The fastest VPN: We identify the speediest performers

A lot of people looking for a solid VPN have one primary consideration: the need for speed. Privacy and anonymity are great, but if it means slow-as-molasses connections, most people will opt out in favor of a speed demon. Faster speeds mean a better streaming experience, faster file downloads, quicker website load times, and just a better all-around experience.

Of course, when it comes to speeds there are actually two considerations. Download speeds are the primary concern because most people depend on getting data from remote servers as quickly as possible. For some, however, upload speeds for sending data to the internet are just as important. Gamers, for example, need what they’re doing to hit servers as quickly as possible.

We tend not to publish upload speeds in our reviews as the interest is more often on downloads, but we’re going to look at the upload speeds here. As with our download speeds, we’ll focus on the percentage of the base speed that is maintained (or exceeded).