VPN speed by location and time
See how a VPN performs from one test location to exit servers around the world, and how that changes through the day.
Choosing a VPN?
We compare the VPNs and protocols measured from your selected test region, then show the strongest setup supported by the available data.
Already using a VPN?
Choose the VPN you already use. We compare its tested protocols from the same region, pick the strongest one, then show the best exit location for the selected time and for the full data window.
Source: —| Metric: Speed kept vs. clean connection (%) Quality-checked results only
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Best exits — selected time
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For this time: uses only the highlighted UTC time block, so you can see which VPN exits perform best around this time of day.
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Best exits overall
across selected data window
Across the full window: uses each exit location’s typical quality-checked result across the selected data window, rather than judging it from only one time block.
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Slowest exits — selected time
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Uses the same highlighted UTC block as the best-exit list, but shows the weakest measured results.
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Selected result details
- Source
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- VPN
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- Server tested
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- Connection endpoint
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- Target ID
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- Exit IP
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- Target
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- Detected VPN exit
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- Typical download speed
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- Speed kept
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- Typical upload speed
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- Typical latency
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- Extra latency from VPN
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- Packet Loss
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- Usable samples
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- Confidence
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Why the test location matters
We measure the connection without a VPN first, then test the VPN from the same machine. That makes it easier to see how much performance the VPN actually keeps instead of comparing raw Mbps from very different connections.
Test location and VPN exit are different
The test location is where the connection starts. The VPN exit is where the tunnel ends. Keeping them separate shows how the same exit can behave differently from different parts of the world.
Quality checks before ranking
Tests with a bad baseline, excessive packet loss or other quality problems stay out of the main heatmap results until they pass our checks.
Protocols stay separate
Lightway, NordLynx, OpenVPN and WireGuard results are kept separate. Commercial relationships are not used to decide technical performance rankings.