The Best NetNut Alternatives
On July 2, 2026 the FBI and IRS-CI seized netnut.com and named the NetNut residential proxy platform, its administrators, and its subscribers. Google and Lumen reported disrupting the underlying device pool. If you were sourcing residential capacity from NetNut (or a brand whitelabeling it), here are alternatives we benchmark live — probed every 15 minutes, no paid placement.
What happened to NetNut
The seized domain (netnut.com) had been a parked 'for sale' page for years; NetNut's operational storefront (netnut.io) was still up when we checked. But Google's report says the real hit was to the network's device pool, and the seizure banner names 'subscribers'. Whose network your provider actually resells stopped being an academic question — so pick a replacement on measured behavior, not marketing.
Status as of 2026-07-06. We update this page when the records change.
Proxyon
4.0/5Maskify
4.0/5FleetProxy
4.0/5Full Benchmarked Rankings
| Rank | Provider | Score | Latency P50 | Clean IPs | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Proxyon | 4.0 | 728ms | 67% | $1.75/GB |
| #2 | Maskify | 4.0 | 632ms | 67% | $0.3/GB |
| #3 | FleetProxy | 4.0 | 811ms | 83% | $2.65/GB |
| #4 | KindProxy | 3.5 | 1852ms | 91% | $2.7/GB |
| #5 | Aceproxies | 3.5 | 795ms | 86% | $6/GB |
Ranked by live composite score (latency, session stability, reachability, clean-IP rate) — probes run every 15 minutes, scores recompute daily. No provider pays for placement. How we test →
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is NetNut gone for good?
- As of July 6, 2026, netnut.com shows an FBI seizure banner while netnut.io was still reachable. We don't predict outcomes — we report what the records show and update when they change. Either way, if your workflow depends on residential capacity, having a benchmarked alternative ready is prudent.
- How do you pick alternatives?
- We rank the providers we test by their live composite score: latency to the nearest CDN edge, session stability, reachability, and the share of exit IPs with no abuse history (clean-IP rate). Probes run every 15 minutes; composite scores recompute daily over a rolling 30-day window. No provider pays for placement.
- What's a whitelabel proxy and why does it matter here?
- Google's report states many popular residential brands whitelabel a larger network's pool. A polished dashboard can be a thin shell over someone else's IPs. Our benchmarks measure how a pool behaves from the outside — which is what you can actually verify.