Live testing infrastructure
Independent VPN testing, published as data, not opinion.
212 hours of automated speed logging and leak audits across 6 providers. Every score traces back to a raw measurement. No provider has ever paid for a ranking.
SPEED_RETENTION.LOGNODE: FRA-01
14 DAYS AGOTODAY
92%
3%Mullvad, leak panelPASS · 2h ago
Proton VPN, leak panelPASS · 4h ago
NordVPN, leak panelPASS · 6h ago
6
VPNs under review
212
hrs speed-logged
$0
paid for placement
6
leak tests each
This month’s rulings
Top verdicts, ranked
Recommended 9.2
Swiss jurisdiction, open source audited apps, and the rare free tier that is not a bait and switch.
$4.99/mo Read ruling →
Recommended 9.0
M
Mullvad
No account, no email, no fuss — and the only provider we've seen survive an actual police raid with nothing to hand over.
€5.00/mo Read ruling →
Recommended 9.0
N
NordVPN
Fastest median speeds in our 2026 logs, though the marketing claims outrun the substance.
$3.49/mo Read ruling →
The ledger
Full comparison
| Provider | Jurisdiction | Speed loss | Logs policy | Price/mo | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PProton VPN | Switzerland | 8% | No-logs, audited (Securitum) | $4.99 | Recommended |
| MMullvad | Sweden | 24% | No-logs, audited (Cure53) | €5.00 | Recommended |
| NNordVPN | Panama | 6% | No-logs, audited (Deloitte) | $3.49 | Recommended |
| SSurfshark | Netherlands | 14% | No-logs, audited (Deloitte) | $2.49 | Recommended |
| EExpressVPN | British Virgin Islands | 11% | No-logs, audited (KPMG) | $2.79 | Worth It |
| PPrivate Internet Access | United States | 35% | No-logs, audited & court-tested | $2.03 | Worth It |