CyberGhost is the middle child of the Kape Technologies VPN portfolio, but in quality, it's much closer to ExpressVPN than Private Internet Access. I mainly put it on my best VPN list because it's so cheap, but I wouldn't have done that if it didn't earn its place in other ways — affordable crap is still crap, after all.
My universal impression of CyberGhost is a VPN that's not perfect but is always genuinely working to make itself better. It makes decisions based on what will help its users, not to set itself apart in a crowded market. This makes it similar to a lot of other VPNs, but that's not a bad thing — especially at such a low price.
Other than its price, the best things about CyberGhost are its intuitive app design, its frictionless user experience and the super-low latencies that make it an ideal pick for gamers. Download speeds are great up close but middling far away. While I love how many servers it's got in Africa and South America, a few too many of them are virtual locations. I'll get into all this and more in the review; feel free to read straight through or use the contents table to find the area that interests you most.
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CyberGhost 83 100 Expert Score Best cheap VPN CyberGhost CyberGhost is an affordable VPN with apps that make sense, plus a plethora of servers targeted at specific use cases. Pros Very low average latencies
User-friendly apps on all platforms
Perfect score on streaming tests Cons Best deal only lasts for one billing period
Download and upload speeds drop with distance
Poorly organized FAQ pages $2.03/month at CyberGhost
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