Do VPNs take up router speed?

[Deleted member 386356]

This may be an over-asked question, but i can't find my solution anywhere.
Do VPN services or at least some of them take up internet speed of the whole router? Like, would using a VPN slow down the internet speed for other devices in the house?

 

[Deleted-355425]

Depending how much cpu power your router has will affect how fast you can decrypt and encrypt your data thus affecting your speeds. You can have 2 routers linked up and just have a few devices connected to both if you are worried about slowing down the other users in your house.

 

[Deleted member 386356]

Depending how much cpu power your router has will affect how fast you can decrypt and encrypt your data thus affecting your speeds. You can have 2 routers linked up and just have a few devices connected to both if you are worried about slowing down the other users in your house.

Would that work with a 8 MB internet speed plan?

 

[Deleted-355425]

sure,