AirVPN vs CyberGhost

Comparing: two VPNs
Decided by: Independent no-logs audits
Last reviewed: 2026-08-26

AirVPNTakes bitcoin

Activist-run since 2010, taking bitcoin straight to its own wallet, with a three-day plan for two euros and no audit to its name.

CyberGhostTakes bitcoin

Three Deloitte audits and a Romanian base outside the intelligence alliances, from the third Kape-owned brand on this page.

Verdict: CyberGhost

CyberGhost carries more independent audits of its no-logs claim: 3 against 0 for AirVPN. We publish no rating for VPNs, so the audit count is the one criterion that decides.

Criterion: Independent no-logs audits
AirVPN: 0
CyberGhost: 3

AirVPN and CyberGhost, fact by fact

Every row is from the two reviews as of their review dates, with sources on each. A check marks the side a decidable criterion favours; rows without one are information, not a score.

AirVPN and CyberGhost compared fact by fact from their reviews; a check marks the side a decidable criterion favours.
Fact	AirVPN	CyberGhost
Independent audits	None	3, latest 2025 (favoured on this row)
Real-world tests	0	0
Incidents on record	0	0
Market exits	0	0
Owner	AirVPN di Paolo Brini	Kape Technologies
Jurisdiction	Italy	Romania
Eyes alliance	Fourteen Eyes	Outside
Price	EUR 2 for 3 days, EUR 99/3yr	From $2.19/mo on the 2yr plan
Money-back	30 days	45 days
Crypto accepted	bitcoin, monero	bitcoin
Anonymous signup	Yes	No
Free tier	None	None
Servers	Vendor runs a modest network of owned and rented servers across roughly twenty countries	Vendor states thousands of servers across around 100 countries, running in ephemeral RAM-only containers
Last reviewed	2026-08-26	2026-08-26

No-logs evidence, side by side

Dated audits and real-world tests from each review. An empty column is a finding: the claim has not been independently checked.

AirVPN

No independent audit or real-world test on record.

CyberGhost

2025Audit by Deloitte Audit Romania: third assurance engagement under ISAE 3000 (Revised), covering the server network, configuration and change management, incident response and the dedicated IP token system
2024Audit by Deloitte Audit Romania: second assurance engagement on the no-logs policy
2022Audit by Deloitte Audit Romania: first assurance engagement, inspecting the VPN server network and management systems against the stated no-logs policy

Frequently asked questions

Is AirVPN or CyberGhost better for privacy?

CyberGhost carries more independent audits of its no-logs claim: 3 against 0 for AirVPN. We publish no rating for VPNs, so the audit count is the one criterion that decides. Audits, court and seizure records and incidents are dated on each review with their sources.

Can I pay AirVPN or CyberGhost with bitcoin?

AirVPN takes bitcoin and monero (processor: In-house). CyberGhost takes bitcoin (processor: BitPay). Each review quotes the vendor's own refund sentence for crypto purchases verbatim.

Which is cheaper, AirVPN or CyberGhost?

AirVPN: EUR 2 for 3 days, EUR 99/3yr. CyberGhost: From $2.19/mo on the 2yr plan. Money-back: AirVPN 30 days, CyberGhost 45 days. Prices are from each vendor's own page as of the review date.

Where are AirVPN and CyberGhost based?

AirVPN: Italy (fourteen eyes member). CyberGhost: Romania (outside the five, nine and fourteen eyes alliances). A jurisdiction matters less than a court record showing what the provider could hand over; the reviews carry those where they exist.

The full reviews: AirVPN and CyberGhost, each with its sources, and every VPN we review.

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