- Guys, I know that if you could drop VPNs in an arena
and make them race for first place you would.
So that's what I'm gonna do for you
in this mind-blowing VPN speed comparison.
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Even the fastest VPNs
still slow your internet connection down
somewhere along the way.
What with encryption,
the extra distance your internet traffic has to travel
to and from VPN servers, it's just inevitable.
But you probably know this already,
but what you're wondering is most VPN providers still claim
that they're fast, can this be true?
This VPN speed comparison
will answer your questions about VPN speed.
We ran some VPN speed tests with top VPN providers.
You're gonna find out right now,
whether it's possible for a VPN
to actually be considered fast.
We're all on the same page
about why it's crucial to have good speeds on your VPN.
Who doesn't want fast connection times,
quick and painless streaming, no buffering,
short torrenting download times,
painless website loading,
low ping, alongside the anonymity
and security and geo-unblocking capabilities of a VPN?
Here's how I performed the VPN speed test
you're gonna see in this video.
First I tested my baseline speed without a VPN.
I used Ookla for this.
I also used it
for all the other speed tests you'll see here.
This is a simple and efficient tool
for measuring upload and download speed.
As you can see all the results
you need to know are on the screen.
Next I connected to a server here in the UK
with a VPN that I was testing.
Now, you gotta know that each VPN service
offers multiple tunneling protocol options,
and these hugely affect the speeds
you're getting out of your VPN.
So for each VPN that I tested,
I ran a speed test using open VPN,
a highly popular, general purpose tunneling protocol.
I then ran a second speed test using WireGuard
or whichever new protocol that VPN service had available.
If you haven't heard about it yet,
WireGuard is a smart new protocol
that's taking the VPN world by storm.
It's generally considered
the fastest protocol right now at the end of 2020.
I'll be comparing these four top VPNs in the test.
You may be wondering why I've picked these particular VPNs.
Well, I simply chose them
because each of these services is also fast but also secure
and offers plenty of awesome, useful features.
Most importantly, they've all incorporated
either WireGuard or other speedy protocol in their apps.
Right, guys, are you ready for it?
Here's my VPN speed test comparison.
It's gonna determine which service has the best VPN speed
and lay your VPN speed doubts to rest.
First, here's my baseline speed test result
showing my speeds without a VPN.
I'm in the UK and as you can see my speeds are very decent.
I'm gonna start with NordVPN speed test.
I connected to a server here in the UK.
You can see my speeds have dropped,
but they're still fast enough for everyday internet use.
On the other hand, my ping has increased a fair deal
and this may cause some frustrations when you're gaming.
Now I'm gonna switch to NordLynx.
This is a proprietary Nord protocol,
it's based on WireGuard.
You can see that with NordLynx
my download and ping are way better,
while upload speeds remain pretty much the same.
Next I'm gonna show you my ExpressVPN speed test results.
When I connected to a UK server
via ExpressVPN, my speeds dropped.
But once again, they remained fast enough for general use.
Even the ping is still decent for gaming.
Then I connected via ExpressVPN Lightway,
which is ExpressVPN's proprietary protocol
similar to WireGuard.
My ping improved,
my download speeds increased significantly,
while my upload speeds stayed pretty much the same.
Surfshark speeds are up next.
The results are very clear-cut here.
Connecting to a UK server via Surfshark
definitely impacted my speeds.
However, it was not enough
to practically affect my internet use.
I'll still be able to stream, torrent, and game
with these speeds and this ping.
When I switched to WireGuard, my speeds improved
while my ping remained pretty much the same.
I'm gonna wrap up the same with PIA speed tests.
When I connected to a UK server with PIA,
my download speeds dropped and my ping grew significantly.
Many of you guys would prefer not to play with this ping,
however, my upload speed hardly changed at all,
and that was a pleasant surprise.
Then when I switched on
the WireGuard protocol and reconnected,
it made quite a bit of difference to my download speeds.
Though it still wasn't close to the original speeds.
The upload speeds actually dropped a little
and the ping dropped to a level that's practical for gaming.
So guys, in a nutshell here are the results
of this VPN speed comparison,
NordVPN or NordLynx has the best VPN speeds.
It's really fast
and honestly not that far from my baseline speed.
However, while the ping is still decent for gaming,
it's not the best gaming VPN on the list.
That honor goes to ExpressVPN,
which had a ping of 88 when I was using Lightway.
Guys, this is good ping,
although probably not for high level gaming.
ExpressVPN on Lightway
also had the second best download speeds.
Surfshark on WireGuard is the all-rounder here.
The ping is fine,
the download speeds are fast enough for seamless use,
and the upload speeds are a little faster
than ExpressVPN and NordVPN.
PIA is perfect for people who upload a lot.
If you likes to seed, stream, or go on Facebook live,
or if you often have to upload large files or work,
this may be your very best bet.
Guys, I'm gonna drop you a golden piece of advice.
You don't have to spend extras to get fast VPN speeds,
other than ExpressVPN, all the VPNs I've just tested
are among the cheapest top VPNs available.
They're also among the best,
you get a lot more out of them than just good speeds.
You don't have to sacrifice anything
if you're looking for good speeds from a VPN.
I hope this video helped you out.
Let me know in the comment section below
how your VPN has affected your speeds.
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