ExpressVPN’s proprietary Lightway protocol is widely considered one of the fastest and most efficient VPN protocols on the market, though whether it is strictly the absolute fastest depends on how it is configured and tested. While it consistently competes for the top spot alongside WireGuard, recent upgrades have pushed its raw throughput to industry-leading levels. Performance and Speed Breakdown
Raw Throughput: In standard setups, Lightway and WireGuard go neck-and-neck. However, independent testing by TechRadar showed that ExpressVPN’s new Lightway Turbo feature achieved blazing speeds of 1479 Mbps on a 1Gbps test line.
Lightway Turbo: This feature uses a multi-lane tunneling approach. It distributes traffic across multiple pathways simultaneously to maximize bandwidth without increasing latency.
Connection Times: Lightway excels at establishing a connection almost instantly. It typically connects 2.5 times faster than older legacy options like OpenVPN, often taking less than a fraction of a second. Core Architecture & Upgrades
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