Best Proxy Reviews

Proxies are hot topics right now, with the advent of Xrumer, Scrapebox, and the many other online marketing programs that utilize them, not to mention the non-IM uses for them such as school blocks for Facebook, YouTube and the like.

But do a search online for proxies and the task to get hooked up all of a sudden becomes very daunting.  Which proxy is the right one for the type of “activity” that you wish undertake?  Is there someone on that site to ask and, if so, are they going to give you a straight answer – in English?

Therein lies the rub.  We need a place that aggregates the information on Proxies – which ones to use for what purpose.  Then, once that’s settled, who to go to get the best service and the best deals.  That’s the aim of this site.   Plain and simple.

Will there be banners and affiliate links? Yes, there will (I’m a marketer and not doing this because I’m bored).  However, I do commit that EVERY proxy service (big, small, new, old) gets a fair shake in here regardless of whether they have an affiliate program or not and the “#1 Recommended Service” will NOT necessarily be the one that has the highest affiliate payout.  That would be a lucky break on my part, but not likely.

So, let’s get started with the no BS reviews and start tearing through this stuff.  Stay tuned for much more.  It’s going to be fantastic!

Squid Proxies are a great deal and popular with the IMer’s.  If you’re looking exclusively for Scrapebox Proxies, this may be a fantastic place for you to check out! These guys specialize in Scrapebox and even have relationships with some of the Scrapebox forums out there.

Shared Private Proxies are in Multiple Cities, Multiple Subnets, Nonsequential IPs and you get unlimited bandwidth.  Webmailing is allowed with Yahoo/Gmail/AOL/Hotmail.  Prices for Shared start at $0.80/each, smallest package is 100 proxies – $80/month.

Private Proxies are same deal – Multiple Cities, Multiple Subnets, Nonsequential IPs, Unlimited bandwidth. Webmailing allowed with Yahoo/Gmail/AOL/Hotmail.  Prices for Dedicated start at $2.40/each, smallest package is 10 proxies – $24/month.

There are 6 U.S. Locations + Romania.  You are given a VIP Customer interface that will allow you to view/add/remove and modify your proxies and can switch your proxies to new ones once per month.   Obviously, you are fine to use these with Scrapebox and any Web 2.0 sites.  There are no specific exclusions for Xrumer use.  Craigslist is possible if you have a PVA account.  Squidproxies is a great proxy service that has an every-growing reputation for taking care of it’s customers.  That’s why they remain at the top of our list.  Check them out and come back to share your review.

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MyPrivateProxy.net is a brand new discovery for me and I LIKE these guys – a LOT.  Found them through the guys at TweetAttacks because I’m having some, uh issues, with Twitter…  I’m not going to say anymore about that, other than I was looking to test out some other private proxies and this is one of the guys that I signed up with – there were others (check this disaster).

MyPrivateProxy offers http/https proxies in both shared private and dedicated private proxy packages.  They offer private proxies from 8 Data Centers in 8 Major U.S. Cities and are continuing to expand.  All servers are Intel X3430 quad @ 2.40ghz or higher with 8GB of RAM and 1 Gbps dedicated connections.    Shared Private Proxy Plans start at packages of 50 for $1/proxy and get cheaper the more you order.  All of these plans feature proxies on multiple cities and multiple subnets.   Dedicated Private Proxies start with plans of just 1 proxy @ $2.49, 5 private proxies @ $2.43/each and so on.  Again, they get cheaper the more you order and all plans offer proxies on multiple cities and multiple subnets.

All sounds great so far, but here’s where MyPrivateProxy is setting themselves apart from the others in my opinion.  Set up time – next to nil.  I ordered my proxies and had them delivered in under 10 minutes.  These were “manually” set up and sent to me by these guys and I commented to them on the speed.  They told me that their current goal is to deliver all orders in under 15 minutes but that they are also working on an automated system to get you your proxies instantly.  Nice.   Also, there are two ways to authenticate your proxies with these guys.   You can do it by locking your IP in their dashboard OR you can use the proxies with the provided username and password.  This is extremely useful for people that have dynamic IP’s (ie – their IP changes all the time) so are unable to use proxies that lock to their IP.

Ok, but do they work?  Yes, they work.  I wouldn’t have written all this nice stuff if the shit didn’t work.  The proxies work great and I was able to work through a few of my, er – issues with that social site.  Speaking of, these private proxies are good for:  All the social bs – Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and then the good stuff – Senuke, Sick Submitter, ZennoPoster, AnswerAssault, TweetAttacks, Craigslist (possible only).  You can do webmailing with these but not smtp mailing.  The only other restrictions are NO Xrumer, torrents, Fraud, or Porn.

Finally, with dedicated private proxies, you are able to switch out once per month which is a must-have feature for most.  Also, MyPrivateProxy has a really great Knowledgebase set up and a ton of how to videos that I’ve already made use of.    …And, even though I’m a brand new customer, once I told him how important I am (wait….what!?!), he gave me a killer discount code to share with all of you – Gives 10% OFF for LIFE.  Here’s the Code:  bestproxyreviews

Ok – so hit the button below to give these guys some business and…pleeeeze….don’t forget to come here and share your review with us.

YourPrivateProxy.com offers a simplified subscription service of Dedicated Private Proxies.  If you are purchasing a package of multiple proxies, they will be located in multiple cities and on multiple subnets.  With a new account, you will be given a VIP user control panel.  You will be able to randomize and change your proxies, including their locations, with this control panel once per month.

Private Proxy packages start at $9.97/month for 1 IP.  A great thing about YourPrivateProxy is that there are no bandwidth limitations with the proxies and no additional configuration required from you after purchase.  They are simply ready to be used.  As for WHERE they can be used, the options are pretty good as well.  Scrapebox is definitely OK.  Xrumer is NOT.   The proxies from this provider are good to be used on “Phone Verified” Craigslist accounts, ebay, Reddit and other social sites.  They are not ok to be used for Mailing campaigns.

As for the review, yourprivateproxy.com gets top marks from many Scrapebox users for the quality and speed of their private proxies.  The feature that allows for monthly randomization and the lack of bandwidth constraints is also very popular.  If you’re looking for the cheapest private proxies, these aren’t it.  However, if you’re looking for quality and speed to get the optimum results with your software, YPP is where a lot of people end up.   Service has never been an issue with yourprivateproxy to date, however, if you are looking for Xrumer proxies you’ll have to skip this one.

BuyProxies.org is a very cool newer private proxy provider that caters to the IM crowd, and those of us with our automation toys in particular.

What makes them unique is that they’re funny as shit and have absolutely NO restrictions on the use of their proxies.   Nope – not a typo.  No restrictions.   Buy your monthly private proxies, dedicated or semi-dedicated and then have at it.

Appears they got their start on Fiverr and have been just killing it there and so have now set up a site where you can have your account, place your orders, submit service tickets, and become an affiliate (naturally).    You can place orders for as little as 5 Dedicated Proxies per month or even 5 Semi-Dedicated Proxies, starting at just $5/month.  The semi-dedicated accounts are shared by no more than 3 people.

All proxies are HTTP proxies and you can request U.S., Europe, etc.   The accounts come with private proxies on multiple subnets and that # depends on the package that you purchase.  Proxies are run off of their servers – not sub’d out, and these guys have earned a rep for having lighting fast proxies!  I did purchase a package to test and they are, indeed great proxies.   Tested with my private proxies from Squid, they all ended up about in the middle of the pack with response time from 900ms-2650ms.  BuyProxies.org are definitely worth checking out, particularly if you are hampered by the TOS restrictions of most of the other proxy providers.   After you give them a whirl, don’t forget to come back here and share your review.

IPFreelyProxies is a subscription proxy service for lists of Dedicated Private HTTP/HTTPS/FTP U.S. Proxies.  No Shared Proxies – All Proxies are Anonymous Elite Proxies and there are almost no restrictions on their use, other than scams, spam and anything illegal and, oh yes – Xrumer (sorry).

These proxies are NOT for emailing and their success with Craiglist is entirely up to you.  They work great for Scrapebox, MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and any other Web 2.0 application.  You can webmail with MailerKing and YMG on these proxies within reason.   Bandwidth is unmetered and IP’s are non-sequential and on multiple subnets.  You are able to refresh your proxies once per month.

The smallest package is 10 Proxies, Multiple Subnets, Daily webmail Limit 100, $23.50/month.    These guys have a fantastic reputation for service and quality in the IM community, particularly in some of the black hat forums where the SB users hang out.   If you are looking for some quality Scrapebox proxies, this is one to check out.

Anonymous-Proxies.net provides both Private Proxies and VPNs.   Connections are fully anonymous and 99% service uptime is guaranteed.  There are no shared proxies here.

The private proxies from AnonymousProxies start at $2.50/each but are quickly discounted on a sliding scale from 5%-30% based on volume of proxies purchased.   Proxies with this proxy service have only a few restrictions on use – no spam, illegal use, and they are blocked from use with Torrents, Gmail Account Creation/Access, Xrumer and Paypal.com.  There are no provisions specifically restricting their use with Scrapebox.  VPNs start at $5.00/each per month but also are discounted per a sliding scale from 5%-30$ based on volume.  VPNs are restricted from use with Torrents only.

Proxies are http/https protocol and you have the ability to chose the proxies by city, state and country when you sign up. There are currently 12 U.S. Datacenters, 1 in Canada, 1 UK and 1 in Germany.   Proxies can be refreshed once per month and bandwidth is unlimited.  There is a 30 day money back guarantee however, it doesn’t apply if you’ve been using the proxies.

Proxy-Pimp.com is great new(er) provider of fully anonymous private proxies that can be used for a variety of functions – Including Scrapebox Proxies.  They boast a lightning fast approval and activation system that gets you up and running quickly (no one likes waiting) and they provide 24/7 customer support.

ALL proxies from Proxypimp come with unmetered bandwidth – no restrictions and you do not need to do anything to configure your proxies to be ready to go.   Proxies are 100% anonymous, multiple cities, mult subnets, and are offered through the following datacenters:  New York, Seattle, Frankfurt and coming soon in Chicago and the UK.    These are HTTP/HTTPS proxies with a 99.9% uptime guarantee with packages starting at 1 Proxy to over 100 proxies per month.  Obviously, the more you order, the cheaper each proxy is going to be.

So, we’ve hit all the high points and these guys are getting some good business and attention so far.  But, what can’t you do with ProxyPimp and what are the limitations?     Well, there are a few – No Paypal, STMP or Webmailing,  and Xrumer.  Also, there is not the ability to switch IPs monthly as some other services have.  Finally, the payment set-ups aren’t subscription based.  Meaning, you will receive a reminder before your proxies expire for the month and, if you don’t renew them with a new payment, they’ll be deleted from your account.  If you wanted new IPs, you could allow your proxies to expire and just place a new order monthly.

As for what you CAN do with the proxies, there is plenty and the service does have a lot of value.  If you had given ProxyPimp a look before and saw their restriction on Scrapebox Posting, look again now – it’s been lifted.   You may use their proxies with Scrapebox for Scraping and Posting now (good deal!).  You can use these with YouTube, Facebook and most any Application or browser (aside from the software already mentioned).  You CAN use these for Craigslist posting.

The payment forms accepted are numerous (listed above), so it’s unlikely you’d be unable to find a way to pay these guys.  Finally, they do and they don’t offer a money back guarantee.  They state that there are no refunds on service, HOWEVER – if you sign up and find that the proxies are “unusable” for your purposes within the first 3 days, they will give you your money back.

Stealth Proxy offers a fantastic proxy service for those looking for Xrumer Proxies and proxies for uses that are restricted in so many of the other services.  With over 10 years in the business, they have a great rep in many of the forums and put out updated lists of over 2,000,000 unique IP’s each day.  Their database is updated 2-4 times daily.

These are shared resources among the other subscribers but you’ll find up to 50% working at any given time and are given a multitude of free tools to work with as a member.  Stealth Proxy also provides all of the proxy lists of their competitors, so it makes choosing a bit easier.   Proxies are from around the world, but a large percentage are U.S. and European.

Stealth Proxy has a free downloads section for subscribers to pull proxy checking software as well as proxy use tools for Socks proxies.  Proxies are delivered in standard format for easily dropping into programs like Scrapebox, Xrumer and Scrapeboard.  They are available for support via live chat and email.

If you’re looking for a proxy service that has little restrictions, this is your ticket.  They do have an End User Agreement (it’s not anarchy over there).  No illegal stuff, spamming, terrorism, you get the picture…

Proxybonanza.com provides anonymous Socks5 and http protocol proxy lists via subscription basis.  You can either sign up for Shared Proxy IPs, where private proxies are shared amongst several customers or Dedicated Private Proxies where you have your own IPs.  Share IP plans start at $5.99/month for 8 IPs in 2 different C Classes, with 3 gb bandwidth.  Exclusive, or Dedicated, Proxies start at $9.99/month for 1 Dedicated IP with 10 gb bandwidth.

There are also International Proxies, which are all Shared.  Plans start at $6.99/month for 1 IP and 3 gb bandwidth.  Proxybonanza also has special discounts and will do custom packages upon request.   Account set up is instant so you can get started right away upon sign up.  The proxy lists from proxybonanza can potentially be used for Facebook, YouTube and Craigslist but there are no guarantees on this.  They only switch out the proxies every several months.  As of March 2010, Proxybonanza proxy service does NOT allow use of their proxies with Scrapebox or Xrumer.  Interestingly, a lot of people reach this site looking for a “Proxybonanza Review”, but few if any ever sign up with them.  I think it has a bit to do with the “Scrapebox thing”.    That, and you can find proxies without bandwidth limitations, cheaper elsewhere.

Proxybonanza has developed and released a Firefox add-on for proxy list management that allows subscribers to change/disable proxies with 1-click, import/export proxy lists and do auto-logins for proxy authentication, which is cool.  Finally, proxybonanza’s proxies are known for being high quality and very fast.  They are also very good about issuing a refund for unused bandwidth if requested.  The main downside here is the inability to use them for Scrapebox.

CheapPrivateProxy is a proxy service that specializes in only http private proxy subscriptions.  Proxies are 100% anonymous proxies, secure and fast, set up on dedicated servers.

I tried out the service for 30 days, with 10 Private proxies.  The back office set up is similar to most wherein you lock you assigned IPs to your home IP, and you are allowed up to 3 IPs per order to use for locking.  The IPs that I was given were all in the same city, Chicago, but were spread out on 3 subnets.  For the most part, they worked fine but I did manage to get several of them blocked when I used them in Scrapebox for linkchecking.

As far as what you are able to use CheapPrivateProxy IPs for, some things are clear and others aren’t.  Social networking, browsing, and webmail (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL) are ok but there are daily limits on webmailing.  Online classifieds (CL) posting is ok as well.  Based on the language in the terms, you clearly cannot use these with Xrumer even though it doesn’t say that specifically.  Finally, it appears that you can use these with Scrapebox but they don’t say so either way.  In fact, I came upon this provider through a mention in a forum about Scrapebox proxies.

As far as pricing goes, they obviously get cheaper the larger the package you purchase.  You can start with 1 proxy for $9.95, 10 for $19.95, and 100 is a great deal at $160/month.  While the home page states that the proxies have “unlimited bandwidth”, this is only true on packages of 50 proxies and up.  Smaller than that have bandwidth limits on them.

Activation is instant.  There is nothing in the support section, back office or home page that shows me that I can switch out my proxies at any interval, monthly or otherwise so I’m not sure about that.  Also the support knowledgebase is still a bit sparse and several of the articles are going to 404 pages.   There are cost benefits here and the proxies do work for many purposes.  If you check out CheapPrivateProxy and have some feedback, be sure to come back and share!