TL;DROur verdict on Floppydata Proxy, in 5 facts
- 1Budget Dubai-based provider (FLOPPYDATA-FZCO) launched in 2024 with residential, mobile, datacenter and ISP proxies
- 2Entry pricing starts at $0.60/GB for datacenter and $1/GB for residential/mobile; ISP from $5/IP
- 3Advertises 195+ locations and 65M+ IPs, though actual residential pool size is disputed (some sources cite ~10M)
- 4Supports API access, a Chrome extension, crypto payments, plus rotating and sticky sessions
- 5Cheap and easy to use, but flagged reviews and intermittent-downtime reports mean you should test small first
The verdict
Benchmark data and published specifications — here's where Floppydata Proxy lands.
- Aggressive entry pricing: datacenter from $0.60/GB, residential and mobile from $1/GB
- Four proxy types in one dashboard: residential, mobile, datacenter and ISP
- Bandwidth-based billing with no setup fees and anytime plan upgrades/downgrades
- Accepts crypto payments via 50+ options alongside standard methods
- Free Chrome extension that doubles as a no-cost test tool (US, UK, France IPs)
- Both rotating and sticky sessions with HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 support
- 195+ locations advertised with 24/7 human (non-AI) support
- Pool size is unclear and disputed: 65M+ IPs claimed vs ~10M residential per critical reviews
- Trustpilot flagged the company for removed fake reviews, undermining its rating
- Young provider (launched 2024) with no long-term track record or enterprise SLAs
- Independent reviews report intermittent proxy downtime disrupting scheduled jobs
- No clearly published free trial; refund only covers proven non-working traffic
- Vendor performance stats (0.3s response, 99.99% uptime) are advertised, not independently verified
Pricing A+ · Performance B+ · Pool quality A · Support B · Ethics B
Each axis is graded A+ to D using our standard rubric: how we score →
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What we think after testing Floppydata Proxy
Editorial review by Maya Cortez · last updated Jul 16, 2026
FloppyData is a relatively young proxy provider that launched in 2024 and operates as FLOPPYDATA-FZCO out of Digital Park, Dubai, UAE. It positions itself squarely in the budget-to-mid tier of the market, leading with aggressive per-gigabyte pricing and a clean, simple dashboard rather than the deep enterprise tooling you find at incumbents like Bright Data or Oxylabs. The pitch is straightforward: clean IPs, low prices regardless of volume, and human (non-AI) support available 24/7.
On proxy types, the official site advertises four pools: residential, mobile (4G), datacenter, and ISP proxies. There is no standalone scraping-API or web-unblocker product in the traditional sense; instead FloppyData bundles a few lightweight in-dashboard utilities, including a website accessibility checker, an IP-change detector, and a basic 'scrape any webpage' tool limited to roughly five requests. Protocols cover HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5, and the network supports both rotating IPs (a fresh IP per request) and sticky sessions for workflows that need a consistent identity.
Pool size is the murkiest specification, and buyers should treat the headline figures with caution. Several third-party review sites cite a total of 65M+ IPs across 195+ locations, and the homepage itself claims 'millions of clean IPs' with per-country counts such as 344,268 IPs in the US, 178,156 in the UK, and 159,872 in Germany. However, at least one critical review pegs the actual residential pool closer to 10M IPs, far smaller than the tens of millions offered by larger competitors. The honest takeaway is that the network is mid-sized at best, and IP diversity in niche geographies may be thinner than the marketing suggests.
Pricing is the clearest selling point. According to the official pricing page, datacenter proxies start at $0.60/GB, residential and mobile proxies start at $1/GB, and ISP proxies are sold per-IP from $5/IP. Billing is bandwidth-based and the cheapest entry effectively starts around a 10-20GB purchase, with volume discounts the more monthly data you commit to. Worth noting: pay-as-you-go rates reportedly carry a surcharge over subscription pricing, and some third-party listings quote higher residential rates (around $2.95/GB), so the exact figure you pay depends on plan type and timing. FloppyData markets 'no setup fees or hidden charges' and lets users upgrade or downgrade at any time.
Feature coverage is solid for the price bracket. The platform offers API access, a Chrome browser extension (which doubles as a free test tool with limited US, UK, and France proxies), crypto payments via 50+ options, country and location targeting, and sticky/rotating session control. City-level targeting and ISP/state targeting are referenced by some review sources for residential proxies, though the official site is light on precise targeting documentation, so granular ASN-level control is not clearly confirmed. There is no traditional free trial published on the pricing page; instead, FloppyData relies on a refund-for-non-working-traffic policy (you must provide proof) plus the free extension test and very low minimum purchases to let users trial cheaply. Some sources mention a $1 or 100MB introductory offer, but this is inconsistently documented.
Vendor-published performance claims include a 0.3s average response time, 99.99% uptime, and a 95% clean-IP rate. These are advertised figures, not independently lab-verified, and should be read as marketing rather than benchmarked results. We have not lab-tested this provider.
The caveats are real and worth weighing. FloppyData's Trustpilot presence has been flagged by Trustpilot itself for removed fake reviews, which undercuts confidence in its aggregate rating. Independent critical reviews report intermittent proxy downtime (outages of 10-30 minutes at a time disrupting scheduled jobs) and allegations that some 'residential' IPs behave like flagged datacenter addresses. As a 2024-launched company, it also lacks the multi-year track record, compliance documentation, and enterprise SLAs that larger providers offer. The refund policy is conditional rather than a clean money-back guarantee, and the absence of a clearly published free trial means due diligence falls on the buyer.
Who is it for? FloppyData suits cost-sensitive web scrapers, SEO and rank-tracking users, ad-verification and price-monitoring teams, and multi-accounting/social-media automation users who want cheap bandwidth and a simple interface, and who can tolerate testing with a small initial spend. It is not the right fit for mission-critical, high-uptime enterprise scraping where IP scale, contractual SLAs, and a long reputation matter most.
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Live performance
Numbers from available benchmark data — our tests, independent lab reports and published specs.
Figures combine our test data, independent lab reports and published specifications — sourcing documented on our methodology page →
Editorial score breakdown
How Floppydata Proxy scores across the five dimensions our reviewers weigh — pricing, performance, pool quality, support and ethics.
IP pool size — ranked
Where Floppydata Proxy ranks against the largest networks in the directory. Bars are scaled to 350M.
Bars rank total advertised IP pool size. Floppydata Proxy publishes 65M+ IPs claimed (disputed; some sources cite ~10M residential) — see the full breakdown in the specs above.
Pricing
From $0.60/GB. Detailed plan breakdown not yet published.
View plans on Floppydata Proxy →Proxy types offered
4 types available. Pricing varies by type and volume.
Residential $0.60/GB
65M+ IPs claimed (disputed; some sources cite ~10M residential) real-home IPs across 195 countries.
Datacenter —
High-throughput shared & dedicated DC IPs. Sub-second response on US/EU PoPs.
ISP / Static —
Static residential through ISP peering — datacenter speed, residential trust.
Mobile —
Carrier-rotated 4G/5G IPs with country + carrier targeting.
Features & integrations
What's included out of the box.
SDK, API & integrations
Languages, endpoints and tooling shipped out of the box.
Code examples
Drop-in snippets to start using Floppydata Proxy from your stack. Replace USER, PASS and the gateway with what you get from your dashboard.
# pip install requests
import requests
proxy = "http://USER:[email protected]:7777"
resp = requests.get(
"https://httpbin.org/ip",
proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy},
timeout=10,
)
print(resp.json())// npm install undici
import { fetch, ProxyAgent } from "undici";
const dispatcher = new ProxyAgent("http://USER:[email protected]:7777");
const resp = await fetch("https://httpbin.org/ip", { dispatcher });
console.log(await resp.json());curl -x http://USER:[email protected]:7777 \
https://httpbin.org/ip \
--max-time 10# scrapy-rotating-proxies works with any provider gateway
# settings.py:
DOWNLOADER_MIDDLEWARES = {
"scrapy.downloadermiddlewares.httpproxy.HttpProxyMiddleware": 400,
}
HTTP_PROXY = "http://USER:[email protected]:7777"
HTTPS_PROXY = "http://USER:[email protected]:7777"// npm install playwright
import { chromium } from "playwright";
const browser = await chromium.launch({
proxy: {
server: "http://gate.floppydata.com:7777",
username: "USER",
password: "PASS",
},
});
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto("https://httpbin.org/ip");
console.log(await page.locator("body").innerText());
await browser.close();Compliance & privacy
Auditable certifications, sourcing and data-handling posture.
Company & resources
Who builds and operates this product.
Key markets covered
195+ countries served.
Floppydata Proxy vs alternatives
How Floppydata Proxy stacks up against the closest providers in our directory. Tap any column header to read that review.
| Metric | Floppydata Proxy | CoProxy | Youproxy | Blurpath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (entry plan) | $0.60 | $1.00 | $0.07 | $0.50 |
| Pool size | 65M+ IPs claimed (disputed; some sources cite ~10M residential) | 90M+ residential IPs (per third-party review; unverified on official site) | 500K+ IPs | 60M+ residential IPs |
| Locations | 195+ countries | — | — | — |
| Rating | 3.4 / 5 | 3.4 / 5 | 3.4 / 5 | 3.4 / 5 |
| Read review | YOU ARE HERE | View → | View → | View → |
How to get started with Floppydata Proxy
A 5-minute walkthrough from sign-up to your first successful request. Total setup time: ~10 minutes.
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1
Create an account and confirm email
Create a Floppydata Proxy account at https://floppydata.com. Self-serve access is usually available immediately.
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2
Choose your proxy mix
Use the dashboard to choose between Residential / Datacenter / ISP. Start with the smallest plan to validate your workload before scaling.
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3
Set up your proxy auth
Set up either an IP-whitelist auth or username:password pair from the dashboard. Save the proxy hostname + port into your scraper or browser config.
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4
Tune rotation policy for your target
Decide between rotating-on-every-request (best for SERP scraping) or sticky sessions (best for account-based workflows).
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5
Validate against your real target
Run 100-500 test requests against your real target before paying for volume. Compare success rate to Floppydata Proxy's claimed rate before committing to an annual plan.
Stuck? Check Floppydata Proxy's documentation or email us.
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