The Actual Cost Breakdown of a Ban-Proof Proxy Infrastructure

Stop complaining about proxy costs. I see media buyers losing $5,000 in banned ad accounts and frozen BMs, and then turning around and asking BHW for a "budget proxy provider under $2/month." The math doesn't work.

In 2026, you aren't paying for internet access. You are paying for an insurance policy on your cash flow. If you want to scale grey-hat offers aggressively, you need to understand the actual cost breakdown of a ban-proof infrastructure.

Here is what a professional, scalable proxy setup actually looks like.

The "Burn and Churn" Farm Setup

If you are running the classic strategy—buying dozens of farmed Facebook profiles, testing aggressive offers, and expecting them to get banned within a few days—you need volume, not static stability.

The Setup:

• 5 Dedicated 4G/5G Mobile Proxies (Custom Port Rotation)
• Cost: $60 to $80 per proxy / month.
• Total Monthly Infrastructure: ~$350/month.

The ROI: This setup allows you to safely rotate through 50+ burner profiles. Because the carrier IP changes with every reset, you never cross-contaminate your profiles. You are paying $350 a month to ensure that when one account dies, it doesn't drag the other 49 down with it. That pays for itself the first time a ban wave hits.

The "Whale" Agency Account Setup

If you are graduating from burner profiles to renting high-trust, $10k/day "No Limit" Agency Accounts, your strategy flips. You no longer want rotation. You want perfect, undeniable static trust.

The Setup:

• 1 Premium ISP Proxy (Static Residential) per Agency Account.
• Cost: $10 to $20 per proxy / month.
• Total Monthly Infrastructure (Managing 10 BMs): ~$150/month.

The ROI: You are paying a slightly higher premium for an ISP proxy over a standard residential proxy to guarantee 99.9% uptime. You are paying for the peace of mind that your WebRTC won't suddenly leak mid-session and trigger an AI review on a Master Account that holds $50,000 in prepaid advertising funds.

The Stealth "Geo-Locked" Setup

If you are running highly targeted, localized offers (like a sweepstakes only available in New York, or an aggressive finance offer in London), you must align your ad account, your landing page, and your proxy geographically.

The Setup:

• City-Targeted Dedicated Residential Proxies
• Cost: $5 to $15 per proxy / month.
• Total Monthly Infrastructure: Depends entirely on your scaling roadmap.

The ROI: By locking the proxy to the exact city of your target demographic and the registered address of your Business Manager, you drastically reduce manual reviews. The platform AI considers you a localized, native business. You pay a premium for city-level targeting to prevent the dreaded "suspicious login location" lockouts.

When you look at the providers listed on AdAccountsHub, stop sorting by "Price (Low to High)." Calculate the cost of your downtime, and invest in the infrastructure that keeps you spending.