Leaf Proxies was a proxy provider that sold residential and datacenter proxies, mostly aimed at sneaker buyers, and as of 21 October 2026 we could find no sign that it is still operating. This page replaces our old Leaf Proxies review: it sets out what we could and could not confirm about its status, and lists live proxy reviews on SUEVU to use instead.
We do desk research only. We did not sign up for, pay for or run Leaf Proxies, so nothing here comes from using it. Everything below comes from public records and independent pages we read on 21 October 2026.
Quick answer: Leaf Proxies appears to have shut down. Its website address no longer loads, and the last working copy in the Internet Archive dates from December 2022. We found no official closure notice, so we cannot say when or why it stopped. Do not pay anyone claiming to sell Leaf Proxies plans, and treat old prices and features as out of date.
Status: shut down (not confirmed by the company). Price from: not available. Safety: do not pay or log in on any site claiming to be Leaf Proxies.
What Leaf Proxies was
Leaf Proxies sold access to IP addresses that sit between your computer and the websites you visit. It listed two products: residential proxies, which use IPs given to home internet connections, and datacenter proxies, which come from servers. It marketed itself most heavily to people buying limited-edition sneakers online, where fast, clean IPs matter.
On SUEVU it sat in our Proxies category. Proxies are not an Instagram tool in themselves, but people use them with Instagram automation software to run several accounts from different addresses. That is why proxy reviews live on this site.
The company’s domain was registered in March 2018, according to the public domain registry record we read on 21 October 2026. A review published in November 2023 by an independent site still described Leaf Proxies as a sneaker-focused provider, but that page does not say whether the service was running at the time, and it does not mention any later update.
What happened to it
Here is what we could confirm on 21 October 2026, and what we could not.
- The website does not load. The leafproxies.com address returned a DNS failure on two public resolvers (Google and Cloudflare), so no page can be reached. The domain itself is still registered and its registration runs to March 2027, so this looks like a stopped site, not a domain that was released.
- The last good copy is old. The Internet Archive’s index lists one working snapshot of the site, dated 10 December 2022, and a “not found” result in March 2023.
- No closure notice. We found no announcement from the company, no reports of a sale or a rebrand, and no news coverage of a closure.
- No recent coverage. Our searches for the company returned only the 2023 review above, and nothing newer that describes the service as available.
Put together, the evidence points to a service that stopped operating, probably in late 2022 or 2023. The exact date and the reason are not confirmed. If you hold an account or an unused balance from earlier, we cannot tell you how to get it back; try the contact details on the original invoice or the payment provider you used.
If Leaf Proxies comes back or we find a notice from the company, we will update this page.
How a proxy provider like it works
A proxy server is an intermediary: instead of connecting straight to a website, your request goes to the proxy, which makes the connection for you. The website sees the proxy’s address, not yours. Wikipedia’s entry on proxy servers notes that you still have to trust the proxy operator to some degree, because the proxy sees your traffic.
Providers differ in where the IPs come from. Residential IPs belong to home connections and look like ordinary visitors, which makes them harder for websites to block and usually more expensive, and they are often sold by the gigabyte. Datacenter IPs come from servers, are cheaper and faster, and are easier for websites to detect.
What it used to offer
We cannot confirm any feature list from Leaf Proxies’ own pages, because they cannot be reached. Our old review described a residential pool and a datacenter range limited to two countries, and plans billed per proxy or per gigabyte. Those details came from a former writer and from the provider’s marketing at the time, so we do not repeat them as fact.
If you are comparing a replacement, these are the questions that mattered for this type of service:
- Is the IP pool residential, datacenter or both, and in which countries?
- Is billing per IP or per gigabyte, and do unused gigabytes expire?
- Does the provider support login by username and password, or by whitelisting your own IP?
- Can you reach support in real time, not only through a chat server?
- Is there a refund policy written down, and does it cover unused data?
Pricing
There is no price to quote. With the site unreachable, we cannot confirm any plan or price as of 21 October 2026. Our old review quoted a per-gigabyte figure for residential data; we have dropped it because it could not be checked and is almost certainly out of date.
When you compare live providers, check the current price per gigabyte or per proxy on the provider’s own page on the day you buy, and read the refund terms before paying.
Safety and risks
The main risk now is paying the wrong party. A domain that no longer serves a site can be bought by someone else, and a name that used to rank for reviews attracts copycat pages. If a site presents itself as Leaf Proxies and asks for payment, we cannot vouch for it.
Proxies carry general risks too:
- The proxy operator can see the traffic that passes through it, so do not send passwords or payment details through a provider you cannot vet.
- Proxy networks sometimes rely on devices whose owners did not agree to it. Wikipedia also notes that proxies can capture data passing through them, including passwords and cookies, and that sites often block addresses linked to proxies that have spammed. Choose providers that explain where their IPs come from and what they log.
- Using proxies to run many Instagram accounts or automate actions breaks Instagram’s rules and can lead to action blocks or bans, whichever provider you use. Instagram has said it acts on accounts that use third-party apps to grow their audience. Our guide to Instagram automation explains the trade-offs.
Pros and cons
Pros
- A registered domain with a history going back to 2018, so it was not a brand-new operation.
- It offered both residential and datacenter proxies in one place, according to our earlier review and an independent 2023 review.
Cons
- The website does not load, so the service cannot be bought.
- No closure notice, so there is no guidance for existing customers.
- No current pricing, features or support details can be confirmed.
- Look-alike sites could take advantage of the name.
Who it suited
When it was running, Leaf Proxies was pitched at sneaker buyers and other people who needed many IPs at once. Today it suits no one, because it cannot be bought. If you landed here from a search for a Leaf Proxies discount or login, the practical step is to pick one of the live providers below and read its terms first.
Alternatives
These are live proxy reviews on SUEVU. They are older posts that we are refreshing, so check each provider’s current terms before you buy.
Browse the full Proxies category for more. Several older proxy brands have since been renamed or closed, so you will see that some reviews are marked as shut down or are being rewritten. Our roundup of Instagram business tools covers the wider toolset if you were using proxies for account management.
Comparing options? See the Rayobyte review (formerly Blazing SEO; free trial).
Leaf Proxies FAQ
Is Leaf Proxies still in business?
We could not confirm that it is. Its website does not load, and the last working copy in the Internet Archive is from December 2022.
Is Leaf Proxies legit?
It was an operating business with a domain registered in 2018, but we cannot assess the service today. We found no recent proof that it is running.
Why does the Leaf Proxies website not work?
The domain is still registered, but it does not resolve to a website on public DNS servers. We do not know why, because the company has not published a notice.
Did Leaf Proxies rebrand?
We found no report of a rebrand, sale or merger.
Is there a Leaf Proxies discount code?
We cannot confirm any current offer, and with the service unavailable we advise against paying anyone for it.
What should I use instead?
Start with the live reviews in our Proxies category, compare current pricing on the day you buy, and read the refund rules first.
Further reading
Pages read on 21 October 2026.