Need Help in Choosing a VPN
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Almost got trigger-happy with @dem's post - sorry - but amazing, how many spam-bots seem to run amok with spamming NordVPN et al services. Weird.
@KOM If you have reliable data for Wireguard performance, it would be nice to know. We did a test with OVPN, IPSec and a quick one with some half-baked WireGuard package on OPNsense (just to have some values on FreeBSD at all) and were pretty baffled. Perhaps it was the version and/or FreeBSDs implementation but performance wise it wasn't impressive at all.
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@JeGr If I get some time this weekend, I can try some speed tests raw vs OpenVPN / Wireguard with Mullvad.
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Thanks for that! Perhaps mention the hardware (on your side of course) you test with, too :)
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On Linux, WireGuard runs in the kernel, but on FreeBSD, iOS, and macOS it uses a separate program written in Go. This will certainly affect performance.
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I have used PIA for years w/o issue. AFAIK they have been tested in court and were unable to provide any details to the authorities about usage.
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@JeGr My basic tests on my 150/15 connection showed:
Raw 133/12
OpenVPN 125/12
Wireguard 131/12I have a Mikrotik hEX at home with some traffic-shaping enabled.
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@KOM mikrotik integrated with pfsense?
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What? No, there is no such thing.
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Thanks @KOM that's interesting. We got it no higher than around ~220-320Mbps (depending on sending or receiving) while OVPN would hit ~450-500 depending on config and IPSec going up in spikes to as high as 575Mbps on hardware that is equivalent to the SG-5100 (eg. Atom 3558 SOC). Could be the implementation of course.
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I have been using nordvpn for the best part of a year and found it to be great.
I did look at a lot of others but as someone said do your research, look at recommendations and check what meets your needs.
I have also used nordvpn support a couple of times as well and they were very good, contrary to what I read in most of the reviews.
Purevpn was the other one I was close togetting but nord had the edge for me. Works great with my pfsense and really good speeds.
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Thanks Guys, thanks everyone for replying to my thread. However the thread is year old and there is no Black Friday to avail the deal
Anyways in the mean time I was doing my own research on Best VPN Services and after reviewing an article which gave me some very important insights such as logging policies and 5 eyes countries, where I was in a position to make an informed decision. I purchased ExpressVPN recently and it fit my purpose very well. Let me know what are your basis on choosing a VPN service. -
Thing I can say about this thread - it has been the biggest SPAM magnet thread I have ever seen here, in the like 12 years been here ;)
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@johnpoz I agree I'd just lock it as OP has said they found one.
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Locked
