{"id":7064,"date":"2017-05-08T14:55:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T09:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=7064"},"modified":"2017-05-08T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T09:25:06","slug":"vpn-vs-proxy-vs-smart-dns-whats-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/vpn-vs-proxy-vs-smart-dns-whats-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"VPN vs Proxy vs Smart DNS: What\u2019s The Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ensuring your anonymity online, and getting around regional restrictions on content is one of the most asked for things in an\u00a0Internet that is\u00a0fast becoming increasingly accessible, and similarly unsafe. There are an assortment of administrations that you can use to keep your online personality covered up, and to get to locale bolted ; the most imperative being VPNs, Smart DNS, and Proxies. Be that as it may, what precisely are these administrations? How would they function? What&#8217;s more, when would it be a good idea for you to pick one over the other? If you\u2019re\u00a0asking yourself any (or all) of these questions, read on to find out the\u00a0<strong><em>differences between VPN, proxy, and Smart DNS<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"what-is-vpn-smart-dns-and-proxy\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>What is VPN, Smart DNS, and Proxy<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A VPN, or Virtual Private Network fundamentally<strong>creates a private network<\/strong>\u00a0that is available over the Internet (public network). It permits users to communicate as if they were directly connected over the private network, when they are, in fact, communicating over the Internet. VPNs are extensively used by companies that have to\u00a0<strong>allow remote employees to access\u00a0the private network<\/strong>, and are also used as a\u00a0way to get\u00a0<strong>secure, encrypted access<\/strong>\u00a0to the\u00a0Internet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7075 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/VPN-overview-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smart DNS is a server that is especially configured to readdress users to a\u00a0proxy server.\u00a0Unlike VPNs, which forward all internet traffic via tunnels, Smart \u00a0DNS only<strong>forwards very specific traffic<\/strong>. All other traffic is permitted to travel through the Internet as it would without a Smart DNS, VPN, or Proxy server. As such, SmartDNS servers are mostly used to\u00a0<strong>access online streaming websites<\/strong>\u00a0that restrict their content to specific countries. In such cases, the Smart DNS server\u00a0tricks the website into thinking that the user is retrieving the website from\u00a0an suitable location.<\/li>\n<li>A Proxy server, is fundamentally\u00a0used to<strong>maintain anonymity <\/strong>\u00a0<strong>over a network<\/strong>. Every web request you send is first forwarded to the Proxy server, which then transmits it to the server it was planned for. This makes the\u00a0receiver server think that the Proxy server sent the original request, therefore\u00a0keeping the user anonymous. When the server replies to the Proxy, it sends the reply back to the user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7074 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/proxy-overview.png\" alt=\"VPN vs Proxy vs Smart DNS\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"differences-between-vpn-smart-dns-and-proxy\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Differences Between VPN, Smart DNS, and Proxy<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"vpn-vs-smart-dns\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">VPN vs Smart DNS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>VPNs and Smart DNS services are frequently used for\u00a0same purposes, such as accessing\u00a0geo-restricted content, however, the way that both these systems work is basicaly different:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A<strong>VPN sends all your\u00a0internet traffic<\/strong>\u00a0through a tunnel that is destined to mask your IP Address, whereas Smart DNS usually only routes the traffic that is connected to determining your geographical location.<\/li>\n<li>While<strong>VPN provides encryption<\/strong>\u00a0of traffic, and hides your IP address;\u00a0<strong>Smart DNS does not<\/strong>\u00a0do either of those.<\/li>\n<li>A<strong>VPN uses a tunnel<\/strong>\u00a0to make\u00a0it appear as if you\u2019re accessing the Internet from a different location. Smart DNS, on the other side, uses a different method. It\u00a0<strong>changes your DNS<\/strong>\u00a0to fool websites into thinking that you\u2019re accessing them from a different location, often one that\u00a0falls within their list of \u201celigible locations\u201d to access them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smart DNS is often faster than VPN<\/strong>, because, different VPN, it doesn\u2019t have to route your data through a distant server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"ad-typebanner\">[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"vpn-vs-proxy\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>VPN vs Proxy<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>VPNs, and Proxies, both make it appear as if you\u2019re accessing the Internet from a different location, than you actually are. However, that\u2019s all\u00a0there is to\u00a0similarities between the two. There are certain differences, as well:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Proxy <strong>resembles a man-in-the-center<\/strong>. Your PC sends information to the Proxy, and it advances it to the Internet, going about as though it is the wellspring of the demand. VPN, then again, works at the framework level, and catches all your network traffic, and routes it through the VPN tunnel.<\/li>\n<li>proxies <strong>simply hide <\/strong>your IP address, they don&#8217;t give any encryption, at all. VPN, then again, <strong>encrypts your\u00a0Internet traffic<\/strong>, and communitate with the Internet.<\/li>\n<li>Since Proxies don&#8217;t encode any information, and they basically change the IP address that is appeared to websites, it is\u00a0<strong>pretty easy for someone to snoop<\/strong>\u00a0in on your data, and it&#8217;s not even excessively troublesome, making it impossible to discover your real identity. As a general rule, Proxies don&#8217;t strip any identifying data from your network, with the exception of changing the IP address. A VPN, then again, vigorously scrambles the activity beginning from your PC, which makes it extremely secure, and in this manner, it keeps somebody from snooping in. In case you&#8217;re utilizing a VPN (a great one), not even your ISP will have the capacity to get a gander at your traffic. The same can&#8217;t be said for a Proxy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>However, since Proxies don&#8217;t encrypt any data<strong>, the overhead is low, and inertness is least<\/strong>. A VPN, then again, has a considerable lot of overhead, because of the preparing power required to encode information. It additionally ordinarily brings a great deal of inertness into the association. This is basically the cost you have to pay for a solid VPN.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"smart-dns-vs-proxy\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Smart DNS vs Proxy<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>On their face, the two services might look similar, but they are very different.\u00a0Here are some of the important differences between Smart DNS and Proxy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A<strong>Proxy\u00a0hides your IP<\/strong>, and changes it with\u00a0its own IP address, so websites don\u2019t know who\u2019s really tiresome to access the data. Smart DNS does no such thing. It simply tricks the websites into thinking you\u2019re from a location that\u00a0is eligible to access their data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smart DNS can unblock\u00a0major websites from a number of different countries at the same time<\/strong>, since it does not based on changing the IP address. A Proxy, however, can only unclog access to a single country at one time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smart DNS also has a higher speed<\/strong>than Proxy. This happens because Smart DNS doesn\u2019t do anything except hide traffic relevant to your geographic location, permitting the rest of the traffic to flow through\u00a0normally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"ad-typebanner-2\">[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"vpn-smart-dns-or-proxy-when-to-use-what\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>VPN, Smart DNS or Proxy: When to Use What<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>By now, you must have understood fairly well how these three services differ from each other. Be that as it may, they&#8217;re still fundamentally the same as, and the decision of which administration you need to utilize, lies totally on you. All in all, how would you choose which one of these three things to utilize when? All things considered, some basic uses that befit each of these administrations are said underneath:<\/p>\n<h5 id=\"why-you-should-use-proxy\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why You Should Use\u00a0Proxy<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>A Proxy is the \u00a0<strong>least secure<\/strong>\u00a0 technique for each of the three. It just conceals your IP, and can&#8217;t generally shield you from being distinguished by any individual who is snooping in on the system. You can utilize Proxies in circumstances where you simply need to\u00a0<strong>make the website treat your computer as a different system, each time<\/strong>.. For instance, on the off chance that you play an amusement where you get focuses for rating the diversion server on a website, and you need to do this numerous circumstances. You can utilize a Proxy to make the site believe that an alternate PC is getting to it each time. This can without much of a stretch trick most sites that place confinements, for example, the quantity of evaluations that you can post each day.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, Proxies\u00a0should only be\u00a0<strong>used for tasks where you\u00a0don\u2019t need any type of security<\/strong>. As such, it is not recommended to use a Proxy to keep yourself anonymous\u00a0while accessing the Internet\u00a0from a coffee shop.<\/p>\n<p>Why You Should Use Smart DNS<\/p>\n<p>Smart DNS is the best alternative to use in circumstances where you simply need to get to geo-restricted websites at the <strong>best possible speeds<\/strong>. Along these lines, you can utilize Smart DNS to get to prevalent internet spilling sites that are not yet accessible in your nation. Additionally, on the off chance that you need to get to various websites, where each one\u00a0is restricted to a different country, a Smart DNS is probably your best bet, as it\u00a0<strong>can unblock access to\u00a0multiple countries at the same time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Smart DNS just traps the website\u00a0into suspecting that you\u2019re accessing it from a location that is eligible to access its content. However, Smart DNS also\u00a0<strong>doesn\u2019t offer any sort of encryption<\/strong>, and is not recommended to be used when you need a secure connection to the Internet.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"why-you-should-use-vpn\"><strong>Why You Should Use VPN<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>VPN is the most\u00a0processor concentrated, bandwidth heavy option of\u00a0all. However, it is also\u00a0<strong>the most secure<\/strong>. As long as you utilize a VPN from a reliable VPN provider, you can be rest assured that your\u00a0internet traffic will not be\u00a0spied in on. Even your ISP can\u2019t see what you\u2019re doing on the internet. This\u00a0high security is VPNs solidest point. Therefore, you should\u00a0<strong>use VPN services when you need to maintain the highest\u00a0possible level of security<\/strong>\u00a0while you\u2019re browsing. VPNs should certainly be used\u00a0when you\u2019re\u00a0<strong>accessing the Internet from a public WiFi network<\/strong>, such as the one at your local coffee shop, or at\u00a0a hotel.<\/p>\n<p>A VPN\u00a0<strong>can bypass most restrictions<\/strong>\u00a0located on websites, whether it be from the website developers, or even from your government. VPN can\u00a0permit you to freely access the\u00a0Internet without disturbing about being spied on by your ISP, your government, or a man-in-the-middle.\u00a0If anyone snoops in, they\u2019ll only be able to see encrypted data flowing through the connection.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"best-vpn-smart-dns-and-proxy-services\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Best\u00a0VPN, Smart DNS, and Proxy Services<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The only problem with using\u00a0services such as VPN, Proxy, and Smart DNS, is finding a reliable provider.\u00a0While there are a lot of\u00a0providers that give these services, how do you figure out which one is the best?\u00a0So, here are some of the best VPN, Smart DNS, and Proxy services that you can use:<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"vpn-services\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>VPN Services<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TunnelBear<\/strong>is one of the best VPN services. They even have a good free level of their service, which will give you\u00a0<strong>500 MB of free data every month<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a limit you can increase by tweeting at the TunnelBear twitter handle. TunnelBear is very competitively priced, and I would definitely recommend that you give it a try.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tunnelbear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Download<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>TunnelBear (Free, plans start from $3.33 per month); (Available for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ExpressVPN<\/strong>is another truly great VPN service that you can try.\u00a0They include\u00a0<strong>unlimited data<\/strong>\u00a0with any of their plans, and while they don\u2019t offer any free level, you do get a\u00a0<strong>30 day money back guarantee<\/strong>, so there\u2019s no harm in trying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expressvpn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Download<\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><em>ExpressVPN (Plans start from $8.32 per month); (Available for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS)<\/em><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"smart-dns-services\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Smart DNS Services<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Smart DNS Proxy<\/strong>is\u00a0a actually great option to go with if you need to use Smart DNS to access geo-restricted content on your system. They offer\u00a0<strong>competitively priced<\/strong>\u00a0plans for their service, and support more than 300 websites and services. They have a\u00a0<strong>trial option<\/strong>\u00a0available, so you can definitely check it out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartdnsproxy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Visit<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0the Smart DNS website (14 days free trial, plans start from $2.07 per month); (Available for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Smart TVs, and Gaming Consoles)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CactusVPN<\/strong>is another website that provides Smart DNS services. They have a 7 day experimental\u00a0period when you have access to all of the best features, after which, you will have to pay to continue using their service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cactusvpn.com\/free-smart-dns-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Visit<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>the CactusVPN website (7 day free trial,\u00a0$4.99 per month); (Available for Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS)<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"proxy-services\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Proxy Services<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There are a lot of websites that offer Proxy servers that you can\u00a0use to access websites that are otherwise not accessible in your region. You can use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.4everproxy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4everproxy<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dontfilter.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dontfilterus<\/a>\u00a0to access geo-restricted websites from a Proxy server.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ad-typebanner-3\">[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]<\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"use-vpn-smart-dns-or-proxy-to-freely-access-the-internet\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Use VPN, Smart DNS, or Proxy to\u00a0Freely Access the Internet<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Depending on your requirement, and the sort of service you need to access,\u00a0you can\u00a0now make a decision between a VPN, Smart DNS, or Proxy to unblock geo-confied content. You can use VPNs to ensure that your internet traffic is encrypted, and that\u00a0no one can see\u00a0the websites you\u2019re accessing on the web. However, since\u00a0VPNs are inherently slower, if all you want is to access an online streaming website, you should use Smart DNS instead.\u00a0At the end of the day, it\u2019s completely up to you, to use the service that you think is best suited to your applications.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, we might want to know your thoughts on VPNs, Smart DNS, and Proxy. Also,\u00a0let us know about your favourite VPN and Smart DNS providers, in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VPN vs Proxy vs Smart DNS: What\u2019s The Difference? &#8211; Internet &#8211; Ensuring your anonymity online, and getting around regional restrictions on content<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18379],"tags":[21108,21109,21113,21114,21124,21135,21130,21132,21111,21139,21123,21134,21136,21133,21110,21131,21122,21125,21120,21112,21137,21119,21138,21115,21117,21118,21129,21127,21128,21126,21121,21116],"class_list":["post-7064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internet","tag-best-proxy-server-unblock-streaming-unblock-vpn-dns-vpn-netflix-vpn-vpn-for-netflix","tag-best-proxy-service","tag-better-vpn","tag-dns-proxy","tag-dns-proxy-service","tag-free-smart-dns-netflix","tag-netflix-and-vpn","tag-netflix-dns-unblock","tag-netflix-proxy","tag-netflix-smart-dns","tag-netflix-unblock","tag-netflix-unblocker-free","tag-netflix-using-vpn","tag-netflix-via-vpn","tag-smart-dns","tag-smart-dns-alternative","tag-smart-dns-app","tag-smart-dns-for-netflix","tag-smart-dns-netflix","tag-smart-dns-proxy","tag-smart-dns-proxy-cost","tag-smart-dns-proxy-price","tag-smart-dns-vs-vpn","tag-smartdnsproxy","tag-streaming-vpn","tag-top-dns-provider","tag-unblock-netflix","tag-unblock-us-smart-dns","tag-vpn-dns","tag-vpn-free-for-netflix","tag-vpn-streaming","tag-vpn-vs-proxy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}