ProxyHive vs SOAX
SOAX sells residential and mobile proxies and scraping services on credit-based plans, priced by the country of the exit IP. Below, both are priced at the same order size, every SOAX figure links to the page it came from, and the rows they win stay in.
- Prices read
- 2026-09-29
- Sources
- 1 SOAX page
- Score
- 4 rows to us, 2 to them, 1 even
Unit price, same order on both
10 GB residential, no plan: US exit IPs on SOAX, no country chosen on ours
SOAX, advertised from$0.85/GB
SOAX, this order$5.00/GB
ProxyHive, this order$3.95/GB
100 GB residential, US exit on SOAX’s Builder plan, no country chosen on ours
SOAX, advertised from$0.85/GB
SOAX, this order$3.00/GB
ProxyHive, this order$2.65/GB
Same order, both prices
Their floor, their price for the order, ours
Each SOAX slip starts at the lowest rate their page advertises for that line, then prints what the same page lists for this quantity and billing. Ours prints the catalogue price twice, because the checkout charges it.
10 GB residential, no plan: US exit IPs on SOAX, no country chosen on ours
Same number, both lines. Locked for 12 months from purchase.
10 GB residential, no plan: US exit IPs on SOAX, no country chosen on ours
Up $4.15/GB (488%) from the advertised floor to this order.
Read 2026-09-29 from SOAX’s pricing page
100 GB residential, US exit on SOAX’s Builder plan, no country chosen on ours
Same number, both lines. Locked for 12 months from purchase.
100 GB residential, US exit on SOAX’s Builder plan, no country chosen on ours
Up $2.15/GB (253%) from the advertised floor to this order.
Read 2026-09-29 from SOAX’s pricing page
Like for like where the pages allow it: residential is rotating with no location chosen, ISP is dedicated IPs for one month. Where SOAX’s price includes something ours does not, the table below says so.
Row by row
ProxyHive and SOAX compared
Rows they win get the same tick as rows we win. Every figure in their column links to where we read it.
| Feature | ProxyHive | SOAX |
|---|---|---|
| Residential, 10 GB, no plan | Advantage$3.95/GB | No advantage$5.00/GB through US exit IPs (Tier 1)Source, read 2026-09-29 |
| Residential, 100 GB a month | Advantage$2.65/GB | No advantage$3/GB effective, US, Builder planSource, read 2026-09-29 |
| Residential, lowest advertised rateAt the top of their ladder they are cheaper per GB than our lowest rate. | No advantage$1.75/GB at 1,000 GB | Advantage$0.85/GB, US, on the $3,000 a month Enterprise planSource, read 2026-09-29 |
| When unused balance expires | AdvantageNever expires | No advantage60 days after credits are added, 12 months on annual plansSource, read 2026-09-29 |
| Rate depends on exit countryNot scored: our residential pool has no country selection, so there is nothing to tier. | EvenNo, one residential rate | EvenYes, three geo tiersSource, read 2026-09-29 |
| Residential location targeting | No advantageRotating pool, no country selection | AdvantageCountry, region, city and ISPSource, read 2026-09-29 |
| Free trial | Advantage1 GB | No advantageNone; Sandbox has no fee and no creditsSource, read 2026-09-29 |
The other side
When SOAX is the better pick
Every comparison page here has this section. A page where we win every row would be an advert, and you have seen plenty of those.
- A lower rate than ours at high volume: $0.85/GB for US traffic on their $3,000 a month Enterprise plan. Source
- Country, region, city and ISP targeting on residential. Our residential pool rotates without location selection. Source
- One rate across residential and mobile, and a mobile network, which we do not sell. Source
Check it yourself
Price your own order
Then open SOAX’s configurator in another tab and enter the same quantity and billing.
Configure your plan
Whatever this says, that is what the card is charged. No geo add-on at the payment step, no commitment beyond the term you pick.
Volume tiers
- 1 GB+$5.50/GB
- 2 GB+$5.20/GB
- 5 GB+$4.60/GB
- 10 GB+$3.95/GB
- 25 GB+$3.40/GB
- 50 GB+$3.00/GB
- 100 GB+$2.65/GB
- 250 GB+$2.30/GB
- 500 GB+$2.00/GB
- 1,000 GB+$1.75/GB
You pay
$39.50
10 GB at $3.95/GB
Volume tier saves $15.50 against the entry rate.
Add 15 GB to reach $3.40/GB.
Traffic never expires. Rate locked 12 months.
No card for the trial.
Sources
Where every figure came from
Read from SOAX’s public pricing pages on the dates shown, with the text we read. Prices change; if one of these has moved, tell us at [email protected] and we will re-read it.
https://soax.com/pricingread 2026-09-29
- Cost per GB, Tier 1 | Sandbox $5.00/GB | Builder $3.00/GB | Team $2.20/GB | Scale $1.50/GB | Enterprise $0.85/GB | Plan price, monthly | $0 | $200 | $500 | $1,500 | $3,000
- For example, the United States is in tier 1 and India is in tier 2. If everything else is the same, proxy traffic costs more through a US egress IP than through one in India.
- Credits added on Sandbox or a monthly plan expire 60 days after they are added. Credits added on an annual plan expire 12 months after they are added.
- Target country: United States, T1 | Monthly traffic: 100 GB | Best fit: Builder | $300 total for 100 GB · Effective rate $3/GB at this volume
- Plan price, monthly | Builder $200 | Extra credits | Builder $100 | Total, excl. VAT | Builder $300
- Targeting | Country, Region, City, ISP
- Is there a free trial? No. Sandbox is our no-commitment option. It has no subscription fee and includes no credits.
- One rate across residential and mobile. / Features | Residential network | Mobile network
Questions
Switching from SOAX
Is ProxyHive cheaper than SOAX?
Below their larger plans, yes: 10 GB with no plan is $5.00/GB through US exit IPs there and $3.95/GB here, and 100 GB on their Builder plan works out at $3/GB against our $2.65/GB. At the top of their ladder, $0.85/GB on a $3,000 a month plan, they are cheaper than we are.
Does SOAX traffic expire?
Their pricing page states that credits on Sandbox or a monthly plan expire 60 days after they are added, and 12 months on an annual plan. Our balance does not expire.
Why do SOAX prices change by country and ours do not?
SOAX bills by the geo tier of the exit IP, with the US in the highest tier. Our residential pool rotates without country selection, so there is one rate. If you need a specific country, SOAX lets you choose it and we do not on residential.