That means a very privacy-friendly jurisdiction.
ProtonVPN is a well-reviewed VPN that, like its parent company, ProtonMail, is based in Switzerland. If, for example, I ran only a 50 Mbps down connection and a VPN server was capable of 75 Mbps, we would never know that. Using such a fast connection has the benefit of revealing to us the real maximum performance of a VPN – without my ISP’s limitations skewing the results.
They’re speeds much greater than what consumer-grade VPN servers can currently offer. I intentionally run a fast internet connection – 500 Mbps down, 100 Mbps up. It’s worth pointing out why the discrepancy is so large between my no-VPN baseline speed tests and those done through a VPN. That said, I speed test VPNs regularly and will update the results posted here if there are any significant changes (in either direction). However, since for most of us download performance is far more important than upload speeds, I don’t think this is a huge issue. Besides lower than expected speeds from the US servers, I also saw a sub-par performance from Canada and Australia. On the upload side, the results were a little worse, but respectable nonetheless. I saw a fairly consistent 1/3 speed drop over the regular connection, which, for a double VPN, is excellent. But, all in all, good numbers.Įven when connecting through Secure Core, ProtonVPN’s excellent double VPN implementation, things looked good. The United States was a little slower than I would have expected based on what the other locations were doing. They make several VPN industry-standard “High Speed” claims on their website, but, unlike many other providers, actually deliver on those claims.Īnd while not the fastest VPN around, ProtonVPN’s speed test results put them firmly in the upper tier of all provider.ĭownload speeds are solid across the board. Thankfully, that is not the case with ProtonVPN. But what good is a secure VPN when it’s so slow, you want to pull your hair out every time you use it. ProtonVPN is known for its strong stance on security and privacy.
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