There is no shortage of free web proxies online. The catch is that “free” hides a range of tradeoffs — ads mid-session, opaque logging, session caps, or a mobile-hostile interface. This is a working list of the ones worth trying in 2027, with an honest note on what each one actually asks of you in exchange for the free tier.
The order is alphabetical. Ranking is meaningless when the “best” one depends on which site you are trying to open and which network you are on.
The list
AnyProxy
What we are. Six regions, no signup, no install. Free tier keeps ads on marketing pages only — never above the URL bar and never inside the proxied session. Paid tier at $4.99/month adds three more regions and 1080p.
What to know. No URL logs. TLS end-to-end. Written privacy policy with the third-party list published. If AnyProxy is not right for you, several of the entries below are worth trying.
Blockaway
Free with a full-screen interstitial ad before every navigation. Six European servers. Popular in Indonesian and Vietnamese markets. No paid tier. No published logging policy. See our fuller comparison with Blockaway.
CroxyProxy
Free tier with pop-under ads and a three-hour session cap. Longstanding YouTube proxy with a dedicated video rewriting layer. Paid tier at $3.50–$13/month removes both. Full breakdown in our CroxyProxy comparison.
KProxy
Old-school proxy running since 2005. Both a web page and a browser extension. Free tier is session-limited with a fixed banner; Pro at $5.99–$9.99/month removes them. Less reliable on modern single-page apps. See KProxy compare.
ProxySite
The elder statesman — 52.9 million monthly visits, ads-only revenue, ten servers. Pre-page interstitial on every navigation. No paid tier. Full comparison here.
Proxyium
Newer entrant with the most modern-looking interface in the category. Six regions with live latency. Free tier has occasional pop-ups; $4–$10/month removes them. See Proxyium comparison.
Five questions to ask before you paste a URL
Any list goes out of date the moment it publishes. So more useful than the list itself: the five questions to run through when you are trying a new free proxy.
1. Where is the privacy policy?
Not “does it exist.” Where is it, and how long is it? A one-paragraph policy is a red flag — the specifics matter. Look for statements about which URLs are logged, for how long, and which third parties see traffic. A proxy with no policy is a proxy with no accountability.
2. What happens between the URL bar and the destination?
Some proxies show a full-page interstitial before every navigation. Some show a banner on every proxied page. Some pop under a new window. All of these are the free tier’s revenue. Know which pattern the proxy uses before you rely on it for a session.
3. Does it handle the specific site you need?
Not every proxy handles every site well. Modern single-page apps that use WebSocket (Discord, WhatsApp Web) or DRM (Netflix, Disney+) are the two boundary conditions that expose weaker proxies. If the target is one of those, test in a throwaway tab first.
4. Where are the servers?
Latency matters. If the only servers are in the US and your target is a European news site, expect page loads twice as long as your normal connection. Proxies that list server locations up front — with actual city names and often live pings — are almost always the faster choice.
5. Is there a session cap?
Some free tiers reset after 30 minutes, an hour, or three hours. If your session gets interrupted mid-flow — and half the point of a proxy is un-interrupted access — that is a real cost. Check before you commit.
What to skip
- Any proxy that requires a signup on the free tier. The whole point of a web proxy is no account. If they want your email before the first page loads, that is a lead-gen product, not a proxy.
- Any proxy running third-party ad-network scripts inside the proxied page. Rare but not extinct. If your target site suddenly has more ads than usual, the proxy is injecting them.
- Any proxy whose landing page is 90% affiliate VPN links. The proxy exists to funnel you to a paid VPN. Sometimes the underlying proxy works; often the operator has minimal skin in keeping it running.
The honest answer
For most single-page unblocks, any of the five proxies above will get you where you are going. The differences are in how the session feels: how many ads, how much friction, how much you have to trust the operator with your traffic.
Try AnyProxy with a site that is currently blocked for you. If the session reads as clean, you have your default. If it does not, one of the others might fit better. Either way, run the five-question checklist before you make a proxy the default tab you paste URLs into.