Data-driven report generated from QC-rankable benchmark measurements between 2026-11-01 and 2026-11-01. It describes observed results rather than claiming one provider is universally best.
| Provider | Protocol | Samples | Destinations | P10 | Median | P90 | Download | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullvad | WireGuard UDP-over-TCP | 115 | 8 | 32.8% | 93.9% | 100.0% | 86.3 Mbps | 92.0 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard UDP | 102 | 7 | 63.8% | 92.7% | 100.0% | 80.5 Mbps | 92.5 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard LWO | 118 | 8 | 27.6% | 86.4% | 97.7% | 71.7 Mbps | 76.5 ms |
| NordVPN | NordLynx | 118 | 49 | 44.5% | 82.6% | 100.0% | 56.8 Mbps | 152.6 ms |
| CyberGhost | WireGuard UDP | 47 | 19 | 25.8% | 76.9% | 93.1% | 46.1 Mbps | 168.1 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 92 | 41 | 21.3% | 69.6% | 95.5% | 46.6 Mbps | 249.4 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 90 | 39 | 26.6% | 65.6% | 95.3% | 43.5 Mbps | 174.4 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard + Shadowsocks | 117 | 8 | 12.3% | 39.2% | 79.3% | 37.3 Mbps | 97.7 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard QUIC | 81 | 6 | 11.9% | 28.0% | 63.9% | 36.0 Mbps | 98.7 ms |