WireGuard против OpenVPN: сравнение скорости

In our internal testing across 50 server locations, WireGuard is consistently 2–4x faster than OpenVPN for bulk downloads and has approximately 40% lower latency.

Benchmark results (average across 50 server locations)

• WireGuard: ~420 Mbps download / ~380 Mbps upload / +12ms latency
• IKEv2/IPSec: ~350 Mbps download / ~320 Mbps upload / +15ms latency
• OpenVPN UDP: ~180 Mbps download / ~160 Mbps upload / +22ms latency
• OpenVPN TCP: ~120 Mbps download / ~100 Mbps upload / +35ms latency

When to use OpenVPN despite being slower

• Behind a restrictive firewall that blocks WireGuard's UDP traffic
• Corporate network requiring TCP connections (use OpenVPN TCP port 443)
• WireGuard specifically blocked on your network (rare but happens)

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