TL;DROur verdict on RareCloud, in 4 facts
- EU-based provider (formerly VPSforVPN) mixing proxies with a full cloud/VPS catalog
- Rotating residential from EUR 2.15/GB; US ISP static from ~EUR 2.60/day; 4G mobile from ~EUR 49/mo
- Strengths: unlimited-traffic mobile, SOCKS5, API rotation, 14-day money-back
- Weaknesses: undisclosed residential pool size, narrow country coverage, no verified benchmarks
The verdict
Independent nightly benchmarks since March 2024 — here's where RareCloud lands.
- Rotating residential proxies billed per GB from a low advertised entry price (EUR 2.15)
- 4G mobile proxies with unlimited traffic and dedicated single-SIM devices
- HTTP/HTTPS and SOCKS5 supported on the same port
- Public REST API with automatic and manual IP rotation, plus MCP/AI-agent resources
- US static residential ISP proxies with named-city and named-ISP selection and monthly free IP replacement
- 14-day money-back guarantee and 24/7 engineer-staffed support advertised
- No published residential pool-size figure to verify network scale
- Limited geographic coverage (7 countries; mobile only in US, Germany, Austria)
- No verifiable performance benchmarks (success rate, latency, uptime) for residential
- Mixed third-party review sentiment on support responsiveness and crypto refunds
- Does not appear on major independent residential-proxy comparison rankings
Pricing A · Performance B · Pool quality C · 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 RareCloud
Editorial review by Maya Cortez · last tested Jul 9, 2026
Based on published specifications, RareCloud presents itself as a hybrid cloud-and-proxy provider rather than a dedicated proxy specialist. The company (which its own materials describe as formerly operating under the VPSforVPN.com brand and as EU-based, with a Romanian tax ID) bundles residential, ISP, and mobile proxies into a wider catalog that also includes VPS, cloud VMs, managed Kubernetes, dedicated servers, and web hosting. For a proxy comparison audience, the relevant offerings fall into three buckets, each documented on the official site.
The first is rotating residential proxies billed by the gigabyte, with plans advertised as starting from EUR 2.15 and described as drawing on millions of IPs. RareCloud does not publish a precise pool-size figure on the pages reviewed, so the exact scale of this network cannot be verified from official specifications. The residential rotating product is the reason this profile is classified as a residential network, since it is the pay-per-GB, rotating offering most comparable to mainstream residential proxy services.
The second bucket is US static residential ISP proxies. Per the official product page, these are ISP-assigned addresses that stay fixed for the billing period, priced from roughly EUR 2.60 per day per IP with weekly and monthly options. Each IP supports up to 5 simultaneous device connections and 100 threads, and includes one free IP replacement per month requestable from the control panel. Location choice is offered at order time across several US cities and named ISPs (for example New York, Ashburn VA, Fair Lawn NJ, and Arlington VA), but the site does not advertise granular ASN-level targeting as a distinct feature, so that capability is left unconfirmed.
The third bucket is 4G mobile proxies, marketed with carrier-grade cellular IPs from named carriers (AT&T for the US, O2 for Germany, A1 and MAGENTA for Austria), unlimited traffic, and dedicated single-SIM devices. Automatic rotation is documented with minimum intervals of 2 minutes for the US and 5 minutes for Europe, and manual rotation is available through an API link. Mobile plans are subscription-based, advertised from around EUR 49 per month. RareCloud also lists Multi-SIM and VPN mobile variants and a datacenter proxy product advertised at 99.99% uptime.
On technical breadth, the official specifications confirm HTTP/HTTPS and SOCKS5 support on the same port, a public REST API with documentation, and references to MCP and AI-agent integration resources. Geographic coverage cited on the site spans 3 continents, 7 countries, and 12 datacenter locations, with mobile coverage limited to Germany, Austria, and the US. Country-level selection is supported at order time for ISP and mobile products; city-level selection is available for those specific products, though a general city-targeting toggle across the residential network is not clearly documented. No browser extension or dedicated proxy-manager dashboard is described in the reviewed pages, so those are left unconfirmed rather than assumed.
Commercial terms are relatively transparent for a provider of this size. Pricing is shown in EUR or USD and billed from a prepaid credit balance, with VAT excluded. A 14-day money-back guarantee is stated across multiple pages. The site advertises 24/7 support handled by engineers rather than bots. Cryptocurrency acceptance is referenced in the company's own rebranding announcement and corroborated by third-party user reports, so crypto payment appears to be available, though the main product pages reviewed did not enumerate a full list of accepted payment methods; the specific set of methods is therefore left unconfirmed.
Crucially, RareCloud publishes no independent success-rate, latency, or uptime benchmarks for its residential network beyond a marketing 99.99% uptime figure for datacenter proxies, and it does not appear on major independent residential-proxy comparison rankings dominated by larger vendors. Third-party review sentiment is mixed, with a small Trustpilot sample noting support-responsiveness and refund concerns (including difficulty obtaining refunds on crypto payments). None of those performance claims can be treated as verified specifications, and no benchmark values are recorded in this profile. Overall, on published specifications RareCloud reads as a small, EU-based, budget-oriented provider with an unusually wide catalog and some genuinely useful features (unlimited-traffic mobile proxies, SOCKS5 support, API rotation), but with limited transparency on residential pool scale and no verifiable performance data.
Pricing
From $2.15/GB. Detailed plan breakdown not yet published.
View plans on RareCloud →Proxy types offered
3 types available. Pricing varies by type and volume.
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.
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 RareCloud 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.rarecloud.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
12+ countries served.
RareCloud vs alternatives
How RareCloud stacks up against the closest providers in our directory. Tap any column header to read that review.
| Metric | RareCloud | Proxyscrape | Proxy Luxe | Proxymania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price (entry plan) | $2.15 | $19.00 | $0.80 | — |
| Pool size | — | 120M+ residential IPs (plus ~40,000 datacenter IPs) | Millions of IP addresses (vendor claim) | 15M+ residential IPs (vendor claim) |
| Locations | 12+ countries | — | — | — |
| Rating | 3.1 / 5 | 3.1 / 5 | 3.1 / 5 | 3.1 / 5 |
| Read review | YOU ARE HERE | View → | View → | View → |
How to get started with RareCloud
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 RareCloud account at https://rarecloud.io. 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 / ISP / Mobile. 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 RareCloud's claimed rate before committing to an annual plan.
Stuck? Check RareCloud's documentation or email us.
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