What this review covers:
- Streaming: why CyberGhost is popular for watching shows from other countries.
- Privacy questions: who owns CyberGhost and what its privacy policy allows.
- Cost: what the plans cost on CyberGhost’s own pricing page.
- A note on browsers: what a private browser can and can’t do next to a VPN.
We make Incognito Browser, a private browser for Android. It is not a VPN, and we don’t sell one. This review draws on CyberGhost’s own website, pricing page and privacy policy (last updated March 18, 2024), checked in October 2026.
Unpacking CyberGhost’s Streaming Capabilities
CyberGhost is popular with people who want to stream shows and films from other countries. It advertises servers in 100 countries and says its servers can handle 4K streaming. It also offers servers it labels as streaming-optimized for popular services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video. Streaming services often change how they block VPNs, so whether a given library works on a given day can vary.
Privacy Shortcomings
CyberGhost is run by CyberGhost S.R.L., a company registered in Bucharest, Romania. CyberGhost points out that Romania has no law requiring VPNs to keep activity logs, and its privacy policy says it does not store connection logs or track the sites you visit through the VPN.
The questions come from ownership and the fine print. CyberGhost’s ultimate parent is Kape Technologies, a London-based company that bought CyberGhost in 2017 and also owns ExpressVPN and Private Internet Access. The privacy policy lets CyberGhost share your personal data with other companies in the Kape group, as long as they are in the EU or a country with equivalent data protection rules. Because one company owns several well-known VPN brands, switching between those brands doesn’t mean switching to a different company.
The policy also says, about CyberGhost’s website, “we allow third-party behavioral tracking,” and it names analytics tools including Google Analytics. That covers the website, not traffic inside the VPN, but it is worth knowing if you are choosing a VPN for privacy.
A VPN changes who can see your traffic; it doesn’t remove the need to trust someone. Your internet provider can no longer see which sites you visit, but the VPN company could. That is why ownership and policy matter as much as speed.
Cost vs. Value
On CyberGhost’s US pricing page, the monthly plan costs $12.99 and renews at that price, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Longer plans cost less per month (the six-month plan is listed at $6.99 a month) and come with a 45-day money-back guarantee. Prices change often, so check the current offer before you buy.
Whether that is good value depends on what you need. If streaming from other countries is the main goal, CyberGhost’s streaming servers are the main reason to pay. If privacy is the main goal, read the privacy policy and compare it with other providers before you commit.
Streaming Glory But Privacy Woes
CyberGhost’s apps include the features you would expect from a paid VPN: a kill switch, DNS and IP leak protection, and the WireGuard, OpenVPN and IKEv2 protocols. These are all listed on CyberGhost’s site.
No VPN is perfect, though. If you depend on a VPN to hide your IP address, run a leak test after you connect and again after you switch servers, and use the money-back period to test it on your own devices and networks.
A private browser is a different tool. Incognito Browser, the Android browser we make, runs in private mode all the time and wipes history, cookies and sessions when you exit the app. Downloaded files are kept. That keeps your browsing history off your phone. It does not hide your IP address, route your traffic through a VPN’s encrypted tunnel or unblock streaming libraries, so it can’t replace a VPN. You can read more about how privacy browsers compare to VPNs.
Transparency Efforts vs. True Security
CyberGhost publishes quarterly transparency reports that list the legal requests it receives for user data and how it handled them. It also says it has undergone an independent audit, and its homepage names Deloitte as the auditor. Those are good signs.
Sending connection diagnostics to CyberGhost is optional: the privacy policy says you can choose to approve it, for example when you ask support for help. Read any prompts in the app before you agree, and check the app’s privacy settings after you install it.
The same advice applies to any app. For example, the Google Play Data safety section for Incognito Browser says it may collect crash logs, diagnostics and other app performance data, for analytics. Whatever tools you use, it’s worth reading what they collect.
Final Thoughts
CyberGhost is a strong option for streaming content from other countries, with a large server network and the standard protections of a paid VPN. Its no-logs policy, transparency reports and audit count in its favor. Its ownership by Kape and a privacy policy that allows data sharing within the Kape group are the main reasons for caution. If privacy is your priority, compare policies and owners, not just speeds and server counts.
