FixedmarkFixie Alternative: Dedicated IP Pair, HTTP + SOCKS5
Fixie is a long-running static IP proxy (since 2015, SOC 2 certified) with US and EU regions and separate HTTP and SOCKS5 products. Fixedmark is planned as a Fixie alternative for teams that want a dedicated IP pair from $29/mo, Mumbai and Singapore regions, and HTTP, SOCKS5, and a tunnel CLI in one plan. Fixedmark is in early access, so Fixie is the choice if you need a production service today.
Fixedmark vs Fixie at a glance
Fixedmark values are planned launch features and pricing. Fixie values are taken from published vendor pages and attributed below. Checked October 2026.
| Fixedmark (planned) | Fixie (published) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Early access. Launch pricing below is planned. | Generally available since 2015. Over 5,000 businesses and developers, per its Heroku listing. |
| Protocols | HTTP CONNECT, SOCKS5, and bm tunnel CLI in one plan | Fixie (HTTP/HTTPS via CONNECT) and Fixie Socks (SOCKS5) are separate products with separate pricing |
| IP model | Shared pair on Free and Starter. Pair reserved for your account only from Pro. | Load-balanced pair across two availability zones. Pricing page says "dedicated static IP"; per-customer exclusivity is not spelled out publicly. |
| Entry paid plan | Starter $9/mo: 50,000 requests, 20 GB | HTTP $5/mo: 2,500 requests, 500 MB. Socks $9/mo: 2,000 requests, 500 MB. |
| Mid tier | Pro $29/mo: 500,000 requests, 200 GB, dedicated pair | HTTP $49/mo: 250,000 requests, 50 GB. Socks $49/mo: 100,000 requests, 50 GB. |
| Free tier | 1,000 requests, 250 MB, shared pair | HTTP: 500 requests, 100 MB. Socks: 100 requests, 100 MB. |
| Regions | Mumbai, Singapore, Frankfurt, New York, Virginia at launch | Heroku listing: United States and Europe on the Common Runtime. Fixie Socks also lists Heroku Private Spaces in regions including Mumbai and Singapore. |
| Proxy endpoint | TLS-wrapped endpoint on port 443 | Documented URL format http://fixie:TOKEN@SUBDOMAIN.usefixie.com:80 |
| Database connections | SOCKS5 or bm tunnel local port forwarding | Fixie Socks, plus the open-source fixie-wrench forwarder |
| Availability | No uptime history yet. SLA planned on the Scale plan. | States ">99.99%" availability from its two-AZ design |
| Compliance | Security page and DPA at launch. No SOC 2 yet. | SOC 2 certified, GDPR compliant, never stores proxied content |
| Heroku | Direct sign-up, set a config var | Heroku add-on. IPs portable off Heroku while you keep subscribing. |
One plan for HTTP and SOCKS5
Per Fixie's pricing page, Fixie (HTTP and HTTPS) and Fixie Socks (SOCKS5 for databases, FTP, and SSH) are priced as separate subscriptions. An app that calls a partner API and also connects to an IP-restricted Postgres database needs both.
Fixedmark plans to put HTTP CONNECT, SOCKS5, and the bm tunnel CLI in every plan, on the same IP pair. You allowlist two addresses once, for both your API calls and your database driver.
Ask who else uses the pair
Fixie's documentation says each proxy group has two static IPs and load-balances requests across them. Its pricing page calls them dedicated static IPs and says you keep them when you change plans. It does not say publicly whether one proxy group serves one customer or several, so ask Fixie if that matters to your partner.
Fixedmark's planned Pro plan at $29/mo reserves a pair for your account only, and says so on the plan. This matters when a bank, a broker, or a partner's security team asks whether anyone else can send traffic from the IPs you registered.
Indian bank and broker allowlists
Fixie's Heroku listing shows United States and Europe for the Common Runtime, and Fixie Socks lists Heroku Private Spaces in more regions, including Mumbai and Singapore. Check with Fixie which egress locations it offers for direct sign-ups.
For Indian destinations, the bigger question is usually exclusivity. A broker registering your IP under SEBI's retail algo rules, or a bank onboarding you for payouts, wants to know the address is yours alone. Fixedmark plans a pair reserved for your account in Mumbai, Chennai, or Bangalore at $29/mo, with Singapore, Jakarta, Tokyo, and Sydney also at launch. See regions.
When to choose Fixie instead
Fixie is a reasonable choice in several cases, and we would rather you pick the right tool:
- You need a static IP in production today. Fixedmark is in early access and has no live customers yet.
- Your security review requires a SOC 2 report now. Fixie is SOC 2 certified and shares its report on request. Fixedmark does not have one.
- You run on Heroku and want the IP billed through your Heroku account as an add-on.
- You only make a few thousand HTTP requests a month to a US or EU destination. Fixie's $5 HTTP plan is cheaper than Fixedmark's planned $9 Starter.
- You want a provider with a long operating history and a published availability figure.
When Fixedmark fits better
Fixedmark is built for apps on Vercel, Railway, Supabase, Render, and Fly.io that need one of these:
- An IP pair reserved for your account only, for a bank, broker, or partner allowlist, without enterprise pricing.
- A Mumbai pair you can tell a broker or bank is used by no one else.
- HTTP and database traffic on the same IPs, under one subscription.
- Proxy credentials sent over TLS to the proxy, not in cleartext on port 80.
- You can wait for launch. Join early access to get a proxy URL when your region opens.
Sources
Checked October 2026. Confirm current details on the vendor's site before you decide. Prices and limits change.
Related guides
- ComparisonQuotaGuard vs FixieFixie and QuotaGuard side by side on price, protocols, dedicated IPs, and compliance, with Fixedmark's planned launch as a third column.
- ComparisonQuotaGuard alternativeQuotaGuard Static and Shield published plans next to Fixedmark's planned $29 dedicated pair.
- Use caseHeroku migrationMove off Heroku without breaking partner allowlists by running both IP sets in parallel during the switch.
- IntegrationHerokuStatic outbound IPs for Common Runtime dynos, and a pair that moves with you.
- Use casePostgres and MySQLAllowlist two IPs on RDS, Cloud SQL, or a self-hosted database and connect through SOCKS5 or a local tunnel.
- GuidePlanned pricingFree, Starter, Pro, Business, and Scale plans at launch.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fixedmark a drop-in replacement for Fixie?
For HTTP traffic, yes in most cases. Both use a standard proxy URL, so you swap the URL in your environment variable. Fixedmark's endpoint is TLS-wrapped (https:// on port 443), so your HTTP client must support HTTPS proxies. Node undici, Python requests with urllib3 1.26+, Go net/http, and curl do. You will also need to allowlist the new IPs with each destination.
Can I keep my Fixie IPs if I switch?
No. IPs belong to the provider that assigns them. Plan an overlap: add your Fixedmark IPs to each allowlist, switch traffic, then remove the old IPs.
Does Fixedmark have SOC 2 like Fixie?
Not yet. Fixie is SOC 2 certified. Fixedmark is in early access and plans a security page and DPA at launch, with SOC 2 on the roadmap.
Is Fixedmark cheaper than Fixie?
It depends on the tier. Fixie's entry HTTP plan is $5/mo and Fixedmark's planned Starter is $9/mo. At the mid tier, Fixedmark's planned $29 Pro includes a dedicated IP pair, SOCKS5, and 500,000 requests. Compare your expected requests and bandwidth on both pricing pages.
Make it fixed.
Fixedmark is in early access. Join the list to get dedicated static IPs when your region opens.