ProxyEmpire Alternative
A ProxyEmpire alternative with a far deeper pool. ProxyEmpire lists rotating residential from $1.50/GB, with custom deals from $0.75/GB at 5 TB and up, and publishes 30M+ IPs. Shifter runs 205M+ across 195+ countries, and publishes measured live IP counts rather than pool claims.
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Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Shifter | ProxyEmpire |
|---|---|---|
| IP Pool | 205M+ residential IPs | 30M+ rotating residential |
| Countries | 195+ | 170+ countries |
| Best Price | $0.75/GB from 200 GB | $1.50/GB at 1,000 GB, custom from $0.75/GB at 5 TB |
| Published Benchmarks | Yes, measured live IP counts | Pool size claims only |
| Protocols | HTTP / HTTPS / SOCKS5 | HTTP / HTTPS / SOCKS5 |
| Geo-Targeting | Country, state, city and ASN | Country, region, city, ISP and ASN |
| IP Rotation | Per-request + Sticky sessions | Per-request, sticky and timed |
| Concurrency | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth Rollover | Top-ups do not expire | Rollover included |
Pricing Comparison (per GB)
| Volume | ShifterUp to 71% OFF | ProxyEmpire | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | $10 for 5 GB ($2.00/GB) | $3.50/GB at 1 GB | — |
| Mid-Volume (~100 GB) | $100 ($1.00/GB) | Between $3.50 and $1.50/GB | — |
| Best Rate | $0.75/GB from 200 GB | $1.50/GB at 1,000 GB | 50% |
We counted the live residential IPs Shifter and ProxyEmpire each served across five countries, under an identical test. See the numbers and the method.
Our full write-up of ProxyEmpire: what the pool, pricing and gateway behaviour add up to, scored on the same rubric as every network we tested.
Why use Shifter residential proxies?
Roughly Seven Times the Pool
ProxyEmpire publishes 30M+ rotating residential IPs. Shifter's residential proxies publish 205M+, which changes how often a sustained crawl revisits an address it has already used.
We Publish Measurements, Not Just Claims
Advertised pool figures are lifetime totals: every address a network has ever seen. They describe reach, not what answers when you send traffic. That is why we also run head to head tests counting how many IPs each network has live in a given country, and publish the method and results at /benchmarks, including the countries where we come second.
Broader Country Coverage
ProxyEmpire covers 170+ countries. Shifter covers 195+ with city level targeting, which matters when your work reaches past the major markets into places where thin pools show up first.
Lower List Prices, and More Depth
ProxyEmpire lists $3.50 per GB at 1 GB and $1.50 at 1,000 GB, both marked as promotional, and reaches $0.75 only on custom deals from 5 TB. Shifter is $2.00 at entry and $0.75 from 200 GB on a published plan. At 5 TB and up, compare a quote from each.
Same Rotation and Protocol Support
Both offer per-request and sticky rotation over HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 with unlimited concurrency. ProxyEmpire adds ASN targeting, which Shifter also supports through its gateway parameters.
Simple, transparent pricing
Fixed monthly plans with included bandwidth. No hidden fees. Scale as your usage grows.
Buy one, get one free.
Second month is free, with full traffic included.
ProxyEmpire Alternative FAQ
Common questions about switching from ProxyEmpire to Shifter.
On published plans, yes. ProxyEmpire lists $3.50 per GB at 1 GB and $1.50 at 1,000 GB, and Shifter is $2.00 at entry and $0.75 from 200 GB. ProxyEmpire quotes from $0.75 at 5 TB and up, so at that volume the two can be level.
ProxyEmpire publishes 30M+ residential IPs against Shifter's 205M+, roughly seven times larger. Those are advertised totals counted over long windows (Shifter's over a month), so we publish measured head to head tests alongside them: across five countries Shifter served 390,093 live IPs against ProxyEmpire's 145,177.
How many distinct residential IPs a network has live and reachable in a specific country at a specific moment, using one fresh connection per request. Advertised pool sizes count every address a network has ever seen. The measured number is what limits a crawl.
Yes. Both networks were measured across five countries under an identical test, with the full results and method at /benchmark/proxyempire.
Get the depth at a lower list price
$0.75 per GB from 200 GB, several times the residential pool, and published measurements you can repeat yourself.