Compare Decodo with residential routes for your own scraper. Separate managed tools from the traffic balance you need between runs.
Residential access alongside managed scraping and browser products.
Residential traffic with session controls and separate ISP or mobile options.
Non-expiring residential traffic for your own HTTP client or browser.
Set your traffic and acceptance rate.
See the cost of the records you can use.
Use the same inputs for each provider
Include retry traffic in GB and any fixed fees for this run.
per 1,000 accepted records
Based on your inputs. An estimate, not a provider quote or a measured success rate.
Hold the workload constant and compare the decision field that can change your bill or your team's work.
| Decision field | Decodo | IPRoyal | ProxyLane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand and residential entry | DecodoDecodo is the current brand of Smartproxy; residential pay as you go is $4/GB and uses Wallet funds | IPRoyalIPRoyal shows $7.35/GB for residential pay as you go and $7/GB on subscription, with bulk tiers available | ProxyLaneResidential proxies from $2/GB; see pricing for package details. Residential traffic does not expire |
| Product path | DecodoChoose residential, ISP, mobile, or datacenter proxies, or price Site Unblocker and Web Scraping API separately | IPRoyalChoose residential traffic, or inspect separate ISP, datacenter, mobile, and Web Unblocker products | ProxyLaneUse residential traffic in your own HTTP client or browser. MCP terms are separate from proxy traffic |
| Geography and endpoint setup | DecodoThe dashboard lets you choose location and session settings, then copy endpoint credentials and code examples | IPRoyalConfigure geography, rotation, and TTL in the dashboard, then use the generated HTTP(S) or SOCKS5 connection | ProxyLaneChoose country, region, city, ZIP, ISP or ASN targeting and connect through HTTP or SOCKS5 with the client you already use |
| Sessions | DecodoResidential plans support rotating and sticky session choices; validate the required cookie lifetime on the target | IPRoyalA sticky TTL can be set up to seven days, but the same peer may leave the residential pool sooner | ProxyLaneChoose rotating or sticky sessions and preserve the current cookie and session policy during the comparison |
| Trial and payment behavior | DecodoEligible new users get a 3-day, 100 MB trial; the selected plan activates automatically unless cancelled before it ends. Trial users cannot use the 14-day money-back option | IPRoyalIPRoyal's guide says residential access has no free trial; a 1 GB pay-as-you-go purchase is the smallest route | ProxyLaneCreate a free account without payment at signup; select a traffic package after the workflow and access terms are clear |
| Managed and agent tools | DecodoSite Unblocker and Web Scraping API use their own meters; the official Decodo MCP route uses a Web Scraping API token | IPRoyalIPRoyal documents routing its proxy through a tool you operate; its residential account API manages the account separately | ProxyLaneDescribe the MCP client, target, and expected usage at registration; MCP service terms are scoped separately |
Stay with Decodo if its dashboard generated endpoint, ready code examples, country and session controls, and existing parser integration make the job easy to operate. Its current residential pay as you go route is $4/GB, which is a real reason to keep it when the product terms suit your schedule.
Keep Decodo when Site Unblocker or a Web Scraping API handles a difficult request more directly than a raw gateway. Those paths have different meters and output contracts, so their convenience can be worth preserving even when you are also comparing residential traffic.
Use this page for both brand queries: Decodo is the current name and Smartproxy is the former name. Keep the existing parser and compare a raw residential endpoint before considering a different API product.
Test ProxyLane when your residential jobs are irregular and traffic that does not expire matters more than the lowest displayed per-GB rate. Measure a full visit, including assets and retries, before assigning value to stored traffic.
ProxyLane's 1 GB package is $6.50, so it does not beat Decodo's current $4/GB pay as you go on entry price. Its case must come from the complete terms, target fit, and the output your existing client produces.
Decodo's rebrand page states that Smartproxy is now Decodo. The decision starts with your endpoint and billing model. Its pricing FAQ lists $4/GB through Wallet without a monthly subscription; pay as you go and a monthly subscription cannot run simultaneously. The eligible-new-user trial includes 100 MB for 3 days, then automatically activates the selected plan unless cancelled beforehand. Using the trial excludes the 14-day money-back option.
Decodo also sells Site Unblocker and Web Scraping API products. Those can suit hard targets, but they are separate purchases from a residential gateway. Keep the raw proxy test visible to your existing parser.
IPRoyal is a useful raw residential peer. Its pages show $7.35/GB pay as you go, non-expiring traffic, and a sticky setting up to seven days. A peer can still leave, so TTL is a request, not an identity guarantee. ISP and mobile products need separate tests.
ProxyLane offers residential proxies from $2/GB, traffic that does not expire, country/city/ISP targeting, HTTP/SOCKS5, and rotating or sticky sessions. Your team supplies the client, browser, cookies, parser, and retries. ISP targeting is not a dedicated ISP SKU.
Pick permitted URLs and the fields that make a record usable. Keep parser, browser steps, cookies, headers, concurrency, retries, country, and session duration fixed. Replace only the endpoint across Decodo, IPRoyal, and ProxyLane raw routes. Log bytes, errors, session changes, retries, and records.
For a managed branch, record the API's own unit. Treat trials, $4/GB Wallet traffic, non-expiring balances, and free registration as terms to verify. Keep the route that passes the job at acceptable cost and effort.
Use a reversible sample and preserve the acceptance rule that made the current route useful.
Update the comparison note to Decodo (Smartproxy), then record the current endpoint, parser, target sample, required fields, and chosen proxy product
Keep cookies, session duration, location, headers, concurrency, retries, browser actions, and parser version the same across the raw proxy routes
Use the same permitted URLs and log bytes, proxy errors, session changes, retries, returned fields, completed records, and the actual billed unit
Keep Decodo, IPRoyal, or move to ProxyLane only when the selected route meets the output rule and its current terms fit the workload
Decodo's official rebrand page says Smartproxy is now Decodo. Use both names when searching, then compare the current Decodo endpoint and terms.
The current entry prices do not support that claim: Decodo shows $4/GB pay as you go, while ProxyLane's smallest package is 1 GB for $6.50. Compare the full workload, expiry, targeting, and service terms.
ProxyLane's offer here is residential traffic for your own client or browser. Decodo Site Unblocker is a separate managed product, so test it against the output your workflow needs.
Yes. Keep the parser and browser workflow unchanged, replace the endpoint, and compare completed fields, retries, session behavior, and traffic on the same permitted URLs.
Tell ProxyLane which targets, geography, session behavior and traffic volume your workflow needs.
Recheck linked product and billing terms before committing to a plan.
Reviewed 2026-09-16
