Proxy vs VPN
Whether you want to protect your identity or you need a country specific to visit certain website, proxy and VPN are always the easiest option you can reach. Let us study what are the benefits of each methods.
Proxy Solution
Pros:
- Free proxy are easy to find.
Cons:
- Proxy usually provide little or no encryption, your information through proxy can be intercepted.
- Connection speed with free proxy always slow because there are simply too many users.
- Lots of ads on the proxy page.
- Free proxy usually only available for web browsing.
- You might encounter failure to open some websites due to java scripts or other complex script.
VPN Solution
Pros:
- Applicable to all application you are running, not just web browsing.
- Encrypt all your internet activities.
- High connection speed. (All MoreVPN VPN servers are connected to 100Mbps connection)
- Less users than free proxy. (We do not oversold to ensure the quality of the VPN service)
- No installation required. Most OS (Windows, Mac, Linux) support VPN setup.
Cons:
- Usually fees apply for VPN service.