Merca vs Ziniao Browser

Ziniao Browser is a common store browser for cross-border sellers. So is Merca. Each store gets its own window, fingerprint, and sign-in.

They differ in where the IP comes from, and who decides.

Who it's for

• Want to buy an IP in the app (Ziniao calls it a device) and not pick a provider: Ziniao is simpler.
• Want to choose where the IP comes from, and a store window that is less locked down: Merca.

You control the IP source

Ziniao calls an IP a device. The app is free; you pay for a plan. Pick a plan, pay, and you get that IP. Plans list common platforms and unsupported platforms. If it's out of stock, you wait.

You can't take that IP out or use it in another app. Some listings show the source—usually cloud IPs. Others don't.

Merca doesn't sell IPs. You choose where they come from.

• Buy from a provider and add the connection details as a node
• Run one on a cloud host and add it the same way

You keep the host, port, username, and password. Use the same IP as a node in Merca, or put it on a phone for TikTok and live streams. Change providers, cloud hosts, or apps—the IP goes with you.

To add it in Merca, see Add a node. For type and country, see How to tell node types apart and Which country should I buy a node in.

How you pay

Ziniao: you pay Ziniao for an IP on their plan (they call it a device).

Merca: two separate charges.

• Software: subscribe to Pro. See How to subscribe to Pro.
• IP: pay your provider, or use one you run on cloud. It isn't locked to Merca.

IP spend doesn't go through Merca. Shop around, or skip buying and run your own. You pick the type, country, and term.

Less locked-down browsing

The store window is less locked down in Merca than in Ziniao.

Proxy chain, lower cost

Most sellers already pay for third-party software or SD-WAN. Merca's Proxy chain reuses that path: traffic hits System proxy on this computer, then goes through the store's node. Sites see that node's IP.

You don't buy that path again. Each store only needs its own IP, added as a node. Buying the IP on its own is cheaper than a Ziniao plan—sometimes $1.

Merca Pro is $10 a month, flat. With several stores, that fee barely matters.

Account, password, and order data leave this computer encrypted. The local proxy cannot read them. See How the proxy chain works.

More IP choice

Ziniao only sells what's in stock. Plans have platform labels. If they don't have the region you want, you wait or send feedback.

In Merca, any connection details can become a node. Buy from a provider or run one on cloud. Residential, ISP, datacenter, or cloud, in the country you pick. For daily store work, choose ISP.

What to do next

1. Open Merca. Follow Add a node: get an IP, fill it in, click Check node.
2. If you already have a platform login, follow How to add a store, bind the node, then launch.
3. If this computer is slow reaching the node, see How the proxy chain works.