Proxy Rotator vs Webshare
Webshare and Proxy Rotator solve the same problem from different ends. Here is the pricing, the targeting and the setup time side by side, including where they are the better pick.
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Where Webshare is the better choice
Webshare's free tier is a genuine advantage. Ten datacenter proxies at no cost is the easiest way to test a scraper before spending anything, and their self serve dashboard is clean. If datacenter is all you will ever need, their entry pricing is hard to beat.
Where we are the better choice
Webshare is the cheapest way to get started with datacenter proxies, including a free tier. The gap opens when you need residential, mobile or IPv6, which are separate products at separate prices.
If the deciding factor is cost per gigabyte at steady volume, the arithmetic favours us heavily. You get residential, datacenter, mobile and IPv6 on one gateway, country targeting, a rotating proxy API, and no conversation with a salesperson before your first request.
Migrating from Webshare specifically
Webshare issues a list of individual proxy endpoints, so most integrations hold an array of addresses and rotate through it locally. Here rotation happens at the gateway, so that list collapses to one host and your rotation code becomes unnecessary.
That usually deletes more code than it adds. The proxy list refresh logic, the health checking and the local round robin all stop being your problem.
Both services speak standard HTTPS and SOCKS5, so the transport layer needs no changes. Authenticate by whitelisting your server IP or with a user and password. 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.
Feature by feature
| Proxy Rotator | Webshare | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | None | Yes, 10 datacenter proxies |
| All proxy types in one plan | Yes | No, separate products |
| Residential bandwidth | Included from $0.09/GB | Priced separately per GB |
| Pool | 100M+ IPs | 30M+ IPs |
| Proxy types | Residential, datacenter, mobile, IPv6 | Datacenter, residential, static residential |
| IPv6 | Yes | No |
| Country targeting | Yes | Yes |
| Protocols | HTTPS and SOCKS5 | HTTPS and SOCKS5 |
Webshare figures taken from their public pricing and product pages.
Where to go next
Two other ways to look at the same decision.
- Webshare alternative, the switching guide rather than the head to head
- All head to head comparisons, every provider priced on the same workload
- Pricing and plans, the per gigabyte figure for every tier
Proxy Rotator vs Webshare FAQ
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Same proxies, a fraction of the bill
Residential, datacenter, mobile and IPv6 in one plan from $24.95/mo. Standard HTTPS and SOCKS5, so switching is a config change.