Weekly benchmark report
VPN Benchmark Week — 2026-10-12
Data-driven report generated from QC-rankable benchmark measurements between 2026-10-12 and 2026-10-12. It describes observed results rather than claiming one provider is universally best.
Provider × protocol observations
| Provider | Protocol | Samples | Destinations | P10 | Median | P90 | Download | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullvad | WireGuard UDP-over-TCP | 9 | 6 | 3.9% | 71.2% | 98.4% | 92.7 Mbps | 39.2 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard LWO | 13 | 6 | 8.1% | 66.7% | 97.3% | 82.3 Mbps | 27.0 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard + Shadowsocks | 12 | 8 | 2.4% | 64.1% | 92.7% | 57.8 Mbps | 39.4 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard UDP | 10 | 7 | 1.9% | 58.8% | 80.7% | 48.6 Mbps | 127.4 ms |
| Surfshark | WireGuard UDP | 13 | 5 | 8.8% | 56.7% | 100.0% | 93.2 Mbps | 92.7 ms |
| Surfshark | OpenVPN UDP | 9 | 5 | 7.4% | 55.7% | 94.6% | 59.8 Mbps | 98.9 ms |
| Mullvad | WireGuard QUIC | 11 | 7 | 3.9% | 22.1% | 69.0% | 48.5 Mbps | 25.8 ms |
| Surfshark | OpenVPN TCP | 9 | 5 | 1.3% | 6.2% | 57.1% | 15.5 Mbps | 42.6 ms |