The simpler, cheaper Shifter alternative
Shifter sells rotating proxies by port count with unlimited bandwidth on many plans. We take a different route: bandwidth included with the plan rather than metered per gigabyte, and every proxy type in one subscription from $24.95/mo.
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Why people look for a Shifter alternative
Usually it is the bill. Shifter sells rotating proxies by port count with unlimited bandwidth on many plans. Once volume grows, a per gigabyte rate compounds in a way a flat plan does not, and unlimited bandwidth priced by port is a different trade to metered gigabytes.
Port pricing is the other reason. Unlimited bandwidth is genuinely valuable, and it is priced into a per port rate that gets steep once you need real concurrency.
Where Shifter is the better choice
Shifter's unlimited bandwidth on port based plans removes overage risk entirely, and it has been running a long time, which counts for something in this market.
We would rather say that here than have you discover it after paying.
How the two models differ
Shifter sells by port count with unlimited bandwidth on many plans, so overage risk is zero and the constraint is how many simultaneous ports you hold. We sell threads with bundled bandwidth, which behaves similarly in practice.
Map your Shifter port count onto our thread count when comparing, not the price alone. The two units measure roughly the same thing, so that comparison is like for like in a way a per gigabyte provider never is.
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 |
| IPRoyal | $1.75/GB | $1,312.50 | Residential, advertised "from" |
| Decodo | $2.20/GB | $1,650.00 | Residential. Was Smartproxy until April 2025 |
| Oxylabs | $8.00/GB | $6,000.00 | Residential, 10GB entry tier at $80 |
| Bright Data | $10.50/GB | $7,875.00 | Residential, list rate |
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.
- All provider alternatives, the rest of the field, each with the same price maths
- DataImpulse alternative, another provider people move from, for a different reason
- Pricing and plans, the per gigabyte figure for every tier
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Switch from Shifter today
Every proxy type in one plan from $24.95/mo, with bandwidth included rather than metered per gigabyte.