Is ZenMate legit?
Claims rest on policy alone - no audit, no courtroom test. That is normal for this market, and exactly why the evidence classes exist. Owner: kape - see the ownership map. We logged 5 red flags - listed on the review page.
Do not sign up for ZenMate - it is not accepting new customers and has no independent service. Legacy users are now on CyberGhost’s platform under unverified data transfer claims. Given Kape’s adware origins, lack of direct audits, and ownership of multiple VPNs and review sites, trust is structurally compromised. This provider pays affiliate networks (CJ), fueling misleading promotions.
// The facts
| Pricing | see provider site moreNOT PURCHASABLE: the operator's own announcement states 'From March 16th, 2023, we will no longer offer the creation of new ZenMate accounts or purchases of new subscriptions.' The /pricing page (fetched 2026-09-27) renders zero actual prices - only marketing prose about 'ZenMate Ultimate'. Legacy subscribers pay their existing terms; new money is routed to a CyberGhost offer. No verifiable price exists to quote. |
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| Free tier | 1.0 |
| Payment | fiat/cards |
| Personal info required | not documented |
| Logging claim | 'Strict no-logs policy' (homepage); announcement points to C… more'Strict no-logs policy' (homepage); announcement points to CyberGhost's 'No Logs policy... audited by a major third-party consultancy'moreThe ZenMate BRAND has never published its own audit. The no-logs evidence now chains to CyberGhost's audit (linked in the migration announcement), because since May 1, 2023 the actual VPN service is delivered through CyberGhost's apps. Before the sunset, ZenMate's claim was policy-only with no named auditor. Corporate heritage: parent Kape Technologies is the rebranded Crossrider - an ad-injection SDK platform whose monetization was used by ad injectors performing man-in-the-browser ad rewriting (Wikipedia, citing RestorePrivacy/CyberInsider/Malwarebytes). |
| Protocols | openvpn, wireguard |
| Servers | ~2,300 |
| Countries | 64 |
| Apps | windows, mac, linux, android, ios, chrome, firefox, edge, opera, router |
| Features | kill switch, split tunneling, streaming |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom / Israel - Kape Technologies plc (formerly Cr… moreUnited Kingdom / Israel - Kape Technologies plc (formerly Crossrider), owned by Teddy Sagi; ZenMate itself was founded in Berlin, Germany (ZenGuard GmbH) |
| Owner | kape Owned by kape since 2018 (100%) |
based on 6 dated external sources · facts checked 2026-09-28 · methodology