TL;DROur verdict on Nsocks, in 5 facts
- Affordable residential proxies from $0.90/GB down to $0.75/GB at 1,000 GB, plus long-acting ISP from $0.50/GB.
- 80M+ IPs and 190+ countries advertised, with country/city/ZIP/ASN targeting cited in documentation.
- Feature-complete: unlimited sessions, sub-accounts, IP allowlists, API, extension, dashboard, and 24/7 support.
- Crypto accepted, but no self-service trial and a strict refund policy on nsocks.com bandwidth products.
- Vendor performance claims (up to 3ms, 99.95% uptime, 99%+ success) are unverified marketing, not independent tests.
The verdict
Independent nightly benchmarks since March 2024 — here's where Nsocks lands.
- Large advertised pool of 80M+ residential IPs across 190+ countries and regions
- Low entry pricing from $0.90/GB, scaling down to $0.75/GB at higher volumes
- Granular targeting: country/state/city/ZIP/carrier/ASN cited for premium residential
- Unlimited concurrent sessions, sub-accounts, and IP allowlists on every plan
- HTTP and SOCKS5 support with API, browser extension, and centralized dashboard
- Accepts cryptocurrency (plus wallet and local payment methods)
- 24/7 support advertised across all tiers
- No independent benchmarks; success rate, latency, and uptime are vendor-stated only
- No self-service free trial on nsocks.com; trials only via sales contact
- Strict no-refund policy reported on the main residential products
- No founding year or corporate address published on main product pages
- Rotating residential service unavailable in mainland China
- Brand split between nsocks.com (bandwidth) and nsocks.net (per-IP SOCKS5) can cause confusion
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 →
Who should not use Nsocks?+
What we think after testing Nsocks
Editorial review by Maya Cortez · last tested Jul 9, 2026
Nsocks is a mid-market proxy provider that, on its published specifications, positions itself around a large rotating residential network paired with several static and unlimited products. The rotating residential pool is advertised at 80 million IPs covering 190-plus countries and regions, with a note that the service is unavailable in mainland China. Beyond the flagship rotating tier, the catalog includes unlimited residential (billed by day/bandwidth rather than volume), static residential proxies, long-acting ISP proxies, and a newer static datacenter product, giving the lineup reasonable breadth for both rotating and sticky use cases. The operating entity is commonly reported in third-party listings as a Hong Kong company, though Nsocks does not prominently publish a founding year or a corporate address on its main product pages.
On targeting and rotation, the published material is clearer than most budget providers. The rotating residential product advertises country selection as a standard feature across every pricing tier, and Nsocks' broader documentation references targeting down to country, state, city, ZIP, carrier, and ASN for its premium residential service, plus control over IP duration for sticky sessions and high-concurrency requests. Every listed package includes unlimited concurrent sessions, sub-accounts, and IP allowlists, which is a genuinely useful combination for teams. Protocol coverage is stated as HTTP and SOCKS5, and the static ISP tier is pitched as datacenter-fast while retaining residential-grade IP identity, with dual-ISP static IP technology cited in the company's own materials.
Feature-wise, Nsocks lists an intuitive dashboard, API access (with IP whitelisting required before API extraction), browser-extension and program-level proxy support, bulk proxy generation, traffic-history monitoring, and 24/7 support on every plan. Payment options shown at checkout include a wallet balance, local payment, and cryptocurrency, and the related nsocks.net SOCKS5 shop is explicitly crypto-friendly (Bitcoin and Litecoin). Its homepage advertises headline performance figures such as up to 3ms response times and 99.95% network uptime, and search-surfaced marketing references a 99%+ success rate; these are vendor claims only and are not independently benchmarked here, so they should be treated as marketing rather than verified metrics.
Pricing is the strongest verified area. Rotating residential begins at $0.90/GB for a 10 GB / $9.00 package on a 30-day validity, dropping to $0.87/GB at 60 GB, $0.85/GB at 100 GB (marketed as most popular), $0.80/GB at 300 GB, and $0.75/GB at 1,000 GB. Long-acting ISP traffic is advertised from $0.50/GB, and larger enterprise bandwidth requires contacting sales. That places Nsocks in the affordable-to-midrange band for residential traffic, undercutting many premium networks that still charge several dollars per gigabyte.
Trial and refund handling is a notable weak spot on the main site. Nsocks.com does not offer a self-service free trial; prospective buyers are directed to contact the sales team, and multiple third-party reviews describe a strict no-refund posture on the residential products. The related nsocks.net per-IP SOCKS5 shop is different, offering a no-account demo and a fast 2-hour refund window on dead proxies, but that is a distinct service line and should not be conflated with the bandwidth products on nsocks.com. Reputation signals are mixed: some Trustpilot and community reviews praise responsive support and IP quality, while others report offline proxies and inconsistent service.
Nsocks is best for buyers who want an affordable, feature-complete residential network with granular geo-targeting, unlimited sessions, sub-accounts, and crypto payment options, and who are comfortable validating quality up front given the limited trial and refund flexibility. It is a weaker fit for buyers who require a documented money-back guarantee, a transparent free trial, or independently verified performance data before committing budget. As with all providers here, no independent benchmarks were run, so success-rate, latency, and uptime figures remain vendor-stated only.
IP pool size — ranked
Where Nsocks ranks against the largest networks in the directory. Bars are scaled to 350M.
Bars rank total advertised IP pool size. Nsocks publishes 80 million residential IPs — see the full breakdown in the specs above.
Pricing
From $0.90/GB. Detailed plan breakdown not yet published.
View plans on Nsocks →Proxy types offered
3 types available. Pricing varies by type and volume.
Residential $0.90/GB
80 million residential IPs real-home IPs across 190 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.
Features & integrations
What's included out of the box.
Network & infrastructure
How the pool is built, refreshed and addressed.
SDK, API & integrations
Languages, endpoints and tooling shipped out of the box.
Code examples
Drop-in snippets to start using Nsocks 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.nsocks.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();Support & account
How they pick up the phone — and who answers.
Company & resources
Who builds and operates this product.
Key markets covered
190+ countries served.
Nsocks vs alternatives
How Nsocks stacks up against the closest providers in our directory. Tap any column header to read that review.
| Metric | Nsocks | PrivateProxy | Proxyline | Packetstream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (entry plan) | $0.90 | $3.00 | $0.99 | $1.00 |
| Pool size | 80 million residential IPs | 500K+ IPs | 4,700+ networks and subnets (official site) | 7M+ IPs |
| Locations | 190+ countries | — | — | — |
| Rating | 3.5 / 5 | 3.5 / 5 | 3.5 / 5 | 3.5 / 5 |
| Read review | YOU ARE HERE | View → | View → | View → |
How to get started with Nsocks
A 5-minute walkthrough from sign-up to your first successful request. Total setup time: ~10 minutes.
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1
Sign up + verify your account
Create a Nsocks account at https://nsocks.com. Self-serve access is usually available immediately.
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2
Pick a proxy type and tier
Use the dashboard to choose between Residential / Static Residential (ISP) / ISP. Start with the smallest plan to validate your workload before scaling.
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3
Generate auth credentials
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
Configure rotation + sticky sessions
Decide between rotating-on-every-request (best for SERP scraping) or sticky sessions (best for account-based workflows).
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5
Test with a real workload
Run 100-500 test requests against your real target before paying for volume. Compare success rate to Nsocks's claimed rate before committing to an annual plan.
Stuck? Check Nsocks's documentation or email us.
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