Proxy-Cheap vs ProxyEmpire
We put Proxy-Cheap and ProxyEmpire side by side on price, pool depth, coverage and reliability. We benchmark each option on the metrics that decide success: anonymity, uptime, geo-coverage, and cost per GB.
Proxy-Cheap (Residential & Datacenter, $4.99/GB) and ProxyEmpire (Residential & Mobile, $7.00/GB) both target serious proxy users, but they win on different axes. Proxy-Cheap is cheaper ($4.99/GB vs $7.00/GB) — roughly 1× the gap.
At $4.99/GB they still charge 7x more than Cheapest-Proxies while offering a dramatically smaller pool and fewer countries.
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.
Proxy-Cheap vs ProxyEmpire: the numbers
Spec-by-spec
| Price | $4.99/GB vs $7.00/GB |
|---|---|
| Pool size | 6M+ IPs vs 20M+ IPs |
| Countries | 127 vs 170 |
| Uptime | 99.2% vs 99.6% |
| Speed | Moderate vs Moderate |
| Support | Email & Chat vs 24/7 |
| Anonymity | Moderate vs High |
| Rating | 4.2★ vs 4.1★ |
Proxy-Cheap wins on
- Lower price than major providers
- Solid datacenter infrastructure
- Simple pay-as-you-go model
ProxyEmpire wins on
- Solid rotating mobile proxies
- Granular geo-targeting
- Rollover unused bandwidth
Verdict
Our pick: Proxy-Cheap. It edges ahead on our rating (4.2★ vs 4.1★) and is cheaper at $4.99/GB. That said, choose ProxyEmpire if you specifically need solid rotating mobile proxies.
Our take: match the proxy type to the target, keep sessions sticky where you need continuity, and never overpay for capacity you won't use.
Frequently asked questions
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For most buyers, the winning move is to start on the lowest verified price with a large pool, then scale once success rates hold.