Key takeaways
The TL;DR. 4 headline facts about Proxy-Cheap pulled from our test rig + their public documentation.
- ▸6M+ IPs across 12+ countries.
- ▸Pricing starts at $1.99/GB across 2 published tiers.
- ▸97.5% rig-tested success rate, 1.1s average response.
- ▸Headquartered in USA, founded 2018.
The verdict
Independent nightly benchmarks since March 2024 — here's where Proxy-Cheap lands.
- Low entry cost with $1.99 7-day trial and ~$2.29/month plans
- All major proxy types in one account: residential, ISP, datacenter, mobile, IPv6
- Aggressive datacenter and IPv6 pricing (IPv6 from ~$0.15-$0.20/proxy)
- Pay-as-you-go with no setup fees and cancel-anytime flexibility
- SOCKS5 plus HTTP/HTTPS support for non-browser tooling
- Usage analytics dashboard, browser extensions, and cURL testing
- 24/7 support and up to 25% referral earnings
- Residential pool size never disclosed
- Headquarters/legal entity not stated on-site
- Roughly a dozen locations highlighted; no precise country count
- Mobile proxies relatively expensive vs other tiers
- Support is ticket-only via a redirected external help center
Pricing A · Performance A · 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 Proxy-Cheap?+
What we think after testing Proxy-Cheap
Editorial review by Maya Cortez · last tested May 31, 2026
Proxy-Cheap has operated since 2018 (per the site's copyright range) and pitches itself squarely at the budget end of the proxy market, claiming 45,000+ clients. It is one of the rare vendors that bundles nearly every proxy class under one dashboard: rotating residential, static residential ISP (IPv4 and IPv6), datacenter (IPv4 and IPv6), and both static and rotating mobile. SOCKS5 is supported alongside HTTP/HTTPS, which matters for non-browser tooling. The company does not publicly disclose its corporate headquarters or registered entity on the main pages — the terms cite Delaware governing law, which is jurisdiction rather than an operating HQ — so buyers wanting a clear legal footprint should request it directly.
On pricing, Proxy-Cheap lives up to the name. Rotating residential starts around $4.99/GB, which is competitive though not the absolute cheapest in the market. Static residential ISP starts near $2.12-$2.49/month per IP, datacenter IPv4 from roughly $1.49/month, and datacenter IPv6 as low as $0.15-$0.20 per proxy — genuinely aggressive for testing and high-volume IPv6 needs. Mobile is the priciest tier. A $1.99 7-day trial and ~$2.29/month entry plans lower the barrier to evaluation, and residential top-ups are flexible (1-50 GB) with no monthly commitment and no setup fees.
Feature-wise you get a usage-analytics dashboard, Chrome/Firefox browser extensions, cURL network testing, 24/7 support, a >99% uptime claim, and a referral program paying up to 25%. The pay-as-you-go model and ability to cancel anytime suit freelancers, hobbyist scrapers, and teams running intermittent jobs that do not want enterprise minimums. The breadth of proxy types from a single account is a real convenience advantage.
The trade-offs are transparency and scale. Proxy-Cheap does not publish a residential pool size or a precise country count, making it hard to benchmark geographic depth against Bright Data, Oxylabs, or Decodo. Support is ticket-based via a redirected help center, and there is little public detail on compliance or sourcing. For mission-critical, large-scale, or heavily geo-targeted operations, a tier-1 provider remains safer; for cost-sensitive, smaller workloads it is a reasonable pick. Bottom line: A cheap, versatile all-in-one proxy shop ideal for small-scale and budget projects, but thin transparency and undisclosed pool size limit it for serious enterprise scraping.
Live performance
Numbers from our continuous test rig — same workloads, every month.
Targets tested: Google SERP US/UK/IN, Amazon US/UK/DE, Walmart, eBay, Cloudflare-fronted retailers. Concurrency: 200. Run nightly since Mar 2024. Full data in our methodology page →
IP pool size — ranked
Where Proxy-Cheap ranks against the largest networks in the directory. Bars are scaled to 226M.
Bars rank total advertised IP pool size. Proxy-Cheap publishes 6M+ IPs — see the full breakdown in the specs above.
Pricing
Volume discounts apply across types. Prices in USD, parsed May 31, 2026.
- 10GB GB included
- 127+ locations
- ["HTTP", "HTTPS", "SOCKS5"]
- 100 IPs GB included
- 127+ locations
- ["HTTP", "HTTPS", "SOCKS5"]
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 Proxy-Cheap 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.proxycheap.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
12+ countries served.
Proxy-Cheap vs alternatives
How Proxy-Cheap stacks up against the closest providers in our directory. Tap any column header to read that review.
How to get started with Proxy-Cheap
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 Proxy-Cheap account at https://app.proxy-cheap.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 / mobile. 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 Proxy-Cheap's claimed rate before committing to an annual plan.
Stuck? Check Proxy-Cheap's documentation or email us.
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FAQ
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