A PyProxy Alternative With Ethically Sourced Residential IPs
PyProxy was named in Google's January 2026 IPIDEA takedown and relaunched in September under a new team. CatProxies sells consent-sourced residential and mobile proxies, with longer sessions and lower prices per GB.
- Consent-sourced pools
- City, state and ASN targeting
- Cheaper at every plan size
Last updated October 3, 2026. Facts about PyProxy are linked to their public sources.
CatProxies vs PyProxy: Side-by-Side Comparison
CatProxies leads on price, sourcing, session length and payment options. PyProxy leads on traffic that never expires.
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| Checked October 3, 2026 | CatProxies | PyProxy (relaunched) |
|---|---|---|
| Residential sourcing | Paid opt-in app (Standard), vetted upstream pools (Premium) | Not published |
| Takedown history | None | Named in Google's January 2026 IPIDEA action |
| Residential pool | 20M+ IPs (Standard), 100M+ peers (Premium) | 90M+ IPs claimed |
| Countries | 194 (Standard), 196 (Premium) | 195+ claimed |
| Targeting | State and ASN; city and device on Premium | Country; city not confirmed |
| Sticky session setting | Up to 24 hours (Standard), up to 7 days (Premium) | 30 minutes |
| Smallest residential plan | 1 GB for $2.50 | 2 GB for $5.00 |
| 100 GB residential | $1.40 per GB | $2.00 per GB |
| Traffic validity | 90 days | Never expires |
| Protocols | HTTP, SOCKS5 and UDP | HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 |
| Mobile proxies | 5M+ real 4G and 5G IPs, $4.50 per GB at 1 GB | $3.50 per GB at 1 GB, pool size not published |
| Static IPs | Dedicated ISP from $5 per IP, unlimited bandwidth | Static ISP from $3 per month |
| Datacenter | $4 per day with 250 GB, or $6 per day unlimited (1,000 IPs) | From $1.20 per GB at 5 GB |
| IPv6 | From $10 per day, or 100 GB for $20 | From $0.19 per GB |
| Payment | Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto, Alipay, Pix, SBP | Crypto only |
| Support | Live chat, email, Telegram, Discord | Telegram and email |
| Trial | Free trial for approved new accounts | No free trial |
| Best for | Targeted work that needs long sessions and a known source | Bulk traffic paid in crypto |
How Is CatProxies a Better Alternative to PyProxy?
Four differences matter most to buyers leaving PyProxy: where the IPs come from, how precisely you can target, the mobile pool and how you pay.
Peer source check
LiveConsent-Sourced IPs, Not Infected Devices
Pools built on hacked devices test well and then vanish in a takedown. CatProxies pools come from people who chose to share.
- Standard Residential: a bandwidth-sharing app whose users opt in and get paid.
- Premium Residential: several vetted upstream pools, so one outage cannot take it offline.
Targeting
Strict mode onCountry
State
City
ISP / ASN
Precise Targeting When the Task Needs It
Local results, retail stock and account checks often depend on exactly where the IP sits. CatProxies narrows the exit down step by step.
- Standard Residential: country, state and ASN targeting.
- Premium Residential: adds city and device targeting.
- Strict mode: a request fails instead of falling back to another location.
Exit IP
172.58.•.41
TypeMobile carrier
Network4G / 5G
Pool5M+ IPs
A Bigger, Better Mobile Network
Mobile IPs carry the highest trust of any proxy type. CatProxies runs a large pool of real carrier addresses.
- 5M+ real 4G and 5G IPs in more than 150 countries.
- Country, state and carrier targeting, with rotating or sticky sessions.
Pay with
Pay Your Way, Talk to a Human
PyProxy takes crypto only. CatProxies accepts the methods buyers actually use, and answers on four channels.
- Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto, Alipay, Pix and SBP.
- Live chat, email, Telegram and Discord support.
Take a Look Inside CatProxies
These are real screens from the CatProxies dashboard, from picking a plan to automating it with the API.
Pick a plan in a few clicks
Every product on one page
Residential, mobile, datacenter, IPv6 and ISP plans, with the price per GB shown up front.
Pay your way
Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto and local methods at checkout.
What Happened to PyProxy?
PyProxy went offline after Google disrupted the IPIDEA network in January 2026 and returned in September under a new team. Each step below is dated and linked to its source.
Google disrupts IPIDEA
Google names PY Proxy as one of 13 brands run by the actors behind IPIDEA, on shared backend servers.
Source: Google Threat Intelligence
Infected devices in the pool
Bitsight finds 15 to 26 percent of the IPs of five IPIDEA brands, PYPROXY included, on malware-infected devices.
Source: Bitsight
Domain registered again
pyproxy.com is registered again after months offline.
Source: Domain registration records
Relaunch under a new team
A self-described new team relaunches the site. Old accounts and balances are not carried over.
Source: pyproxy.com
IPIDEA rebuilds its supply
Synthient reports that IPWeb, a network built on backdoored TV boxes, is now a core supplier of residential IPs to IPIDEA.
Source: Synthient
Is CatProxies Cheaper Than PyProxy?
Yes. CatProxies Standard Residential costs less per GB than PyProxy rotating residential at every plan size.
US dollars per GB, October 3, 2026. CatProxies traffic is valid for 90 days. PyProxy traffic does not expire while the plan is active. The full CatProxies price list is on the proxy pricing page.
Which CatProxies Product Replaces Each PyProxy Plan
Each PyProxy plan has a direct CatProxies counterpart. Find the plan in use today and follow the arrow.
PyProxy plan
Rotating Residential
Standard Residential
From $2.50/GB
20M+ IPs refreshed daily, state and ASN targeting, sessions up to 24 hours, unlimited concurrent connections.
PyProxy plan
Rotating Residential (city or long sessions)
Premium Residential
From $4/GB
100M+ peers drawn from several independent pools, city and device targeting, longer sticky sessions, quality and speed filters.
PyProxy plan
Mobile 4G/5G
Mobile Proxies
From $4.50/GB
5M+ real carrier IPs in 150+ countries with country, state and carrier targeting. The highest trust score of any proxy type.
PyProxy plan
Static ISP
Dedicated ISP Proxies
From $5/IP
Private, never-shared static IPs on consumer carrier networks, with unlimited bandwidth and HTTP, SOCKS5 and UDP.
When PyProxy May Still Suit You
Where PyProxy is ahead
- Residential traffic never expires, which suits irregular use better than a 90 day validity window.
- It claims a larger rotating pool, 90M+ IPs, than the 20M+ on CatProxies Standard Residential.
- Datacenter traffic is sold per GB, which can cost less than a daily plan for very light use.
Where CatProxies is the safer pick
- Any account, cart or login flow that runs longer than 30 minutes on one IP.
- Work that needs a state, city, network or device match.
- Teams that need card payments, invoices, or a provider with no takedown history.
- Social and retail accounts where real 4G and 5G mobile IPs carry the most trust.
Common Misconceptions About PyProxy
"PyProxy residential costs $0.67 per GB."
That figure only applies to a 3 TB order once bonus traffic is added. A 100 GB plan costs $2.00 per GB.
"PyProxy came back, so the old network came back with it."
The relaunched site says a new team runs it, sells access to 15 independent networks, and did not carry over old balances. Which networks those are, and where their devices come from, is not published.
"Every residential IP is the same, so the cheapest one wins."
The IP type is the same, but the source, the targeting depth and the session length decide whether a task finishes. The guide to why proxies still get CAPTCHAs shows how over-shared IPs fail even when they are residential.
Switch From PyProxy in Three Steps
Moving takes minutes because both services use the standard proxy credential format.
Match the product
Use the swap map above. Most PyProxy residential setups move to Standard Residential; tasks that need a city or a session longer than 30 minutes belong on Premium.
Buy the plan
Create an account, pick the plan size and pay by card, crypto or a local method. Credentials are ready in the dashboard right after checkout.
Plug it into your setup
Paste the host:port:user:pass lines into the bot, scraper or anti-detect browser you already use, then test a few tasks before moving the rest.
Step-by-step guides cover CatProxies in Octo Browser and CatProxies in Dolphin Anty.
PyProxy is a trademark of its owner. CatProxies is not affiliated with PyProxy. Statements about third parties are attributed to the public sources linked above and reflect what those sources said on October 3, 2026.
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Residential and mobile proxies from consent-based sources, with city targeting and long sessions.