Weekly benchmark report
VPN Benchmark Week — 2026-09-14
Data-driven report generated from QC-rankable benchmark measurements between 2026-09-14 and 2026-09-20. 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 | 2,020 | 60 | 26.8% | 56.5% | 98.0% | 58.7 Mbps | 114.0 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 1,301 | 58 | 25.7% | 52.5% | 96.1% | 56.3 Mbps | 109.6 ms |
| NordVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 1,635 | 58 | 20.3% | 50.0% | 90.7% | 47.9 Mbps | 144.1 ms |
| ExpressVPN | Lightway UDP | 3,892 | 52 | 28.0% | 49.9% | 99.2% | 63.8 Mbps | 112.0 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN UDP | 3,708 | 52 | 23.4% | 47.6% | 98.1% | 61.6 Mbps | 110.1 ms |
| ExpressVPN | OpenVPN TCP | 3,002 | 57 | 5.6% | 16.7% | 64.8% | 17.0 Mbps | 105.3 ms |