Many people reach 911Proxy's web proxy without looking for 911Proxy at all. The free tool sits on pages such as 911proxy.com/croxyproxy/ and 911proxy.com/proxysite/, and when we checked, the first one was titled "CroxyProxy Free Web Proxy". If you searched for CroxyProxy or ProxySite and ended up there, you are on a different company's site, one that sells residential proxies.
The tool itself works: in our test every page loaded and a YouTube video played. It has a URL form, quick links and a country dropdown that defaults to the United States, where our session exited through Cloudie Limited, a hosting network. Around it, banners promote 911Proxy's paid plans, including US residential IPs from $0.80/GB on promotion. There is no AdSense, because the free page exists to sell proxies.
Shifter is also a proxy company, and Shifter Web Proxy is also a way to try its network, so the model is familiar. What differs is how it is presented: under its own name, with 54 named countries, residential exit IPs stated up front and a published free allowance of 30 minutes and 100 MB a day.
Shifter Web Proxy vs 911Proxy Web Proxy
| Feature | Shifter Web Proxy | 911Proxy Web Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 54 countries | Country dropdown, defaults to the United States |
| Exit IP | Residential | Datacenter |
| Ads | None | None |
| Allowance | 30 minutes and 100 MB a day | No published limit |
| Account | Not required | Not required |
| Logs | No page logs | No policy |
| Operator | Shifter | 911Proxy |
| Page names | Its own | CroxyProxy, ProxySite |
| Default country | US, changeable | US |
Facts checked on each site's own pages. Where we could not confirm something, the table says so.
What we measured
911Proxy Web Proxy figures come from our scripted browsing session. Shifter Web Proxy figures come from its own service configuration and code.
| Test | Shifter Web Proxy | 911Proxy Web Proxy |
|---|---|---|
| Median page load | 1287 ms | 7346 ms |
| Pages that loaded | 100% | 100% |
| Ad slots added to proxied pages | 0 | 0 |
| YouTube playback | Worked | Worked |
| Countries listed / verified in our test | 54 listed | Not measured |
| Ad-network requests per page | 0 | 0 |
| Exit IP observed | Residential | Datacenter |
Why people switch from 911Proxy Web Proxy
You know whose proxy you are using
911Proxy hosts its free tool on pages named after CroxyProxy and ProxySite. Shifter Web Proxy is presented as what it is, Shifter's free tool, on Shifter's site, so you know who carries your traffic.
Residential IPs on the free tool
911Proxy sells residential proxies, but in our test its free page exited through Cloudie Limited, a hosting network, not a home connection. Shifter Web Proxy uses the same residential network as Shifter's paid plans, so the free tool shows you what the product does.
54 named countries
911Proxy's dropdown defaults to the United States, and the full list is not published on the page. Shifter shows all 54 countries in the launcher and lets you switch from the toolbar mid-session.
No promotions on the way in
911Proxy's page is framed by banners for its paid plans. Shifter Web Proxy has no ads or banners on the page or inside the sites you open. When you want more, the paid plans are one link away, not wrapped around the tool.
A stated no-logging policy
Shifter Web Proxy does not log the pages you visit. 911Proxy does not disclose what its free web proxy records.
Built for market checks you can do at work
911Proxy's free page pitches itself for adult entertainment websites alongside everyday ones. Shifter Web Proxy is made for checking how a site looks from another country, from local prices and search results to ads and regional content, on a page you can open in front of colleagues.
911Proxy Web Proxy pros and cons
- No AdSense on the free proxy page
- A country dropdown rather than a single server
- Run by a residential proxy seller with published promo pricing
- Every test page loaded and a YouTube video played in our check
- Free tool pages are named after other proxy brands
- Full country list not published, and our test exit was on a hosting network
- Banners for paid plans surround the tool
- Logging for the free tool is not disclosed
Verdict
911Proxy's web proxy works and carries no AdSense, and if you already plan to buy its residential proxies it is a fair preview. If you want a free tool that tells you whose it is, which countries it covers and that it exits through residential IPs, Shifter Web Proxy is the better choice, within 30 minutes and 100 MB a day.