Best Shared Proxies 2026: Cheap, Fast & Reliable

By Elena Park 2026-01-09 8 min read Reviews

Shared proxies split a single IP across multiple users — but the right vendor makes that gap invisible. Here are the top picks for 2026.

What are shared proxies?

Shared proxies are IPs used by multiple customers simultaneously. They're cheap (often under $1/IP/month) because the bandwidth and IP cost is amortized across users. The trade-off: an IP's reputation depends on what your neighbors are doing with it.

Top shared proxy providers in 2026

**Webshare** — From $0.50/IP/month, 80M+ shared residential pool, generous free tier (10 proxies free).

**Rayobyte** — Reliable shared datacenter at $0.40/IP/month, great US/EU coverage.

**IPRoyal** — Shared residential from $1.75/GB, ethical sourcing.

**Proxy-Cheap** — Budget option starting at $0.30/IP/month for shared datacenter.

When shared proxies are enough

SEO crawling on your own properties. Price monitoring on unprotected e-commerce. Bulk account creation on low-risk platforms. Internal QA testing. Most casual scraping under 1M requests/month.

When to upgrade to dedicated

Sneaker copping, social media account management, anything where a banned IP costs you real money. Dedicated/private proxies cost 3–10× more but give you full IP-reputation control.

Read more on ToptierProxy Blog or see our Best Proxies 2026 guide.