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FXPig VPS alternative

FXPig VPS alternative for traders.

FXPig VPS is a real answer when you need Subsidised or free for qualifying FXPig traders — reduces VPS cost for the broker's own customer base.

TradersProxy solves a different job. It keeps your existing platform install in place and cleans the TCP path between your app and your broker.

That makes this page useful for the trader asking one simple question: do you need a rented computer, or do you need a cleaner route?

Quick answer

FXPig VPS and TradersProxy solve different problems.

FXPig VPS is built for Subsidised or free for qualifying FXPig traders — reduces VPS cost for the broker's own customer base. That is useful if your strategy needs off-site execution.

The tradeoff is Single-broker lock-in — only useful for FXPig account holders, and the Windows machine model still applies. If your machine is already on and your problem is the route between your platform and your broker, a VPS is the wrong shape.

TradersProxy is a clean network relay for MT4, MT5, cTrader, and Telegram. It adds packet prioritisation, split buffers, and per-connection congestion control without making you babysit a remote Windows machine.

Overview

What FXPig VPS is built for

FXPig VPS is a legitimate answer for traders who need a full remote machine. That usually means an EA, a 24/7 process, or a setup that must keep running when your own device is off.

In that job, a VPS is useful. It gives you a Windows environment, remote access, and a place to install your trading platform away from your home computer.

That does not make it the right answer for every trader. It just means the VPS category is solving a real problem.

TradersProxy is aimed at the problem that remains after you already have a working machine: the quality of the network path itself.

How it fits

Where each fits, and where it doesn't

Pick FXPig VPS if you need your platform to run somewhere else.

  • You want an EA to stay online when your computer sleeps.
  • You are happy to manage, or pay someone to manage, a Windows box.
  • You need the machine itself, not just a cleaner path.

Pick TradersProxy if the machine is already there and the pain is elsewhere.

  • Your fills wobble when the market speeds up.
  • Your platform reconnects slower than it should.
  • Your chart lives on your desktop, laptop, or phone already.
  • You want the connection between your app and your broker to be the clean part.

A VPS changes where the app runs. TradersProxy changes the path it uses.

How it works

The priority route for your trading platform

Retail traders usually pay for two layers. The platform. And the idea.

The missing layer is execution. The route between your trading app and your broker.

TradersProxy was built around that layer. The product gives order flow priority and keeps trading traffic separate from the rest of the machine.

It also reconnects faster, pre-warms broker names, and keeps trading traffic ahead when the line gets busy.

That is not a rented computer. It is a lane.

The network

Nodes in 12 cities. Tier 1 data centres.

New York · Los Angeles · Chicago (CoreSite CH2) · Toronto · London (Iron Mountain LON1) · Sydney (Equinix SY4) · Singapore · Tokyo (Equinix TY8) · Hong Kong (Equinix HK1) · Seoul. Standard plan and above pick the node nearest their broker.

How to choose

Side by side

A simple decision table for traders comparing a VPS-style product with a network relay.

Question
FXPig VPS
TradersProxy
Primary job
Run a full remote machine
Clean the network path between your app and broker
Needs Windows VPS?
✓ Yes, in most setups
× No
Uses your own machine?
× Not the point
✓ Yes
Best for
24/7 EAs and off-site execution
Discretionary trading, fills, reconnects, signals
What you manage
Windows, Remote Desktop, updates, and the platform install
Proxy fields in your existing platform
What changes the path
Datacenter placement and machine proximity
Packet prioritisation, split buffers, and tuning on the route itself
Questions

How to choose

Choose FXPig VPS if:

  • You need off-site execution and you want a remote machine.
  • You are happy to run a Windows trading environment elsewhere.
  • Your strategy depends on an always-on process like an EA.

Choose TradersProxy if:

  • Your platform already runs where you want it to run.
  • You care about the route more than the rack.
  • You want to improve fills, reconnects, and jitter without moving to a VPS.

The honest answer is not "one is better". It is "one is a machine, the other is a lane".

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Frequently asked

FXPig VPS vs TradersProxy - questions

  • FXPig's bundled VPS is worth evaluating if you're already trading with FXPig and qualify for the subsidy. Like other broker-bundled VPS offers, the value depends entirely on your relationship with that broker. It doesn't transfer if you switch brokers. TradersProxy works with FXPig and every other broker simultaneously on a single subscription.

  • Yes. TradersProxy is broker-agnostic — configure it as the proxy in your MT4 or MT5 settings and it routes to FXPig's servers. Whether you're on the FXPig VPS or your own machine, TradersProxy adds route tuning on top of the connection.

  • Broker-bundled VPS access typically stops with the broker relationship. TradersProxy is an independent subscription — it continues regardless of which broker you trade with or how much volume you generate. The two products are structurally different in this way.