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PROXY PROVIDER COMPARISON

Proxy-Cheapvs SOAX

Proxy-Cheap and SOAX both offer residential and mobile exits, but they structure purchases differently. Proxy-Cheap lists rotating residential GB plus term-based fixed IPs. SOAX assigns monthly credits and charges residential or mobile traffic by country tier, with targeting controls that vary by plan.

AT A GLANCE · ENTRY OFFER
  • Proxy-CheapPROXY NETWORK $2.99per GB
  • SOAXPROXY NETWORK $200per month
  • 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 Proxy-Cheap if

  • Small pay-as-you-go residential tests
  • Browser users who want to manage their purchased proxies in a Chrome extension
PROXY NETWORK

Choose SOAX if

  • Teams testing residential and mobile exits under one account balance
  • Location-specific collection where country pricing can be modeled before purchase
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 Proxy-Cheap SOAX ProxyLane
Example route for this job Proxy-CheapResidential proxy gateway SOAXResidential 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 payRotating residential is metered by purchased GB with pay-as-you-go and advertised monthly bundle options; static ISP, datacenter and mobile IPs are sold per IP for fixed terms. Check live product checkout for the selected term and any promotion.The current pricing page shows a Sandbox with no included credits, then prepaid monthly credits on Builder, Team, Scale and Enterprise. Residential and mobile traffic draw from plan credits at a geo-tier rate; higher plans lower the rate. Monthly credits roll over for 60 days on listed paid plans; Enterprise annual terms differ. Postpaid overage requires approval and signed terms.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 workChoose bandwidth and generate rotating-residential username/password credentials in My Proxies, then configure a browser or HTTP(S)/SOCKS5 client; a Chrome extension can manage proxy settings.Generate login:password@host:port proxy-list entries or use IP authorization; set a country, region, city or ISP target in the dashboard, then configure HTTP(S) or SOCKS5 on the browser or HTTP client. The help center documents API-based whitelist management.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 jobA small residential GB order can test a target without buying many IPs; compare checkout's pay-as-you-go option with a monthly bundle.Compare the $200 Builder commitment and country-tier burn rate against actual destination geographies; the Sandbox listing shows no included credits.Start with the 350 MB trial for $1.95 or a 1 GB package. Unused traffic never expires.
Browser workflowUse its Chrome manager or enter generated credentials in your own browser; sticky sessions are offered for a multi-page visit.Use a rotating or sticky SOAX endpoint in your browser client and account for page assets against the relevant country-tier GB rate.Sticky sessions from 1 second to 72 hours, with a named session ID for each browser profile.
Connecting an agentConfigure Proxy-Cheap credentials as the proxy of your MCP browser or scraper; do not assume its residential GB includes managed scraping calls.Put the authenticated proxy in your own MCP tool; an agent needing a managed fetch should evaluate the separately listed Web Data API meter and account access.Point your agent's fetcher or browser tool at the proxy endpoint. ProxyLane supplies the network, not a hosted browser.
A growing production workloadChoose between bandwidth-driven residential rotation and count/term-driven static IPs; verify concurrency at your plan level.Model geo-tier traffic and credit rollover, then move to Team/Scale only if their lower GB rates and targeting limits fit measured demand.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 says residential is pay-as-you-go while the rotating-residential page also advertises monthly bundles; verify the actual checkout mode.
  • Other proxy types are sold per IP on fixed terms, so a residential GB quote does not describe mobile, ISP or datacenter costs.
  • The live pricing page groups countries into three traffic tiers; a single advertised GB rate does not describe every location.
  • The current Builder minimum is a monthly credit commitment, and higher-plan targeting and overage controls should be checked before scaling.
  • Residential IPs only, with no mobile or datacenter plans.
  • A sticky session holds while the residential device stays online.
THE DECISION

Pick the pool and geography together

On recurring local-search checks, run the same URL sample and HTTP client through both residential routes in the chosen country. Proxy-Cheap's browser extension is helpful if the real task is interactive; test the browser path instead of assuming the extension changes proxy quality. SOAX lets users select country, region, city or ISP subject to plan controls. Confirm the required location exists on both sides before projecting monthly spend.

Proxy-Cheap's residential product pages mix pay-as-you-go and bundle offers, so use the live checkout for the intended quantity. SOAX's paid plans supply monthly credits and country-tier GB rates, with listed rollover conditions; its Sandbox has no included traffic. A fixed Proxy-Cheap ISP address is not the same SKU as rotating SOAX residential GB. Neither reviewed provider surface documents a native MCP endpoint, so compare them in the same self-operated agent browser if agent use matters.

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.

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 Proxy-Cheap or SOAX cheaper?

Proxy-Cheap starts at $2.99 per GB (advertised residential start rate), SOAX at $200 per month (builder plan plus traffic). 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 Proxy-Cheap and SOAX?

Compare the actual traffic commitment, session controls and cost of a usable response. Proxy-Cheap: Residential proxy gateway. SOAX: 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 Proxy-Cheap or SOAX. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.

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