Best mobile proxies for sybil farming (tested across 500 wallets)

If you are running multiple wallets for airdrop farming, your IP layer is probably the first thing that gets you flagged. Protocol teams have gotten sharper at sybil detection over the last two years. Linea’s sybil filtering before its LXP distribution, and zkSync’s wallet clustering analysis ahead of their June 2024 airdrop, both showed that shared residential or datacenter IP ranges will get entire clusters disqualified. Mobile proxies are the current standard for operators who want each wallet to look like an independent retail user sitting on a phone.

This list is for people running at least 50 wallets and who understand what sybil farming involves at a technical level. I am not going to walk you through what a proxy is or how to set up MetaMask. I assume you already have a rotation strategy and you are here to figure out which mobile proxy vendor is worth the bandwidth cost. I tested these seven providers across 500 wallets over a three-month period, tracking IP ban rates on the protocols I was active on, rotation reliability, and cost-per-gigabyte at realistic farming volumes. Every pick here is one I have personally paid for.

One thing to be clear about upfront: farming multiple wallets violates the terms of service of most protocols, even if it is not illegal in most jurisdictions. I am not giving legal advice here, and this article is not an endorsement of deceptive conduct. You are responsible for understanding the rules of any protocol you participate in. With that said, the proxy infrastructure question is a real operational one for anyone in this space, and this guide treats it factually.

how I picked

IP type purity. Real mobile IPs assigned by mobile network operators like Telstra, Singtel, T-Mobile, or Vodafone. Not rebranded residential. I checked ASN assignments using ipinfo.io for a sample of IPs from each provider.
Rotation granularity. Can you rotate per request, per minute, or on a sticky session? Farming workflows often need sticky sessions of 10-30 minutes per wallet, then a clean rotation.
Geographic spread. For multi-chain farming, US and EU IPs are the highest priority. Southeast Asia is secondary. A provider with only one or two countries is a problem.
Ban and detection rate. I tracked how often wallet activity on Galxe, Layer3, and on-chain protocols resulted in flagged or excluded wallets. Lower is better.
Cost at scale. Most providers charge per GB. At 500 wallets doing light on-chain activity, you burn 20-80 GB/month depending on the protocol. I calculated monthly cost at 40 GB for comparison.
Support and uptime. I ran into technical problems with every provider at some point. Response time and quality of support matters when your wallets are stuck mid-campaign.

the picks

Bright Data

Bright Data is the largest proxy network in the world and their mobile proxy product is the most feature-complete offering I have tested. The dashboard gives you granular control over country, carrier, and rotation interval. ASN verification on their mobile IPs almost always returns legitimate MNO assignments. I ran 120 wallets through Bright Data for eight weeks and had the lowest disqualification rate across the providers I tested.

The downside is cost. Bright Data is the most expensive option here by a significant margin, and their onboarding process involves a sales call for higher-tier plans. If you are a solo operator with under 100 wallets you may find the pricing hard to justify. For teams running 200+ wallets where a single successful airdrop allocation more than covers the proxy bill, it is defensible. Their documentation is thorough and their API is easy to integrate with Python-based wallet automation scripts.

Pros: Best IP quality and carrier diversity, excellent rotation controls, solid uptime
Pros: Detailed traffic analytics per session
Pros: SOC 2 compliant infrastructure, good for operators who care about vendor longevity
Cons: Most expensive at scale, around $10-12/GB on standard plans
Cons: Sales-gated onboarding for serious volumes

Pricing: ~$10.50/GB on pay-as-you-go, volume discounts available. Monthly cost at 40 GB: ~$420. Link: brightdata.com

Oxylabs Mobile Proxies

Oxylabs is Bright Data’s closest competitor and in some respects I prefer their interface. The IP pool skews heavily toward European and North American carriers, which is exactly what you want if you are farming EVM protocols that filter by geography. Session control is clean, sticky sessions up to 30 minutes work reliably, and their mobile proxy documentation is genuinely well-written.

I ran 80 wallets through Oxylabs over six weeks. IP ban rates were slightly higher than Bright Data but still well below mid-tier providers. The main issue I encountered was pool depth in Asia-Pacific. If you need SGP or MY IPs in volume, Oxylabs sometimes recycles IPs faster than I would like, which creates session overlap risk. For US and EU heavy farming they are an excellent alternative to Bright Data at a marginally lower price.

Pros: Strong US/EU carrier coverage, clean rotation API
Pros: Better support response times than most competitors
Pros: Enterprise-grade uptime SLA
Cons: APAC pool is thinner than advertised
Cons: Pricing is still premium tier

Pricing: ~$9-11/GB depending on volume tier. Monthly cost at 40 GB: ~$380. Link: oxylabs.io

Smartproxy Mobile

Smartproxy sits in the middle of the market, price-wise, and punches above its weight for mid-scale operations. Their mobile network covers 190+ countries and the self-serve dashboard does not require a sales call. You can buy bandwidth in blocks and rotate through their API without a custom integration. I used Smartproxy for a cohort of 60 wallets focused on Base and Scroll campaigns and found their US mobile IPs reliable and clean.

Where Smartproxy loses ground is in carrier diversity. Their pool has a higher proportion of MVNO IPs (mobile virtual network operators) rather than tier-1 MNO IPs. MVNOs use the same physical towers as MNOs but are assigned different ASNs, and some protocol-level sybil detection scripts do flag MVNO ASNs as slightly less trusted. In practice this did not cause me significant issues, but it is worth knowing. See our full Smartproxy review for a deeper breakdown of their pool composition.

Pros: Self-serve onboarding, no sales call
Pros: Good value at mid-scale, simple API
Pros: 190+ country coverage for geographic diversity
Cons: Higher MVNO ratio than tier-1 competitors
Cons: Support can be slow on weekends

Pricing: ~$7-9/GB. Monthly cost at 40 GB: ~$300. Link: smartproxy.com

IPRoyal Mobile

IPRoyal is the best value option for operators who are just getting started or who are running a smaller wallet count on a tight budget. Their mobile proxy pricing is among the lowest in the market, and the product has improved meaningfully in 2025. I used IPRoyal for a test cohort of 50 wallets on Galxe campaigns and found acceptable performance for the price point.

The quality ceiling is lower than Bright Data or Oxylabs. Pool sizes are smaller, meaning you will see IP reuse at higher rotation speeds, and carrier assignments are less consistent. For light on-chain farming where you are not under aggressive sybil scrutiny, this is a reasonable starting point. For high-value airdrops where exclusion rates matter, I would move up the stack. IPRoyal also has a residential proxy product that complements mobile well for certain workflow configurations.

Pros: Lowest price point among tested providers
Pros: Simple dashboard, fast onboarding
Pros: Acceptable for low-stakes campaigns
Cons: Smaller pool means higher IP reuse risk
Cons: Carrier diversity is limited

Pricing: ~$4-6/GB. Monthly cost at 40 GB: ~$190. Link: iproyal.com

Proxy-Cheap

The name is accurate. Proxy-Cheap offers some of the most aggressive pricing in the mobile proxy market and has a surprisingly decent product for operators who are cost-sensitive above all else. Their mobile network pulls from real MNO assignments in most regions I tested, and sticky session support works as documented.

The tradeoff is pool quality variability. On some days their US mobile IPs are clean and fresh; on others I noticed clusters of IPs that appeared to have elevated block rates on certain protocols, suggesting shared abuse history. For farming campaigns where you are running wallets at high volume and can absorb a higher percentage of flagged IPs, the economics work out. For precision farming where you are protecting 50 carefully aged wallets, I would not use this as the primary provider. Worth keeping as a secondary provider for throwaway wallet cohorts.

Pros: Cheapest viable mobile proxy option I found
Pros: Decent MNO representation for the price
Pros: Fast self-serve purchasing
Cons: Pool quality inconsistency, some IPs carry abuse history
Cons: Support is minimal

Pricing: ~$2.50-4/GB. Monthly cost at 40 GB: ~$130. Link: proxy-cheap.com

Soax

Soax has built a cleaner product than I expected when I first tested them in mid-2025. Their filtering interface lets you target specific mobile carriers by name, which is genuinely useful, and their rotation logic is well-implemented. I tested 60 wallets through Soax on Zora and Mode campaigns and saw solid results, particularly for European IPs. German and French mobile IPs from Soax were among the cleanest I tested across all seven providers for EU farming.

The US mobile pool is thinner than their European offering, which is the main limitation. If your farming activity is EU-protocol focused, Soax deserves a serious look. For US-heavy workflows, you may find pool depth frustrating at high rotation speeds. The folks at proxyscraping.org have also done an independent technical breakdown of Soax’s pool composition that is worth reading before you commit to a monthly plan.

Pros: Best EU mobile IP quality of any provider tested
Pros: Carrier-level filtering UI is genuinely useful
Pros: Competitive pricing for European coverage
Cons: US pool is thinner than competitors
Cons: Dashboard UX has a steeper learning curve

Pricing: ~$6-8/GB. Monthly cost at 40 GB: ~$265. Link: soax.com

ProxyEmpire

ProxyEmpire is a smaller player that has carved out a niche with solid APAC coverage at a mid-range price. If you are farming protocols popular in Southeast Asia, their SG, MY, PH, and TH mobile IPs are better than what most of the larger providers offer in that region. I used ProxyEmpire for a cohort of 40 wallets focused on APAC-native protocols and found the IP quality reliable.

Outside of APAC, ProxyEmpire is average. Their US and EU pools are functional but not distinguishable from mid-tier competitors. The API documentation is adequate but not polished. For a globally distributed farming operation, you probably would not use ProxyEmpire as your primary provider, but it is the best option I found for the APAC-specific use case. Check out our ProxyEmpire hands-on review for setup details specific to farming workflows.

Pros: Best APAC mobile IP coverage of any provider tested
Pros: Competitive pricing, self-serve onboarding
Pros: Responsive support for a smaller vendor
Cons: US and EU pools are average at best
Cons: API documentation is incomplete in places

Pricing: ~$5-7/GB. Monthly cost at 40 GB: ~$220. Link: proxyempire.io

comparison table

Provider	Price (est. per GB)	Monthly @ 40 GB	Primary Strength	Primary Weakness
Bright Data	$10.50	~$420	IP quality and carrier diversity	Cost, sales-gated onboarding
Oxylabs	$9-11	~$380	US/EU coverage, uptime SLA	Thin APAC pool
Smartproxy	$7-9	~$300	Self-serve, broad country coverage	MVNO ratio
IPRoyal	$4-6	~$190	Budget starting point	Small pool, limited diversity
Proxy-Cheap	$2.50-4	~$130	Lowest cost	Pool quality inconsistency
Soax	$6-8	~$265	EU mobile IP quality	Thin US pool
ProxyEmpire	$5-7	~$220	APAC coverage	Average outside APAC

Pricing as of May 2026. All providers change rates frequently; verify on their sites before purchasing.

how to choose

The most important variable is where your farming activity is geographically anchored. Most EVM protocols distribute airdrops to global users, but their sybil detection models are trained on data skewed toward US and European users. If you are farming a US-native DeFi protocol, you want US mobile IPs from a tier-1 MNO, which means Bright Data or Oxylabs. If you are targeting protocols with a strong European user base, Soax’s EU pool quality makes it worth the premium. For anything APAC-specific, ProxyEmpire is the clear choice.

Budget is the second variable. At 500 wallets doing meaningful on-chain activity, you are looking at 60-100 GB of bandwidth per month depending on the protocols and the transaction frequency. At Bright Data pricing that is $630-1050/month in proxy costs alone. That number needs to be weighed against the expected value of the farming operation. For high-value airdrops where a single allocation might be worth several thousand dollars, the math is obvious. For lower-value campaigns, moving down to Smartproxy or IPRoyal and accepting slightly higher disqualification rates may produce better net returns. Run the numbers before committing to a tier-1 provider.

Wallet age and value are the third variable. I run different providers for different cohorts. My oldest and most carefully built wallets, the ones with two-plus years of on-chain history and genuine DeFi activity, get routed through Bright Data exclusively. New wallets I am testing on lower-value campaigns go through IPRoyal or Proxy-Cheap. The cost of losing an aged wallet to a sybil filter is much higher than the cost of losing a fresh one, so I match IP quality to wallet value. This approach also helps you gather meaningful data on which providers hold up under scrutiny without risking your best assets.

Finally, pay attention to how protocols evolve their detection methods. Ethereum’s core development community and the teams building on top of it have become increasingly sophisticated about on-chain clustering analysis. Shared IP ranges are only one signal. Transaction timing patterns, gas price behavior, and interaction graph analysis are also used. Mobile proxies solve the IP layer, they do not solve all the layers. Make sure your wallet operation strategy accounts for behavioral fingerprinting, not just IP fingerprinting. The antidetect browser space has good coverage of the non-proxy side of this problem. Also worth reading: coverage of multi-account operations strategy for the broader operational picture beyond proxies.

verdict / top pick

For most operators, Smartproxy is the right default. The pricing is fair, the self-serve onboarding means you can be up and running in under an hour, and the IP quality is good enough for the majority of farming workflows. If you are running a high-value operation where disqualification rates have real dollar consequences, upgrade to Bright Data and accept the higher cost as an operational expense.

My actual setup: Bright Data for aged wallets on high-value campaigns, Smartproxy for mid-tier wallet cohorts, and ProxyEmpire when the target protocol has significant APAC user distribution. Proxy-Cheap sits in reserve for throwaway wallet testing where I need volume and do not care about the ban rate.

One note on provider stability: this space moves fast. Vendors get acquired, change their IP sourcing, or degrade quality as their pools grow. The rankings here reflect my testing through May 2026. Check the airdropfarming.org blog for updated testing when major providers change their offerings.

Written by Xavier Fok

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