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title: "Shifter (@shifter) | Hashnode"
description: "Shifter gives data teams a way to collect the web without getting blocked. 205M+ residential IPs, 195+ countries, unlimited concurrency. We have been running..."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@shifter"
---

@shifter

# Shifter

@shifter · Joined September 2026

### [Test Your Site From 120 Countries in a Browser Tab](https://shifter.hashnode.dev/test-your-site-from-120-countries-in-a-browser-tab?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Shifter's free web proxy now covers 120 countries, with the time and traffic limits removed. Here is how developers can use it for geo checks.

2 min read · [shifter.hashnode.dev](https://shifter.hashnode.dev/test-your-site-from-120-countries-in-a-browser-tab?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 23](https://hashnode.com/posts/test-your-site-from-120-countries-in-a-browser-tab/6adb5372f259ab58d4bec357)

### [Not All Proxy Pool Numbers Mean the Same Thing](https://shifter.hashnode.dev/not-all-proxy-pool-numbers-mean-the-same-thing?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Providers count proxy pool size three different ways: cumulative, live, and peak concurrent. How to read the number before you compare vendors.

5 min read · [shifter.hashnode.dev](https://shifter.hashnode.dev/not-all-proxy-pool-numbers-mean-the-same-thing?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Sep 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/not-all-proxy-pool-numbers-mean-the-same-thing/6a96a8055593f9e48e7e9b3c)