Surfshark vs CyberGhost
CyberGhost comes out ahead of Surfshark 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, 3–2 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 Surfshark if…
- • You want Surfshark's edge on how many devices at once and what customers say on trustpilot
Choose CyberGhost if…
- • You want CyberGhost's edge on what it costs to start and what the long plan costs
Round by round
- Round 1How many devices at onceSurfshark wins
Surfshark wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2What customers say on TrustpilotSurfshark winsCyberGhost5/10
4 out of 5
TrustScore from 24,123 reviews on Trustpilot
- 4 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Surfshark wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 3Trying it before you payTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 4What it costs to startCyberGhost winsSurfshark5/10
$18.95/mo billed monthly (not $16.45)
1 month billing tab
- $16.45/mo, billed monthly, against $12.99/mo, billed monthly
Source: surfshark.com ↗
CyberGhost8/10$12.99/mo, billed monthly
CyberGhost VPN; 1 Month vs 2 Years + 2 Months (first term)
Source: cyberghostvpn.com ↗
CyberGhost wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5What the long plan costsCyberGhost winsSurfshark5/10
$2.49/mo, first 27 months
Surfshark Starter; '1 month' tab vs '24 months' tab (+3 extra months, first term)
- $2.49/mo, first 27 months, against $2.19/mo, 2 yrs + 2 mo (first term)
Source: surfshark.com ↗
CyberGhost8/10$2.19/mo, 2 yrs + 2 mo (first term)
CyberGhost VPN; 1 Month vs 2 Years + 2 Months (first term)
Source: cyberghostvpn.com ↗
CyberGhost wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How long you have to get a refundCyberGhost winsSurfshark5/10
30-day money-back
Surfshark Starter; '1 month' tab vs '24 months' tab (+3 extra months, first term)
- 30-day money-back, against 45-day money-back (long plans)
Source: surfshark.com ↗
CyberGhost8/1045-day money-back (long plans)
CyberGhost VPN; 1 Month vs 2 Years + 2 Months (first term)
Source: cyberghostvpn.com ↗
CyberGhost wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- paid only
- paid only
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.3 out of 5
- $16.45/mo, billed monthly, against $14.99/mo, billed monthly
- 100 countries, against 150 countries
- 4,500+ servers, against 7,100+ servers
- 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