CyberGhost Review Australia
Reviewed by Laurence Deer, founder and reviewer in Melbourne, testing VPNs since 2019 · How we test · How we earn money
On this page
CyberGhost
Number 5 of 14 in our calculated orderGood for paying in Australian dollars
CyberGhost suits Australians who want to pay in Australian dollars, connect through Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney, and have a long refund window on the longer plans. We last tested it ourselves in August 2021.
From A$3.27 a month
2-year plan, paying for 26 months, A$85.02 upfront. Renews at A$85.02 every year. Lowest plan of each VPN we track: A$2.86 to A$17.89.
Checked 20 Oct 2026 Price and plan details read from www.cyberghostvpn.com.
CyberGhost: key facts
- Money-back
- 45 daysVPNs we track: 14 to 45 days
- Free trial
- 24 hours24 hours on Windows and Mac; 7 days on iPhone, 3 days on Android. Compare VPN free trials
- Devices at once
- 7VPNs we track: 5 to unlimited
- Server countries
- 100VPNs we track: 30 to 150
- Australian cities
- 3Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney
Company, audits, protocols and features
- Company
- Based in Romania
- Audits
- Deloitte, says CyberGhost
- Protocols
- IKEv2, OpenVPN, WireGuard
- Features
- Dedicated IP, Kill switch, RAM-only servers, Split tunnelling
As CyberGhost's own site lists them, read 19 Oct 2026.
CyberGhost: our tests
- Speed, Australian server
- 93% keptOf our download speed with the VPN off. Tested August 2021
- Streaming
- Played Netflix US, the one service we tried to playTested August 2021
Speed kept by the VPNs we have tested (2021 to 2026 rounds): 44% to 100% or more.
CyberGhost: what has changed
- Review text last edited
- Price up: 2-year plan (26 months), A$2.99 to A$3.27 a month
- Price down: 2-year plan (26 months), A$3.27 to A$2.99 a month
Prices are read from CyberGhost's website every morning (last read 20 Oct 2026) and its feature pages weekly; we record every change we see.
Choose it if
- You want to pay in Australian dollars
- You are happy to pay two years upfront for the best price
- You want apps for Android TV, Apple TV and Fire TV
- You want weeks to try it on your own streaming services
Skip it if
- You need a server in Perth or Adelaide
- You want no device limit, as Surfshark and IPVanish have
- You want a monthly plan with a long refund window
The short version
When we tested it from Melbourne in August 2021, an Australian server kept 93% of our download speed. In that August 2021 round, its overseas servers also averaged the fastest downloads of any VPN we tested, though Surfshark was quicker to the US and the UK.
The main catch is age: we have not retested CyberGhost in 2026, and recent testers find its long-distance speeds weaker. Our NordVPN review has results we measured in October 2026. The best CyberGhost price needs two years paid upfront, and it shares an owner with ExpressVPN and Private Internet Access.
Its strongest point is time to change your mind: at 45 days, the money-back guarantee on its longer plans is the longest of any VPN we track.
Pros
- An Australian server kept 93% of our download speed (August 2021)
- Fastest average overseas downloads of the VPNs we tested in August 2021
- Netflix US played Rain Man from Melbourne (August 2021)
- Priced in Australian dollars
- 45-day money-back guarantee on its longer plans
- Servers in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney
Cons
- Not retested by us since August 2021
- The lowest monthly price needs two years paid upfront
- 7 devices per account, where some rivals have no limit
- Only a 14-day guarantee on the one-month plan
- Recent testers measured big speed losses over long distances
- Owned by Kape Technologies, along with ExpressVPN and Private Internet Access (Kape’s own site)
Our August 2021 tests from Melbourne
These are the results of our hands-on test in August 2021, from a Melbourne home connection. We have not repeated them in 2026, and apps, servers and streaming services have all changed since, so read them as a dated record rather than today’s picture.
Speed kept
| Sydney server | 93% |
|---|---|
| United States | 89% |
| India | 84% |
| Brazil | 81% |
| United Kingdom | 68% |
| South Africa | 46% |
Download, upload and ping in Mbps, and how we measured
From our test bench Melbourne, August 2021
| Connection | Download | Upload |
|---|---|---|
| No VPN | 107.3 Mbps | 18.6 Mbps |
| CyberGhost, Sydney server | 99.6 Mbps −7.2% | 17.5 Mbps −5.8% |
| Server in | Download | Upload |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 95.3 Mbps −11.1% | 12.8 Mbps −31.1% |
| United Kingdom | 73 Mbps −31.9% | 18.1 Mbps −2.5% |
| India | 90.2 Mbps −15.9% | 16.3 Mbps −12.1% |
| Brazil | 87.3 Mbps −18.6% | 17.5 Mbps −5.9% |
| South Africa | 49.1 Mbps −54.2% | 17 Mbps −8.6% |
11.8 MiB/s average torrent download rate on an Australian server (August 2021)
Our own measurements on a Melbourne home connection of about 107 Mbps at the time, August 2021. Changes are against the speed of the same line with the VPN off, measured the same day.
Share of our download speed kept with CyberGhost on, against the same line with the VPN off, measured the same day.
Speed: close to our line nearby, strong overseas
On a Sydney server our downloads dropped by about 7% and uploads by about 6%. In that single run, you would not have noticed the VPN was on.
Overseas, the United States, India and Brazil all kept more than four-fifths of our line. The United Kingdom kept about two-thirds, and only South Africa fell below half. That is enough for HD streaming from any of them.
Averaged across those five countries, that was the fastest overseas result of the VPNs we tested in August 2021. It did not win everywhere: Surfshark was quicker to the US and the UK that month, and NordVPN to the UK.
Testers since then find CyberGhost weaker over long distances; their figures are under What independent reviewers found. Those long-haul results describe an American connecting to Australia. On a Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney server you are close to home, where CyberGhost does best.
Streaming: Netflix US played
Connected from Melbourne in August 2021, we watched Rain Man on the US Netflix library. That is one service on one day. Streaming sites block VPN addresses all the time, so it says nothing certain about Netflix today.
Torrenting: most of our line’s speed
A torrent averaged 11.8 MiB/s in August 2021 (server not recorded), most of the speed our line could manage. Large downloads over CyberGhost were not a problem.
Support: a help search, then a person
CyberGhost’s support window opened as a search box for help articles, with a live chat button underneath. The live chat put us through to a person, who answered our question about Australian servers: in August 2021 that was Melbourne and Sydney. CyberGhost now lists Brisbane as well.
Still to test
Our 2021 record has no leak-test result, and we have not yet run CyberGhost on our 2026 test bench. Speed from Melbourne, DNS leaks, the kill switch and Australian and overseas streaming are all on the list. We will add each result here, dated, when we do.
CyberGhost price
CyberGhost shows Australian visitors prices in Australian dollars, so there is no exchange rate or foreign transaction fee to worry about. The table below is read from its buy page and updates automatically. Check at checkout whether GST is added.
| Plan | Term | Per month | Paid upfront | Renews at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-year | 26 months includes 2 extra months | A$3.27 | A$85.02 | A$85.02 / year |
| 6-month | 6 months | A$10.45 | A$62.70 | A$62.70 / 6 months |
Checked 20 Oct 2026 Price and plan details read from www.cyberghostvpn.com.
Every plan includes the same VPN; the plans differ only in length.
Here is what the cheapest plan adds up to over three years, once the renewals kick in.
| First payment | A$85.02 | covers the first 26 months |
|---|---|---|
| Each renewal | A$85.02 | every year |
| Three years in total | A$170.04 | 1 renewal after the first term |
| Three-year average | A$4.72 a month | against the advertised A$3.27 a month |
Of the 14 VPNs we price, 3 have a lower advertised monthly price than CyberGhost.
Calculated from the 2-year plan as published on 20 Oct 2026. Prices and renewal terms can change.
Is CyberGhost safe? Privacy, audits and ownership
CyberGhost says it keeps no logs of what you do online, and it says Deloitte inspected its servers and management systems and found them compliant with that policy. It also publishes transparency reports, and Top10VPN’s October 2026 review notes it runs a bug bounty programme, which pays outsiders to report security flaws.
CyberGhost says its servers run on RAM only, so session data is not written to hard drives, and that it uses AES 256-bit encryption. It is based in Romania, which CyberGhost says does not require VPN providers to store browsing activity and sits outside the Five, Nine and Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances.
Kape Technologies lists CyberGhost, ExpressVPN and Private Internet Access among its brands on its own site, read on 18 October 2026. If you are choosing between those three, you are choosing between siblings.
Apps, devices and Australian servers
Apps and devices CyberGhost lists
- Listed
Windows
macOS
Linux- iOS
Android- Android TV
- Apple TV
Fire TV
Chrome
Firefox- Routers
- Not checked yet
Edge
As listed on CyberGhost's own website, read 19 Oct 2026. "Listed" means the provider's pages name it; we have not tried every app.
One CyberGhost account covers 7 devices at once, enough for a couple but tight for a busy family.
Its server page lists Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. A server in or near your own city adds less delay, which matters if you leave the VPN on all day.
It supports OpenVPN, IKEv2 and WireGuard. The extras it lists:
- Kill switch blocks your traffic if the VPN connection drops, so nothing leaks out unprotected.
- Split tunnelling lets your banking app or Stan skip the VPN while everything else uses it.
- DNS and IP leak protection keeps your lookups and address inside the VPN.
- Servers for particular uses, such as file sharing and gaming, and a dedicated IP option.
Using CyberGhost in Australia
- Australian servers: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, according to CyberGhost's server list.
- Billing: priced in Australian dollars.
- Where it is based: Romania, according to its own site.
- Refund period: 45 days.
Australian law requires internet providers to keep customers' metadata for two years. A VPN encrypts the connection between your device and the VPN server, so your internet provider can see that you are using a VPN but not which sites you visit. It does not make you anonymous to the VPN provider itself, which is why the provider's logging policy and audits matter.
Alternatives to CyberGhost
These are picked by a fact in our data, not by commission. For more low-cost options, see the cheapest VPNs in Australia, or read our ExpressVPN review for its Kape sibling.
CyberGhost FAQ
How much does CyberGhost cost in Australia?
CyberGhost's lowest advertised price is A$3.27 a month on the 2-year plan, paid as A$85.02 upfront for 26 months, then A$85.02 every year. Prices were last checked on 20 Oct 2026.
Does CyberGhost have a free trial?
CyberGhost offers a 24-hour free trial on Windows and Mac with no payment details, which simply ends, plus a 7-day trial on iPhone and a 3-day trial on Android that need a payment method and become a paid subscription unless you cancel. Checked 18 Oct 2026. Compare every VPN free trial.
Can I get a refund from CyberGhost?
CyberGhost advertises a 45-day money-back guarantee. Purchases made through an app store are usually refunded by Apple or Google under their own rules, so check the provider's refund terms before you buy.
How many devices can I use with CyberGhost?
One CyberGhost account covers 7 devices at the same time on the plan we track.
Does CyberGhost have servers in Australia?
Yes. CyberGhost's server list shows Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney.
Is CyberGhost safe?
CyberGhost says Deloitte inspected its servers and management systems and concluded they comply with its no-logs policy. It publishes transparency reports. It is based in Romania.
Is it legal to use CyberGhost in Australia?
Yes. Using a VPN is legal in Australia. What you do while connected is still subject to Australian law and to the terms of the services you use.
How we keep this review current
Prices, plans and server details are read from CyberGhost’s own website, with the date of the last check beside each figure. Our own results carry the date they were measured: August 2021 is the latest round for CyberGhost, and we will add 2026 results when we test it again. The independent reviews we cite are linked so you can read them in full.
Sources
CyberGhost’s own pages, read on 13 October 2026: buy page (www.cyberghostvpn.com), servers and no-logs policy. Kape ownership is from Kape’s own site, read on 18 October 2026. Independent reviews: Security.org (August 2026) and Top10VPN (updated October 2026). Our own results are from August 2021, Melbourne.
What independent reviewers found
Here is what other independent reviewers found in their most recent tests, summarised in our own words. These sites test from the United States or United Kingdom, so their speed figures will not match an Australian connection, and they may earn commissions from VPN providers.
- Security.org (review updated 5 Aug 2026): Found speeds about 19% lower on nearby servers, but more than 55% lower on connections from the US to Australia and South Africa. Its servers labelled for Netflix US, BBC iPlayer, Disney+ and Prime Video worked first time. Notes the company is based in Romania. Read the Security.org review
- Top10VPN: Scores it 8.3 out of 10: good for streaming and good value on long plans, held back by inconsistent long-distance speeds, with a 44% loss on a connection to South Africa. Read the Top10VPN review
Reviews read 13 Oct 2026.