Monthly benchmark report
VPN Benchmark Report — October 2026
Data-driven report generated from QC-rankable benchmark measurements between 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-03. 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 | 479 | 18 | 22.1% | 68.2% | 100.0% | 56.6 Mbps | 133.6 ms |
| ExpressVPN | Lightway UDP | 996 | 50 | 20.9% | 60.2% | 99.4% | 64.8 Mbps | 104.0 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 146 | 16 | 19.1% | 56.0% | 98.7% | 45.3 Mbps | 128.0 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 148 | 16 | 21.1% | 55.4% | 94.0% | 49.6 Mbps | 173.5 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 536 | 49 | 18.5% | 51.7% | 95.7% | 54.3 Mbps | 112.6 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 480 | 47 | 4.4% | 14.7% | 47.0% | 12.5 Mbps | 119.3 ms |