Live Proxies Alternative
A Live Proxies alternative for teams that need volume. Live Proxies sells rotating residential in fixed packages from $70, working out at $17.50/GB at entry and $6.00/GB at its largest tier. Shifter runs from $0.75/GB.
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Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Shifter | Live Proxies |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $2.00/GB | $17.50/GB (4 GB for $70) |
| Best Price | $0.75/GB | $6.00/GB (50 GB tier) |
| IP Pool | 205M+ residential IPs | 10M+ residential IPs |
| Countries | 195+ | US and major markets |
| Plan Structure | Monthly bandwidth, top up anytime | Fixed packages, 30 to 90 days |
| Protocols | HTTP / HTTPS / SOCKS5 | HTTP / HTTPS |
| Geo-Targeting | Country, state and city | Country and city |
| IP Rotation | Per-request + Sticky sessions | Rotating and sticky |
| Largest Published Plan | 10 TB and above | 50 GB |
Pricing Comparison (per GB)
| Volume | ShifterUp to 71% OFF | Live Proxies | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | $10 for 5 GB ($2.00/GB) | $70 for 4 GB ($17.50/GB) | 86% |
| Mid-Volume (~50 GB) | $50 ($1.00/GB) | $300 for 50 GB ($6.00/GB) | 83% |
| Best Rate | $0.75/GB from 200 GB | $6.00/GB | 88% |
Why use Shifter residential proxies?
A Fraction of the Cost Per Gigabyte
Live Proxies' entry package is $70 for 4 GB, which is $17.50 per GB. Shifter's entry plan is $2.00 per GB and the ladder reaches $0.75, so the saving runs from roughly 89% at entry to 88% at each provider's best rate.
Built for Volume, Not Fixed Packages
Live Proxies' largest published plan is 50 GB. Shifter's ladder runs into terabytes on published rates, so you are not renegotiating a package every time a crawl grows.
A Substantially Larger Pool
Live Proxies publishes around 10 million residential IPs concentrated in the US and other major markets. Shifter runs 205M+ across 195+ countries with city level targeting.
SOCKS5 Included
Shifter supports HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 on every plan. Live Proxies publishes HTTP and HTTPS, which matters if your tooling expects SOCKS5.
Independent Benchmarks
We publish measured live IP counts at /benchmarks for the networks we have tested. Live Proxies is not among them yet, so this page compares published pricing, pool size and plan structure only.
Simple, transparent pricing
Fixed monthly plans with included bandwidth. No hidden fees. Scale as your usage grows.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about switching from Live Proxies to Shifter.
Roughly 89% at entry volume, comparing $2.00 per GB against $17.50, and about 88% at each provider's best published rate, $0.75 against $6.00.
It sells small fixed packages with a curated US focused pool and positions on IP quality rather than volume. That model carries a higher unit cost, which is reasonable for small targeted jobs and expensive for sustained crawling.
It can be. If you need a few gigabytes on US residential addresses and quality matters more than unit price, its packages are straightforward. For anything sustained, the per GB gap dominates.
This page compares published pricing, pool size and plan structure rather than our own measurements. Where we have run head to head tests, the full results and method are published at /benchmarks.
Scale without the per GB premium
Published rates from $0.75 per GB, a far larger pool and plans that keep going past 50 GB. Test both on your own targets.