# ProxyEmpire review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> ProxyEmpire is a proxy provider. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.2/10 for privacy (fair) and 5.0/10 for safety (caution). To watch: it requires an email address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "ProxyEmpire review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/proxyempire

## Key facts
- **Category:** Proxies
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 6.2/10, Safety 5.0/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Fees:** Residential from $0.75/GB; datacenter from $0.35/GB; trial $1.97
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://proxyempire.io

## What it is
ProxyEmpire sells rotating and static residential proxies, rotating and dedicated 4G/5G mobile proxies and rotating datacenter proxies, alongside scraping APIs and a free browser extension. Its site quotes rotating residential traffic from $0.75 per GB, static residential addresses from $2 per IP, mobile traffic from $1.25 per GB and datacenter traffic from $0.35 per GB, with a paid trial for $1.97. Listed payment methods are card, PayPal, cryptocurrency and bank transfer; the specific coins are not named. The homepage does not mention identity verification, and it does not state the operating company's country or founding year. Its own menus present the service for data collection and scraping use cases.

## What the terms say about ID
Homepage mentions no identity verification; the sign-up form was not reviewed.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** No-logs policy: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does ProxyEmpire require KYC?
ProxyEmpire is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. Homepage mentions no identity verification; the sign-up form was not reviewed.

### Is ProxyEmpire safe to use?
ProxyEmpire has a Safety grade of 5.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.2 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is ProxyEmpire legit?
ProxyEmpire is a working proxy provider. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 5.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is ProxyEmpire a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for ProxyEmpire.

### Do I need an account or email to use ProxyEmpire?
Email required.

### What fees does ProxyEmpire charge?
Residential from $0.75/GB; datacenter from $0.35/GB; trial $1.97. Fees were recorded from ProxyEmpire's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does ProxyEmpire have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on ProxyEmpire's own pages.

### Can I use ProxyEmpire over Tor?
ProxyEmpire does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://proxyempire.io/

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology