CyberGhost VPN vs VPN.ac

CyberGhost VPN

Figure	CyberGhost VPN	VPN.ac
Price from	—	$9/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	Yes	—
Open source	—	—
Web	Yes	—
Windows	Yes	Yes
macOS	Yes	Yes
Linux	Yes	Yes
iOS	Yes	Yes
Android	Yes	Yes
Plans published	6	5
Spec score · VPN services	9.3 (#3)	8.1 (#39)
Spec score · VPNs for Iran	9.2 (#2)	7.9 (#13)
Spec score · VPNs for Mac	9.2 (#3)	7.9 (#15)
Encryption	CyberGhost states that its apps use AES-256 or ChaCha20 encryption and perfect forward secrecy.	The feature page describes encryption up to AES-GCM 256-bit with Elliptic Curve and/or 4096-bit RSA authentication and PFS.
Free plan	No	No
Headquarters	Bucharest, Romania	Sibiu, Romania
Kill switch	The Windows app includes an automatic kill switch that blocks traffic if the VPN connection drops.	Yes
Protocols	Supported protocols are WireGuard, OpenVPN and IKEv2; PPTP and L2TP are not offered.	The service supports OpenVPN, IPsec (IKEv2 and L2TP), WireGuard, and pure TLS through its browser add-on.
Server countries	100	21
Simultaneous devices	One subscription permits seven concurrent VPN connections.	12
Streaming support	Yes	Yes
Support	Support is offered through 24/7 live chat and email in multiple languages.	VPN.ac says customers contact staff who implemented its infrastructure, without externalized support or ticket escalation.
Torrent support	Yes	Yes
WireGuard support	Yes	Yes

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