The simpler, cheaper SOAX alternative
SOAX is known for pool hygiene and targeting that goes down to city and carrier in many markets. 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 SOAX alternative
Usually it is the bill. SOAX is known for pool hygiene and targeting that goes down to city and carrier in many markets. Once volume grows, a per gigabyte rate compounds in a way a flat plan does not, and the precision is genuine, and so is the price that comes with it.
Precision you do not use is the other reason. Carrier level targeting carries a price premium whether or not your jobs specify anything below country level, and many do not.
Where SOAX is the better choice
SOAX filters its pool aggressively and offers city and carrier level targeting. If you have been blocked repeatedly on cheaper pools, that is worth paying for.
We would rather say that here than have you discover it after paying.
How the two models differ
SOAX prices by tier with bandwidth allowances, and its selling point is targeting precision down to city and carrier in many markets. We offer country targeting today, with city targeting in development.
That makes the switch straightforward if country is the granularity you actually use, and premature if your work genuinely depends on carrier level selection. Worth checking which of your jobs specify anything finer than country before moving.
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
Each provider's own published pricing, at the plan that covers this volume.
| Provider | Published per GB | Pool | Plan covering 750GB | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy Rotator | $0.09 to $0.17 | 100M+ | 25 threads, 750GB included | $99.95 |
| ProxyEmpire | $0.75 to $0.75 | 30M+ | From $0.75/GB | $562.50 |
| Shifter | $0.75 to $0.75 | 205M+ | From $0.75/GB | $562.50 |
| DataImpulse | $0.80 to $1.00 | 90M+ | At $1.00/GB | $750.00 |
| Rayobyte | $0.50 to $3.50 | Not published | Professional tier, $1.50/GB | $1,125.00 |
| SOAX | $0.35 to $5.00 | Not published | Scale plan | $1,500.00 |
| Bright Data | $2.50 to $4.00 | 400M+ | 798GB plan | $1,999.00 |
| Oxylabs | $2.50 to $6.00 | 175M+ | Corporate, 1TB | $2,500.00 |
| Infatica | $2.60 to $4.00 | 35M+ | 1,000GB plan | $2,600.00 |
| Decodo | $2.75 to $4.00 | 115M+ | No published plan at this volume | On request |
| IPRoyal | $5.25 to $7.35 | Not published | No published plan at this volume | On request |
| Webshare | $1.40 to $3.50 | 80M+ | No published plan at this volume | On request |
| Proxy-Cheap | $0.78 to $2.60 | Not published | No published plan at this volume | On request |
| Live Proxies | $10.60 to $17.50 | Not published | No published plan at this volume | On request |
Read from each provider's own pricing page on 2 August 2026: ProxyEmpire, Shifter, DataImpulse, Rayobyte, SOAX, Bright Data, Oxylabs, Infatica, Decodo, IPRoyal, Webshare, Proxy-Cheap, Live Proxies. Where a provider publishes no plan at this volume, or no pool figure, we say so rather than estimating one. Our figure is generated from the live plan table, so it always matches what you are charged.
ProxyEmpire: Advertised from $0.75/GB with rollover bandwidth. Shifter: Advertised from $0.75/GB with unlimited concurrent connections. DataImpulse: $1.00/GB, falling to $0.80/GB above 1TB. Minimum purchase $5 for 5GB. Rayobyte: Pay as you go $3.50/GB at 1-49GB down to $0.50/GB above 5,000GB. SOAX: Rate varies by country tier; Builder $200, Team $500, Scale $1,500, Enterprise $3,000. Bright Data: Tiers currently show a 50% promotional discount. Oxylabs: Starter $30/5GB, Basic $100/20GB, Advanced $500/125GB, Corporate $2,500/1TB. Infatica: 500GB is $1,350; 1,000GB is $2,600. Decodo: Published tiers stop at 100GB. Was Smartproxy until April 2025. IPRoyal: Listed tiers stop at 10GB; $1.75/GB requires a 10TB commitment. Webshare: $1.40/GB reached at the 3,000GB tier. Free tier of 10 datacenter proxies. Proxy-Cheap: Rotating residential $0.78/GB promotional, list $2.60/GB. Top ups capped at 50GB a month. Live Proxies: Plans $70 to $530 with private allocation of 200 to 500 IPs per customer.
Where to go next
If you are still comparing, these cover the same decision from other directions.
- Proxy Rotator vs SOAX, 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
- Rayobyte alternative, another provider people move from, for a different reason
- Pricing and plans, the per gigabyte figure for every tier
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