Provider ratings¶

Every provider CashPilot can run or track gets a letter grade. The grade comes from the same ten questions, asked of every provider the same way, and each answer rests on a source you can open: the provider's own terms or help pages, its replies to users, a repeated pattern in user reports, or what happened when we ran it and cashed out.

Nobody types a grade. Each provider's entry in the catalog records a verdict per question (good, fair, poor or unknown) with the cons and pros behind it, and the code turns those verdicts into the letter. The entry has no field for a grade or an override, and a catalog entry that tries is shown as not rated and fails our checks. The web app and CashPilot-Desktop both show the grade, computed from the same published method.

How to read a grade¶

A grade is our reading of the evidence, so it is a bit subjective: someone weighing the same sources could reasonably give a different grade. Treat it as a guide and read the cons.

A: the top tier, 90% of the score or more.
B: the provider does most things well and the evidence says so. Still read the cons.
C: real drawbacks, or too little evidence to say more.
D: serious drawbacks, or most of the criteria could not be checked.
F: the evidence we have is poor, or almost nothing could be checked. The "Unchecked" column tells the two apart: a low grade with many unchecked criteria means "we could not verify this provider", not "we found it bad".

Unknown is not a pass. When we could not find evidence either way, the verdict is unknown and it scores the same as poor. With four or more unknowns a provider can score at most 12 of 20 (60%), so its score alone keeps it at C or below. The thin-evidence ceiling at C says the same thing as a rule, so it still holds if the points ever change. New and token-based projects often land at D or F this way: that says how little can be verified about them, which is itself worth knowing before you hand one your connection.

Which complaints count¶

Review sites collect plenty of single angry posts. One post is not evidence. A con from user reports needs a pattern: at least three reviewers or posters describing the same specific problem, or two backed by an independent second source. Fewer than that, and the verdict stays unknown with a note saying what we found. A provider's own reply that confirms the rule behind a ban counts as the provider's word. Every con and pro shows the date we checked it, because review pages change.

Disputing a grade¶

If a con is wrong or out of date, open an issue at https://github.com/GeiserX/CashPilot/issues with a source that shows it. A grade changes only when a verdict changes, and a verdict changes only on evidence. That applies to providers too.

The criteria¶

Criterion	The question	Good	Fair	Poor
Payout record	Do payouts arrive, and on time?	Payouts arrive, shown by our own payout or by many matching user reports, and reports of late or missing ones are rare.	Payouts arrive, but there is a repeated pattern of delays or of payouts held for review.	Repeated, specific reports of payouts that never arrived, or the provider stopped paying.
Payout terms	How high is the minimum, which methods are there, what are the fees, and does a balance expire?	A low minimum, a common method such as PayPal or bank transfer, small fees and no expiry.	One of these is a real obstacle, such as a high minimum, crypto only, a large fee or an expiring balance.	Several of them at once, or terms that let the provider keep a balance you earned.
Account safety	Do accounts get banned, and is the balance confiscated, especially at cash-out?	Bans are rare and follow a stated rule; a banned account keeps or is paid its balance.	The terms let the provider keep the balance of a banned account, but there is no repeated pattern of it.	A repeated pattern of accounts banned at or near cash-out with the balance kept.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Do the terms allow running it the way CashPilot does, in a container on a home server?	Containers or servers are allowed, or the official client is a container image.	The terms are silent on containers, or allow them with conditions such as one device per IP, or CashPilot does not run the provider at all (it is an app, extension or device you set up yourself), so the question does not apply.	The terms forbid containers, virtual machines or servers.
Traffic transparency	Does the provider say who buys the traffic or the work, and how buyers are vetted?	It names the kind of buyers, states what they may not do, and describes how it checks them.	It names the use in general terms, without saying how buyers are checked.	It does not say who uses your connection or machine.
Privacy	What leaves your machine, and can anyone check what the client does?	The client is open source, or the provider publishes exactly what it collects and it is little.	A privacy policy covers it, but the client is closed and the data collected is broad.	The data collected is excessive, or the provider has had a data incident it handled badly.
Identity checks	What do you hand over to get paid, such as a phone number, an ID document or tax details?	An email address and a payout address are enough.	A phone number, a payment processor's own checks, or a tax form for larger amounts.	A government ID or selfie is required before any payout.
Support	Are support tickets answered?	Tickets are answered, including ours, and reports of being ignored are rare.	Answers come, but slowly, or only through a community channel.	A repeated pattern of tickets left unanswered, often while a payout is held.
Earnings realism	How do advertised earnings compare with what one home IP actually makes?	The provider's claims match what we and other users measure.	Claims are optimistic, or earnings depend heavily on location and are small for most.	Advertised earnings are far above what users report, or rewards are in a token with no settled value.
Longevity	Is there a named company, how long has it run, and has it shut down or rebranded before?	A named legal entity, several years of operation and no history of shutdowns or rebrands.	A named entity but under three years running, or a past rebrand or relaunch.	No named entity, or a history of shutdowns, or a token or program that was wound down.

Each verdict scores points: good 2, fair 1, poor 0, unknown 0. Unknown scores the same as poor, so a provider we could not check is graded as cautiously as one with bad evidence.

Grade	Share of the maximum score
A	90% or more
B	75% or more
C	55% or more
D	35% or more
F	0% or more

Ceilings, applied whatever the score:

Capped at D. The provider forbids running its software in a container, which is how CashPilot runs it.
Capped at C. A poor payout record or poor account safety caps the grade at C.
Capped at C. Four or more criteria could not be checked, so the grade is capped at C for thin evidence.

What a cited con or pro may rest on:

terms: The provider's own terms, help centre or documentation.
provider_reply: The provider's own reply to a user, for example on a review site.
our_experience: What happened when we ran it or cashed out, written up in this repo.
user_reports: A pattern in user reports, never a single complaint. At least three reviewers or posters describing the same specific problem, or two backed by an independent second source. An aggregate summary written by the review site counts as one source.
press: A news article, a court record or a public filing.

All providers¶

Provider	Grade	Score	Unchecked	Reviewed	Worst con
Sia (hostd)	C	12 of 20	2	2026-11-04	Earnings are Siacoin in your own wallet: there is no payout to a bank, so you sell on an exchange yourself.
MystNodes	D	10 of 20	4	2026-11-04	About 21% of every settlement goes in fees, the 20% Hermes fee plus a transaction fee, and earnings are paid in the MYST token.
PacketStream	D	10 of 20	2	2026-11-04	Trustpilot reviewers in 2025 and 2026 report payouts arriving late or not at all, and one long-time user says payouts slowed and then stopped; others in 2026 report being paid.
ProxyBase	D	9 of 20	4	2026-11-04	ProxyBase itself wrote in August 2025 that it is new and not yet the place to maximise earnings.
Storj	D	9 of 20	3	2026-11-04	CoinDesk reported on 27 July 2026 that Storj Labs had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Honeygain	D	8 of 20	3	2026-11-04	The terms let Honeygain write off earnings that reached the $20 threshold and were not paid out within 24 months, and treat earnings as expired after six months without use.
EarnApp	D	7 of 20	5	2026-11-04	EarnApp's help centre says installing it in Docker containers, virtual machines, hosting services or home servers is strictly prohibited, which is how CashPilot runs it.
Golem Network	D	7 of 20	6	2026-11-04	CashPilot does not run Golem: you install the provider agent yourself, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Golem documents running the provider in its own Docker image.
URnetwork	D	7 of 20	4	2026-11-04	Unclaimed epochs expire, and the old USDC payouts were cancelled for networks with no wallet linked within 30 days.
Anyone Protocol	F	6 of 20	5	2026-11-04	A relay earns nothing unless 100 ANYONE is locked for it for at least 180 days, and each reward claim is signed in your wallet.
Bytelixir	F	6 of 20	6	2026-11-04	Crypto only, and the minimum depends on the coin, from $5 for USDT to $250 for Bitcoin.
Noderr Micronodes	F	6 of 20	4	2026-11-04	Node rewards are unfunded testnet tokens with no market value, and none have been paid; the 5 to 10% APY on its site is a design target.
ProxyBase Markets	F	6 of 20	6	2026-11-04	Payouts are USDC on Tempo Chain, to any EVM address whose key you hold.
Repocket	F	6 of 20	2	2026-11-04	Several Trustpilot reviewers report cancelled payouts and balances reset to zero; one says support cited irregular bandwidth earnings. The page rates Repocket 2.7 and notes it has not replied to negative reviews.
Bitping	F	5 of 20	7	2026-11-04	Withdrawals are paid in Solana (SOL), to an address you type into each request.
Earn.fm	F	5 of 20	6	2026-11-04	A $15 minimum, a $1 to $3 fee on USDT, and a bank wire only from $1,000.
Ebesucher	F	5 of 20	7	2026-11-04	CashPilot does not run eBesucher: it is a browser extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers.
Flux	F	5 of 20	6	2026-11-04	The smallest node tier needs 1,000 FLUX locked as collateral.
IPRoyal Pawns	F	5 of 20	4	2026-11-04	The terms say an account can be blocked without prior notice for abuse of withdrawal conditions or multiple accounts, and its earnings may then not be paid out.
Sentinel dVPN	F	5 of 20	6	2026-11-04	Payments are in the P2P token, and 20% of every bandwidth payment goes to stakers rather than the node host.
Traffmonetizer	F	5 of 20	4	2026-11-04	Trustpilot rates it 1.9; reviewers from 2023 to November 2026 report payouts pending for weeks, or marked completed with no matching transaction.
Helium	F	4 of 20	6	2026-11-04	HIP 149 retired Proof-of-Coverage rewards on 6 July 2026; IoT hotspots now earn only for data they carry, and more than 114,000 of them carried none.
ProxyLite	F	4 of 20	7	2026-11-04	The site's owner is hidden in its domain records, and we found no named company behind it.
Vast.ai	F	4 of 20	7	2026-11-04	A host earns only while rented, and Vast's own figures for a consumer GPU depend on rental type and reliability score.
Bytebenefit	F	3 of 20	7	2026-11-04	The app's Google Play listing says your traffic serves web-intelligence requests by Infatica's clients, without saying who they are or how they are checked.
Grass	F	3 of 20	6	2026-11-04	Rewards come only through airdrop seasons. Long-running node operators reported season 2 estimates in the single to low double-digit dollar range.
io.net	F	3 of 20	6	2026-11-04	Supplier rewards were paid from token emissions regardless of paid jobs, and GPU owners report sitting idle most of the time.
Nosana	F	3 of 20	7	2026-11-04	Each host must lock a NOS stake sized to its GPU's hourly price.
PassiveApp	F	3 of 20	8	2026-11-04	CashPilot does not run PassiveApp: you use the provider's own desktop app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers.
ProxyRack	F	3 of 20	8	2026-11-04	ProxyRack's help centre says removing a device takes that device's earnings off your account, and they come back only if the same device is added again.
Salad	F	3 of 20	8	2026-11-04	CashPilot does not run Salad: you use the provider's own desktop app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers.
Gradient Network	F	2 of 20	6	2026-11-04	The Sentry Node points program ended on 28 August 2025, and Sentry nodes no longer earn rewards.
Nodepay	F	2 of 20	7	2026-11-04	In its first season review Nodepay removed more than 300,000 accounts it judged to be bots and cancelled 17 billion points.
Uprock	F	2 of 20	7	2026-11-04	UpRock's help centre says withdrawals are UPT tokens to a Solana wallet, with a 250 UPT minimum.
Dawn Internet	F	1 of 20	7	2026-11-04	The extension earns points; no token distribution to node operators had been confirmed by October 2026.
Deeper Network	F	1 of 20	8	2026-11-04	Mining rewards are in DPR and depend on a credit score that grows slowly or by staking DPR.
Nodle	F	1 of 20	8	2026-11-04	One reviewer reports about $3 earned over three to four years; others report daily earnings falling sharply.
Spide	F	1 of 20	9	2026-11-04	CashPilot does not run Spide: you use the provider's own app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers.
Teneo Protocol	F	1 of 20	7	2026-11-04	Teneo says points will be consolidated into $AGENTIC, a non-transferable reward token, not the $TENEO token.
Theta Edge Node	F	1 of 20	9	2026-11-04	CashPilot does not run Theta Edge: you use the provider's own desktop app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers.
Titan Network	F	1 of 20	8	2026-11-04	Titan's own help says a running node does not guarantee earnings: with no task assigned it earns nothing, and rewards are in the TNT token.

Provider details¶

Sia (hostd)¶

Grade C, 12 of 20 points, 2 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Sia (hostd).

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Payment is by on-chain contract; we have no host of our own to report.
Payout terms	Fair	Siacoin to your own wallet, you sell on an exchange
Account safety	Fair	Collateral burned if the host misses storage proofs
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Published as a container image by the Sia Foundation
Traffic transparency	Fair	Encrypted fragments, no IP routing, renters not described
Privacy	Good	Open-source hostd (MIT)
Identity checks	Good	Permissionless, no signup or account
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Fair	Only about 30% of offered storage is in use
Longevity	Good	Developed in the open by the Sia Foundation since 2022

Cons

Earnings are Siacoin in your own wallet: there is no payout to a bank, so you sell on an exchange yourself. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Collateral is locked per contract and burned if the host misses storage proofs by going offline or losing data. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Only about 30% of the storage offered on the network is in use, so a new host competes for little demand. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Renters store encrypted file fragments and nobody routes traffic through your IP, but we did not find where Sia says who the renters are or how they are checked. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

hostd is developed in the open by the Sia Foundation, since 2022. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
hostd is open source under the MIT licence. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The Sia Foundation publishes hostd as a container image. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Permissionless: no signup or account. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

MystNodes¶

Grade D, 10 of 20 points, 4 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: MystNodes.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Settlements are on-chain and automatic; we have not published our own settlement history yet.
Payout terms	Fair	About 21% of each settlement goes in fees, paid in MYST
Account safety	Unknown	Settled earnings sit in a wallet you own, but we found no stated ban rule and no reports either way.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own Docker image, mysteriumnetwork/myst
Traffic transparency	Fair	Exit for VPN, proxy and scraping customers, no choice
Privacy	Good	Open-source node software (GPL-3.0)
Identity checks	Good	Paid to your own wallet, no phone or ID needed
Support	Unknown	Trustpilot has 16 reviews and none in the last year; not enough to judge.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured against a provider figure.
Longevity	Good	Developed by Blockdev AG in Zug, node project running since 2017

Cons

About 21% of every settlement goes in fees, the 20% Hermes fee plus a transaction fee, and earnings are paid in the MYST token. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Your node is an exit for Mysterium's VPN, proxy and data-scraping customers, and you cannot choose which of them it carries. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

The node software is open source under the GPL-3.0. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Mysterium publishes its own Docker image, mysteriumnetwork/myst. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Settlement goes to a wallet you own; no phone number or ID is needed. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The node project has run since 2017. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Mysterium's site says the network is developed by Blockdev AG, Zug, Switzerland. Source, checked 2026-11-06.

PacketStream¶

Grade D, 10 of 20 points, 2 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: PacketStream.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Fair	Late or missing payouts reported in 2025 and 2026, others paid
Payout terms	Fair	PayPal only, 3% cashout fee
Account safety	Fair	Earnings tied to fraud can be withheld or reversed
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own Docker image, packetstream/psclient
Traffic transparency	Fair	Proxy customers route traffic, no vetting described
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source; we did not review the privacy policy in depth.
Identity checks	Good	No identity check, a PayPal address is enough
Support	Poor	No replies to negative reviews, unanswered emails
Earnings realism	Unknown	Two Trustpilot reviewers report close to a year to reach the $5 minimum; two is below our user-reports threshold and we found no second source.
Longevity	Good	Named company under California law, running since 2018

Cons

Trustpilot reviewers in 2025 and 2026 report payouts arriving late or not at all, and one long-time user says payouts slowed and then stopped; others in 2026 report being paid. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
PayPal only, with a 3% cashout fee; users in countries PayPal does not serve have no other method. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms let PacketStream withhold, reverse or invalidate earnings it ties to fraud, manipulation or prohibited activity. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms say proxy customers and PacketStream itself route traffic through your connection; they describe no vetting of ordinary buyers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Trustpilot notes PacketStream has not replied to negative reviews; reviewers report unanswered emails. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

PacketStream publishes its own Docker image, packetstream/psclient. Source, checked 2026-11-06.
The terms only require a device and connection you own or may use. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms describe no identity check; a payout needs a PayPal address. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms name PacketStream Inc. under California law. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
PacketStream has run since 2018. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

ProxyBase¶

Grade D, 9 of 20 points, 4 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: ProxyBase.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Good	Our withdrawal of under $1 went through in October 2026
Payout terms	Fair	Crypto only (USDC, POL, Litecoin), $0.20 minimum
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own peer client image, supports datacentre IPs
Traffic transparency	Unknown	We did not find who buys the traffic or how buyers are checked.
Privacy	Unknown	The peer client is closed source.
Identity checks	Good	Only an address typed into the request
Support	Unknown	No reports found.
Earnings realism	Fair	Says itself it is new, not the place to maximise earnings
Longevity	Fair	Old backend shut in 2026, old-image containers stopped earning

Cons

ProxyBase itself wrote in August 2025 that it is new and not yet the place to maximise earnings. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
ProxyBase switched peer clients in 2026 and shut the old backend, so containers on the old image kept running and stopped earning. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Crypto only, as USDC on Polygon, POL or Litecoin, with no fiat method. The minimum is $0.20 and ProxyBase pays the network fee. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Our withdrawal of under $1 went through in October 2026. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
A withdrawal needs only an address typed into the request. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
ProxyBase publishes its own peer client image and supports datacentre IPs. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Storj¶

Grade D, 9 of 20 points, 3 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Storj.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Fair	Pre-filing payments went into the bankruptcy claims process
Payout terms	Fair	75%, 50%, 25% held over nine months, half back in month 16
Account safety	Unknown	Nodes are permissionless; disqualification for lost data is the stated rule, and we found no pattern of disputes.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own Docker image, storjlabs/storagenode
Traffic transparency	Fair	Encrypted fragments, no IP routing, customers not described
Privacy	Good	Open-source node software (AGPL-3.0)
Identity checks	Good	No account, a wallet address and an email
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured against a provider figure.
Longevity	Poor	Storj Labs filed for Chapter 11 in July 2026

Cons

CoinDesk reported on 27 July 2026 that Storj Labs had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Pre-filing payments to node operators went into the bankruptcy claims process. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
A new node has 75%, then 50%, then 25% of its earnings held in its first nine months; half comes back in month 16 and the rest only on a graceful exit. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Customers store encrypted file fragments and nobody routes traffic through your IP, but we did not find where Storj says who the customers are or how they are checked. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

The storage node software is open source under the AGPL-3.0. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Storj publishes its own Docker image, storjlabs/storagenode. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
No account: a wallet address and an email for operator notices. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Active nodes kept being paid after the filing. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Honeygain¶

Grade D, 8 of 20 points, 3 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Honeygain.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Trustpilot withholds Honeygain's rating for a breach of its guidelines and says it removed fake reviews, so its review pages cannot show a payout record either way. We have not yet published a completed Honeygain payout of our own.
Payout terms	Poor	Unpaid earnings can be written off after 24 months
Account safety	Fair	Can suspend accounts and withhold or write off earnings
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own Docker image, honeygain/honeygain
Traffic transparency	Fair	Traffic serves business clients, none named
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source. We did not find a published list of what the client collects beyond the privacy policy's general terms.
Identity checks	Fair	Tipalti needs SMS, name, address and date of birth before PayPal
Support	Unknown	Two recent Trustpilot reviews say support did not answer; two is not a pattern, and we have no ticket of our own.
Earnings realism	Fair	Earnings depend on demand and location, slow to reach $20
Longevity	Good	Run by Honeygain UAB (Lithuania), founded 2019

Cons

The terms let Honeygain write off earnings that reached the $20 threshold and were not paid out within 24 months, and treat earnings as expired after six months without use. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The minimum is $20, and PayPal payouts go through Tipalti, which charges $2.02 per payment. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms let Honeygain suspend an account and withhold or write off earnings it considers accumulated under false pretenses. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Before the first PayPal payout, Tipalti makes you confirm a mobile number by SMS and give your name, address and date of birth. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms say business clients use the traffic to gather publicly available web data, but name no client, and you cannot know which client uses your connection. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Honeygain's own replies to low-earnings reviews say earnings depend on network demand and location; reviewers report taking a very long time to reach the $20 minimum. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Honeygain publishes its own Docker image, honeygain/honeygain. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms name the operator, Honeygain UAB, registered in Vilnius, Lithuania. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Honeygain's press page says it was founded in 2019. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

EarnApp¶

Grade D, 7 of 20 points, 5 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: EarnApp.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Good	Our $37.54 PayPal payout arrived as $36.81 in October 2026
Payout terms	Good	$10 minimum for PayPal and Wise, with auto-redeem
Account safety	Fair	We found no repeated pattern of accounts banned at cash-out with the balance kept. Trustpilot withholds EarnApp's rating for a breach of its guidelines and says it removed fake reviews, so we did not count its reviews either way.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Poor	Help centre strictly prohibits Docker, VMs and home servers
Traffic transparency	Unknown	EarnApp is run by Bright Data; we did not find an EarnApp page that says how the buyers of the traffic are vetted.
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source; we did not review the privacy policy in depth.
Identity checks	Unknown	We found no EarnApp page that lists what a payout asks for, and our own notes do not record it.
Support	Unknown	One Trustpilot review says a ticket was closed without a reply; one is not a pattern, and we have no ticket of our own.
Earnings realism	Unknown	We have not measured EarnApp's earnings per IP against any figure the provider publishes.
Longevity	Good	Owned by Bright Data, payments from Bright Data Ltd.

Cons

EarnApp's help centre says installing it in Docker containers, virtual machines, hosting services or home servers is strictly prohibited, which is how CashPilot runs it. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The same help article says an account found running that way is terminated without notice and its pending payments are cancelled. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Our PayPal payout arrived in October 2026, about 2% below the redeemed balance. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
A $10 minimum for PayPal and Wise, with auto-redeem that pays out by itself. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
EarnApp belongs to Bright Data, and its PayPal payments arrive from Bright Data Ltd., a named company. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Golem Network¶

Grade D, 7 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Golem Network.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Payments are on-chain per task; we have no provider of our own to report.
Payout terms	Unknown	Payments are in GLM on Polygon; we did not find fees worth grading.
Account safety	Unknown	There is no account to ban.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	You install the agent yourself, CashPilot cannot update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Requestors run tasks on your machine; we did not find how they are checked.
Privacy	Good	Open-source provider agent, yagna (GPL-3.0)
Identity checks	Good	No account, just a payout wallet
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Paid in GLM, a traded token. We found no source that compares what Golem suggests a provider earns with what providers report.
Longevity	Good	Golem Factory GmbH in Zug, network running for about ten years

Cons

CashPilot does not run Golem: you install the provider agent yourself, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Golem documents running the provider in its own Docker image. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

The provider agent, yagna, is open source under the GPL-3.0. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
No account: you set a payout wallet in the provider setup. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The network has run for about ten years. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Golem's privacy policy names the operator, Golem Factory GmbH in Zug, Switzerland. Source, checked 2026-11-06.

URnetwork¶

Grade D, 7 of 20 points, 4 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: URnetwork.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	The payout system changed in October 2026; we have no completed claim of our own to report.
Payout terms	Poor	Unclaimed epochs expire, unlinked USDC payouts cancelled
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own Docker image, works on VPS and residential connections
Traffic transparency	Unknown	We did not find how buyers of the traffic are checked.
Privacy	Good	Provider client source code is published
Identity checks	Good	A claim needs only a Bittensor wallet you control
Support	Unknown	URnetwork's support answered our email about the new payout page; one ticket is not a record.
Earnings realism	Poor	Paid in SN25α subnet token, each claim costs TAO gas
Longevity	Fair	Formerly BringYour, the whitepaper carries the old name

Cons

Unclaimed epochs expire, and the old USDC payouts were cancelled for networks with no wallet linked within 30 days. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Since October 2026 rewards are paid in SN25α, a Bittensor subnet token, and each claim costs gas in TAO. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
URnetwork was formerly BringYour; its archived whitepaper carries the old name. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

URnetwork publishes the source code of its provider client. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
URnetwork publishes its own Docker image, bringyour/community-provider, and works on VPS and residential connections. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
A claim needs only a Bittensor wallet you control. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Anyone Protocol¶

Grade F, 6 of 20 points, 5 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Anyone Protocol.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We have not published a reward claim of our own and found no pattern of reports.
Payout terms	Poor	Earns nothing without 100 ANYONE locked for 180 days
Account safety	Unknown	There is no account to ban.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	CashPilot builds its own image from published relay software
Traffic transparency	Poor	Relays other people's traffic unvetted, exits draw abuse
Privacy	Good	Open-source fork of Tor, under Tor's licence
Identity checks	Good	No account needed at all
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured.
Longevity	Unknown	Not checked on a primary source.

Cons

A relay earns nothing unless 100 ANYONE is locked for it for at least 180 days, and each reward claim is signed in your wallet. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
It relays other people's traffic by design, with no vetting of who they are; exit relays attract abuse complaints. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The relay's identity, IP and uptime are published to the network directory, and any ContactInfo you set is public for good. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

No account is needed at all. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The relay software is a published fork of Tor, under Tor's licence. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot builds its own image from Anyone's published relay software, which needs no account. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Bytelixir¶

Grade F, 6 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Bytelixir.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Good	Trustpilot 4.6 from 283 reviews, a few report missing payouts
Payout terms	Fair	Crypto only, minimum $5 (USDT) to $250 (Bitcoin)
Account safety	Unknown	No reports of banned accounts found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own app only, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	We could not load Bytelixir's terms.
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source; we could not load the privacy terms.
Identity checks	Good	Payout needs only a crypto address
Support	Unknown	Bytelixir replies to negative Trustpilot reviews, typically within a day, but that is not a ticket answer; we have no ticket of our own and found no reports about tickets either way.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured.
Longevity	Unknown	We could not find the legal entity behind Bytelixir on a page that loaded.

Cons

Crypto only, and the minimum depends on the coin, from $5 for USDT to $250 for Bitcoin. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Bytelixir: you use the provider's own app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Trustpilot rates it 4.6 from 283 reviews, most of them praising crypto payouts; a few report payouts not arriving. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
A payout needs only a crypto address typed into the request. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Noderr Micronodes¶

Grade F, 6 of 20 points, 4 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Noderr Micronodes.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Testnet beta: no rewards have been paid yet.
Payout terms	Unknown	Rewards are testnet tokens during the beta; mainnet terms are not published.
Account safety	Unknown	There is no account in the usual sense; the identity is a wallet.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own app or extension, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Fair	Automation tasks, unclear if they carry others' traffic
Privacy	Fair	Says tasks are anonymised and sandboxed, no more detail
Identity checks	Good	No account, the app generates a wallet
Support	Unknown	No reports found.
Earnings realism	Poor	Unfunded testnet tokens with no market value, none paid
Longevity	Fair	Still a testnet beta on Base Sepolia

Cons

Node rewards are unfunded testnet tokens with no market value, and none have been paid; the 5 to 10% APY on its site is a design target. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
For the desktop and browser clients Noderr describes automation tasks and does not say whether they carry other people's traffic. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The provider says tasks are anonymised and sandboxed but publishes nothing more specific. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Still a testnet beta on Base Sepolia. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Noderr: you use the provider's own app or extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

No account: the app generates a wallet on first launch. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

ProxyBase Markets¶

Grade F, 6 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: ProxyBase Markets.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no independent payout reports and have no payout of our own.
Payout terms	Fair	USDC on Tempo Chain, to an EVM address whose key you hold
Account safety	Unknown	There is no account in the usual sense; the client mints its own wallet.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own client image, accepts datacentre connections
Traffic transparency	Fair	Sold as a SOCKS5 proxy, no buyer checks described
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed beyond our own disclosure notes.
Identity checks	Good	Earn page says no KYC, $1 payout
Support	Unknown	No reports found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Search summaries of its marketing pages quote $1.80 per GB and $54 to $90 a month for one device, far above our catalog estimate of $0 to $15, but the pages did not load for us to check.
Longevity	Unknown	We could not confirm the company behind ProxyBase Markets or how long it has run.

Cons

Payouts are USDC on Tempo Chain, to any EVM address whose key you hold. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Your connection is sold as a SOCKS5 proxy to marketplace buyers; we found no description of how buyers are checked. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Its own earn page is titled as needing no KYC, with a $1 payout. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
ProxyBase publishes its own client image and accepts datacentre connections. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Repocket¶

Grade F, 6 of 20 points, 2 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Repocket.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Poor	Reviewers report rejected withdrawals, chasing payment
Payout terms	Poor	Earnings can be forfeited on suspicion, PayPal removed
Account safety	Poor	Reviewers report cancelled payouts and balances reset to zero
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own Docker image, terms allow containers you own
Traffic transparency	Fair	Partners use your capacity, who they are is not said
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source; we did not review the privacy policy in depth.
Identity checks	Fair	Verification can be required at any time, payouts depend on it
Support	Fair	No replies to negative reviews, messages ignored
Earnings realism	Unknown	Reviewers report very small amounts, but we have not measured Repocket's earnings against a provider figure.
Longevity	Fair	Current terms name Repocket Pte. Ltd., older ones no company

Cons

Several Trustpilot reviewers report cancelled payouts and balances reset to zero; one says support cited irregular bandwidth earnings. The page rates Repocket 2.7 and notes it has not replied to negative reviews. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Reviewers report rejected withdrawals and having to chase payment. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Repocket's payment policy lets it reverse, cancel or permanently forfeit earnings whenever it suspects they are invalid, and forfeit the unpaid earnings of a dormant account. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The same policy lets Repocket add, remove or replace payout methods at any time without notice; PayPal was removed. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms say Repocket may require identity or account verification at any time, and payout eligibility depends on it. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms say Repocket and its partners use the network capacity, but do not say who the partners are or how they are vetted. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Trustpilot notes Repocket has not replied to negative reviews, and reviewers say messages are ignored. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The current terms name Repocket Pte. Ltd. in Singapore; older terms named no company. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Repocket publishes its own Docker image, repocket/repocket, and its terms allow containers you own. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The minimum is low: $4 before the first payout and $2 after it. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Bitping¶

Grade F, 5 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Bitping.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no repeated user reports either way and have not published a payout of our own.
Payout terms	Fair	Paid in SOL, new empty wallets may need funding first
Account safety	Unknown	We found no Bitping terms page or reports of bans.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Help says servers and Docker containers are supported
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Bitping sells network monitoring from your connection; we found no page on who the customers are or how they are checked.
Privacy	Unknown	The node is closed source; we did not find a privacy page specific to node runners.
Identity checks	Good	Only a Solana address per withdrawal
Support	Unknown	No repeated reports found either way.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured against a provider figure.
Longevity	Unknown	We did not find the legal entity behind Bitping.

Cons

Withdrawals are paid in Solana (SOL), to an address you type into each request. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Bitping's help says a withdrawal to a new, empty Solana wallet may fail until you fund that wallet with a little SOL yourself. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Bitping's help says servers and Docker containers are supported. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
A withdrawal needs only a Solana address typed into the request. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Earn.fm¶

Grade F, 5 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Earn.fm.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Two Trustpilot reviewers report a late or missing payout and others report fast payouts; neither side reaches our user-reports threshold.
Payout terms	Fair	$15 minimum, $1 to $3 USDT fee, bank wire from $1,000
Account safety	Unknown	One Trustpilot reviewer alleges bans for criticism; one report is not a pattern.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own Docker image, earnfm/earnfm-client
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Earn.fm's terms page leads to the business terms of InfiniteProxies; we found no page that says how buyers are vetted.
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source. One reviewer says a deleted account stayed in the database; one report is not a pattern.
Identity checks	Fair	Billing profile with legal name and address first
Support	Fair	Reviewers report email and Discord support not answering
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured.
Longevity	Unknown	We could not find the legal entity behind Earn.fm on its own pages.

Cons

A $15 minimum, a $1 to $3 fee on USDT, and a bank wire only from $1,000. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Before the first payout you fill in a billing profile with your legal name and address. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Reviewers in 2025 report support on email and Discord not answering; Trustpilot notes Earn.fm has not replied to negative reviews. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Earn.fm publishes its own Docker image, earnfm/earnfm-client. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Ebesucher¶

Grade F, 5 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Ebesucher.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	eBesucher says it has paid out over one million euros; we found no recent independent reports either way.
Payout terms	Good	From 2 euros by PayPal or SEPA, at least weekly, no fee
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Browser extension, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	The surfbar shows advertisers' pages; we did not find how advertisers are checked.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Support	Unknown	No reports found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured.
Longevity	Good	TurboAd GmbH in Germany, running since 2002

Cons

CashPilot does not run eBesucher: it is a browser extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Payouts from 2 euros by PayPal or SEPA, at least weekly, with no fee. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
eBesucher has run since 2002. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The imprint names the operator, TurboAd GmbH, registered in Berlin-Charlottenburg (HRB 160730 B). Source, checked 2026-11-06.

Flux¶

Grade F, 5 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Flux.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Rewards are paid per block on-chain; we have no node of our own to report.
Payout terms	Fair	Smallest node tier locks 1,000 FLUX as collateral
Account safety	Unknown	Nodes that fail Flux benchmarks stop earning; we found no pattern of disputes.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own node software, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Good	Open-source daemon (MIT)
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Fair	Block reward drops 10% a year, small tiers weak in dollars
Longevity	Unknown	Not checked on a primary source.

Cons

The smallest node tier needs 1,000 FLUX locked as collateral. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The block reward drops 10% every year, and a 2026 guide found small-tier rewards weak in dollar terms. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Flux: you use the provider's own node software, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

The Flux daemon is open source under the MIT licence. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

IPRoyal Pawns¶

Grade F, 5 of 20 points, 4 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: IPRoyal Pawns.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Trustpilot withholds the rating of pawns.app for a breach of its guidelines and says it removed fake reviews, so its payout reviews cannot be taken at face value. We have not yet published a completed payout of our own.
Payout terms	Fair	PayPal 4% fee via Tremendous, payouts reviewed up to 72 hours
Account safety	Fair	One Trustpilot reviewer says an account was blocked during a withdrawal after a phone number was mistyped; we could not confirm a wider pattern on the page.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Poor	No servers, VPNs or proxies, one device per IP
Traffic transparency	Fair	Business clients route traffic, you cannot see which
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source; we did not review the privacy policy in depth.
Identity checks	Fair	SMS phone check first, email code every payout
Support	Unknown	No repeated support complaint found and no ticket of our own.
Earnings realism	Unknown	We have not measured Pawns earnings per IP against a provider figure.
Longevity	Fair	Pawns.App Ltd, incorporated in England and Wales on 28 October 2024

Cons

The terms say an account can be blocked without prior notice for abuse of withdrawal conditions or multiple accounts, and its earnings may then not be paid out. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The terms say Pawns does not allow any servers, VPNs or proxy services for traffic sharing, and only one device per IP. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
PayPal costs 4% (at least $0.25) through Tremendous, and every payout is reviewed for up to 72 hours. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The first payout needs an SMS check of your phone number, and every payout a code sent by email. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The privacy policy names the operator, Pawns.App Ltd (company 16043795 in England and Wales), which Companies House shows was incorporated on 28 October 2024, under three years ago. Source, checked 2026-11-06.
The terms say Pawns and its business clients route traffic through your device, and that you cannot identify which client uses it. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

A $5 minimum, with gift cards at no fee. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Sentinel dVPN¶

Grade F, 5 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Sentinel dVPN.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Payments are on-chain per session or per hour; we have no node of our own to report.
Payout terms	Fair	Paid in P2P token, 20% of each payment goes to stakers
Account safety	Unknown	There is no account to ban; nodes are permissionless.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own node software, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	VPN users route their traffic through your node; the protocol does not vet them.
Privacy	Good	Node source code published under its own licence
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented beyond a wallet.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Hosts set their own prices; we found no published earnings figures to compare.
Longevity	Fair	Token renamed SENT to DVPN in 2021, then P2P in 2025

Cons

Payments are in the P2P token, and 20% of every bandwidth payment goes to stakers rather than the node host. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The token was renamed from SENT to DVPN in 2021 and from DVPN to P2P in 2025. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Sentinel: you use the provider's own node software, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Sentinel publishes its node source code under its own open source licence. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Traffmonetizer¶

Grade F, 5 of 20 points, 4 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Traffmonetizer.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Poor	Trustpilot 1.9, payouts pending for weeks or missing
Payout terms	Fair	Crypto, or bank wire from $1,000, PayPal gone
Account safety	Unknown	We found no repeated reports of banned accounts and could not read the current terms on suspension.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Terms require a residential IP, hosting is outside them
Traffic transparency	Unknown	We could not find a page that says who buys the traffic or how buyers are checked.
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source; we did not review the privacy policy in depth.
Identity checks	Good	Only a crypto address confirmed by email
Support	Poor	Live chat and email not answering, sometimes for weeks
Earnings realism	Fair	Four reviewers from 2023 to 2025 report very slow earnings
Longevity	Unknown	A third-party summary names Bytemarket OU in Estonia as the operator; we could not confirm it on Traffmonetizer's own pages.

Cons

Trustpilot rates it 1.9; reviewers from 2023 to November 2026 report payouts pending for weeks, or marked completed with no matching transaction. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The same reviewers report live chat and email support not answering, sometimes for weeks. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Crypto or a bank wire from $1,000 only; PayPal is gone, and a request pays whole dollars only. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Traffmonetizer's terms require a residential IP, so a server on a hosting connection is outside them. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Four Trustpilot reviewers from 2023 to 2025 report very slow earnings, such as one cent a day across four devices, or almost two years to reach $10. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

A payout needs only a saved crypto address confirmed by email; the dashboard may ask for a messenger contact. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Traffmonetizer publishes its own Docker image, traffmonetizer/cli_v2. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Helium¶

Grade F, 4 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Helium.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Rewards are paid on-chain; we found no pattern of missing rewards.
Payout terms	Unknown	Rewards are in HNT; we did not find fees or minimums worth grading.
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own hotspot hardware, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Good	Open-source gateway software (Apache-2.0)
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Poor	PoC rewards retired 6 July 2026, now paid only for data carried
Longevity	Fair	Reward model changed by vote, CEO left, HNT fell about 96%

Cons

HIP 149 retired Proof-of-Coverage rewards on 6 July 2026; IoT hotspots now earn only for data they carry, and more than 114,000 of them carried none. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Helium's reward model has changed by vote several times, its CEO stepped down, and HNT fell about 96%. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Helium: you use the provider's own hotspot hardware, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

The hotspot gateway software is open source under the Apache-2.0 licence. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

ProxyLite¶

Grade F, 4 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: ProxyLite.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no user reports in a language we could check, and no payout of our own.
Payout terms	Good	$5 minimum, by crypto or PayPal
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own Docker image, accepts datacentre connections
Traffic transparency	Unknown	The author of a widely used installer for it warns that some of the traffic is used to send spam; one source, so not graded, but read it before running ProxyLite: https://github.com/spiritLHLS/proxylite-one-click-command-installation
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Support	Unknown	No reports found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured.
Longevity	Poor	Owner hidden in domain records, no named company found

Cons

The site's owner is hidden in its domain records, and we found no named company behind it. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

A $5 minimum, by crypto or PayPal. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
ProxyLite publishes a Docker image, proxylite/proxyservice, and accepts datacentre connections at a lower rate. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Vast.ai¶

Grade F, 4 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Vast.ai.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no host complaint threads either way.
Payout terms	Good	No fee, Wise, PayPal or Stripe from $20, smaller balances roll forward
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own host software on your GPU machine, not run by CashPilot
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Renters run their own containers on your machine; we did not find how they are checked.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	A competitor's summary says hosts must complete identity, tax or business checks before choosing a payout method; we did not confirm it on Vast's own pages.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Fair	Earns only while rented, depends on rental type and reliability
Longevity	Unknown	Not checked on a primary source.

Cons

A host earns only while rented, and Vast's own figures for a consumer GPU depend on rental type and reliability score. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Vast.ai: you install Vast's host software on your own GPU machine, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Vast builds hosting around Docker on a Linux host. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Vast says the rate a host sets is the rate it receives, with no fee deducted. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Payouts go by Wise, PayPal or Stripe from a $20 minimum, invoiced weekly; a smaller balance rolls forward to the next week. Source, checked 2026-11-06.

Bytebenefit¶

Grade F, 3 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Bytebenefit.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Trustpilot has four reviews. Two say the PayPal and Stripe payout pages return a 404 and the money never arrived, and one says it was paid. Two matching reports is under our threshold for a pattern, so we could not grade it either way.
Payout terms	Unknown	The catalog records a $5 minimum paid by PayPal, but two reviewers say the PayPal and Stripe payout pages return a 404, so we cannot say the route works.
Account safety	Unknown	No reports either way.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own app only, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Fair	Serves Infatica's clients, who are not named
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source; we did not review the privacy policy.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Support	Unknown	One Trustpilot reviewer says ByteBenefit support did not reply and Infatica's support sent them back to it; one is not a pattern.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured.
Longevity	Fair	Android app left Google Play in April 2026 after 17 months

Cons

The app's Google Play listing says your traffic serves web-intelligence requests by Infatica's clients, without saying who they are or how they are checked. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The Android app left Google Play in April 2026 after 17 months. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run ByteBenefit: you use the provider's own app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Grass¶

Grade F, 3 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Grass.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Good	First airdrop reached nearly 1.5 million claiming addresses
Payout terms	Poor	Season 2 rewards unclaimed by 22 January 2027 are lost
Account safety	Unknown	We found no repeated reports of banned accounts.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own app or extension, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Grass sells web data scraped through your connection; we did not find how its buyers are checked.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Claims go to a wallet; we did not find what else a claim asks for.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Poor	Season 2 estimates in single to low double-digit dollars
Longevity	Unknown	Grass is built by Wynd Network, a named and funded company; we did not confirm how long it has run.

Cons

Rewards come only through airdrop seasons. Long-running node operators reported season 2 estimates in the single to low double-digit dollar range. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Season 2 rewards not claimed by 22 January 2027 are lost for good. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
The first airdrop drew a backlash over small rewards per point, diluted across more than two million users. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Grass: you use the provider's own app or extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

The first airdrop reached nearly 1.5 million claiming addresses. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

io.net¶

Grade F, 3 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: io.net.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no documented pattern of late or withheld supplier payouts.
Payout terms	Fair	Paid in IO token, payout model changed in 2026
Account safety	Unknown	io.net removed virtual GPU workers from rewards in 2024; we found no pattern affecting real hardware.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own worker software, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Poor	Rewards came from emissions, GPUs sit idle most of the time
Longevity	Fair	About 1.8 million fake GPUs in April 2024, CEO stepped down

Cons

Supplier rewards were paid from token emissions regardless of paid jobs, and GPU owners report sitting idle most of the time. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Rewards are in the IO token and the payout model changed in 2026 to a dollar-pegged engine. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
In April 2024 about 1.8 million fake GPUs tried to join through a leaked authentication token, and the CEO later stepped down before the token launch. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run io.net: you use the provider's own worker software, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Nosana¶

Grade F, 3 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Nosana.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no host reports either way.
Payout terms	Fair	Each host locks a NOS stake sized to its GPU price
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own host software, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Payouts go to a Solana wallet; we did not find other requirements.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Fair	Paid in NOS, dollar value moves with token and demand
Longevity	Unknown	Not checked on a primary source.

Cons

Each host must lock a NOS stake sized to its GPU's hourly price. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Hosts are paid in NOS, so dollar earnings move with the token and with demand for their card. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Nosana: you use the provider's own host software, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

PassiveApp¶

Grade F, 3 of 20 points, 8 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: PassiveApp.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no independent payout reports; the testimonials on its site are its own.
Payout terms	Good	PayPal, crypto and gift cards from a $3 minimum
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own desktop app, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No reports found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured.
Longevity	Unknown	We found no named company. Mobile and Linux apps announced in early 2025 have not shipped.

Cons

CashPilot does not run PassiveApp: you use the provider's own desktop app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

PassiveApp's site lists PayPal, crypto and gift cards from a $3 minimum. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

ProxyRack¶

Grade F, 3 of 20 points, 8 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: ProxyRack.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	ProxyRack's Trustpilot reviews are mostly from proxy buyers; one peer reports payouts within three days and warns against deleting devices while a payout is pending. Not enough to judge.
Payout terms	Unknown	Third-party reviews disagree on the minimum ($5 or $20) and the help page did not load for us.
Account safety	Fair	Removing a device takes its earnings off your account
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Good	Own Docker image, proxyrack/pop, datacentre IPs accepted
Traffic transparency	Unknown	We could not load the peer program's terms.
Privacy	Unknown	The client is closed source; we could not load the privacy terms.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented on pages we could load.
Support	Unknown	No peer-program pattern found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Not measured.
Longevity	Unknown	We could not confirm the legal entity on a page that loaded.

Cons

ProxyRack's help centre says removing a device takes that device's earnings off your account, and they come back only if the same device is added again. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

ProxyRack publishes its own Docker image, proxyrack/pop, and accepts datacentre IPs at a lower rate. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Salad¶

Grade F, 3 of 20 points, 8 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Salad.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Good	Late-2026 reviews report quick PayPal cash-outs, one failed
Payout terms	Unknown	Rewards go through Salad's own storefront to PayPal or gift cards, with no crypto. Trustpilot's summary mentions regional payment problems, and two reviewers describe two different ones; that is below our user-reports threshold.
Account safety	Unknown	No pattern found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own desktop app, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Salad rents your GPU to its cloud customers; we did not find how they are checked.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Trustpilot's own summary says some reviewers find earnings low, and one October 2026 reviewer says an RTX 3090 barely covered its electricity. That is one site, below our user-reports threshold, and we found no second source.
Longevity	Unknown	Not checked on a primary source.

Cons

CashPilot does not run Salad: you use the provider's own desktop app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

Several Trustpilot reviewers in October and November 2026 report PayPal cash-outs arriving quickly, some more than once; one reviewer in the same period says repeated cash-out attempts failed. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Gradient Network¶

Grade F, 2 of 20 points, 6 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Gradient Network.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	No token has launched, so nothing has been paid out to judge.
Payout terms	Poor	No token, launch date or conversion rate announced
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own app or extension, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	Chrome Web Store reviews report login and connection problems; we found no pattern about tickets.
Earnings realism	Poor	Sentry Node points ended 28 August 2025, no rewards now
Longevity	Fair	Funding round in June 2025, a young project

Cons

The Sentry Node points program ended on 28 August 2025, and Sentry nodes no longer earn rewards. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Gradient has announced no token, launch date or conversion rate for the points already earned. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Gradient's funding round was in June 2025; the project is young. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Gradient: you use the provider's own app or extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Nodepay¶

Grade F, 2 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Nodepay.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	The NC token launched in January 2025; we found no pattern of reports about claims either way.
Payout terms	Unknown	Sources disagree on whether earning now requires staking NC; not confirmed on Nodepay's own pages.
Account safety	Fair	Removed 300,000+ bot accounts, cancelled 17 billion points
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Browser extension, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Claiming needs a Solana wallet; the email, Discord and X checks in the guide we read earn a bonus medal and are not required. We found nothing else on what a claim asks for.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Poor	Points convert to NC token, value rests on the token
Longevity	Unknown	We did not confirm the company behind Nodepay.

Cons

In its first season review Nodepay removed more than 300,000 accounts it judged to be bots and cancelled 17 billion points. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Rewards are points converted to the NC token, so their value rests on the token. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Nodepay: you use the provider's own browser extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Uprock¶

Grade F, 2 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Uprock.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no recent pattern of reports either way.
Payout terms	Fair	UPT tokens to a Solana wallet only, 250 UPT minimum
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own app or extension, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	One Google Play review reports an unanswered ticket; one is not a pattern.
Earnings realism	Poor	Paid in UPT tokens, value reported very low
Longevity	Unknown	We did not confirm the company behind UpRock.

Cons

UpRock's help centre says withdrawals are UPT tokens to a Solana wallet, with a 250 UPT minimum. Source, checked 2026-11-06.
Rewards are UPT tokens; reviewers and a third-party review say their value is very low. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run UpRock: you use the provider's own app or extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Dawn Internet¶

Grade F, 1 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Dawn Internet.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	No token has been paid out yet.
Payout terms	Poor	Earns points, no token distribution confirmed by October 2026
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Browser extension, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Poor	Points have no settled value until a token launches
Longevity	Unknown	DAWN is built by Andrena, a named and funded US company; we did not confirm how long it has run.

Cons

The extension earns points; no token distribution to node operators had been confirmed by October 2026. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
Points have no settled value until a token launches and its conversion is announced. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Dawn: you use the provider's own browser extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Deeper Network¶

Grade F, 1 of 20 points, 8 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Deeper Network.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no recent pattern of reports either way.
Payout terms	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own router hardware, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Poor	Paid in DPR, tied to a slow-growing credit score
Longevity	Unknown	Not checked on a primary source.

Cons

Mining rewards are in DPR and depend on a credit score that grows slowly or by staking DPR. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Deeper Network: you use the provider's own router hardware, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Nodle¶

Grade F, 1 of 20 points, 8 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Nodle.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	Two App Store reviewers report they cannot bridge or send NODL after the move to zkSync; two is below our user-reports threshold and we found no second source.
Payout terms	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own phone app, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	The app uses Bluetooth in the background; we did not review its privacy policy.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	Reviewers report unanswered messages; we could not confirm a pattern.
Earnings realism	Poor	One reviewer earned about $3 over three to four years
Longevity	Unknown	Not checked on a primary source.

Cons

One reviewer reports about $3 earned over three to four years; others report daily earnings falling sharply. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Nodle: you use the provider's own phone app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Spide¶

Grade F, 1 of 20 points, 9 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Spide.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no user reports or payout proof.
Payout terms	Unknown	Our catalog lists crypto from $5; a third-party listing says Litecoin from $10. Not confirmed on Spide's own pages.
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own app only, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Spide calls itself a proxy network; it does not say who the buyers are.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No reports found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	Spide's homepage calculator shows an example of about $45 a month. We found no user reports or measured figures to compare it with.
Longevity	Unknown	We did not find the company behind Spide.

Cons

CashPilot does not run Spide: you use the provider's own app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Teneo Protocol¶

Grade F, 1 of 20 points, 7 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Teneo Protocol.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	No transferable token has been paid out yet.
Payout terms	Poor	Points become non-transferable $AGENTIC, not $TENEO
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Browser extension, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Poor	No $TENEO launch date confirmed, Q2 2026 target passed
Longevity	Unknown	We did not confirm the company behind Teneo.

Cons

Teneo says points will be consolidated into $AGENTIC, a non-transferable reward token, not the $TENEO token. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
No $TENEO launch date, allocation or claim process had been confirmed by November 2026, after an earlier target of the second quarter of 2026 passed. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Teneo: you use the provider's own browser extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Theta Edge Node¶

Grade F, 1 of 20 points, 9 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Theta Edge Node.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no pattern of reports either way.
Payout terms	Unknown	Elite edge nodes need at least 10,000 TFUEL staked; we did not find the full payout terms.
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own desktop app, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Unknown	The only estimate we found is one forum post, below our user-reports threshold, and Theta's own pages give no per-node figure.
Longevity	Unknown	Not checked on a primary source.

Cons

CashPilot does not run Theta Edge: you use the provider's own desktop app, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.

Titan Network¶

Grade F, 1 of 20 points, 8 of 10 criteria unchecked, reviewed 2026-11-04. Setup guide: Titan Network.

Criterion	Verdict	Note
Payout record	Unknown	We found no pattern of user reports either way.
Payout terms	Unknown	Earlier reward rules locked 40% of daily rewards; those rules are marked replaced and we did not find the current ones.
Account safety	Unknown	No reports found.
Fit with how CashPilot runs it	Fair	Own app or extension, CashPilot cannot deploy or update it
Traffic transparency	Unknown	Not documented on pages we read.
Privacy	Unknown	Not reviewed.
Identity checks	Unknown	Not documented.
Support	Unknown	No pattern found.
Earnings realism	Poor	No task means no earnings, rewards in TNT
Longevity	Unknown	We did not confirm the company behind Titan.

Cons

Titan's own help says a running node does not guarantee earnings: with no task assigned it earns nothing, and rewards are in the TNT token. Source, checked 2026-11-04.
CashPilot does not run Titan: you use the provider's own app or extension, so CashPilot cannot deploy or update it for you. Its terms were not checked for containers. Source, checked 2026-11-04.

Pros

None found.