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Migrate from IPRoyal

Upgrade from IPRoyal to Hex Proxies for owned ISP infrastructure, higher reliability, and enterprise-grade proxy performance without enterprise pricing.

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Migration Steps

1

Inventory Your IPRoyal Proxies

Log in to IPRoyal and list your active proxy plans, including proxy types (residential, datacenter, ISP, sneaker), quantities, geo-targeting settings, and authentication method (user:pass or IP whitelisting).

2

Create Your Hex Proxies Account

Register at hexproxies.com for instant dashboard access. No approval process, no sales calls, and no minimum purchase required to start using proxies.

3

Select Matching Proxy Types

IPRoyal Royal Residential maps to Hex Proxies residential. IPRoyal static residential (ISP) maps to Hex Proxies ISP. IPRoyal datacenter maps to Hex Proxies datacenter. Choose the equivalent type in your Hex Proxies dashboard.

4

Update Proxy Endpoints

Replace IPRoyal endpoints (geo.iproyal.com or similar) with gate.hexproxies.com. Update port numbers according to your Hex Proxies dashboard configuration.

5

Swap Credentials

Replace IPRoyal credentials with your Hex Proxies username and password. If you used IP whitelisting with IPRoyal, configure the same whitelisted IPs in your Hex Proxies dashboard.

6

Validate Performance

Run test requests across your target sites and regions. Compare success rates, latency, and IP quality against your IPRoyal baseline metrics.

7

Finalize Migration

Route all production traffic to Hex Proxies, cancel IPRoyal plans, and update documentation to reflect the new proxy configuration.

Code Changes

Before (python)
import aiohttp

proxy = 'http://user123:pass456@geo.iproyal.com:12321'

async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
    async with session.get('https://example.com',
                           proxy=proxy) as response:
        data = await response.text()
After (python)
import aiohttp

proxy = 'http://your_hex_user:your_hex_password@gate.hexproxies.com:7000'

async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
    async with session.get('https://example.com',
                           proxy=proxy) as response:
        data = await response.text()

Benefits of Switching

  • Owned ISP infrastructure vs peer-to-peer residential
  • Consistent speeds without consumer device bottlenecks
  • Transparent pricing without volume-tier gating
  • Higher IP quality and reputation scores
  • Instant activation with no approval process
  • No minimum purchase required
  • Enterprise-grade reliability at competitive pricing
  • Real-time usage monitoring and analytics

Why Switch from IPRoyal to Hex Proxies?

IPRoyal has grown rapidly as a budget proxy provider, but budget pricing often comes with compromises. IPRoyal's residential network relies on their Pawns app, which recruits regular users to share bandwidth. This peer-to-peer model introduces unpredictable latency, variable speeds, and inconsistent availability. Their ISP proxies, while more stable, come with limited location options and basic dashboard functionality.

Hex Proxies offers a meaningful upgrade. Our ISP proxies run on infrastructure we own through direct ISP partnerships, delivering datacenter-level speeds with residential IP classifications. The difference in quality is immediately noticeable when running high-volume or latency-sensitive workloads.

Infrastructure Quality Gap

The most significant difference between IPRoyal and Hex Proxies is infrastructure ownership. IPRoyal acquires residential IPs through their Pawns app, where users voluntarily share their internet connection for payment. This means your proxy traffic routes through consumer home connections with consumer-grade upload speeds and reliability.

Hex Proxies owns its ISP infrastructure. Our servers sit in data centers with enterprise-grade connectivity, but the IPs are classified as ISP/residential by target sites. You get the best of both worlds: datacenter performance with residential trust scores.

Technical Migration Steps

Authentication Method Transition

IPRoyal supports both user:pass and IP whitelisting authentication. Hex Proxies supports the same methods. If you use IP whitelisting, add your server IPs to the Hex Proxies dashboard allowlist before switching endpoints. If you use user:pass, simply update the credentials in your application configuration.

Protocol Support

Both IPRoyal and Hex Proxies support HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 protocols. Your existing protocol configuration can remain unchanged. Just update the host, port, and credentials.

Rotation Configuration

IPRoyal residential proxies rotate per request by default, with optional sticky sessions. Hex Proxies follows the same pattern. If you use sticky sessions, configure the session duration in your Hex Proxies dashboard. The rotation logic in your application code does not need to change.

Pricing Transparency

IPRoyal advertises residential proxies starting at $1.75/GB, but this rate applies only to their largest volume tiers. Smaller purchases cost significantly more. Their pricing page shows the lowest possible rate prominently, which can be misleading for teams with moderate usage.

Hex Proxies publishes straightforward pricing without volume-based tiers. You pay the same rate regardless of how much or how little you use. This predictability makes budgeting easier and eliminates the pressure to over-commit on volume to access better rates.

Quality of Service Improvements

After migrating to Hex Proxies, teams commonly report improvements in three areas. First, connection reliability increases because owned infrastructure eliminates the failure modes inherent in peer-to-peer networks. Second, response times become more consistent because dedicated servers handle your traffic instead of consumer devices with variable bandwidth. Third, IP quality scores are higher because Hex Proxies actively manages IP reputation across its owned pools.

When to Stay with IPRoyal

If your primary need is the absolute lowest cost per GB for high-volume, latency-insensitive residential proxy usage, and you can tolerate variable speeds and occasional connection drops, IPRoyal may still be cost-effective for that specific use case. For everything else, including ISP proxies, consistent performance, and professional-grade reliability, Hex Proxies is the stronger choice.

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