What happened to Xroxy.com: twenty years of free proxy lists, and what to use instead
Xroxy.com listed free proxies from April 2005 until January 2023. What it was, when it died, who holds the domain now, and which free lists still relay.
Best Residential Proxies 2026: A Market Map From Inside the Market
The best residential proxies of 2026, mapped by what you are optimizing for: price, enterprise tooling, targeting depth, and terms, with our measured reviews.
PlainProxies Alternative: Compare the Numbers Before You Top Up
Weighing a PlainProxies alternative? The advertised numbers side by side, what each pricing model really costs, and a ten-minute test that beats any review.
White Label vs Affiliate vs API: Which Proxy Reselling Model Fits You
The three ways to make money from proxy demand ask three different things of you and pay three different ways. A decision guide keyed to what you have today: an audience, a product, or a codebase.
Do Proxies or VPNs Get You Cheaper Flights? We Tested the Myth
Do proxies or VPNs actually get cheaper flights? We tested the location-switching myth against the evidence: what the data shows, when point-of-sale pricing is real, and what proxies are actually for.
Smartproxy Alternatives in 2026: The Rebrand, and What to Buy Instead
Smartproxy no longer exists under that name: it rebranded to Decodo in 2025. Where the product went, what the rebrand quietly changed, and how to re-shop residential proxies properly.
HProxy vs Froxy: A Sale That Says When It Ends (2026)
HProxy vs Froxy on residential price, plans and the HEATWAVE sale: the one thing Froxy publishes that almost nobody in this market does, and what changes on 1 September 2026.
HProxy vs IPFoxy: Gigabytes With a Deadline (2026)
IPFoxy's residential runs from $5.99/GB down to $1.99/GB, but the cheap rate needs $1,999 up front and every package carries a validity window. What that clock costs a workload that pauses.
HProxy vs MarsProxies: Per Gigabyte vs Per Day (2026)
HProxy vs MarsProxies on residential price, the advertised $3.49/GB we could not find a tier behind, and the per-IP, per-day model MarsProxies sells everything else on.
HProxy vs MobileHop: The Hour and the Day (2026)
MobileHop rents one thing, a dedicated 5G modem, at $8.00 for a day or $5.00 for an hour. Why the smaller price is the worse rate, and which jobs a rented modem beats bandwidth by the gigabyte.
HProxy vs ProxyRack: The Rate and the Plan (2026)
ProxyRack publishes one of the lowest residential rates in this market, and reaching it means buying a 100 GB plan every month. What 5, 20, 100 and 300 GB actually cost on each side, worked out.
The Proxy Graveyard: Every Shutdown, Seizure, and Rebrand, Documented
Providers seized by the FBI, erased by Google, sued out of existence, or gone without a word. The full record of proxy industry deaths, and what the survivors look like.
HProxy vs IPBurger: An Honest Comparison (2026)
IPBurger sells residential in monthly buckets rather than metered bandwidth, and its cheapest published rate is still far above ours. When a small predictable bill is worth it, and when it is not.
HProxy vs Shifter: An Honest Comparison (2026)
HProxy vs Shifter on price, model and sourcing history. Shifter sells monthly plans with no pay as you go, and its advertised ISP rate exists on no published tier.
HProxy vs Thordata: An Honest Comparison (2026)
HProxy vs Thordata on residential price and model: a cheaper flat rate at every normal volume, and the one thing Thordata does better than almost anyone.
The 'Best Chinese Proxy' Lists Are Wrong: They Name Zero Actual Chinese Companies
The English 'best Chinese proxy' roundups name only Western brands and zero real Chinese operators. Here is who actually runs China's proxy industry.
DePIN Proxy Tokens: A Reality Check on Grass, Nodepay, and 'Earn Crypto for Bandwidth'
DePIN proxy tokens like Grass and Nodepay are residential proxy networks with a crypto wrapper. The real funding, the token crashes, and what you actually sell.
Does Your Proxy Provider Resell Someone Else's Network? How to Tell
How to tell if your proxy provider just resells a bigger pool: shared gateways, identical pool sizes, WHOIS and ASN overlap, and rebrand chains.
Google Erased 13 Proxy Brands in One Move: Inside the IPIDEA Takedown
Google's 2026 takedown named 13 proxy brands under IPIDEA: 922Proxy, PIA S5, IP2World and more, built on hijacked home devices. What it means for buyers.
Inside the IPIDEA Cluster: How IP2World and PIA S5 Proxy Share One Hidden Network
IPIDEA runs IP2World, PIA S5 Proxy and a dozen storefronts on one pool through Hong Kong shells. Here is the shared infrastructure and how it was built.
NordVPN and Surfshark Are the Same Company Since 2022
NordVPN and Surfshark merged on February 2, 2022 under one Dutch holding company, Cyberspace B.V. Here is the sourced proof, and what it means for buyers.
One Software Behind Many Mobile Proxy Brands: Inside the ProxySmart Stack
Researchers tied two dozen 'independent' mobile proxy brands to one Belarusian software stack, ProxySmart. Here is the map and what it means when you buy.
Thordata Says It Started in 2018. Its Own Paperwork Says 2023.
Thordata claims a 2018 founding, but its Hong Kong company dates to 2023 and its own US trademark claims first use in 2025. Here is the sourced timeline.
What Happened to AWM Proxy? The Malware Service That Sold Your PC for 13 Years
AWM Proxy sold access to malware-infected PCs as proxies from 2008 until Google sued its operators in 2021. How it worked, who ran it, and the Glupteba link.
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