CyberGhost has a large server network with over 11,500 servers distributed across 100 countries and 126 cities. Generally, the bigger a server network is, the better your chances of unblocking content and getting decent speeds. More servers mean a better spread of users, which prevents slowdowns due to overcrowding. 

You can view every server CyberGhost has before you sign up. There’s a ton of great information on that page. You can see every city the VPN supports, as well as see which activities each server is optimized for. Scrolling past the server list will give you definitions for technical terms, and there’s even a widget for filtering the servers by your exact use case. 

The majority of servers are in the US and UK, but there’s also a generous number of options in Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. CyberGhost offers servers in regions with repressive internet policies, such as China, Hong Kong, Russia, Turkey, and Vietnam. Its NoSpy servers claim to be built around bypassing censorship, but I recommend proceeding with immense caution. I don’t test to see if servers can unblock internet access in restrictive countries because getting it wrong can be dangerous. Networks frequently change, and so does government surveillance technology.

CyberGhost also claims these servers are faster due to being housed on better hardware. I put this claim to the test and found that it was true, mostly. It won’t be faster than connecting to a nearby server, especially if you’re far away from Romania. However, the NoSpy servers are significantly faster than connecting to a regular server in Romania. 

Standard Romania Server Performance: 

• Download speed reduced by 98.27%

• Upload speed reduced by 74.55%

• Latency increased by 4080.79%

NoSpy Romania Server Performance: 

• Download speed reduced by 56.66%

• Upload speed reduced by 56.47%

• Latency increased by 3967.80%. 

This is a pretty solid performance bump, but the standard local servers are going to be a lot faster than both options.

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Aside from NoSpy servers, CyberGhost offers a range of task-optimized servers for gaming, torrenting, and streaming. All of the gaming servers in the US are located in New York, so I couldn’t give these servers a fair shake since I did my testing in Portland, Oregon. The torrenting servers work as advertised, and so do the global servers optimized for Netflix access. CyberGhost was able to unlock open catalogs in each region, which you can view in more detail with the chart below:

Not all VPN servers are the same. Virtual servers are software-defined, meaning that a single hardware server can host many virtual ones. All kinds of servers can be configured to appear as if they are somewhere other than where they are truly located, making them virtual locations. Neither virtual servers nor virtual locations are inherently problematic, but I prefer VPN services that are transparent about where your data is headed and how it’s handled. I like that CyberGhost clearly indicates whether its servers are virtual locations.

A company representative explained that some of CyberGhost VPN’s server infrastructure is rented, but some servers—like its NoSpy servers—are owned directly. Regardless of ownership, CyberGhost’s servers are encrypted and run in RAM only, which means no data is stored on a hard drive. Even if an attacker physically removed the server, there would be no data to examine.

VPNs should not leak DNS or IP address information. Using the DNS Leak Test tool, I found that my IP address was hidden and my DNS information was secure. Keep in mind, I only tested a handful of servers. Always test the server you connect to ensure your data is not being leaked.