Parent company
Kape Technologies
Private equity · headquartered in United Kingdom · owns 4 VPN brands and 3 review sites
Owns four VPN brands and three of the largest VPN review sites. Those sites rank Kape's own products at or near the top, and readers are not told they share an owner. Kape was taken private by Unikmind Holdings in 2023 and no longer files as a listed company, so its disclosures are thinner than they were.
Brands it controls
ExpressVPN 71
Polished apps and reliable unblocking; owned by Kape, which also owns three review sites.
CyberGhost 60
Streaming-labelled servers and a 45-day refund; Kape-owned and Romania-based.
Private Internet Access 64
Open-source apps, court-proven no-logs, unlimited devices; US-based and Kape-owned.
ZenMate
Not tracked on this site.
Review sites
- vpnMentor
- WizCase
- SafetyDetectives
Sources
- https://www.kape.com — brands owned
Verification: needs primary source check, checked 2026-09-06.
Frequently asked
Which VPNs does Kape Technologies own?
ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access, ZenMate. It also owns the review sites vpnMentor, WizCase, SafetyDetectives.
Is a VPN owned by Kape Technologies safe?
Ownership does not make a VPN unsafe, but it tells you whose incentives you are trusting. Kape Technologies is private equity and headquartered in United Kingdom. Owns four VPN brands and three of the largest VPN review sites. Those sites rank Kape's own products at or near the top, and readers are not told they share an owner. Kape was taken private by Unikmind Holdings in 2023 and no longer files as a listed company, so its disclosures are thinner than they were. Each brand's review on this site scores the audit history and jurisdiction separately.
Does Kape Technologies own any VPN review sites?
Yes: vpnMentor, WizCase, SafetyDetectives. Those sites rank VPNs, including Kape Technologies's own, and are not required to disclose the relationship prominently. Treat their rankings as you would a manufacturer's brochure.
How do you know this?
From the sources listed on this page — company filings, official brand pages and press releases. Verification status is needs primary source check, last checked 2026-09-06. If you know of a change, contact us.