Weekly benchmark report
VPN Benchmark Week — 2026-10-05
Data-driven report generated from QC-rankable benchmark measurements between 2026-10-05 and 2026-10-08. It describes observed results rather than claiming one provider is universally best.
Provider × protocol observations
| Provider | Protocol | Samples | Destinations | P10 | Median | P90 | Download | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfshark | WireGuard UDP | 17 | 5 | 52.0% | 81.6% | 100.0% | 165.1 Mbps | 6.8 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard UDP-over-TCP | 45 | 7 | 37.1% | 54.4% | 93.9% | 42.3 Mbps | 75.7 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard UDP | 55 | 8 | 19.5% | 53.2% | 94.2% | 46.4 Mbps | 60.5 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard LWO | 47 | 8 | 23.1% | 40.1% | 95.5% | 33.6 Mbps | 52.4 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard QUIC | 21 | 7 | 18.1% | 31.2% | 67.7% | 37.0 Mbps | 35.6 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard + Shadowsocks | 34 | 8 | 16.6% | 25.3% | 81.9% | 19.3 Mbps | 42.6 ms |