If you have opened three VPN deal articles this week, there is a very good chance you have encountered the same brand. CyberGhost, currently priced at €2.19/month on its 2-year plan, has become the summer benchmark for French tech editorial teams. That is no coincidence: three practical reasons explain its prominence.
A “Summer Deal” designed for the holiday season
At the end of June, the provider launched its Ghost Mode Summer campaign, increasing the discount to 82% on the 24-month plan. In practice, the monthly price falls to €2.19, with €56.94 paid upfront for 26 months of service (24 + 2 free). Its standard monthly rate remains €11.99, making this promotion unusually substantial compared with more conventional campaigns.
The campaign also arrives just as VPN searches surge in France. Summer travel, public Wi-Fi in airports and hotels, and remote working from abroad all drive seasonal demand that VPN providers understand very well. As a result, deal-focused editorial teams covering the category naturally return to the market’s most aggressive offer.
A French context putting VPNs centre stage
The second reason is more structural. During the first quarter of 2026, France recorded 23.5 million compromised accounts-an increase of more than 108% on the previous quarter-placing it second worldwide among the countries most targeted by cyberattacks. Major recent data breaches involving ANTS, EduConnect and Tchap have encouraged part of the wider public to use VPNs regularly, moving the subject beyond tech circles and into households.
Against this backdrop, a service costing under €2.20/month and meeting all the technical requirements of a serious VPN makes for a difficult editorial proposition to overlook. Deal writers need recommendations that are defensible and verifiable, rather than simply cheap. CyberGhost offers both, which explains its near-systematic appearance.
Three CyberGhost features that support the recommendation
First is the 45-day money-back guarantee, the longest in the consumer market. For a deal journalist, this offers a safety net for readers who are dissatisfied, making it a credible benefit to highlight without inviting negative feedback.
Second are the specialised servers. Rather than listing nodes only by location, the app sorts them by use case, including US Netflix streaming, P2P downloads and gaming with optimised ping. Someone installing the service can immediately see what it is intended for, without having to try four servers before getting a result.
Third is its coverage. The plan provides access to more than 100 countries, supports 7 simultaneous connections per account, and works across all mainstream platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Fire TV, Apple TV and routers. That is enough to cover an entire household through one subscription.
Offer breakdown: €56.94 for 26 months
The promotional price is €2.19/month, meaning €56.94 paid in one instalment for 26 months of service. Spread over a year, that works out at just under €27, which can be compared with the average French holiday budget or the cost of an annual music streaming subscription.
Afterwards, the plan renews at the standard rate of €56.94/year, and this can be disabled from the customer area at any time. The initial price is fixed throughout the 26-month period, with no unexpected increase during the term.
Test bench: results measured on a Paris fibre connection
On our 1 Gb/s fibre line, the Windows client connected to a French server in under 4 seconds. Measured ping remained between 18 and 25 ms on European servers, which is sufficient for 4K streaming, HD video calls and online gaming without noticeable degradation.
On more distant servers, such as the US west coast or Japan, latency rises beyond 150 ms. That remains adequate for smooth US Netflix streaming, but is more restrictive for competitive gaming from those regions. The mobile app is also slightly more stripped-back than the desktop version, particularly for split tunnelling, although this does not affect standard use.
45 days to confirm the purchase or receive a full refund
The 2-year offer includes a 45-day money-back guarantee. Refunds are issued in full without requiring a reason, through the 24/7 support chat. Funds are generally returned within 5 to 10 working days.
You therefore have a month and a half to check that the service maintains suitable speeds on your broadband router, that the specialised servers genuinely unblock the foreign catalogues you want to access, and that the apps support all your devices. In terms of commitment, the €2.19/month rate applies for the first 26 months. Automatic renewal then begins at the standard annual price. If you would rather renegotiate or cancel before renewal, set a reminder in your calendar 7 to 10 days before the end date.
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