Proxy-Cheap vs Shifter
We put Proxy-Cheap and Shifter side by side on price, pool depth, coverage and reliability. Every number here is pulled from our provider database and updated as the market moves — no vague marketing claims.
Proxy-Cheap (Residential & Datacenter, $4.99/GB) and Shifter (Residential (Rotating), $12.99/5 IPs/mo) both target serious proxy users, but they win on different axes. Proxy-Cheap is cheaper ($4.99/GB vs $12.99/5 IPs/mo) — roughly 3× the gap.
At $4.99/GB they still charge 7x more than Cheapest-Proxies while offering a dramatically smaller pool and fewer countries.
Shifter has pivoted to residential backconnect proxies with good rotation quality. However the per-IP monthly pricing model becomes very expensive at scale compared to Cheapest-Proxies.
Proxy-Cheap vs Shifter: the numbers
Spec-by-spec
| Price | $4.99/GB vs $12.99/5 IPs/mo |
|---|---|
| Pool size | 6M+ IPs vs 31M+ IPs |
| Countries | 127 vs 195 |
| Uptime | 99.2% vs 99.0% |
| Speed | Moderate vs Moderate |
| Support | Email & Chat vs Live Chat |
| Anonymity | Moderate vs High |
| Rating | 4.2★ vs 4★ |
Proxy-Cheap wins on
- Lower price than major providers
- Solid datacenter infrastructure
- Simple pay-as-you-go model
Shifter wins on
- 31M+ residential IPs
- 195 countries covered
- Good rotation speeds
- Backconnect architecture
Verdict
Our pick: Proxy-Cheap. It edges ahead on our rating (4.2★ vs 4★) and is cheaper at $4.99/GB. That said, choose Shifter if you specifically need 31m+ residential ips.
The right choice balances block-rate against cost per GB — and on that axis the value leader wins for the overwhelming majority of use cases.
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The right choice balances block-rate against cost per GB — and on that axis the value leader wins for the overwhelming majority of use cases.