CyberGhost vs hide.me

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

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

hide.meTakes bitcoin

One of the first VPNs ever audited, re-audited a decade later, with a free tier that does not cap your data at all.

Verdict: CyberGhost

CyberGhost carries more independent audits of its no-logs claim: 3 against 2 for hide.me. We publish no rating for VPNs, so the audit count is the one criterion that decides.

Criterion: Independent no-logs audits
CyberGhost: 3
hide.me: 2

CyberGhost and hide.me, 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.

CyberGhost and hide.me compared fact by fact from their reviews; a check marks the side a decidable criterion favours.
Fact	CyberGhost	hide.me
Independent audits	3, latest 2025 (favoured on this row)	2, latest 2024
Real-world tests	0	0
Incidents on record	0	0
Market exits	0	0
Owner	Kape Technologies	eVenture Limited
Jurisdiction	Romania	Malaysia
Eyes alliance	Outside	Outside
Price	From $2.19/mo on the 2yr plan	Free tier, or from $2.59/mo
Money-back	45 days	30 days
Crypto accepted	bitcoin	bitcoin, monero, ethereum, litecoin, dogecoin, solana
Anonymous signup	No	No
Free tier	None	No data cap, 8 locations, one device, reduced speeds, no card needed
Servers	Vendor states thousands of servers across around 100 countries, running in ephemeral RAM-only containers	Vendor states roughly 2,600 servers across 92 locations, with free users limited to eight of them
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.

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

hide.me

2024Audit by Securitum: no-logs policy and the RAM-only server infrastructure, with a published summary report
2015Audit by DefenseCode: one of the first independent examinations of a VPN provider's logging claims

Frequently asked questions

Is CyberGhost or hide.me better for privacy?

CyberGhost carries more independent audits of its no-logs claim: 3 against 2 for hide.me. 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 CyberGhost or hide.me with bitcoin?

CyberGhost takes bitcoin (processor: BitPay). hide.me takes bitcoin, monero, ethereum, litecoin, dogecoin and solana (processor: In-house). Each review quotes the vendor's own refund sentence for crypto purchases verbatim.

Which is cheaper, CyberGhost or hide.me?

CyberGhost: From $2.19/mo on the 2yr plan. hide.me: Free tier, or from $2.59/mo. Money-back: CyberGhost 45 days, hide.me 30 days. Prices are from each vendor's own page as of the review date.

Where are CyberGhost and hide.me based?

CyberGhost: Romania (outside the five, nine and fourteen eyes alliances). hide.me: Malaysia (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: CyberGhost and hide.me, each with its sources, and every VPN we review.

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