DuckIP vs TrueProxies
DuckIP vs TrueProxies: score breakdown
TrueProxies scores 62/100 against 55/100 for DuckIP, a 7-point gap. DuckIP is ahead on Delivery (14 vs 13); TrueProxies is ahead on Capability (17 vs 16), Ease of use (18 vs 13) and Value (14 vs 12). Each sub-score is out of 25.
Features and platforms
| Feature | DuckIP | TrueProxies |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web, API (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5), compatible with Python, Node.js, cURL |
| Best for | AI data engineering teams running high-volume web scraping, RAG updates, or SERP collection across many countries. | Developers and scraping teams running sustained, high-throughput residential proxy workloads. |
| Skip if | Small teams or individuals who need clear upfront pricing before committing, or anyone needing proxies primarily for US-only workloads. | Budget-conscious users or those needing a free tier, mobile proxies, or the lowest possible per-GB cost at small volumes. |
Cost and usage limits
DuckIP has no free plan. TrueProxies has no free plan; paid plans start at From $121.13/month (Residential IPv4 Unlimited (Monthly)).
Prices from each vendor's pricing page. DuckIP checked November 2026 · TrueProxies checked September 2026
Pros and cons
DuckIP
- Four distinct billing models (per-GB, per-hour unlimited, per-IP traffic, per-IP bandwidth) let teams match the plan to their actual workload shape rather than overpaying for a one-size plan.
- 90M+ residential IP pool across 195+ countries and all 50 US states, with city-level targeting, sticky sessions, and rotation available, which is a genuinely large coverage footprint for global data collection.
- Built-in support for AI-specific workflows including RAG pipeline updates, model evaluation data collection, and SERP intelligence, with API integration and sub-account management included.
- All pricing is denominated in Chinese Yuan and actual numeric figures are hidden from the public pricing page, requiring a login or quote request before any cost comparison is possible. This is a specific friction point not common among Western-market proxy providers.
- The service explicitly cannot access mainland China domestic websites, which is an unusual geographic restriction that eliminates a significant portion of global web data for teams with China-market research needs.
- No publicly documented SLA, uptime guarantee, or independent benchmark exists beyond the vendor's own claimed 99.95% success rate and sub-0.6s response time, making it difficult to verify delivery quality before committing.
TrueProxies
- Speed-based unlimited residential plans (10 Mbps to 1,000 Mbps) let high-throughput teams fix their bandwidth cost regardless of data volume, a model most residential providers do not offer.
- GB-based residential pool covers 50M+ IPs across 150+ countries with city, region, and ASN targeting, and prices drop to roughly $0.60/GB at the 5,000 GB tier.
- No-card network trial available before purchase, and support is staffed 24/7 with a claimed 30-minute response time via Telegram and email.
- The unlimited residential pool is only 1.3M+ IPs with country-level targeting only; the larger 50M+ pool with city and ASN targeting requires switching to the GB-based product, so you cannot get both unlimited bandwidth and granular geo-targeting on the same plan.
- No free tier and no monthly subscription with a fixed GB allowance; every purchase is either a time-limited speed plan or a one-time traffic pack, which makes cost comparison with subscription-based rivals non-obvious.
- Residential IPv6 is listed as a product but is waitlist-only and not yet live, so the product lineup is incomplete for buyers who specifically need IPv6 residential addresses.
Our verdict
DuckIP verdict
DuckIP suits AI engineering teams that need large-scale residential proxy coverage across many geographies, with multiple billing models to match different workload shapes. Its pricing is quoted in Chinese Yuan and actual per-GB or per-IP figures are hidden behind a login or quote request, which makes cost comparison harder than it should be. Teams that want transparent, USD-denominated pricing from a proxy provider with a longer Western track record should look elsewhere.
Read full DuckIP review →TrueProxies verdict
TrueProxies suits developers and data engineers who want predictable, speed-capped residential bandwidth without worrying about GB overages. The unlimited residential plans are priced higher than pure pay-per-GB rivals like DataImpulse at low volumes, and the GB-based pool at $1.64/GB for 1 GB is not the cheapest entry point in the market. Teams that need a free trial, a large mobile proxy pool, or sub-$1/GB residential pricing should look elsewhere.
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