renewal | moderate increaseprovider claim | moderate increaseprovider 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 | Gratistarif mit 2 GB Datenvolumenprovider claim |
| Money-back window | 45 Tageprovider claim | 30 Tageprovider claim |
| Cancellation path | cancel in accountprovider claim | cancel in accountprovider claim |
| P2P policy in the terms of service | dedicated locationsprovider claim | dedicated locationsprovider claim |
| Streaming unblocking officially advertised | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Other streaming services | Vom Anbieter genannt: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, BBC iPlayer, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Paramount+ und Tubiprovider claim | ? |
| Bandwidth cap | no limitprovider claim | cappedprovider claim |
| Data cap | noneprovider claim | Gratistarif 2 GB; kostenpflichtige Tarife werden als 'Unlimited secure browsing' beworben.provider claim |
| Official support in restrictive countries | Markets bypassing restrictions / streaming access; no China-specific official claim extracted from fetched pagesprovider claim | GhostBear for VPN-blocking networksprovider claim |
| 24/7 live chat | yesprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| Email or ticket support | yesprovider claim | yesprovider claim |
| Telephone support | noprovider claim | noprovider claim |
| German-language support | yesprovider claim | noprovider 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 | A+confirmed |
| Tracker load of the website | Marketing site uses cookies; privacy policy covers trackingprovider claim | Privacy policy describes account/session data including IP at payment for fraud preventionprovider claim |
| URL of the warrant canary | none foundprovider claim | none foundprovider claim |
| Length and readability of the legal documents | Standard corporate legal/privacy pagesprovider claim | High — marketed as terms/privacy 'you can actually understand'provider 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 | Features claim 8000+ servers in 46+ countries with city-level selection on Unlimitedprovider claim |