Comparison
AnchoredIP vs QuotaGuard
Both give your application a fixed outbound identity so a partner can allowlist one entry. They are different shapes: one is a proxy you send requests through, the other is an address assigned to you and delivered over a tunnel.
The difference in one table
| QuotaGuard Static | AnchoredIP | |
|---|---|---|
| Shape | HTTP and SOCKS5 proxy | WireGuard tunnel, layer 3 |
| Address at entry tier | Shared pair | Dedicated to you |
| Dedicated address from | $219/month | $19/month |
| Requests | Metered, 20,000/month at entry | Not metered |
| Bandwidth | Metered, 10 GB/month at entry | Not metered |
| Covers | What honours a proxy setting | Any TCP or UDP — database, SMTP, SSH |
| Needs kernel access | No | Yes, on the machine holding the tunnel |
| Address space | Not stated publicly | Held at RIPE, announced from AS41800 |
QuotaGuard figures read from quotaguard.com/pricing on 28 July 2026. Check it before relying on this — it is their page and they can change it.
What QuotaGuard does better
A proxy needs no privileged access to the machine, which means it works in places a tunnel simply cannot go. AWS Lambda, Cloud Run, a locked-down PaaS container — you set two environment variables and you are done, in about two minutes.
With us, the same job needs one always-on machine or pod holding the tunnel, with the serverless code routed through it. If everything you run is serverless, that is an extra component you would not otherwise have, and it is a fair reason to pick a proxy.
They also offer SOCKS5 and an inbound option, and have been doing this considerably longer than we have.
Why a dedicated address matters more than it sounds
A shared pair is still a fixed address, so it satisfies the allowlist. What it does not give you is control of that address's reputation. Anyone else on the same pair can get it listed on a blocklist, and the first you learn of it is a partner integration failing.
That is the risk you are paying $219 a month to remove on their pricing table. On ours it is removed on every paid plan, because addresses are assigned to one customer and the allocator refuses to hand out an address that appears on any blocklist in the first place.
Pricing
QuotaGuard Static
| Tier | Price | Requests | Bandwidth | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $19 | 20,000 | 10 GB | Shared pair |
| Production | $49 | 100,000 | 50 GB | Shared pair |
| Business | $89 | 250,000 | 200 GB | Shared pair |
| Enterprise | $219 | 1,000,000 | 1 TB | Dedicated pair |
Ours are published on the pricing page, the same for everyone, with no quote to request and no minimum term. Every paid plan includes a dedicated IPv4, unmetered.
Questions people ask first
- Is QuotaGuard a proxy or a tunnel?
- A proxy. Your application routes requests through it by setting proxy environment variables, and it supports HTTP and SOCKS5. AnchoredIP is a WireGuard tunnel, so the address applies to everything the machine sends rather than to the libraries that honour a proxy setting.
- Is the IP address dedicated?
- On QuotaGuard, the address pair is shared with other customers on every tier below Enterprise at $219 a month; Enterprise is where a dedicated pair begins. On AnchoredIP every paid plan assigns addresses to one customer, starting at the entry tier.
- Are there request or bandwidth limits?
- QuotaGuard meters both, and the tier you are on is the cap. AnchoredIP does not meter requests or bandwidth; the plan sets how many addresses and machines you get.
- Can I use either from AWS Lambda?
- A proxy, yes — it is two environment variables and no kernel access. A tunnel cannot run inside Lambda, so with AnchoredIP you route the calls that need the identity through one small always-on machine or pod that holds the tunnel. If everything you run is serverless, that extra hop is a real cost and a proxy may suit you better.
Try it rather than take our word
Seven days on a real address out of the same range paying customers are in, so you can put it in front of the partner whose allowlist started all this and see it accepted. No card, and nobody to talk to.