IPRoyal vs Thunderproxy
Thunderproxy has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.5 against 5.1, and Privacy 5.8 against 2.5.
IPRoyal
UAE-registered proxy provider taking 25 cryptocurrencies, with ID checks for full access
Privacy
2.5/ 10
Poor
Safety
5.1/ 10
Caution
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Thunderproxy
Residential, static ISP and datacenter proxies with card or crypto checkout
Privacy
5.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| IPRoyal | Thunderproxy | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Proxies | Proxies |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC, TRX, DOGE, USDT, USDC | Not published |
| Pay with | Card, PayPal, Crypto | Card, Crypto |
| Fees | Residential from $1.75/GB, datacenter from $1.39/proxy when checked; crypto payments non-refundable | Residential from $1.72/GB; static ISP from $1.79/IP; datacenter from $0.75/GB |
| Limits | Not published | All payments non-refundable; free trials issued manually |
| Jurisdiction | United Arab Emirates | Lithuania |
| Not available in | Not published | Russia |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only IPRoyal
May request IDRuns an affiliate programme
Both
Requires emailLegal entity disclosed
Only Thunderproxy
Nothing distinct
Where they sit among proxies
Questions
Is IPRoyal or Thunderproxy safer?
Thunderproxy has the higher Safety grade: IPRoyal 5.1, Thunderproxy 5.5, out of 10.
Does IPRoyal or Thunderproxy require KYC?
IPRoyal is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). Thunderproxy is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
IPRoyal has 0 and Thunderproxy has 0 documented incidents in the registry.