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ProxyEmpire alternatives, compared honestly
Weighing ProxyEmpire against another proxy provider, or looking for an alternative to the one you use now? Each comparison below puts ProxyEmpire and one competitor side by side on pool size, price at 1 GB, about 100 GB and about 1 TB, targeting, sessions, unused-bandwidth rules and support, using each provider’s own published details.
Competitor details checked on their own sites, 26 to 27 September 2026.
ProxyEmpire alternatives: the short answer
What actually differs between providers
Most proxy providers sell the same four products: rotating residential, mobile, static residential (ISP) and datacenter proxies. The differences that matter show up in the details: how big and how clean the pool is, what a gigabyte costs at the volume you actually buy, whether unused traffic expires at the end of the month, how long a sticky session lasts, whether city, ZIP, ISP and carrier targeting cost extra, and who answers when something breaks.
ProxyEmpire is built around those details: 30M+ residential IPs in 179 countries and territories, 4M+ mobile IPs in 174, every targeting option included in the price, sticky sessions with no fixed time limit, bandwidth that rolls over, and pay-as-you-go from a single GB. The pages below show where that beats each competitor and, just as plainly, where a competitor may suit you better.
Compare ProxyEmpire with 35 proxy providers
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Competitor names are trademarks of their owners. ProxyEmpire is not affiliated with any of them. Pool sizes are as each provider lists them on its own site; each comparison page shows the date its details were checked.
How to choose a proxy provider
Eight questions to ask before you buy
Whether you call it a proxy provider, a proxy vendor or a proxy partner, the choice comes down to the same questions. Ask every provider on your shortlist the eight below, and test the answers on your own targets before you commit to a large plan.
| Question | Why it matters | ProxyEmpire’s answer |
|---|---|---|
| Where do the IPs come from? | Residential and mobile IPs should come from real devices whose owners agreed to share bandwidth. Unclear sourcing is a legal and reputational risk, and often means lower-quality IPs. | More than 30 million ethically sourced residential IPs, plus 4M+ mobile IPs. |
| Is the pool big enough where you need it? | A headline pool size means little if the country, city or carrier you need has only a few hundred IPs. | 179 countries and territories for residential, 174 for mobile, with city, ZIP and ISP targeting. |
| What does a GB cost at your volume? | Compare the price at the volume you will really buy, not the lowest rate on the pricing page, which usually needs a multi-terabyte commitment. | $3.50 for 1 GB, $2.22/GB on 135 GB, $1.50/GB on 1 TB. |
| Does unused traffic expire? | Many plans reset every 30 days, so a quiet month is money lost. | Unused bandwidth rolls over on every plan. |
| Is targeting extra? | Some providers charge more per GB for city, ZIP, ASN or carrier targeting. | Country, region, city, ZIP, ISP, ASN, carrier and OS fingerprint targeting are included. |
| How long do sticky sessions last? | Logins, checkouts and multi-step flows break when the IP changes halfway through. | No fixed time limit: the IP stays until you rotate it or the device goes offline. |
| Which protocols and tools work? | Your scrapers, browsers and anti-detect profiles need a standard endpoint. | HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 with username and password, on one gateway. |
| Can you test first, and who helps? | A cheap trial on your own targets tells you more than any benchmark, and support matters when a job fails at 3 a.m. | A $1.97 trial with full access, and 24/7 support from real people. |
Watch the fine print. Before you compare headline prices, check the minimum plan size, whether the price needs a promo code or an annual commitment, how long bought traffic stays valid, and whether KYC or a sales call is required before you can start. Each comparison page lists these for the provider it covers.
ProxyEmpire vs typical alternatives
Where providers usually differ
| ProxyEmpire | Typical alternatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Proxy types | Rotating residential, rotating mobile, dedicated mobile, static residential (ISP), rotating datacenter and unlimited residential, on one account. | Varies: some sell only residential or only per-IP datacenter proxies, others bundle scraping APIs and datasets. |
| Smallest purchase | Pay as you go from a single GB, plus a $1.97 trial. | Often a minimum bundle, from a few GB up to 100 GB, or a monthly subscription. |
| Unused traffic | Rolls over. | Often expires after 30 days or at the end of the billing cycle. |
| Targeting | Country to ZIP, ISP, ASN, carrier and OS fingerprint, included. | City and ASN targeting are sometimes extra or limited to higher plans. |
| Sticky sessions | No fixed time limit. | Often capped at a set duration, from minutes to a day or more depending on the provider. |
| Support | 24/7 from real people. | Ranges from ticket-only to account managers on enterprise plans. |
ProxyEmpire products
One account, every proxy type
Switch to ProxyEmpire in three steps
Same protocols, new endpoint
- Start the $1.97 trialCreate an account in the ProxyEmpire dashboard and choose rotating residential, rotating mobile, static residential or datacenter.
- Set your targetingPick the country, then the region, city, ZIP, ISP or carrier you need, and choose sticky sessions or a new IP on every request.
- Swap the endpointReplace the host, port, username and password in your scrapers, browsers or tools. HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 work the same way, so nothing else needs to change.
ProxyEmpire alternatives FAQ
Straight answers
What are the best ProxyEmpire alternatives?
The providers teams most often compare with ProxyEmpire are Bright Data, Oxylabs, Decodo, SOAX, IPRoyal and NodeMaven for residential and mobile proxies, and Proxy-Seller, Proxy6 and Proxyline for per-IP proxies. Each has its own comparison page above, including an honest section on when that provider may suit you better.
How are these comparisons made?
Every competitor detail comes from the provider’s own website on the date shown on its page: pool size, locations, product list, prices at 1 GB, around 100 GB and around 1 TB, targeting, session rules and whether traffic expires. Where a provider doesn’t publish something, the page says so instead of guessing.
Is ProxyEmpire cheaper than other proxy providers?
It depends on the provider and your volume. ProxyEmpire’s residential proxies are $3.50 for a single GB, $2.22/GB on the 135 GB plan and $1.50/GB on 1 TB, with targeting included and bandwidth that rolls over. Some budget providers list a lower price per GB, usually with extra charges for targeting, shorter sessions or traffic that expires, which the comparison pages set out side by side.
What should I look for in a proxy partner?
Ethically sourced IPs, enough coverage in the locations you need, a fair price at your real volume, traffic that doesn’t expire, targeting without surcharges, sticky sessions that last, standard HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 access, a low-cost trial and responsive support. The checklist above covers each point.
Can I test ProxyEmpire before switching?
Yes. The $1.97 trial includes 100 MB of residential and 50 MB of mobile traffic with full access to the network, so you can run the same targets through ProxyEmpire and your current provider and compare success rates and speed.
Will my current setup work with ProxyEmpire?
Almost always. ProxyEmpire uses standard HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 endpoints with username and password authentication, so switching means replacing the host, port and credentials in your scraper, browser or anti-detect profile.
Does ProxyEmpire have a free trial?
There is a paid trial for $1.97 instead of a free one, which keeps abuse off the network. It never expires and needs no KYC. Datacenter proxies start at a single GB for $2, which works much like a trial.
Try ProxyEmpire for $1.97
30M+ residential and 4M+ mobile IPs, targeting down to ZIP, ISP and carrier, sticky sessions with no fixed time limit, bandwidth that rolls over and 24/7 support from real people.
