[grudginggybe]

I suggest VPN just avoid the feds

[loop2689]

It should not matter which one you choose as long as the proxy/vpn provider does not keep any logs.

[Decrunk]

what is the best , a proxy or a vpn? i want to do some pentesting so i don't what i should use to be anomyme

To do it properly, you want to combine them. Ideally, you want a no-logging VPN like Private Internet Access (PiA) or NordVPN. A no-logging VPN means a VPN that literally does not keep usage logs. So, even if they are subpoena'd, they cannot provide any information which could be ... misunderstood. Even better, pay with cryptographic currencies like Monero or Bitcoin and use a throwaway email address.

Using a SOCKS proxy through the VPN gives you another layer of protection - if someone finds out what is behind the proxy, they have a worthless VPN endpoint address.

It is also a good idea to use a VPN which fails safely. That means, if the VPN goes off, you lose your internet connection entirely, rather than switching back to the clearnet. This is to stop your IP address being compromised accidentally.

If you do not understand how to protect your real IP address and identity in depth and detail, you have no business whatsoever working in penetration testing! IP address is not the only thing to consider. Good OPSEC is critical.

[888]

Neither. Home IP address is better than both. 

[sfdhu123]

This depends on what your goal is. Each has its own advantages, but in my opinion, VPN is better.

[exxxiko]

If you’re serious about opsec, VPN > proxy. Full stop. ..   
Proxies leave your data in-the-clear between you and their servers. VPNs encrypt everything end-to-exit. But not all VPNs are created equal—some claim “zero-logs” then get subpoenaed and fold like cheap tents. 
The Fundamental Difference----> Encryption is Everything
Here’s the core distinction that separates the wheat from the chaff: proxies don’t encrypt your traffic, VPNs do.
When you route through a proxy, you’re essentially just putting a middleman between you and the destination server. Your HTTP/HTTPS requests, credentials, DNS queries—they all transit the proxy in a format that anyone with packet sniffer access can read. An attacker on the same coffee shop Wi-Fi? They see everything. 
A VPN encrypts your entire traffic stream using strong cipher making the content opaque to anyone outside the tunnel. Your ISP sees encrypted packets to the VPN server’s IP. The VPN server decrypts and forwards to the destination. What you did? How long you were there? What you downloaded? All hidden.
According to me, this is the difference and it depend of your level of OPSEC

[bobbyhill999]

Neither. Home IP address is better than both. 

Sure but the question is then of who? residential proxy is that

[Purpledevil]

tor proxy > all vpns sorry

[perla]

what is the best , a proxy or a vpn? i want to do some pentesting so i don't what i should use to be anomyme

My real IP address nothing can go wrong

[lx2984059]

proxy as easy to use personally for me