Credit where it is due: among the classic ad-funded web proxies we checked, 4everproxy had the widest location choice. It runs 10 web servers and offers 21 exit IP options, Tor among them, with countries such as Poland, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Singapore and Australia. In our test, 18 of its 20 country options exited in the country picked; the Netherlands came out in France and Lithuania in Poland. It also gives you real controls: remove scripts, allow cookies, encrypt the page and keep permanent URLs.
The page pays for itself in two ways. It carried 12 AdSense tags when we checked, and it promotes 4everproxy's own VPN, priced from $3.95 to $9.95 a month. In our test it also placed ad units on the proxied pages themselves. Its "No Logs" claim is made for the VPN; we found no logging statement that covers the free web proxy.
If you like 4everproxy for its country list, Shifter Web Proxy goes further, with 54 countries, and every exit is a residential IP. There are no ads on the page or inside the sites you open. The catch is a firm daily allowance of 30 minutes and 100 MB, where 4everproxy publishes no limit.
Shifter Web Proxy vs 4everproxy
| Feature | Shifter Web Proxy | 4everproxy |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 54 countries | 21 countries |
| Exit IP | Residential | Datacenter |
| Ads | None | Yes |
| Allowance | 30 minutes and 100 MB a day | No published limit |
| Account | Not required | Not required |
| Logs | No page logs | No policy |
| Operator | Shifter | 4everproxy |
| Tor exit | No | Yes |
| Page options | Automatic | Set by you |
Facts checked on each site's own pages. Where we could not confirm something, the table says so.
What we measured
4everproxy figures come from our scripted browsing session. Shifter Web Proxy figures come from its own service configuration and code.
| Test | Shifter Web Proxy | 4everproxy |
|---|---|---|
| Median page load | 1287 ms | 2148 ms |
| Pages that loaded | 100% | 100% |
| Ad slots added to proxied pages | 0 | 2 |
| YouTube playback | Worked | Failed |
| Countries listed / verified in our test | 54 listed | 21 listed, 18 of 20 verified |
| Ad-network requests per page | 0 | 22 |
| Exit IP observed | Residential | Datacenter |
Why people switch from 4everproxy
54 countries, more than 4everproxy
4everproxy's 21 exit options are the most we found on a classic free proxy, and one of them is Tor rather than a country. Shifter offers 54 countries, so markets beyond that list are one click away.
Residential exit IPs
4everproxy does not say what type of IPs its locations use, and in our test they exited through hosting networks, mostly OVH. Shifter Web Proxy exits through residential IPs on home broadband lines, which sites generally treat as an ordinary local visitor rather than a known server.
No ads anywhere in the flow
4everproxy's landing page runs AdSense, and in our test it also placed ad units on the sites we opened through it. Shifter Web Proxy has no ads on the page you start from or inside the sites you browse, because it is paid for by Shifter's proxy plans, not by advertising.
Fewer settings to get right
4everproxy puts server, IP location and several page options in front of you. Shifter asks for one choice, the country, then handles the connection, and the encrypted HTTPS connection is set up inside your browser tab.
A stated no-logging policy for the proxy itself
4everproxy's no-logs claim covers its VPN. Shifter Web Proxy does not log the pages you visit, and that statement is about the free web proxy you are using.
The country you pick is where you exit
In our test, 18 of the 20 4everproxy country options we checked came out in the country picked, so a page could load from a neighbouring market without warning. Every Shifter session exits through a residential IP in the country you selected, which keeps local prices and search results trustworthy.
4everproxy pros and cons
- 21 exit locations, the widest we found on a classic free proxy
- Useful controls: remove scripts, allow cookies, encrypt page, permanent URLs
- A Tor exit option and a separate video proxy
- No published daily limit
- 18 of 20 country options exited in the chosen country in our test
- AdSense on the landing page
- Logging for the web proxy is not disclosed; the no-logs claim is for the VPN
- Exits ran through hosting networks, mostly OVH, in our test
- Ad units on the proxied pages, not just the landing page, in our test
Verdict
4everproxy is one of the better classic free proxies, with a long location list and controls power users will like, and it has no published daily limit. If you want even more countries, residential IPs and no ads, Shifter Web Proxy is the stronger choice for short sessions within 30 minutes and 100 MB a day.