The Proxy-Cheap alternative when the headline price is a sale
Proxy-Cheap is the broadest small-shop catalogue we have compared against: rotating and static residential, rotating and static mobile, ISP with IPv6, and datacenter. Its prices are also the hardest to read in the market, because the number on the page is a struck-through sale.
- 7 min read
- Facts checked Nov 5, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026
In this article
The first thing to know about Proxy-Cheap is that its catalogue is unusually complete for a shop its size. Most providers at this level pick one or two product lines. It sells five, including an IPv6 static line that almost nobody else offers.
The second thing is pricing. Its residential page shows a discounted rate next to a struck-through list price, which makes it genuinely hard to know what you would pay next week. We have quoted what was displayed on the day we checked and labelled it as a sale rather than pretending it is a stable rate.
We sell three things: rotating residential, static ISP subnets and Mac servers, plus mobile. Where their catalogue is broader, it is broader. Where ours has advantages, they are mostly about what is included rather than what is displayed.
ResiFactory vs Proxy-Cheap at a glance
Every Proxy-Cheap figure links to the page we read it on, with the date. Our column is read live from our catalogue.
| Feature | ResiFactory | Proxy-Cheap |
|---|---|---|
| Rotating residential | $1.50/GB on Essential, $3.00/GB on Premium | Residential from $1.50/GB at 3 GB, shown against a struck-through $2.99, and $0.78/GB from 51 GBChecked Nov 5, 2026 |
| Price stability | One published rate per pool, with no sale price on the page | Residential from $1.50/GB at 3 GB, shown against a struck-through $2.99, and $0.78/GB from 51 GBChecked Nov 5, 2026 |
| Trial | 1 GB of Premium free when a new account links Google | A 7-day trial for $1.99Checked Nov 6, 2026 |
| Mobile proxies | $3.00/GB on real carrier phones in 150 countries | Static and rotating mobile lines, sold alongside residentialChecked Nov 6, 2026 |
| Targeting | Country, US state and ASN everywhere; city on Premium and Mobile | Country and ISP-level targetingChecked Nov 6, 2026 |
| Protocols | HTTP on every pool; SOCKS5 on Premium, Mobile and ISP | HTTP and SOCKS5Checked Nov 6, 2026 |
| Billing | A prepaid wallet from $0.50, with no term | Pay-as-you-go with no monthly commitment, on 1-month or 12-month termsChecked Nov 6, 2026 |
| Static ISP subnets | $255 a month for a /24, one customer per subnet | Rotating residential, static residential (ISP) including an IPv6 line, static and rotating mobile, and datacenter proxiesChecked Nov 6, 2026 |
| Mac servers | From $32 a day or $160 a month, with a day rental | Rotating residential, static residential (ISP) including an IPv6 line, static and rotating mobile, and datacenter proxiesChecked Nov 6, 2026 |
What Proxy-Cheap sells
Its catalogue is rotating residential, static residential (ISP) including an IPv6 line, static and rotating mobile, and datacenter proxies. That is five product families from a single vendor, which is more than most shops at this size can support.
The pool behind the residential line is 155M+ addresses across 195+ countries, and the line includes a static residential IPv6 line, which is rare enough to be worth mentioning on its own.
Mobile is static and rotating mobile lines, sold alongside residential, so unlike many residential specialists it does not leave that gap open. Protocols are HTTP and SOCKS5, and targeting is country and ISP-level targeting.
Taken together that is a reseller with a genuine catalogue rather than a white-label page. The questions are about price transparency and what is inside each product.
The price is a sale price
Their residential pricing is residential from $1.50/GB at 3 GB, shown against a struck-through $2.99, and $0.78/GB from 51 GB. Both of those are discounts against a struck-through figure on the same page.
That makes the real rate a moving target. A sale price is a legitimate promotion, and plenty of providers run them, but it is not the number you should model a year of spend on. Our rates are $1.50/GB and $3.00/GB, and they are the price, not the discount.
Their billing model is pay-as-you-go with no monthly commitment, on 1-month or 12-month terms, which is closer to ours than a subscription would be. The difference is the term: a monthly or annual commitment, against a wallet you top up once and spend at your own pace from $0.50.
If you catch a sale at the right moment, their per-gigabyte figure can undercut ours. We are not going to pretend a discount does not exist. We will say that a rate which changes by the month is hard to budget against.
The cheap trial, and ours
They offer a 7-day trial for $1.99. That is a low-friction way to test the network, and it is a fair point in their favour.
Our route is 1 GB of Premium free when a new account links Google. It costs nothing.
If you are evaluating three providers in an afternoon, their model is better designed for that. If you want a human to confirm the pool suits your target before you start, ours is.
Targeting and mobile
Their targeting is country and ISP-level targeting. Ours is country, US state and ASN on every pool, with city on Premium and Mobile.
Country and ISP targeting is a genuinely different axis from country and city. If your work needs a specific carrier's addresses, their ISP-level selection is the feature to check, because our targeting covers network type through ASN rather than named ISP filters.
Mobile is static and rotating mobile lines, sold alongside residential there. Ours is $3.00/GB on real carrier phones in 150 countries. Both are metered by bandwidth, so this is a straight comparison of rate and pool rather than of model.
Static IPs and machines
Their static residential line, including IPv6, is broader than ours. We sell static ISP as single IPs from $1.25 per IP a month (minimum 50 IPs), or a whole /24 for $255 a month, billed monthly, with each whole /24 going to one customer.
If you need a handful of static IPv4 addresses, or any IPv6, they can sell it and we cannot. If you need a block that behaves like a small network, ours is the cleaner unit and nobody shares it.
Neither of us rents Mac servers. Ours start at from $32 a day or $160 a month, with a day rental counted from when the machine is ready. That is a product line their catalogue does not have.
The verdict, in one paragraph
Proxy-Cheap is a bigger catalogue than ours at a smaller headline rate, and on IPv6, ISP-level targeting and a cheap trial it wins outright. If you need any of those, it is the better buy.
The reason to choose us is not the last digit of the price. It is that our rates are published rather than promoted, our targeting is deeper on the residential side, and we sell two things they do not: exclusive subnets and Mac servers by the day.
If you catch one of their sales and only need residential bandwidth, take it. If you need a block, a machine, or a number that will still be true next month, come here.
ResiFactory is the right call if
- You want a price that is not a sale. Their rate is residential from $1.50/GB at 3 GB, shown against a struck-through $2.99, and $0.78/GB from 51 GB; ours is $1.50/GB and carries no struck-through figure.
- You want a wallet rather than a monthly term. Theirs is pay-as-you-go with no monthly commitment, on 1-month or 12-month terms; ours is a balance from $0.50.
- You need city and ASN targeting. Theirs is country and ISP-level targeting; ours takes ASN on every pool and city on Premium and Mobile.
- You need a Mac server. They do not sell one; ours start at from $32 a day or $160 a month.
- You need a /24 nobody else shares. Ours is $255 a month, one customer per subnet.
- You want one published rule for session length: up to 24 hours (120 minutes on Essential).
When Proxy-Cheap is the right call instead
- You want a broad catalogue from one vendor. Proxy-Cheap sells rotating residential, static residential (ISP) including an IPv6 line, static and rotating mobile, and datacenter proxies.
- You want IPv6 static addresses. It lists a static residential IPv6 line; we sell IPv4 only.
- You want a cheap trial without asking. It offers a 7-day trial for $1.99; ours is 1 GB of Premium free when a new account links Google.
What public reviews say
Linked, not quoted. We copy no review score onto this page.
Proxy-Cheap appears across review sites and roundups. We quote none of their scores, because a copied figure is a claim we cannot keep current.
Our side is the trust page, and a pricing sheet that is read live rather than typed into a page.
Switching from Proxy-Cheap
Sign in with Google, Apple, email, a passkey or Discord, then top up from $0.50. No term to sign.
Credentials are host:port:user:pass on our side, so the change is one line in your config.
Country, state and ASN go in the username; city is a Premium and Mobile feature. The API reference has the syntax.
If you are on a long term, finish it. A sale price on a fixed term is still a price you have already paid.
Before you move a live workload, use 1 GB of Premium free when a new account links Google.
FAQ
Is ResiFactory cheaper than Proxy-Cheap?
At their sale price, no: they show residential from $1.50/GB at 3 GB, shown against a struck-through $2.99, and $0.78/GB from 51 GB, and our Essential rate is $1.50/GB. Those are promotional figures against a struck-through list price, so the comparison changes when the sale ends.
Does Proxy-Cheap sell Mac servers?
No. It sells rotating residential, static residential (ISP) including an IPv6 line, static and rotating mobile, and datacenter proxies and no machines. Ours start at from $32 a day or $160 a month with a day rental.
Does Proxy-Cheap offer IPv6?
Yes, it lists a static residential IPv6 line. We sell IPv4 only, so for IPv6 they are the answer.
How do the trials compare?
Proxy-Cheap offers a 7-day trial for $1.99. Ours is 1 GB of Premium free when a new account links Google.
What targeting do you offer?
Country, US state and ASN on every pool, plus city on Premium and Mobile. Proxy-Cheap lists country and ISP-level targeting.
Do you offer a free trial?
Ours is 1 GB of Premium free when a new account links Google, before you spend anything.
Other comparisons
IPRoyal alternative
Switch if you want a small residential test without a KYC check or a volume ladder. IPRoyal sells more product lines and holds longer sessions.
Webshare alternative
Switch if you are buying rotating bandwidth by the gigabyte and need a wider country list than 50+ countries. Webshare wins on a free plan and cheap single static IPs.
DataImpulse alternative
Switch if you need static subnets, Mac servers or included city targeting. DataImpulse is cheaper per gigabyte and sells datacenter bandwidth we do not.
How we checked
Every fact about another provider on this page comes from one of these public pages, read on the date shown. A fact older than 90 days fails our build, so it is read again or taken off the page.
- proxy-cheap.comChecked November 6, 2026
- proxy-cheap.com/pricingChecked November 6, 2026
- proxy-cheap.com/services/residential-proxiesChecked November 5, 2026
Proxy-Cheap is a trademark of its owner. ResiFactory is not affiliated with Proxy-Cheap, and this page is ours, not theirs. If something here has changed, email [email protected] and we will correct it.
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