Surfshark vs Cyberghost
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Surfshark is a premium VPN service based in the British Virgin Islands that offers easy-to-use anonymous and safe browsing features for the consumer market.
Its primary selling features are the unlimited number of devices per subscription and privacy protection features. It offers subscribers unlimited bandwidth using fast diskless servers, and the company claims never to throttle speeds. However, the terms of service include a fair use clause that will allow the company to restrict services if simultaneously connected devices adversely affect other subscribers. It is unclear how this is monitored and how services are limited if the company deems this to have occurred. The terms of service do require subscribers to be adults 18 years or older and prohibit the use of the service for illegal activity from copyright infringement through to distribution of malware. There are currently no data retention laws for services based in the British Virgin Islands, unlike other regions such as Europe.
Along with the no-logging policy and dynamic data storage, this means that user privacy should be assured.
CyberGhost is a premium VPN service based within the European Union in Bucharest, Romania. It claims to offer the 'Fastest VPN Available on the Market' with its use of the WireGuard protocol. Users have the option to use the OpenVPN or IKEv2/IPsec protocols. It offers servers that are optimized for media streaming, torrenting, or maximum download speed. The iOS user interface includes a list of the streaming optimized servers, displaying a summary of which server is recommended for which streaming service.
Its main selling features are its claimed high speeds and no-logging policy. It offers subscribers unlimited bandwidth for up to seven simultaneously connected devices, and the company claims never to throttle speeds.
While the service provider is within the EU and subject to GDPR, the local data protection laws do not currently require data logging and retention. It claims that it does not collect connection logs or traffic data, so user privacy should be guaranteed while using the service.
2/14/2022, 02:09
Side-by-Side Comparison
- Pricing
- Monthly
- $12.95
- Half yearly
- $38.94 (equivalent to $6.49 per month)
- Two yearly
- $59.76 (equivalent to $2.49 per month)
- Payment Methods
- Parallel Connections
- 0
- Server Locations
- 65 countries
- Jurisdiction
- British Virgin Islands
- Protocols
- OpenVPN (UDP)OpenVPN (TCP)WireGuardIPsec (IKEv2) on iOS
- Encryption
- AES 256 GCMHandshaking RSA
- Speeds
Surfshark VPN Server Locations Download Upload United Kingdom 418.75 Mbit 164.6 Mbit Australia 346.95 Mbit 22.6 Mbit Taiwan 325.03 Mbit 0.98 Mbit South Africa 176.8 Mbit 3.07 Mbit California, USA 284.36 Mbit 21.46 Mbit New York, USA 315.07 Mbit 52.57 Mbit Germany 540.44 Mbit 148 Mbit Spain 445.98 Mbit 45.04 Mbit Brazil 228.1 Mbit 24.61 Mbit
- Monthly
- $12.99
- Half yearly
- $38.34 (equivalent to $6.39 per month)
- Two Yearly
- $58.50 (equivalent to $2.25 per month)
- Payment Methods
- Parallel Connections
- 7
- Server Locations
- 91 Countries
- Jurisdiction
- Romania (EU)
- Protocols
- IPsec (IKEv2)OpenVPNWireGuard
- Encryption
- AES 256
- Speeds
CyberGhost VPN Server Locations Download Upload United Kingdom 110.13 Mbit 60.27 Mbit Australia 23.24 Mbit 11.69 Mbit Taiwan 217.49 Mbit 13.91 Mbit South Africa 38.26 Mbit 8.36 Mbit California, USA 222.27 Mbit 11.74 Mbit New York, USA 94.86 Mbit 25.83 Mbit Germany 246.1 Mbit 62.73 Mbit Spain 242.2 Mbit 131.09 Mbit Brazil 73.23 Mbit 8.3 Mbit Philippines 201.78 Mbit 7.3 Mbit
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Pricing
- VPNS
- SurfsharkCyberGhost
- Pricing
- Monthly
- $12.95
- Half yearly
- $38.94 (equivalent to $6.49 per month)
- Two yearly
- $59.76 (equivalent to $2.49 per month)
- Monthly
- $12.99
- Half yearly
- $38.34 (equivalent to $6.39 per month)
- Two Yearly
- $58.50 (equivalent to $2.25 per month)
- Payment Methods
- Parallel Connections
- 07
- Server Locations
- 65 countries91 Countries
- Jurisdiction
- British Virgin IslandsRomania (EU)
- Protocols
- OpenVPN (UDP)OpenVPN (TCP)WireGuardIPsec (IKEv2) on iOSIPsec (IKEv2)OpenVPNWireGuard
- Encryption
- AES 256 GCMHandshaking RSAAES 256
- Speeds
Surfshark VPN Server Locations Download Upload United Kingdom 418.75 Mbit 164.6 Mbit Australia 346.95 Mbit 22.6 Mbit Taiwan 325.03 Mbit 0.98 Mbit South Africa 176.8 Mbit 3.07 Mbit California, USA 284.36 Mbit 21.46 Mbit New York, USA 315.07 Mbit 52.57 Mbit Germany 540.44 Mbit 148 Mbit Spain 445.98 Mbit 45.04 Mbit Brazil 228.1 Mbit 24.61 Mbit CyberGhost VPN Server Locations Download Upload United Kingdom 110.13 Mbit 60.27 Mbit Australia 23.24 Mbit 11.69 Mbit Taiwan 217.49 Mbit 13.91 Mbit South Africa 38.26 Mbit 8.36 Mbit California, USA 222.27 Mbit 11.74 Mbit New York, USA 94.86 Mbit 25.83 Mbit Germany 246.1 Mbit 62.73 Mbit Spain 242.2 Mbit 131.09 Mbit Brazil 73.23 Mbit 8.3 Mbit Philippines 201.78 Mbit 7.3 Mbit