While both a Proxy and VPN service will re-route your Internet traffic and change your IP, they function slightly differently.
Think of a Proxy as a Web Filter. The proxy settings are applied to your Internet browser whether you're using MSIE, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Etc. When browsing the Internet through a proxy server,
all benefits with that server are used(Security, Speed, and Geographic Location). The proxy will only secure traffic via the Internet browser using the proxy server settings.
Unlike a Proxy, a VPN service provider (Virtual Private Network) encrypts all of your traffic, replacing your ISP and routing ALL traffic through the VPN server, including all programs and applications.
This will also use all benefits of the VPN server such as speed, geographic location, and security).
The VPN can be easily connected or disconnected with the click of a button.
In conclusion, a proxy server is completely browser-based, and is not as compatible with certain web pages that use non-browser technology. However, a VPN will work with ALL Internet-based services,
but will offer less choice on which applications will get run through your ISP, as with the VPN, everything is routed through that server when connected.
Ingawa huduma ya VPN na Proxy inaweza kuharakisha trafiki yako ya mtandao na kubadilisha IP yako, kazi zao ni tofauti kidogo. Fikiria Proxy kama Web Filter. Proxy mipangilio ni kutumika kwa kivinjari yako ya mtandao kama wewe ni kutumia MSIE, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Etc. Wakati wa kuvinjari Internet kupitia seva proxy, faida zote na server kwamba ni kutumika (Usalama, kasi, na eneo la kijiografia). Proxy itahakikisha tu trafiki kupitia kivinjari cha mtandao kwa kutumia mipangilio ya seva ya proxy. Tofauti na Proxy, mtoa huduma wa VPN (Virtual Private Network) encrypts trafiki yako yote, kuchukua nafasi ya ISP yako na routing trafiki yote kupitia VPN server, ikiwa ni pamoja na programu na maombi. Hii pia itatumia faida zote za seva ya VPN kama vile kasi, eneo la kijiografia, na usalama. VPN inaweza kuunganishwa au kuondolewa kwa urahisi kwa kubonyeza kitufe. Kwa kumalizia, seva ya wakala ni kabisa browser-msingi, na si kama sambamba na baadhi ya kurasa za mtandao kwamba kutumia teknolojia yasiyo ya kivinjari. VPN itafanya kazi na huduma zote za mtandao, lakini itatoa chaguo kidogo juu ya programu ambazo zitaendeshwa kupitia ISP yako, kama ilivyo na VPN, kila kitu kinasafirishwa kupitia seva hiyo wakati wa kuunganishwa.