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Norton VPN’s last year wasn’t incremental—it was structural. Just in the last year or so it’s shown development in nearly every facet. WireGuard support, 25Gbps servers in major hubs, and a shift in data retention policies all point to a product trying to shed its “antivirus add-on” past. The service introduced Double VPN and IP Rotation features and upgraded its OpenVPN protocol on Windows to OpenVPN DCO (Data Channel Offload) to boost performance. Norton VPN also passed another no-logs security audit and an additional independent audit of its proprietary Mimic protocol. While 2025 was a big

In my testing I measured connection speeds multiple times across Norton VPN’s servers in six different countries all around the world and then compared them to my baseline internet speed. Norton’s speeds were quite impressive. Across all locations tested, the average download speed was 66 percent of the base and the average upload speed was 69 percent of the base. Those averages are a bit better than the last time I tested Norton VPN and enough to put it within striking distance of the fastest VPNs I’ve ever tested. Thanks to the adoption of OpenVPN DCO I also noticed modest performance gains

Sam Singleton Norton VPN’s Windows app and Android app offer a choice between WireGuard, OpenVPN, and its own proprietary Mimic protocol. Mac and iOS devices can choose from WireGuard, IPSec, or Mimic protocols. Norton’s Mimic protocol is designed to be ultra-effective at getting around geo-blocked content such as streaming services. And while in my testing it did just that, it did slow down my connection quite a bit. I’d still recommend sticking with WireGuard most of the time as it gives you the best mixture of speed and security. Norton VPN has a no-logs policy which was confirmed via indep

In order to test Hide.me’s speeds I rated connection speeds across its servers in countries all around the world for multiple days and then compared them to my baseline internet speeds. Across all locations tested, the speeds averaged just over 45 percent of the base download speed and 67 percent of the base upload speed. That’s okay, but short of our list of the fastest VPNs.  These results fall right in line with the average speeds I found in my last review of the service. At a time when many other VPN providers are prioritizing server speeds, I can’t help but question why more hasn’t been d