Renting
$1,200 / month, forever
20 ports × $60 rent
Why Build Your Own Proxy
In short
Rent when
The job is short, small or easy. You pay a fee every month, and you can stop any time.
Build when
You need IPs that only you use and that look like a real phone’s, for a long time. You buy a kit once and pay for SIM plans.
The catch
Building takes setup time. You handle the modems and SIMs yourself, and you pay up front.
Rented shared proxy
Many people, one IP
Your own XProxy
One person, one IP
1 IP shared by 6 users
- 203.0.113.45
- 203.0.113.45
- 203.0.113.45
- 203.0.113.45
- 203.0.113.45
- 203.0.113.45
3 IPs, 1 per user, only yours
- 172.58.12.34
- 172.58.97.201
- 172.58.40.18
Rented: six users share one datacenter IP. Yours: three devices, three modems, one mobile IP each.
Illustration · demo dataRent or build: side by side
Sites trust a A mobile IP belongs to a phone network (4G or 5G), such as a SIM card. Websites see it as a normal phone user, so it is trusted more than an IP from a data center. more than a server IP, see how mobile IPs work. Here is how the four options compare.
| What to compare | Rented shared proxies | Datacenter / VPS | Residential | Your own mobile proxies (XProxy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP trust | Lower. Shared IPs are often flagged. | Low. Websites can tell the IP belongs to a server. | Medium to high. Looks like a home internet user. | High. Looks like a person on a phone. |
| Who else uses the IP | Many people at the same time. | Often shared. Even a VPS of your own sits in a known server range. | A pool run by the provider. | Only you. Your SIM, your modem. |
| Rotation control | Limited. The provider decides. | Fixed IP. For a new one you need another server. | The provider’s pool. Connections can drop when a home device goes offline. | You decide: on a timer, with a click, or through the API. |
| Cost model | A monthly fee per port, or per GB. | A small monthly fee per IP. | Usually billed per GB. | Hardware once, plus a SIM plan per modem. Software is free for up to 5 modems. |
| Setup effort | Lowest. Sign up and paste the proxy. | Low. Rent a server and set it up. | Lowest. Sign up and paste the proxy. | Highest. You set up modems and SIMs once. The kit guides show how. |
What it costs
Renting is a bill that repeats. Building is a purchase, then smaller bills. Move the sliders to see where the two lines cross.
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Add your SIM plan cost and your one-time cost to see your break-even. Until then only the Rent line is real.
The rent figure is an example. Rented mobile ports are often listed at $40 to $80 per port per month, and the price varies by provider. XProxy software is free for up to 5 modems. Paid plans start above that, see Pricing. Check the kit price in the shop.
When renting is fine
Building is not always the right call. Rent if any of these sounds like you:
- A short or small jobYou need a few IPs for a few days or one project. Buying hardware is not worth it.
- Easy targetsThe sites you work with do not block datacenter IPs, so a cheap server IP is enough.
- No time for hardwareYou do not want to handle modems, SIM cards and a hub. Renting is plug and play.
- A location where you have no SIMYour own IPs come from where your SIMs are used. For another country, renting can be simpler.
Why people build their own
Only you use the IP
It is your SIM in your modem. No one else shares it, so no one else can get it flagged.
What is XProxy →A mobile IP websites trust
Many phones share the same carrier IPs, so sites rarely block them.
How mobile IPs work →Rotate when you want
Get a new IP on a timer, with a click or through the API. The proxy port stays the same.
Proxy format →No per-GB fee from XProxy
You pay your carrier for the SIM plan. Any data limit comes from that plan, so check its terms.
Software pricing →No provider in the middle
Your traffic goes through your own hardware and your own SIMs, not through a provider’s server.
How XProxy works →You choose the location
Place your modems and SIMs where you need your IPs to be.
Source your hardware →Ready to build?
Still stuck?A technician can look at your device with a one-time PIN, or chat with us on Telegram.