The simpler, cheaper Decodo alternative
Decodo is Smartproxy under a new name since April 2025, and residential is $2.20/GB. Here the same 750GB is included in a $99.95 plan, alongside datacenter, mobile and IPv6 on the same gateway.
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Why people look for a Decodo alternative
Usually it is the bill. Decodo is Smartproxy under a new name since April 2025, and residential is $2.20/GB. Once volume grows, a per gigabyte rate compounds in a way a flat plan does not, and the rebrand left a lot of people searching for one name and landing on another.
The rebrand is the other reason. People search for Smartproxy, land on a different name, and start wondering what else changed. Nothing did operationally, but it sends a lot of buyers looking around.
Where Decodo is the better choice
Decodo bundles a scraping API, an AI parser and an MCP server alongside the proxies. If you want that tooling rather than building your own, it is a real reason to stay.
We would rather say that here than have you discover it after paying.
How the two models differ
Decodo bills per gigabyte with pay as you go and subscription tiers, so your spend tracks traffic rather than concurrency. Moving here changes the shape of the bill: you buy thread count and the bandwidth comes with it.
If you were using Decodo's scraping API or AI parser, note there is no direct equivalent here. We sell the proxy layer; the parsing stack stays yours. Teams already running their own extraction usually find that a saving rather than a loss.
Switching over
Standard HTTPS and SOCKS5 on one gateway host, so migration is a configuration change rather than a rewrite. Replace the host, port and credentials in your tool and your existing code keeps working.
Plans start at $24.95/mo with no minimum and no sales call. The comparison pages show the per gigabyte maths against each provider, and the setup guide covers the common tools.
Price, on the same workload
Same workload, one month, at each provider's advertised rate.
| Provider | Advertised rate | Cost of 750GB | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy Rotator | $0.133/GB | $99.95 | 25 thread plan, bandwidth included |
| Decodo | $2.20/GB | $1,650.00 | Residential. Was Smartproxy until April 2025 |
Competitor rates verified 2 August 2026 from their public pricing pages. Our figure is generated from the live plan table, so it always matches what you are actually charged.
Where to go next
If you are still comparing, these cover the same decision from other directions.
- Proxy Rotator vs Decodo, the same comparison with the full feature table and workload costs
- All provider alternatives, the rest of the field, each with the same price maths
- SOAX alternative, another provider people move from, for a different reason
- Pricing and plans, the per gigabyte figure for every tier
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Every proxy type in one plan from $24.95/mo, with bandwidth included rather than metered per gigabyte.