CyberGhost vs IPVanish
CyberGhost comes out ahead of IPVanish on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
CyberGhost takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, CyberGhost takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose CyberGhost if…
- • You want CyberGhost's edge on what it costs to start and what the long plan costs
Choose IPVanish if…
- • You want IPVanish's edge on how many devices at once
Round by round
- Round 1How many devices at onceIPVanish wins
IPVanish wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2Trying it before you payTieCyberGhost7/10
Free trial available (24-hour desktop, 3-day Android, 7-day iOS)
Free Trial
- paid only
Source: security.org ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 4What it costs to startCyberGhost winsCyberGhost8/10
$12.99/mo, billed monthly
CyberGhost VPN; 1 Month vs 2 Years + 2 Months (first term)
Source: cyberghostvpn.com ↗
IPVanish5/10$14.99/mo, billed monthly
Essential; Monthly Plan tab vs 2-Year Plan tab (first term)
- $14.99/mo, billed monthly, against $12.99/mo, billed monthly
Source: ipvanish.com ↗
CyberGhost wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5What the long plan costsCyberGhost winsCyberGhost8/10
$2.19/mo, 2 yrs + 2 mo (first term)
CyberGhost VPN; 1 Month vs 2 Years + 2 Months (first term)
Source: cyberghostvpn.com ↗
IPVanish5/10$2.39/mo, first 2 years
Essential; Monthly Plan tab vs 2-Year Plan tab (first term)
- $2.39/mo, first 2 years, against $2.19/mo, 2 yrs + 2 mo (first term)
Source: ipvanish.com ↗
CyberGhost wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How long you have to get a refundCyberGhost winsCyberGhost8/10
45-day money-back (long plans)
CyberGhost VPN; 1 Month vs 2 Years + 2 Months (first term)
Source: cyberghostvpn.com ↗
IPVanish5/1030-day money-back
Essential; Monthly Plan tab vs 2-Year Plan tab (first term)
- 30-day money-back, against 45-day money-back (long plans)
Source: ipvanish.com ↗
CyberGhost wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- paid only
- paid only
- 7 devices, against 10 devices
- 4 out of 5, against 4.2 out of 5
- 100+ countries, against 150 countries
- 4 out of 5, against 4.4 out of 5
- 4 out of 5, against 4.2 out of 5
- 3,400+ servers, against 7,100+ servers
- 4 out of 5, against 4.4 out of 5
- 4 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5