Weekly benchmark report
VPN Benchmark Week — 2026-09-14
Data-driven report generated from QC-rankable benchmark measurements between 2026-09-14 and 2026-09-15. 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 | 432 | 12 | 32.4% | 60.2% | 100.0% | 54.3 Mbps | 114.8 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 382 | 13 | 26.6% | 53.8% | 97.9% | 49.3 Mbps | 130.6 ms |
| ExpressVPN | Lightway UDP | 687 | 13 | 32.6% | 51.6% | 100.0% | 60.2 Mbps | 112.2 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 358 | 13 | 30.3% | 51.4% | 100.0% | 47.3 Mbps | 112.3 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 644 | 13 | 25.1% | 50.5% | 100.0% | 63.0 Mbps | 107.0 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 627 | 13 | 6.2% | 16.1% | 62.0% | 16.9 Mbps | 107.6 ms |