Weekly benchmark report
VPN Benchmark Week — 2026-09-07
Data-driven report generated from QC-rankable benchmark measurements between 2026-09-07 and 2026-09-13. 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 | 2,155 | 51 | 37.5% | 65.8% | 100.0% | 48.2 Mbps | 132.4 ms |
| ExpressVPN | Lightway UDP | 4,615 | 50 | 22.3% | 64.4% | 100.0% | 46.5 Mbps | 112.9 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 794 | 56 | 27.6% | 56.6% | 93.1% | 46.7 Mbps | 153.2 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 866 | 51 | 25.8% | 54.4% | 100.0% | 46.0 Mbps | 119.1 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 813 | 54 | 29.5% | 53.2% | 94.2% | 42.3 Mbps | 126.1 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 837 | 54 | 6.7% | 16.6% | 64.6% | 14.7 Mbps | 119.8 ms |