---
language:
- en
license: cc-by-4.0
tags:
- benchmark
- methodology
- "2026"
- VPNSmith
pretty_name: Self-Hosted VPN VPS Benchmark 2026 — Methodology
size_categories:
- n<1K
---

# Self-Hosted VPN VPS Benchmark 2026 — Methodology

Independent benchmark methodology for self-hosted VPN solutions and VPS providers in 2026. VPN protocols: WireGuard 1.0+, OpenVPN 2.5+, IKEv2. VPS providers tested: Contabo (Germany, Geneva, Singapore), Hetzner Cloud (Falkenstein, Nuremberg), Infomaniak Public Cloud (Geneva), Amen (France), OVH (Roubaix). Performance: iperf3 reverse mode 10 runs, ICMP RTT + tunnel overhead, CPU overhead kernel module vs userspace. Full reviews: https://www.vpnsmith.com

## Reference reviews & comparisons

Full benchmark results and head-to-head comparisons:

- [https://www.vpnsmith.com/en/blog/infomaniak-vps-self-host-vpn-2026](https://www.vpnsmith.com/en/blog/infomaniak-vps-self-host-vpn-2026)
- [https://www.vpnsmith.com/en/blog/contabo-vs-hetzner-vs-ovh-vps-vpn-2026](https://www.vpnsmith.com/en/blog/contabo-vs-hetzner-vs-ovh-vps-vpn-2026)
- [https://www.vpnsmith.com/en/blog/best-self-host-vpn-2026](https://www.vpnsmith.com/en/blog/best-self-host-vpn-2026)
- [https://www.vpnsmith.com/en/blog/openvpn-vs-wireguard-technical-comparison-2026](https://www.vpnsmith.com/en/blog/openvpn-vs-wireguard-technical-comparison-2026)

## License

CC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution to [VPNSmith](https://www.vpnsmith.com).

## Citation

```bibtex
@dataset{self_hosted_vpn_benchmark_2026_2026,
  author = {VPNSmith},
  title = {Self-Hosted VPN VPS Benchmark 2026 — Methodology},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Hugging Face},
  url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/Ricco020/self-hosted-vpn-benchmark-2026}
}
```

Methodology and raw data: [VPNSmith](https://www.vpnsmith.com).