Weekly benchmark report
VPN Benchmark Week — 2026-09-07
Data-driven report generated from QC-rankable benchmark measurements between 2026-09-07 and 2026-09-13. It describes observed results rather than claiming one provider is universally best.
Provider × protocol observations
| Provider | Protocol | Samples | Destinations | P10 | Median | P90 | Download | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NordVPN | NordLynx | 2,425 | 51 | 34.4% | 63.2% | 100.0% | 48.6 Mbps | 130.4 ms |
| ExpressVPN | Lightway UDP | 5,057 | 51 | 22.2% | 60.0% | 100.0% | 46.7 Mbps | 111.7 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 906 | 51 | 24.3% | 52.7% | 100.0% | 43.7 Mbps | 117.9 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 912 | 56 | 22.3% | 50.5% | 92.0% | 41.8 Mbps | 154.1 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 929 | 54 | 19.9% | 49.4% | 93.2% | 38.5 Mbps | 123.8 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 873 | 54 | 6.6% | 16.4% | 64.1% | 14.4 Mbps | 119.7 ms |