Overview
Shifter offers three separate product lines: ISP proxies, residential proxies, and a web scraping API. Between them the provider covers static-IP access, a rotating residential pool, and a managed scraping layer, with 197 countries listed on record for this directory and the provider itself advertising coverage of 195+ countries. That is a broad recorded range for a single vendor, spanning three distinct technical approaches rather than one core product with add-ons. Pricing is set separately for each line, which matters more than it might first appear, since the three products are not interchangeable and buyers typically pick one for a specific task rather than the whole set.
What the record shows
Shifter states its network combines residential and ISP proxies with a web-scraping API, supporting HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 protocols. The provider documents both rotating and sticky sessions, with targeting available at country, state and city level, and authentication via username/password or IP allowlist. Concurrency is stated as unlimited concurrent connections, and API access is listed as available, which matters for anyone planning to integrate the service into an existing scraping pipeline rather than use it manually. Pool size is provider-stated at 205M+ residential IPs, and Shifter also states a 99.9% uptime SLA and offers a free trial, though the trial's terms are not detailed in what's on record. None of these figures have been independently verified by this directory: no controlled tests have been run, and country-level coverage in particular has not been checked against actual IP allocation.
Pricing
On record, the ISP Proxies entry plan is priced at USD 1 per IP, the Residential Proxies entry plan at USD 0.75 per GB, and the Web Scraping API entry plan at USD 44 per month. These three units, per IP, per GB and per month, are not comparable as numbers, since they measure different things and suit different usage patterns. For the per-GB residential pricing specifically, Shifter is recorded as cheaper than 55% of the 21 providers in this directory that also bill by data volume, which places it in the lower-to-middle band on that one metric rather than at either extreme.
Who it suits
Based on what's recorded, the residential line suits data-heavy, geo-targeted work such as scraping or access checks where per-GB billing and country, state or city targeting matter more than a fixed IP. The ISP line, billed per IP, fits cases wanting a stable identifier rather than volume-based rotation. The scraping API suits buyers who want a managed layer rather than raw proxy access. Anyone who needs an independently verified pool size, confirmed country coverage, or documented uptime performance rather than a provider-stated SLA should treat this profile as a starting point, not a decision. Likewise, buyers who need clarity on support channels or contract terms before committing should get that in writing first, since neither is on record here.
Where to look closer
Several things a buyer should ask Shifter directly are not on record and so cannot be filled in here: what support channels exist and their response times, what the free trial actually includes and how long it runs, whether the 205M+ IP pool figure is current, and how the 99.9% uptime SLA is defined and what remedy applies if it's missed. It's also worth asking how city-level targeting is implemented and how accurate it is in practice, since that detail is stated but not elaborated. Finally, because pricing units differ across the three product lines, ask for a like-for-like cost estimate against your expected usage before comparing this offer with others.
This assessment is editorial analysis of the sourced facts recorded on this page. Specifications, pricing and coverage are provider-stated and dated in the panels above. No controlled performance test has been run against this provider.
