Per-IP pricing
Per-IP pricing is a flat monthly cost per address, with traffic usually unmetered. 135 of the 545 plans Proxy Compare prices bill that way, read 5 Oct 2026. It is cheap for heavy jobs and expensive for light ones, and cannot be compared to per-gigabyte without your own volume.
Why it costs you money
It is the model that breaks comparison tables. A per-IP price has no gigabyte in it, so converting it to a per-GB rate requires inventing your usage, and any table showing both in one column has guessed on your behalf. We publish a dash and the reason instead.
See it in the data
Related terms
- Per-GB pricingBilling by the gigabyte you move, the dominant model for residential proxies and the one most comparisons assume.
- ISP proxyA hosted address registered to a consumer internet provider. Residential-looking identity at datacenter speed, and it stays yours.
- Datacenter proxyAn address belonging to a server in a datacenter. Far cheaper than residential, and the first thing a careful site blocks.
- Ports vs IPsA numbered endpoint you connect to. On some providers a port is the billing unit, and it is not the same as an address.
- Every term we define
Questions
When does per-address billing beat per-gigabyte?
When you move a lot of traffic through a few identities. 135 of the 545 plans priced here bill per address, read 5 Oct 2026, against 348 per gigabyte. Light, bursty work is usually cheaper per gigabyte; heavy sustained work is usually cheaper per address.
Is traffic really unlimited on a per-address plan?
It is normally unmetered rather than unlimited. The limit moves to speed, connections or ports instead of gigabytes, and that limit is often the one a provider does not publish.
How many addresses do I actually need?
As many as you need concurrent identities, which is not the same as concurrent requests. 124 of the 545 plans priced here state an included address count, read 5 Oct 2026.