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PROTOCOLS · EXPLAINED & MEASURED
Choose a protocol with a clearer picture.
A protocol changes how your VPN connection works. Understand the options your app offers, then inspect measurements that match the provider, source and exit you intend to use.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Begin with your app
Protocol availability depends on the provider and operating system. A benchmark label does not mean every VPN app offers the same setup.
FIRST, THE PRACTICAL CHOICE
Which question are you trying to answer?
WireGuard or OpenVPN?
Read the protocol trade-offs before comparing their performance under aligned conditions.
OpenVPN UDP or TCP?
Understand why transport choice can behave differently on a restrictive or unreliable network.
Lightway or NordLynx?
These are provider-specific choices. Put the wider services and the measured routes in context.
THE OBSERVED SETUPS
Protocol benchmark library
These summaries reflect the available measurement mix. Open a protocol for context; use analytics when you need to keep the source fixed.
There are no published entries in this source yet.
Published source entries. Each benchmark or report keeps its own measurement window and coverage notes.
DON’T TURN A LABEL INTO A VERDICT
A useful protocol comparison checks three things
01 · Choose a test source
This is the lab worker where the measurement starts. Keep it fixed when comparing setups.
02 · Match the exit and window
The VPN exit and time period affect the comparison. Check that both sides have usable coverage.
03 · Read more than the median
Use retention, latency, variation and sample count to decide what the result actually supports.
FOLLOW THE CHANGE
Does the pattern persist over time?
A protocol that leads in one snapshot may behave differently in another period. The race chart helps you examine those changes alongside coverage.
