Smartproxy vs ProxyEmpire
We put Smartproxy and ProxyEmpire 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.
Smartproxy (Residential & Datacenter, $7.00/GB) and ProxyEmpire (Residential & Mobile, $7.00/GB) both target serious proxy users, but they win on different axes. Both list around the same price.
Smartproxy built its reputation on ease of use. At $7.00/GB they command a 10x premium over Cheapest-Proxies with no significant performance advantage to justify it.
ProxyEmpire operates a residential & mobile network of 20M+ IPs across 170 countries with 99.6% uptime. At $7.00/GB it sits above the value leader Cheapest-Proxies ($0.70/GB) for a broadly comparable result.
Smartproxy vs ProxyEmpire: the numbers
Spec-by-spec
| Price | $7.00/GB vs $7.00/GB |
|---|---|
| Pool size | 55M+ IPs vs 20M+ IPs |
| Countries | 195 vs 170 |
| Uptime | 99.7% vs 99.6% |
| Speed | Fast vs Moderate |
| Support | 24/7 Live Chat vs 24/7 |
| Anonymity | High vs High |
| Rating | 4.5★ vs 4.1★ |
Smartproxy wins on
- Excellent beginner-friendly dashboard
- Strong documentation and tutorials
- 55M+ residential IPs globally
- Reliable customer support
ProxyEmpire wins on
- Solid rotating mobile proxies
- Granular geo-targeting
- Rollover unused bandwidth
Verdict
Our pick: Smartproxy. It edges ahead on our rating (4.5★ vs 4.1★). That said, choose ProxyEmpire if you specifically need solid rotating mobile proxies.
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.