IPcook is great to receive a wide range, stable IP addresses which allow me to pretend to browse locally from (nearly) anywhere in the world, invaluable for realistic reputation monitoring. The connection speeds are always fast and I can use rapid-turnaround tools (like Brandwatch or Hootsuite) without lag during real-time campaigns. The dashboard is intuitive, I can switch IPs in seconds, and their uptime ensures that I’ve never missed a client deadline because of failed services. The support is also phenomenal; when I was trying to figure out how to set up some location-specific proxies for a European client they got back to me in less than an hour with a custom solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IPcook?

Though IPcook has a solid core service, its pricing tiers seem expensive for a freelancer who needs multiple simultaneous connections. I wish for more a la carte plans geared toward solo professionals as opposed to enterprise-focused packages. Sometimes IP verification on ultra-secure IPs can fail occasionally resulting in a need to manually reconnect. Better written and more comprehensive docs of these edge cases would have saved me time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IPcook solving and how is that benefiting you?

IPcook fixed two critical pain points: not able to get the geographic location you want and the security weakness. In reputation management, I often need to track client brands locally in a way that doesn’t raise red flags (lots of fake reviews, or all local-centric results the engine thinks I’m biased toward, for instance). By using IPcook, I have access to a wide range of IP pool around the world to collect real data regionally in order to provide the truth of monitoring report updates unbiasedly. Not only that but it's a direct protectant of my own freelancing credibility as well—because clients know that my ‘secret’ bonus location is both untraceable and satisfactory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.