3 tools that do the same job as SOAX, compared on checked pricing and features. SOAX's cheapest paid plan is $200 a month for one person, and three of the alternatives cost less. None of the three have a free plan.
Prices checked against each vendor's own pricing page; SOAX's on October 5, 2026.
Cheapest paid plan that covers the team, per month before tax, at the yearly rate where one is published. Each tool's prices were checked against its own pricing page, most recently on October 5, 2026.
1. Decodo
Best for small teams buying residential proxy traffic by the GB on a self-service account
Decodo, formerly Smartproxy, sells residential, ISP, mobile and datacenter proxies plus scraping tools to small and mid-sized data teams. Residential traffic costs $4 per GB pay as you go, or $2.75 to $3.75 per GB on monthly bundles.
One person
$3.33/mo
ISP proxies · SOAX: $200/mo
Team of 10
$3.33/mo
ISP proxies · SOAX: $3,000/mo
Free plan
No
Choose Decodo if…
You want it cheaper for one person: $3.33/mo on ISP proxies, against $200/mo for SOAX.
You want it cheaper for a team of 10: $3.33/mo on ISP proxies, against $3,000/mo for SOAX.
You need what SOAX lacks: datacentre proxies, static ISP proxies and managed scraping API.
Stay with SOAX if…
You need a free plan: SOAX has one; Decodo doesn't.
IPRoyal sells residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile proxies to buyers with small or irregular workloads. Residential traffic costs $7.35 per GB for a 1 GB pack, less in bulk, and never expires; datacenter and ISP proxies are leased per IP.
One person
$1.57/mo
Datacenter · SOAX: $200/mo
Team of 10
$1.57/mo
Datacenter · SOAX: $3,000/mo
Free plan
No
Choose IPRoyal if…
You want it cheaper for one person: $1.57/mo on Datacenter, against $200/mo for SOAX.
You want it cheaper for a team of 10: $1.57/mo on Datacenter, against $3,000/mo for SOAX.
You need what SOAX lacks: datacentre proxies and static ISP proxies.
Stay with SOAX if…
You need a free plan: SOAX has one; IPRoyal doesn't.
Oxylabs sells residential, mobile, ISP and datacenter proxies plus scraping APIs to companies with steady monthly data collection. Plans are billed monthly with a fixed allowance, and residential starts at $30 a month for 5 GB.
One person
$1.60/mo
ISP Starter · SOAX: $200/mo
Team of 10
$1.60/mo
ISP Starter · SOAX: $3,000/mo
Free plan
No
Choose Oxylabs if…
You want it cheaper for one person: $1.60/mo on ISP Starter, against $200/mo for SOAX.
You want it cheaper for a team of 10: $1.60/mo on ISP Starter, against $3,000/mo for SOAX.
You need what SOAX lacks: datacentre proxies, static ISP proxies and managed scraping API.
Stay with SOAX if…
You need a free plan: SOAX has one; Oxylabs doesn't.
You rely on what Oxylabs lacks: pay-as-you-go option.
