Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Proxy Services (2026)
The cheapest proxy services is Webshare at $2.99/mo. 1 offer a free tier (Webshare). This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Webshare at $2.99/mo (Datacenter Proxy — 100 IPs (Monthly)).
- Typical paid price: from $2.99/mo, median $52.50/mo, up to $499/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Webshare.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Proxy Service | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webshare | $2.99/mo Datacenter Proxy — 100 IPs (Monthly) | Yes | No | — | developers starting out | webshare.io |
| 2 | Decodo | $6/mo Datacenter — 10 GB | No | No | No | AI/ML data pipelines | decodo.com |
| 3 | Oxylabs | $30/mo Starter | No | No | No | compliance-sensitive enterprises | oxylabs.io |
| 4 | IPRoyal | $52.5/mo Residential — 10 GB (Subscription) | No | No | — | budget-conscious buyers | iproyal.com |
| 5 | SOAX | $90/mo Starter | No | No | No | multi-account management | soax.com |
| 6 | NetNut | $210/mo Entry | No | No | No | ISP proxy needs | netnut.io |
| 7 | Bright Data | $499/mo Growth — 141 GB | No | No | Yes | enterprise web scraping | brightdata.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest proxy services?
Webshare has the lowest published entry price at $2.99/mo (Datacenter Proxy — 100 IPs (Monthly)), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does proxy services cost per month?
Across the 7 proxy services with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $52.50/mo, ranging from $2.99/mo to $499/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 1 also offer a free tier.
Which proxy services have a free plan?
Webshare offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Residential proxy pricing was collected on 2026-06-15 from each vendor's official pricing page where the page returned usable USD figures. For Bright Data, the residential-proxies product page returned pricing (brightdata.com/proxy-types/residential-proxies); the main /pricing page only showed category links without figures. For Oxylabs, the product detail page (oxylabs.io/products/residential-proxy-pool) returned tier data; the main /pricing page showed only starting rates. For NetNut, the homepage returned a pricing table; dedicated /pricing and /pricing-residential-proxies paths returned 404. Corroboration was sourced from proxyway.com reviews (accessed same date) and aimultiple.com/proxy-pricing. All prices are monthly USD for the lowest published committed tier; for usage-metered plans the lowest flat/committed monthly amount is used as monthlyUsd with per-GB/per-IP unit rates noted in the notes field. HIPAA/BAA are not standard in the proxy industry and are null unless explicitly stated. minutesIncluded, callsIncluded, overagePerMin, overagePerCall are null on every plan (non-telephony). billingModel is 'flat' for fixed monthly commitments and 'custom' for quote-only or fully usage-metered tiers with no published floor. annualDiscountPct is noted where both monthly and annual rates are published.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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