ProxyEmpire

ProxyEmpire routes residential requests through a rotating pool of IPs corresponding to actual desktop devices. Sticky sessions last up to 60 minutes maximum before forced rotation — the average session duration is documented at 15 minutes. The rotation interval is configurable from 1 to 60 minutes, but that configuration requires contacting support. It is not a self-service dashboard setting. Both sticky and rotating modes are available without a plan change. Up to 1,000 concurrent connections per region are documented.

Country, region, city, ISP, and ASN targeting are all confirmed for rotating residential proxies at no extra cost. Static residential proxies (ISP-type) are available in 21 specific countries with country-level targeting only — city, ISP, and ASN targeting are not available for static IPs. This distinction matters: the targeting depth applies to the rotating pool, not to all proxy types uniformly. HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 protocols are confirmed. UDP is not documented.

24/7 dedicated support is documented. VIP setup support is included with every plan. Rotation interval changes require contacting support — this is the integration friction point for teams that need to adjust rotation behavior without going through a support queue. Mobile proxies cover 3G/4G/5G/LTE in 170+ countries with dedicated IPs available in 50+ locations and carrier targeting on rotating mobile proxies.

ProxyEmpire's strongest position is data permanence. Unused traffic rolls over indefinitely — not just within a billing cycle, not just while a subscription is active, but permanently. This model changes how bandwidth purchases are retained across billing cycles. For teams with irregular scraping workflows or project-based usage patterns, this removes the financial waste that monthly resets create. The $1.97 trial provides a low-cost entry point for testing the network before committing to a larger purchase.

The ASN and ISP targeting at the rotating residential level is a combination that expands the use case set beyond country or city targeting. For scraping use cases that require IPs from specific network operators — by ASN number or ISP name — the rotating residential pool can satisfy that requirement. Static residential proxies do not share this targeting capability: static IPs are country-only in 21 specific countries. Teams assuming that targeting depth applies uniformly across proxy types will encounter this product-scope limit.

The sourcing description — 'ethically sourced from actual desktop devices' — does not include a named certification body, EWDCI membership, or independent audit. For scraping use cases where sourcing documentation is not a compliance requirement, this does not affect functional performance. For teams whose procurement requires audited sourcing, ProxyEmpire's documentation does not provide it.

The rotating residential pool is reported at 30M+ IPs — self-reported, no independent audit referenced. Coverage spans 170+ countries with country, region, city, ISP, and ASN targeting all confirmed at no extra cost. Static residential proxies are available in 21 named countries with country-level targeting only. The mobile pool is reported at 5M+ IPs across 170+ countries with 3G/4G/5G/LTE coverage and carrier targeting on rotating mobile. Dedicated mobile proxies are available in 50+ locations with unlimited bandwidth. Datacenter pool is reported at 70K+ IPs in 10+ countries.

Sticky sessions for rotating residential are capped at 60 minutes with an average duration of 15 minutes. This 60-minute ceiling is a hard product limit — not a configuration default. Rotation interval is configurable from 1 to 60 minutes but requires support contact to change. Up to 1,000 concurrent connections per region are documented. HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 protocols are confirmed. Maximum static residential session duration is 30+ days per documented session length.

VIP setup support is included with every plan as part of the onboarding process. Support is 24/7 dedicated. Response time SLA is not published. The data permanence model — traffic never expires even without active subscription — is documented on the pricing table page.

Rotating residential proxies start at $0.35/GB at the highest-volume tiers. A $1.97 trial plan is available. Unused data never expires — this applies across plan purchases and even after a subscription lapses. There is no free tier; the minimum entry is the $1.97 trial. Pricing for static residential and mobile proxy types differs from rotating residential — rotating residential at $0.35/GB is the most favorable entry rate in the catalog.

The data permanence model means that volume commitments are lower-risk than on providers with monthly resets. A team that buys 100 GB and uses 60 GB in a month retains the remaining 40 GB without any action required. This changes the cost-per-effective-GB calculation for teams with variable consumption. The $1.97 trial is the lowest absolute dollar trial entry in this comparison set — it functions as a low-risk initial test before committing to a standard plan.

You gain data that never expires regardless of subscription status — a model that changes how bandwidth purchases are retained across billing cycles. ASN and ISP targeting on rotating residential proxies are both confirmed at no extra cost. VIP setup support with every plan adds onboarding value without a premium tier requirement. Up to 1,000 concurrent connections per region. The $1.97 trial provides a low-cost initial test before committing to a standard plan. Dedicated mobile proxies are available in 50+ locations with unlimited bandwidth.

You give up self-service rotation interval control — changing the rotation period requires contacting support rather than adjusting a dashboard setting. The 60-minute sticky session ceiling is a hard limit that cannot be extended, which breaks use cases requiring sessions longer than an hour. Static residential proxies support country-only targeting — ASN and city targeting disappear when you move from rotating to static IPs. The residential pool at 30M+ may constrain IP diversity for high-volume operations. No independent sourcing audit or compliance certification is referenced.

• Your scraping use case requires ASN or ISP-level targeting on residential proxies — these targeting levels are confirmed on the rotating residential pool at no extra cost
• Data permanence matters for your budget model — purchased traffic that never expires changes how you plan bandwidth allocation across irregular project timelines
• Dedicated mobile proxies with unlimited bandwidth are needed in 50+ locations without per-GB billing exposure
• VIP setup support is valuable during integration — every plan includes it without requiring a higher-tier upgrade
• The $1.97 trial allows a real-data cost test before committing to a standard plan

ProxyEmpire's constraints are structural, not incidental:

• Your pipeline requires sticky sessions longer than 60 minutes — the 60-minute ceiling is a hard product limit, not a configurable setting
• You need to adjust rotation intervals without going through support — self-service rotation configuration is not available in the dashboard
• Your use case requires ASN or city targeting on static residential proxies — static IPs support country-level targeting only in 21 countries
• Your compliance review requires sourcing audit documentation, EWDCI membership, or ISO certification — none are referenced in public evidence
• A residential pool above 30M+ is required for IP diversity at your operation scale

If ProxyEmpire's 60-minute session cap or support-gated rotation configuration are blockers:

• Rayobyte — confirmed ASN targeting, EWDCI membership, non-expiring PAYG, and a Scraping API; fits if compliance certification alongside ASN targeting is needed
• IPRoyal — documented sticky sessions up to 7 days with non-expiring PAYG; fits if session duration above 60 minutes is a hard requirement
• MarsProxies — sticky sessions configurable from 1 second to 7 days with non-expiring PAYG from $3.49/GB; fits if long-duration sticky sessions are the primary requirement and ASN targeting is not needed

Use ProxyEmpire if ASN and ISP targeting on rotating residential proxies are required, if data that never expires changes your cost planning favorably, and if VIP setup support from the first purchase matters for integration. Skip it if sticky sessions longer than 60 minutes are required, if you need to change rotation intervals without contacting support, or if your compliance workflow requires named certifications or an independent sourcing audit.