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PROXY PROVIDER COMPARISON

ASocksvs Decodo

ASocks emphasizes API-created residential, mobile or corporate proxy ports. Decodo offers several raw proxy types plus a separate Site Unblocker endpoint. The choice changes when a scraper needs proxy provisioning versus an endpoint that handles difficult requests under its own billing model.

AT A GLANCE · ENTRY OFFER
  • ASocksPROXY NETWORK $3per GB
  • DecodoPROXY NETWORK $4per GB
  • ProxyLaneRESIDENTIAL PROXIES $1.95350 MB trial

Published entry offers, reviewed 2026-09-14

QUICK VERDICT

Pick by the job,
not the logo

PROXY NETWORK

Choose ASocks if

  • Teams that want API-generated location-specific proxy ports
  • Comparing a per-port unlimited plan with metered residential or mobile traffic
PROXY NETWORK

Choose Decodo if

  • Teams comparing raw proxy types in one dashboard
  • A proxy-like Site Unblocker when maintaining anti-block logic is a burden
THIRD ROUTE · PROXYLANE

Choose ProxyLane if

  • You run your own scraper, script or antidetect browser
  • You need sticky sessions up to 72 hours with city, ZIP, ISP or ASN targeting
  • You want prepaid traffic that never expires
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THREE ROUTES SIDE BY SIDE

What changes
for your workload

Compare the actual traffic commitment, session controls and cost of a usable response. If you already fetch and parse pages, run your existing HTTP client against the same permitted pages, country target and session policy on both residential gateways.

Decision ASocks Decodo ProxyLane
Example route for this job ASocksResidential proxy gateway DecodoResidential proxy gateway ProxyLaneResidential proxy gateway for the HTTP client or browser you already run
Charging basisTraffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port planTraffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port planPrepaid GB that never expires
How you payThe homepage advertises per-proxy monthly unlimited mobile, residential and corporate plans. Its separate comparison page lists pay-as-you-go residential/mobile GB pricing; check the live account for plan availability, geo restrictions and the actual charging unit.Residential and mobile plans meter GB and offer pay-as-you-go; datacenter and ISP options can charge by GB or IP according to product. Site Unblocker offers per-GB and per-request plans. Choose the actual SKU and term before comparing cost.350 MB trial for $1.95, then prepaid packages from $6.50/GB for 1 GB down to $2.50/GB for 1 TB. Unused traffic never expires.
Integration workUse the documented v2 API to search proxies by country/type or create a proxy port with country, city, ASN, TTL and traffic-limit fields; pass the resulting address and credentials to a proxy-capable client.Choose proxy type, geo and session settings in the dashboard and copy the authenticated endpoint into cURL, Python or Node.js. Site Unblocker uses a separate proxy-like endpoint, unblock.decodo.com:60000.HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 endpoints on three regional gateways: Europe, the Americas and Asia. Export proxy lists in 8 formats for scripts, scrapers and antidetect browsers.
A small or irregular jobCompare a monthly per-port commitment against a GB-based pay-as-you-go option only after confirming both are currently offered for your chosen proxy type.Use pay-as-you-go residential/mobile for an irregular test, or compare per-IP ISP/datacenter plans for steady identities; do not treat Site Unblocker requests as proxy GB.Start with the 350 MB trial for $1.95 or a 1 GB package. Unused traffic never expires.
Browser workflowSelect a residential or mobile port and configure it in your own browser; a sticky/port setting is not a hosted browser product.Feed a generated sticky proxy endpoint to your browser client; Site Unblocker is a request endpoint for hard targets rather than a replacement for interactive browser control.Sticky sessions from 1 second to 72 hours, with a named session ID for each browser profile.
Connecting an agentThe v2 search and create-port endpoints let agent code provision proxies; keep the API key server-side and confirm the plan's traffic meter.Use Decodo's hosted or local MCP with a Web Scraping API token for structured scraping and screenshots; price that product separately from proxy GB or Site Unblocker.Point your agent's fetcher or browser tool at the proxy endpoint. ProxyLane supplies the network, not a hosted browser.
A growing production workloadCheck per-port quantity discounts versus metered traffic in the actual dashboard, then sample the exact geography and target before allocating many ports.Separate residential GB, dedicated IP count and managed request volume, then validate target-specific results before increasing a plan.Target by country, region, city, ZIP, ISP or ASN across 195 countries. Larger packages lower the rate to $2.50/GB.
Check before moving
  • The homepage shows per-proxy monthly unlimited plans while an official comparison page also lists per-GB pay-as-you-go; confirm which plan and pool are selectable in the account.
  • The provider's cross-vendor performance table is its own marketing comparison, not independent evidence of target success.
  • Residential/mobile traffic, ISP or datacenter IPs, and managed requests use different billing units.
  • A free trial and money-back language are subject to product and account terms; verify eligibility before planning a test.
  • Residential IPs only, with no mobile or datacenter plans.
  • A sticky session holds while the residential device stays online.
THE DECISION

Provision location ports or price unblocking requests

For a crawler whose software already handles retries, use ASocks' v2 API to search by geography and create ports with suitable TTL and limits. With Decodo, generate a residential or mobile endpoint in the dashboard for that same client, then compare its GB meter with the ASocks plan actually offered for those ports. ISP or datacenter selections add possible per-IP terms, so keep them out of a residential GB comparison.

If the problematic step is getting a response from a hard target, test Decodo's separate Site Unblocker endpoint against a sample of those URLs. Record whether the chosen Site Unblocker plan charges by requests or GB and what the sample consumed. ASocks' port API helps automate proxy allocation, but it does not by itself take over target-specific request handling. A head-to-head test needs the same pages and completion criterion, not just a successful connection.

IP QUALITY

Give your browser a clean residential IP

ProxyLane offers premium residential IPs with ultra-low fraud scores, from ethically sourced, real devices.

Test your workload for $1.95
Exit IP203.0.113.24Residential ISP
Fraud scoreUltra-low

What a clean IP gets you

  • See fewer CAPTCHAsReal-device IPs trip far fewer challenge pages
  • Keep sessions aliveOne residential IP from sign-in to export
  • Pay for data, not retriesMore of every GB turns into results
PUBLISHED ENTRY OFFERS

What it costs
to start

Advertised starting offers use different products and billing units. Price the matched route before choosing a plan.

ASocks

$3per GB

Residential unlimited: $5 per proxy/month on the homepage; a separate official comparison advertises residential/mobile pay-as-you-go at $3/GB. Confirm availability and plan unit in the account.

ProxyLane

$1.95350 MB trial

350 MB trial for $1.95. Packages from $6.50/GB for 1 GB down to $2.50/GB for 1 TB, with traffic that never expires.

Try 350 MB for $1.95
BEFORE SWITCHING

Test both routes
on one job

Same targets, same fields. Compare the cost of each usable record. Worksheet

  1. Run one sample

    Same targets on both routes

  2. Count usable records

    Not just 200 responses

  3. Read the fine print

    Minimums, expiry, add-ons

  4. Move one job first

    Keep a rollback ready

RESIDENTIAL PROXY PRICING

Premium Proxies
ready to scale

From $2/GB. Buy the traffic you need, keep it until you use it.

Test our IP quality: 350 MB$1.95

Scale

For growing workloads

$3.90

per GB · Traffic never expires

100 GB$390 total
  • 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
  • Real residential devices
  • ≈0.35s average response time
  • One clean IP for up to 72h
  • 195 countries & cities
  • ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
  • Sub-users with GB limits
Choose Scale

Volume

For high-volume data

$2.50

per GB · Traffic never expires

1 TB$2,500 total
  • 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
  • Real residential devices
  • ≈0.35s average response time
  • One clean IP for up to 72h
  • 195 countries & cities
  • ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
  • Sub-users with GB limits
Choose Volume

Enterprise

For your business, at your scale

Custom

Let's build your setup together

From 5 TBFrom $2 / GB
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Teams management
  • Traffic limits per team
  • API / MCP to scale your business and team with AI agents
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Questions before
you choose

Is ASocks or Decodo cheaper?

ASocks starts at $3 per GB (pay-as-you-go residential), Decodo at $4 per GB (pay-as-you-go in 1 GB steps). Billing units differ, so compare the cost of a usable record on the same workload, not the headline rate.

What is the main difference between ASocks and Decodo?

Compare the actual traffic commitment, session controls and cost of a usable response. ASocks: Residential proxy gateway. Decodo: Residential proxy gateway.

Can I test ProxyLane before switching?

Yes. The 350 MB trial costs $1.95 and runs on the same residential network as paid packages. Unused traffic never expires.

Which targeting and sessions does ProxyLane support?

Country, region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting across 195 countries. Sessions can rotate on every request or stay sticky from 1 second to 72 hours, over HTTP(S) or SOCKS5.

Does ProxyLane offer a managed scraping API?

No. ProxyLane is a residential proxy network for the client, scraper or browser you already run. Your team keeps control of fetching, rendering and parsing.

STILL DECIDING?

Test ProxyLane for $1.95
before you choose

Run the targets you would send to ASocks or Decodo. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.

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