TL;DROur verdict on PlainProxies, in 5 facts
- 1Sells residential, unlimited residential, datacenter, ISP and IPv6 proxies from one dashboard
- 2Residential advertised from EUR0.55/GB; datacenter from EUR2/mo; ISP from ~EUR0.22/IP (vendor pricing)
- 3Claims 25M+ residential IPs across 195+ countries, but figures vary by source and are unverified
- 4Offers a no-credit-card free trial, crypto payments, city-level targeting and rotating/sticky sessions
- 5Mixed reputation (~3.5/5 Trustpilot) and inconsistent product availability mean you should trial before buying volume
The verdict
Benchmark data and published specifications — here's where PlainProxies lands.
- Low residential entry price advertised from EUR0.55/GB with no long contract required
- Broad product menu: residential, unlimited residential, datacenter, ISP and IPv6 under one dashboard
- Genuine free trial with no credit card required and instant access
- Accepts crypto payments (Bitcoin and Ethereum) alongside standard methods
- City-level geo-targeting plus 195+ country coverage on published specs
- Both rotating and sticky sessions (sticky up to 24h), with API docs and integrations for Python, JavaScript, Puppeteer, AdsPower and BitBrowser
- Small, obscure brand with mixed Trustpilot reputation (~3.5/5 across ~25 reviews) and complaints about proxies dropping and slow support
- Pool-size and coverage claims vary widely between sources; headline 25M+ IP figure is vendor-published and not independently verified
- At least one hands-on review found several advertised products (datacenter, IPv4 residential) unavailable at test time
- No published standardized refund/money-back window; founding year and HQ are inconsistent across sources
- No ASN-level targeting advertised and no confirmed managed SERP/scraper/unblocker API on the official site
Pricing A+ · Performance B+ · Pool quality B+ · Support B · Ethics B
Each axis is graded A+ to D using our standard rubric: how we score →
Who should not use PlainProxies?+
What we think after testing PlainProxies
Editorial review by Maya Cortez · last updated Jul 16, 2026
PlainProxies is a mid-tier proxy provider that sells a fairly broad lineup of proxy products under one dashboard: standard residential, an unlimited-bandwidth residential tier, datacenter, static ISP, and IPv6 proxies. The site positions itself around web scraping, ad verification, price and SEO monitoring, e-commerce automation, account management, market research and lead generation, and it leans heavily on a no-credit-card free trial as its main acquisition hook. Public records on the company are thin and inconsistent: third-party reviews variously describe it as a German (Berlin) startup founded in 2022 and elsewhere as US-based with an earlier launch, so we treat founding year and HQ as unconfirmed.
On published specifications, the residential network advertises 25M+ IPs across 195+ countries, with the largest pools concentrated in the US (~7.8M), Brazil (~4.3M), France (~1.1M), Russia (~1.1M) and the UK (~1.0M). The separate unlimited residential tier lists 10M+ IPs, datacenter shows 15K+ IPs, ISP lists around 2,000 static IPs, and IPv6 is marketed as effectively unlimited. These are vendor-published pool figures, not independently verified, and it is worth noting that some external directories quote much smaller numbers (1M+ IPs / 50+ countries) for the brand, which is a reminder to treat the headline pool claims with caution.
Pricing is among the more transparent aspects. According to the site, residential proxies start from EUR0.55/GB, datacenter from EUR2/month, ISP from EUR0.22/IP (a comparison table on the site elsewhere shows EUR0.35/IP, so the exact ISP entry point varies by view), IPv6 from EUR6 for a 1-day window, and the unlimited residential plan from EUR158 for a 1-day window. The EUR0.55/GB residential entry point is competitive for the segment, and the per-GB model with no mandatory long contract makes it easy to start small. Note that some US-facing review sites quote a $2.00/GB residential figure; the official site quotes in euros, so currency and plan view affect the headline number.
Feature-wise, PlainProxies covers the basics expected of a modern provider. It offers both rotating and sticky sessions (sticky sessions up to 24 hours), city-level geo-targeting on top of country selection, and an API with documentation. Integration snippets are provided for Python, JavaScript, Java, PHP, Puppeteer, and anti-detect browsers such as AdsPower and BitBrowser, which makes it reasonably friendly for developers and multi-accounting workflows. Crypto payments are accepted (Bitcoin and Ethereum) alongside conventional methods, and the dashboard advertises instant full access with no credit card required for the trial. The provider markets 99.9% uptime and GDPR compliance, but those are vendor claims and should not be read as benchmarked results.
There are real caveats. The provider is relatively small and obscure, and its reputation is mixed: on Trustpilot it carries a TrustScore of roughly 3.5/5 across about 25 reviews, with positive notes on residential quality offset by complaints about proxies dropping after an hour, slow support response, and poor results on certain targets such as Reddit. At least one hands-on review reported that several advertised products (IPv4/IPv6 datacenter and IPv4 residential) were unavailable at the time of testing, with only the IPv6 residential option live, which raises questions about consistent product availability versus what the marketing pages list. We also could not confirm a published, standardized refund/money-back window, and ASN-level targeting is not advertised. A dedicated SERP API or managed scraper/unblocker is referenced by one third-party review but is not featured on the official homepage or trial page, so we do not treat those as confirmed products. We have not lab-tested this provider; any success-rate or response-time numbers circulating in third-party reviews are their figures, not ours, and the official site does not publish standardized benchmarks.
Who is it for? PlainProxies suits developers, scrapers and small-to-mid teams who want a single dashboard spanning residential, ISP, datacenter and IPv6, a low per-GB entry price, crypto payment support, and a genuine no-card trial to validate a workload before paying. It is a reasonable candidate to test for SEO/price monitoring, ad verification and account-based automation, especially where IPv6 residential or unlimited-bandwidth residential is appealing. It is a weaker fit for buyers who need a proven enterprise track record, guaranteed product availability, ASN targeting, a managed SERP/scraper API, or the very large, independently verified pools offered by the top-tier networks.
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 PlainProxies scores across the five dimensions our reviewers weigh — pricing, performance, pool quality, support and ethics.
IP pool size — ranked
Where PlainProxies ranks against the largest networks in the directory. Bars are scaled to 350M.
Bars rank total advertised IP pool size. PlainProxies publishes 25M+ residential IPs (vendor-published) — see the full breakdown in the specs above.
Pricing
From $0.55/GB. Detailed plan breakdown not yet published.
View plans on PlainProxies →Proxy types offered
3 types available. Pricing varies by type and volume.
Residential $0.55/GB
25M+ residential IPs (vendor-published) 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.
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 PlainProxies 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.plainproxies.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.
PlainProxies vs alternatives
How PlainProxies stacks up against the closest providers in our directory. Tap any column header to read that review.
| Metric | PlainProxies | PrivateProxy | Proxyline | Packetstream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (entry plan) | $0.55 | $3.00 | $0.99 | $1.00 |
| Pool size | 25M+ residential IPs (vendor-published) | 500K+ IPs | 4,700+ networks and subnets (official site) | 7M+ IPs |
| Locations | 195+ 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 PlainProxies
A 5-minute walkthrough from sign-up to your first successful request. Total setup time: ~10 minutes.
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1
Register for a self-serve account
Create a PlainProxies account at https://plainproxies.com. Self-serve access is usually available immediately.
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2
Select the right plan for your workload
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
Configure user:pass or IP whitelist
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
Decide rotate-per-request vs sticky
Decide between rotating-on-every-request (best for SERP scraping) or sticky sessions (best for account-based workflows).
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5
Run a 500-request canary
Run 100-500 test requests against your real target before paying for volume. Compare success rate to PlainProxies's claimed rate before committing to an annual plan.
Stuck? Check PlainProxies's documentation or email us.
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