Monthly benchmark report
VPN Benchmark Report — October 2026
Data-driven report generated from QC-rankable benchmark measurements between 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-01. It describes observed results rather than claiming one provider is universally best.
Provider × protocol observations
| Provider | Protocol | Samples | Destinations | P10 | Median | P90 | Download | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExpressVPN | Lightway UDP | 49 | 18 | 29.9% | 84.6% | 100.0% | 76.9 Mbps | 97.7 ms |
| NordVPN | NordLynx | 87 | 17 | 24.4% | 68.9% | 100.0% | 54.2 Mbps | 131.1 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 40 | 20 | 16.7% | 59.4% | 90.7% | 62.8 Mbps | 99.0 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 76 | 16 | 19.1% | 55.8% | 99.7% | 44.1 Mbps | 130.5 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 78 | 16 | 20.5% | 54.8% | 98.4% | 49.4 Mbps | 168.6 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 28 | 15 | 3.9% | 12.2% | 34.2% | 10.0 Mbps | 157.2 ms |