Infatica is widely regarded as one of the most recent additions to the proxy market. Despite this, it has gained a reputation for being one of the most reliable premium proxy services. As a result, to assist you in making the best decision when purchasing proxies, I will discuss certain Infatica cons in this post.
Infatica has approximately 10 million residential, mobile, and datacenter proxies, all of which support HTTP/HTTPS and the SOCKS5 protocol, which is currently under testing. The company offers both dedicated and shared proxy solutions that you can use for nearly every proxy use case, such as SEO, brand protection, ad verification, aggregation, etc.
Expensive
One of the most evident Infatica cons is their high cost. Though not the most costly service on the market, Infatica is pricey. Their cheapest package costs $360/month for 40 GB. As a result, Infatica is a poor choice for low-budget projects. However, when you acquire more GBs, the price per GB decreases.
Pricing is one of the factors that might persuade or dissuade many proxy users from becoming clients. If you want to save money on your project, I propose purchasing proxies from Proxy-Cheap or ProxyRack. Proxy-Cheap offers 40 GB for $120 with a cost per GB of $3, which is three times less than Infatica.
Limited Information On Locations Available
For a residential proxy provider, you would expect to get your hands on all the locations available to be able to choose and target your country of preference. Yet, Infatica only shows a list of top locations on their website, which is not enough. The countries on the list include the United States, Germany, Russia, India, Turkey, and Poland.
If you are looking for a service with a broader global footprint, I recommend Oxylabs, which has proxy servers in over 180 countries. Proxy-Cheap also offers plans with proxies in 127 countries globally. However, city or state level targeting is quite limited with Proxy-Cheap.
Need To Request To Use Some Features
Paying so much for a proxy service should give you full access to its features. Surprisingly, this is not the case with Infatica. One of Infatica cons is that its users must request permission to use certain functions, which seems absurd to me. To enable username/password authentication and city-level targeting, users must file a request ticket, which is a significant issue when you think about it.
You can go for Bright Data instead if this is a setback for you. However, you must note that Bright Data is more expensive. It might not be suitable for less experienced proxy users as it is not as intuitive as Infatica. Oxylabs is another alternative you might want to try your hands on. It comes with an in-house rotation feature which makes it difficult for websites to track your online activity.
Not Suitable for Smaller Companies
Looking at the price tags associated with the various tiers offered by Infatica, you can tell that this provider is targeted at larger organizations and corporations rather than personal use or small businesses. This makes their proxies largely unsuitable for small businesses and startups that may not necessarily have the money to buy expensive proxy plans.
You may want to look at Proxy-Cheap or ProxyRack if you operate a small business or need proxies for personal use. You may also get proxies from StormProxies, one of the market’s cheapest proxy providers, for as little as $50 per month for 5 ports.
Extra Work Installing Certification
If you have purchased proxies from other proxy providers before, this might come as a shock. This is because, unlike most providers like Bright Data, StormProxies, Shifter, RSocks, etc., Infatica requires that you install a certificate to avoid errors and warnings while using their proxies, which to me is extra work.
As said in the paragraph above, this is usually not the case for other providers. Though Infatica might have a good reason behind its use of certification, you can try any of the alternatives mentioned above to avoid this tedious process.
No Developer API
Another disadvantage of this provider is the lack of a developer API. The API would make it easier for developers to integrate proxies into custom-built systems.
Though there are rumors that Infatica is in the developing stages of providing an API, this point stands until they release it. This might not be a problem for some users. But, if this puts you off as a proxy user, then you can check out Bright Data (formerly Luminati).
Limited Customer Support Languages
Though Infatica claims to have residential IPs in multiple locations around the world, their customer support team members mostly speak English, with just a few of them speaking Russian. You might be asking yourself, “why is this even considered a flaw?”.
Imagine having to use a third-party service to translate your email just to understand its content. Or translating your complaint to submit a support ticket. You can tell how tedious it will be for non-English-speaking users to communicate with the support team about their concerns or challenges.
Conclusion
Infatica, since its establishment in 2019, has earned a name for itself as one of the best providers. Yet, like every other provider, Infatica is bound to have some flaws.
As promised in the introduction of this article, I have touched on some of the most obvious Infatica cons that you should know of before making purchases. Check out the alternatives to help you buy the best proxies.
