Compare quoted gateways and managed access with visible residential packages. Start with the route and first test your team actually needs.
Quoted gateway plans and managed access for specific target requirements.
Monthly residential packages, with separate managed collection APIs.
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 | NetNut | Oxylabs | ProxyLane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw residential route | NetNutResidential gateway with country, state and city targeting, rotating or sticky sessions, and HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5 | OxylabsResidential backconnect gateway with geo and session tokens in the username | ProxyLaneResidential route with country, region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting, rotating or sticky sessions, and HTTP or SOCKS5 |
| Published entry price | NetNutPricing is scoped to product, volume and targets; the current page shows no numeric entry rate | OxylabsResidential Starter lists 5GB at $6/GB, or $30 billed monthly; VAT may apply | ProxyLaneResidential proxies from $2/GB; see pricing for package details |
| Managed difficult-page path | NetNutUnblocker accepts a URL, handles rendering and retries, returns clean rendered HTML, and is described as success-basis billing | OxylabsWeb Unblocker and Web Scraper API are separate products with separate meters from raw residential traffic | ProxyLaneThe listed owned offer is a residential route for a client-operated fetcher; the client keeps rendering, retries and parsing |
| Session and geography | NetNutRotate per request or keep a stable IP for the session; target country, region, state or city | OxylabsUse backconnect username settings for country, city or session; validate the selected peer and required duration | ProxyLaneChoose country, region, city, ZIP, ISP or ASN and rotate IPs or keep a sticky session in the client you operate |
| Agent integration | NetNutReviewed pages document gateways and managed APIs; configure the route in an MCP tool you operate | OxylabsOfficial hosted MCP at https://mcp.oxylabs.io/mcp; Web Scraper API credentials enable scraper tools and AI Studio credentials enable additional tools | ProxyLaneSpecify the MCP client and task in the account workflow; the residential route remains a network exit for the tool you operate |
| Small-team buying question | NetNutNo numeric minimum or traffic expiry/rollover terms in the cited pricing material; request these with renewal, overage, billing unit, session duration and target | OxylabsStart from a visible 5GB monthly residential tier, then check top-ups, VAT and the separate managed products | ProxyLaneStart with a visible 1 GB package, no payment at signup, then match the package to measured traffic |
The Unblocker page describes a URL-in, rendered-HTML-out service with JavaScript rendering, automatic retries and success-basis billing. Keep it when that response removes work your team does not want to own.
NetNut documents country, region, state and city targeting plus rotating or sticky sessions. A current quote and matched target test can justify staying when those controls fit.
NetNut's pricing page asks for products, volume and targets. Keep it when a scoped commercial conversation, account support or a dedicated pool is part of buying.
NetNut's current pricing page does not show a numeric entry tier. Compare its written quote with Oxylabs' 5GB $30 Starter and ProxyLane's 1 GB $6.50 package, keeping volume and managed features separate.
If your application handles HTTP requests, retries, rendering and parsing, test ProxyLane's residential route as a direct network alternative. Do not price NetNut's Unblocker as raw proxy traffic.
Ask for country, city, session duration, protocol and traffic volume. If the quote cannot satisfy the workload, run the same acceptance test through a package whose controls fit.
NetNut has two materially different routes in the current official material. Its residential gateway gives an HTTP client or browser a network exit with geo and session controls. Its Unblocker accepts a URL and returns rendered HTML after managed rendering, identity selection and retries. Oxylabs likewise separates raw residential, Web Unblocker and Web Scraper API. Keep the route and output contract identical in the test.
ProxyLane fits the raw-client branch. Its current page lists residential traffic with country, region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting, HTTP and SOCKS5, and rotating or sticky sessions. That makes it a concrete third option for a team that owns fetching and parsing. It does not establish managed rendering or an equivalent Unblocker contract.
NetNut's pricing page scopes plans to products, volume and targets, with no rigid tiers, but discloses no numeric minimum or traffic expiry/rollover policy. Request minimum, expiry, rollover, renewal, overage, billing unit, session duration and target coverage in writing. For Unblocker, also obtain the billable-success definition and test it against your output requirements.
Oxylabs currently lists Residential Starter at 5GB for $30 billed monthly, or $6/GB, with VAT potentially applying. ProxyLane lists residential proxies from $2/GB, and says traffic never expires. Calculate cash outlay, traffic and client work for the smallest evaluable workload.
Use one permitted URL set with the same response-size limit, concurrency, retry policy, parser and fields. For raw routes, configure all three in the same client and log exit location, continuity, bytes and accepted records. Compare managed routes only when output and billing unit match.
Oxylabs documents an official hosted MCP at https://mcp.oxylabs.io/mcp, with Web Scraper API and AI Studio credentials exposing different tool groups. NetNut documents gateways and managed APIs, while ProxyLane is a client-operated residential route. Agent connectivity alone does not prove useful data or lower cost.
Use a reversible sample and preserve the acceptance rule that made the current route useful.
Define raw HTML, rendered HTML, structured fields or an interactive browser result. Record sites, locations, session duration, protocol, response size and request volume.
Ask NetNut for product, target, volume, minimum, traffic expiry/rollover, renewal, overage, billing unit and session duration. For Unblocker, add the billable-success definition. Record Oxylabs' plan and ProxyLane's matching package without mixing meters.
Use identical URLs, client code, timeouts, retries and output validation. Capture usable records, transferred bytes, missing fields, session breaks and the work left for the team after each response.
Choose the route whose written terms and completed output meet the workload. Recalculate at the expected monthly volume, include rendering and parser maintenance, and confirm the selected geography before purchase.
The current cited pricing material shows neither a numeric minimum nor traffic expiry or rollover terms. Request them in the quote alongside renewal, overage, billing unit, session duration and target coverage. ProxyLane's non-expiring traffic is relevant when idle balances matter and your team can operate the raw fetcher.
No. Oxylabs' current $30 figure is its 5GB Residential Starter plan. NetNut Unblocker is a separate URL-to-rendered-HTML service with its own managed billing. Compare raw gateways with raw gateways and managed outputs with managed outputs.
The current page lists a visible residential package ladder, from 1 GB for $6.50 to 1 TB for $2,500, with traffic that never expires, country, region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting, HTTP or SOCKS5, and rotating or sticky sessions.
The official Oxylabs MCP repository says the hosted server uses Web Scraper API credentials for scraper tools and AI Studio credentials for additional tools. Treat those credentials and meters as separate from raw residential traffic until the account confirms otherwise.
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
