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Proxy price index

What proxies cost, read off 6 vendors' own pages

A quarterly index of residential and ISP proxy prices at the same order sizes. Every vendor figure links to the pricing page it came from and carries the date we read it. Where a page does not list a size, the cell says so and nothing is filled in. Our own prices sit in the same tables, including the sizes where we are the dearer option.

Edition
Q3 2026
Figures read
2026-09-29 and 2026-09-30
Vendors
6
Next re-read by
2026-12-31

Q3 2026 edition, figures read 2026-09-29 and 2026-09-30. Cite this page

Findings

What this edition shows

The short version, drawn from the tables below. Each table opens with its own findings, size by size.

  • Small residential orders cost more here. At 1 GB, 4 of the 5 vendors that list the size charge less than our $5.50/GB, which is a one-off purchase that never expires.
  • Larger residential orders turn in our favour. At 100 GB, our $2.65/GB is below the median of $2.88/GB; Webshare lists less. Without a plan, the median of 3 vendors is $4.00/GB.
  • Where monthly plans beat us. Webshare charges less than us at every residential size it lists, and SOAX and Webshare advertise floors below our lowest rate of $1.75/GB. Each of those prices needs a monthly plan.
  • No vendor page we read lists a single dedicated IP. Their smallest dedicated plans run from 3 to 20 IPs; ours starts at 1 IP for $3.20/IP. Beyond that, at 10 IPs ours is below every vendor listed; at 20 IPs Webshare is cheaper.
  • Shared IPs cost less elsewhere. At 10 IPs, Oxylabs lists $1.60/IP against our $1.74/IP. At 20 IPs, Webshare lists $0.30/IP against our $1.74/IP.

Medians are over each vendor's lowest listed price at that size, whichever billing it needs, and are given only when at least 3 vendors list the size. Jump to residential, dedicated ISP or shared ISP.

Residential

Residential, rotating, per GB

  • At 1 GB: 5 of 6 vendors list a price, median $4.00/GB, from $3.50/GB (Webshare) to $7.35/GB (IPRoyal); ours is $5.50/GB. Cheaper than ours: Webshare at $3.50/GB (Monthly plan), Decodo at $4.00/GB (Pay as you go, flat rate), Bright Data at $4.00/GB (Pay as you go, flat rate, discount code) and SOAX at $5.00/GB (Sandbox, flat rate, US exit IPs). Without a plan, the median of 4 vendors is $4.50/GB.
  • At 10 GB: 5 of 6 vendors list a price, median $4.00/GB, from $2.75/GB (Webshare) to $5.25/GB (IPRoyal); ours is $3.95/GB. Cheaper than ours: Webshare at $2.75/GB (Monthly plan) and Decodo at $3.50/GB (Monthly plan, plus VAT). Without a plan, the median of 4 vendors is $4.50/GB.
  • At 100 GB: 4 of 6 vendors list a price, median $2.88/GB, from $2.25/GB (Webshare) to $4.00/GB (Bright Data); ours is $2.65/GB. Cheaper than ours: Webshare at $2.25/GB (Monthly plan). Without a plan, the median of 3 vendors is $4.00/GB.
  • Lowest advertised rate: 6 of 6 vendors list a price, median $1.88/GB, from $0.85/GB (SOAX) to $2.50/GB (Bright Data and Oxylabs); ours is $1.75/GB from 1,000 GB. Cheaper than ours: SOAX at $0.85/GB (Enterprise plan, US exit IPs) and Webshare at $1.40/GB (Monthly plan).
Residential, rotating, per GB: each vendor's listed price at each size, ProxyHive's price, and the summary
Vendor1 GB10 GB100 GBLowest advertised
Decodo
IPRoyalNot stated on the page we read
Bright Data
OxylabsNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we read
SOAX
Webshare
ProxyHive$5.50One-off, never expiresPrice list$3.95One-off, never expiresPrice list$2.65One-off, never expiresPrice list$1.75 from 1,000 GBOne-off, never expiresPrice list
Vendors listing5 of 65 of 64 of 66 of 6
Median$4.00/GB$4.00/GB$2.88/GB$1.88/GB
Range$3.50 to $7.35$2.75 to $5.25$2.25 to $4.00$0.85 to $2.50
Median, pay as you go$4.50/GB (4)$4.50/GB (4)$4.00/GB (3)None listed

Dedicated ISP

ISP, dedicated IPs, per IP for one month

  • At 1 IP: none of the 6 vendors lists a price on the pages we read; ours is $3.20/IP.
  • At 5 IPs: none of the 6 vendors lists a price on the pages we read; ours is $2.94/IP.
  • At 10 IPs: 2 of 6 vendors list a price, from $2.90/IP (Decodo) to $3.50/IP (Bright Data); ours is $2.66/IP, below every vendor listed.
  • At 20 IPs: 1 of 6 vendors lists a price; ours is $2.66/IP, above every vendor listed: Webshare at $2.10/IP (Monthly plan).
  • Smallest plan: 3 of 6 vendors list a price, median $3.33/IP, from $2.10/IP (Webshare) to $3.50/IP (Bright Data); ours is $3.20/IP for 1 IP. Cheaper than ours: Webshare at $2.10/IP for 20 IPs (Monthly plan).
  • Lowest advertised rate: 3 of 6 vendors list a price, median $2.00/IP, from $1.47/IP (Webshare) to $2.50/IP (Bright Data); ours is $1.50/IP from 500 IPs. Cheaper than ours: Webshare at $1.47/IP (Monthly plan).
ISP, dedicated IPs, per IP for one month: each vendor's listed price at each size, ProxyHive's price, and the summary
Vendor1 IP5 IPs10 IPs20 IPsSmallest planLowest advertised
DecodoNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we read
Bright DataNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we read
WebshareNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we read
ProxyHive$3.20One monthPrice list$2.94One monthPrice list$2.66One monthPrice list$2.66One monthPrice list$3.20 for 1 IPOne monthPrice list$1.50 from 500 IPsOne monthPrice list
Vendors listing0 of 60 of 62 of 61 of 63 of 63 of 6
MedianNone listedNone listedNeeds 3 vendorsNeeds 3 vendors$3.33/IP$2.00/IP
RangeNone listedNone listed$2.90 to $3.50$2.10$2.10 to $3.50$1.47 to $2.50

IPRoyal: From $2.70 per proxy for 30 days. Not placed: the page gives a starting price without the quantity or the sharing type it applies to. Source, read 2026-09-29

Not in this table: Oxylabs, SOAX. We recorded no price on this line from their pages.

Shared ISP

ISP, shared IPs, per IP for one month

  • At 1 IP: none of the 6 vendors lists a price on the pages we read; ours is $2.10/IP.
  • At 5 IPs: none of the 6 vendors lists a price on the pages we read; ours is $1.93/IP.
  • At 10 IPs: 1 of 6 vendors lists a price; ours is $1.74/IP, above every vendor listed: Oxylabs at $1.60/IP (Monthly plan, shared with up to three users).
  • At 20 IPs: 1 of 6 vendors lists a price; ours is $1.74/IP, above every vendor listed: Webshare at $0.30/IP (Monthly plan, shared tier).
  • Smallest plan: 2 of 6 vendors list a price, from $0.30/IP (Webshare) to $1.60/IP (Oxylabs); ours is $2.10/IP for 1 IP, above every vendor listed: Webshare at $0.30/IP for 20 IPs (Monthly plan, shared tier) and Oxylabs at $1.60/IP for 10 IPs (Monthly plan, shared with up to three users).
ISP, shared IPs, per IP for one month: each vendor's listed price at each size, ProxyHive's price, and the summary
Vendor1 IP5 IPs10 IPs20 IPsSmallest plan
OxylabsNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we read
WebshareNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we readNot stated on the page we read
ProxyHive$2.10One month, sharedPrice list$1.93One month, sharedPrice list$1.74One month, sharedPrice list$1.74One month, sharedPrice list$2.10 for 1 IPOne month, sharedPrice list
Vendors listing0 of 60 of 61 of 61 of 62 of 6
MedianNone listedNone listedNeeds 3 vendorsNeeds 3 vendorsNeeds 3 vendors
RangeNone listedNone listed$1.60$0.30$0.30 to $1.60

Not in this table: Decodo, IPRoyal, Bright Data, SOAX. We recorded no price on this line from their pages.

  • OxylabsProxyHive vs Oxylabs

    How it is sold
    Plan or subscription

  • WebshareProxyHive vs Webshare

    How it is sold
    Plan or subscription
    Sharing
    $0.30/IP for 20 IPs, $6.00 a month. Their static IPs are sold shared, private or dedicated, and shared costs the least. Their dedicated plan starts at $2.10/IP for 20. Source, read 2026-09-30

Methodology

How the index is read

How figures are read

From each vendor's public pricing pages, in US dollars. For every figure we keep the page URL, the date and the text on the page that shows the number; hover a source link to see that text. A figure without all three is not published. This edition was read 2026-09-29 and 2026-09-30.

What counts

  • Residential: the price per GB of rotating residential traffic with no location chosen, at 1, 10 and 100 GB, plus the lowest rate each vendor advertises and what it needs. SOAX prices by the exit country; its figures are for US exit IPs, its highest tier.
  • ISP: the price per IP for one month at 1, 5, 10 and 20 IPs, the smallest plan on sale and the lowest advertised rate. Dedicated IPs and shared IPs are separate tables and never mixed.
  • A figure goes in a size column only when the page lists it at that size, or states one pay as you go rate with no size attached, which is then the rate at every size and is marked as a flat rate.
  • Where a page lists more than one way to buy the same size, the cell shows each, and the summary uses the vendor's lowest. Discount codes are shown when the page prints the discounted price, and marked.

What is excluded

  • Prices behind a sales contact, a login or a configurator we could not read as a page.
  • Sizes a page does not list. We do not interpolate between two sizes, divide a plan total ourselves or carry a tiered rate to another size. Those cells read "not stated on the page we read".
  • Tax, where a page adds it: the cell says plus VAT. Also trials, yearly billing discounts, and datacenter and mobile proxies.
  • A price whose size or sharing type the page does not state. It is shown under its table, not in it.

Our prices

ProxyHive figures come from the price list checkout charges, at the same sizes: residential as a one-off purchase, ISP for one month on the standard dedicated or shared plan. Traffic never expires and rates hold for 12 months after purchase.

Summaries

For each size, the median and range run over the vendors that list it, with the count shown. A missing cell is never imputed. A median needs at least 3 vendors; with an even count it is the mean of the middle two.

Re-reading

Pricing pages change without notice. The index is re-read every quarter, and this edition is due for its next re-read by 2026-12-31. If a figure has moved before then, tell us at [email protected] and we will re-read the page.

Cite this page

Use the numbers

The index is published under CC BY 4.0: quote it, chart it or build on it, and link back to this page. The same data is embedded in the page as a schema.org Dataset.

ProxyHive. "Proxy price index, Q3 2026 edition." https://proxyhive.io/research/proxy-price-index. Figures read 2026-09-29 and 2026-09-30. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Vendors in this edition: Decodo, IPRoyal, Bright Data, Oxylabs, SOAX, Webshare.