Head-to-Head Proxy ComparisonVerified Public Specifications (Oct 2026)

The Social Proxy vs ProxyWing

Side-by-side comparison of The Social Proxy and ProxyWing across supported proxy types, residential pricing per GB, datacenter & ISP pricing, geographic coverage, protocols, session rotation, authentication, platform features, and pros & cons.

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Provider 1Cataloged

The Social Proxy

Est. 2020 • discontinued

MobileResidential

Defunct proxy provider in court-ordered liquidation (February 22, 2026); historically specialized in dedicated 4G/5G mobile modems across Israel, the US, UK, and Germany, alongside rotating residential data.

Residential / GBNot available

Starting Price / IPNot available

Geographic Coverage5+ Countries

ProtocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5

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Provider 2Cataloged

ProxyWing

Est. 2023 • Pay-As-You-Go & Subscriptions

ResidentialDatacenterISPMobile

Versatile proxy platform by Travchis LLC providing non-expiring pay-per-GB residential traffic ($2.50/GB Standard, $6.00/GB Premium), dedicated static IPv4 datacenter proxies (from $0.87/IP/mo), static ISP lines (ISP NEW vs OLD from $3.00 down to $1.71/IP/mo), and 4G/5G mobile proxies (from $4.00/day).

Residential / GB$2.50 / GB

Starting Price / IPFrom $0.87 / IP

Geographic Coverage190+ Countries

ProtocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5

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Network Coverage

Supported Proxy Network Types

Side-by-side availability across Residential, Datacenter, Static ISP, and Mobile proxy pools.

Proxy Network Type	The Social Proxy	ProxyWing
Residential Proxies (Rotating & Sticky) Household ISP-assigned IPs supporting automatic rotation and sticky sessions	✓ Supported	✓ Supported
Datacenter Proxies (Dedicated & Shared) High-speed IPv4/IPv6 cloud server subnets for bulk concurrency	Not available	✓ Supported
ISP / Static Residential Proxies Static consumer ASN-registered IPs hosted on server backbones	Not available	✓ Supported
Mobile Carrier Proxies (3G / 4G / 5G / LTE) Cellular gateway IPs routed through carrier CGNAT pools	✓ Supported	✓ Supported

Pricing Comparison

Residential Pricing per GB, Datacenter & ISP Rates

Verified pricing across residential bandwidth per GB, datacenter and static ISP per-IP/bandwidth plans, and minimum account outlays.

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Pricing Category	The Social Proxy	ProxyWing
Residential Starting Rate (per GB)	Not available	$2.50 / GB
Published Pricing Summary	Service Defunct / In Liquidation • Israeli District Court ordered liquidation on February 22, 2026 (Trustee Appointed) • Disclosed in SEC filings (XTL Biopharmaceuticals) • Commercial service unavailable • Historical rate cards archived for research	Residential Standard: 1 GB $2.50 down to $1.50 (1,000 GB) & $1.00 (10 TB+); Premium: $6.00 to $4.80 / GB (non-expiring GBs) • Datacenter: Dedicated static IPv4 from $0.87 / IP / mo (bulk/annual) • Static ISP: $3.00 / IP (1 IP) down to $1.71 / IP (100+ IPs, 12-mo) • Mobile 4G/5G: from $4.00 / day
Datacenter Proxy Pricing	Not available	Dedicated Datacenter IPv4 Proxies: From $0.87 / IP / month on bulk volume and annual billing cycles (base 1 IP typically $1.15–$1.50/mo) • Dedicated static IPv4 addresses; 1 Gbps uplinks; unlimited bandwidth under Fair Usage Policy • 1, 3, 6, and 12-month rental terms
ISP (Static Residential) Pricing	Not available	Static ISP Proxies (Monthly & Long-Term Tiers): 1 IP: $3.00 • 2 IPs: $4.40 ($2.20/IP) • 5 IPs: $11.00 ($2.20/IP) • 10 IPs: $21.00 ($2.10/IP) • 25 IPs: $52.50 ($2.10/IP) • 50 IPs: $100.00 ($2.00/IP) • Billing discounts: 3 months (5%), 6 months (7%), 12 months (10%) • Advertised $1.71/IP minimum requires 100+ IPs on a 12-month billing cycle ($1.90/IP base × 0.90 = $1.71/IP) • Unlimited traffic under Fair Usage Policy
Mobile Proxy Pricing	Historical 4G Mobile Proxies (Archived Rates): Historically priced at €90.00 / month per dedicated mobile proxy modem/port across Israel, USA, UK, Germany, and Austria, with unmetered cellular bandwidth and instant IP rotation. • Historical 5G Mobile Proxies (Archived Rates): Historically priced at €120.00 / month per dedicated 5G mobile proxy modem/port with unmetered bandwidth on tier-1 mobile operators.	Mobile Proxies (4G/5G Dedicated Ports): From $4.00 / day per dedicated mobile modem/port • Rental periods: daily and monthly options • Pricing varies by country, carrier, and rotation configuration • Configurable IP rotation: manual, interval timer, or API/URL trigger • Supports HTTP, SOCKS5 (with UDP Associate), and downloadable .ovpn OpenVPN configuration profiles
Starting Rate per IP	Not available	$0.87 / IP
Billing Structure	discontinued	Pay-As-You-Go & Subscriptions
Minimum Outlay / Deposit	Not available	$2.50
Accepted Payment Methods	Credit Card (Historically)Cryptocurrency (Historically)PayPal (Historically)	Credit CardCryptoGoogle PayApple Pay

Technical Capabilities

Locations, Protocols, Session Rotation & Authentication

Side-by-side comparison of geo-targeting granularity, supported connection protocols, sticky session durations, authentication methods, and platform tooling.

Technical Dimension	The Social Proxy	ProxyWing
Geographic Coverage & Targeting	Israel, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria (Historical locations; service in court-ordered liquidation)	190+ Countries (Global coverage; Country, State, City, and ISP targeting on Residential; Tier-1 locations on ISP NEW [US, CA, DE, NL, UK] and ISP OLD [IT, AU, HK, SE]; Datacenter & Mobile across select US/EU markets)
Documented Country Count	5+ Countries	190+ Countries
Supported Protocols	HTTPHTTPSSOCKS5	HTTPHTTPSSOCKS5
Rotation & Sticky Sessions	Historically offered automated and API-triggered IP rotation on dedicated physical modems (~5–10s reconnection), alongside per-request and sticky residential sessions	Residential Standard: per-request or sticky up to 1000 min; Residential Premium: sticky up to 7 days; Mobile: manual, timer-based, or API URL trigger; Datacenter & ISP: static dedicated IPv4
Authentication Methods	Username / PasswordIP Whitelisting	Username / PasswordIP Whitelisting
Documented Platform Features	CRITICAL STATUS: Israeli Court Ordered Liquidation on February 22, 2026 (Trustee Appointed)Parent Entity Disclosure: XTL Biopharmaceuticals disclosed insolvency proceedings in SEC Form 6-K and 20-FExecutive Departures: CEO and CTO resigned in December 2025 prior to corporate insolvency filingCommercial Inactivity: Commercial service availability could not be independently confirmed as of October 2026Historical Portfolio: Dedicated 4G Mobile (€90/mo), Dedicated 5G Mobile (€120/mo), and Rotating ResidentialHistorical Volume Discounts: Archived tiers offered up to 50% discount for bulk modem deploymentsDeveloper Tooling: Supplementary Web Scraping and Data Extraction APIs (not a proxy category)Strict Classification Scope: Classified under Mobile and Residential historically; no ISP or Datacenter poolsZero Active Pricing: All active commercial rate cards marked Unavailable across ProxyReviewsTotal System Exclusion: Excluded from active provider directory, rankings, category counts, and cost calculator	Four Core Proxy Categories: Rotating Residential, Dedicated Datacenter, Static ISP, and Mobile 4G/5GTwo-Tier Residential Architecture: Standard pool (up to 1000 min TTL, UDP, from $2.50/GB) and Premium pool (up to 7-day TTL, IMAP, IP skipping, from $6.00/GB)Non-Expiring Residential Bandwidth: Purchased traffic never expires across both Standard and Premium tiersDual ISP Infrastructures (NEW vs. OLD): ISP NEW (US, CA, DE, NL, UK) supports simultaneous HTTP/SOCKS5, UDP, IP whitelisting, and p0f OS spoofing; ISP OLD (IT, AU, HK, SE) has no UDP/whitelisting, and Sweden is HTTP-onlyDedicated Datacenter IPv4: Static dedicated IPs with unlimited traffic (FUP), 1 Gbps ports, from $0.87/IP/mo at scaleDedicated Mobile 4G/5G Modems: Time-based daily rental from $4.00/day with manual, timer, or API-triggered IP rotationDownloadable OpenVPN Support: Direct .ovpn configuration file download for Mobile proxy integrationsFlexible Rental Periods: 1, 3, 6, and 12-month billing cycles with 5% to 10% period discounts on ISP and DatacenterOperated by Travchis LLC: Registered corporate entity based in Middletown, Delaware, United StatesVendor Network Scope: 70M+ residential IPs, 190+ countries, and 99.9% uptime cataloged as vendor claims
Integration Tools & Clients	PythonNode.jsGocURLPlaywrightPuppeteer	PythonNode.jsGocURLPlaywrightPuppeteer
Ranking Placement	Not available	Not available
Official Documentation Source	https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1023549/000121390026019324/ea0278012-6k_xtlbio.htm ↗	https://proxywing.com/ ↗

Trade-Offs Breakdown

Verified Pros & Cons: The Social Proxy vs ProxyWing

The Social Proxy

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✓ Verified Strengths (Pros)

Historically pioneered high-quality dedicated physical 4G and 5G mobile modems in Israel, the US, UK, and Germany
Provided genuine unmetered mobile bandwidth with concurrent HTTP and SOCKS5 protocol capabilities
Offered automated REST API triggers for on-demand cellular IP rotation and remote device management
Maintained transparent published volume discount tiers scaling up to 50% for high-density multi-modem operators

✕ Documented Limitations (Cons)

CRITICAL: Company placed into court-ordered liquidation on February 22, 2026 with a court-appointed trustee
Commercial service availability could not be independently confirmed as of October 2026
Pre-liquidation executive departures: CEO and CTO resigned in December 2025 following management disputes
Subject of SEC regulatory disclosures (Form 6-K, Form 20-F) regarding corporate insolvency and litigation
No active customer onboarding, technical support, or purchasable proxy inventory available

ProxyWing

Rank #null

✓ Verified Strengths (Pros)

Comprehensive proxy catalog spanning Residential, Datacenter, Static ISP, and Mobile 4G/5G under unified management
Traffic never expires on Residential proxies, allowing low-volume users to purchase 1 GB ($2.50) without expiration pressure
High session persistence options: Standard tier allows up to 1000 minutes sticky TTL, while Premium tier supports up to 7 days
Advanced technical features on ISP NEW and Mobile: UDP Associate, p0f OS fingerprinting, IP whitelisting, and .ovpn OpenVPN downloads

✕ Documented Limitations (Cons)

Headline discount conditions: the advertised $1.00/GB residential rate requires 10,000+ GB bulk outlay, and the $0.87/IP datacenter rate requires high volume and 12-month commitment
Technical disparity in ISP architecture: ISP OLD locations (Italy, Australia, Hong Kong, Sweden) lack UDP, IP whitelisting, and OS signatures, with Sweden restricted to HTTP-only
Premium residential pricing premium: Premium tier starts significantly higher at $6.00/GB (more than double the Standard base)
Time-based Mobile billing: Mobile proxies are rented by duration (from $4/day) rather than per-gigabyte, which may increase costs for sporadic low-bandwidth tasks

Selection Verdict

How to Choose Between The Social Proxy and ProxyWing

Selecting between The Social Proxy and ProxyWing depends on the proxy network types, billing model, and session duration required by your workflow:

When to Choose The Social Proxy

Historical and academic research into cellular proxy infrastructure, enterprise risk analysis regarding parent-subsidiary M&A insolvency, and architectural reference for dedicated mobile modem deployment.

Look elsewhere if: All commercial proxy procurement. The provider is under court-ordered liquidation and does not offer purchasable commercial proxy services.

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When to Choose ProxyWing

Developers, multi-accounting operators, and web scraping teams requiring non-expiring residential bandwidth with long sticky sessions (up to 7 days), dedicated static ISP proxies with UDP and OS spoofing, or dedicated 4G/5G mobile modems with OpenVPN integration.

Look elsewhere if: You expect advertised minimum rates ($1.00/GB, $0.87/IP, $1.71/IP) on single-unit 1-month orders, require SOCKS5 or UDP for Swedish ISP locations, or need micro-metered per-megabyte mobile plans rather than daily/monthly port rentals.

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