Choose SOAX if
- Teams testing residential and mobile exits under one account balance
- Location-specific collection where country pricing can be modeled before purchase
SOAX and Webshare both provide proxy routes, but their catalogs and meters do not line up at the headline-plan level. SOAX uses monthly credits and country-tier residential or mobile GB rates. Webshare sells monthly rotating residential GB, static proxy counts and a capped free shared-datacenter tier.
Published entry offers, reviewed 2026-09-14
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 | SOAX | Webshare | ProxyLane |
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| Example route for this job | SOAXResidential proxy gateway | WebshareResidential proxy gateway | ProxyLaneResidential proxy gateway for the HTTP client or browser you already run |
| Charging basis | Traffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port plan | Traffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port plan | Prepaid GB that never expires |
| How you pay | 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. | Ten shared datacenter proxies are free with a limited monthly bandwidth allowance. Paid datacenter and static residential plans charge by proxy count on monthly or yearly terms; rotating residential charges for a chosen monthly GB allowance. Check plan limits and fair-use 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 work | 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. | Download a proxy list from the dashboard or API; the API supports username or source-IP authorization, and residential lists use the backbone endpoint mode. | 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 job | Compare the $200 Builder commitment and country-tier burn rate against actual destination geographies; the Sandbox listing shows no included credits. | Try the free datacenter tier for basic connection testing; a residential evaluation needs a paid monthly GB plan. | Start with the 350 MB trial for $1.95 or a 1 GB package. Unused traffic never expires. |
| Browser workflow | Use a rotating or sticky SOAX endpoint in your browser client and account for page assets against the relevant country-tier GB rate. | Use a listed proxy or residential backbone endpoint in your own browser; the free shared IPs may be blocked by some sites. | Sticky sessions from 1 second to 72 hours, with a named session ID for each browser profile. |
| Connecting an agent | 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. | Use the official API or webshare-cli to obtain proxy endpoints for an MCP browser/fetch tool you operate; its free datacenter tier is distinct from paid residential traffic. | Point your agent's fetcher or browser tool at the proxy endpoint. ProxyLane supplies the network, not a hosted browser. |
| A growing production workload | Model geo-tier traffic and credit rollover, then move to Team/Scale only if their lower GB rates and targeting limits fit measured demand. | Choose count-based datacenter/ISP or GB-based residential capacity and verify bandwidth, thread and fair-use limits at the intended plan size. | Target by country, region, city, ZIP, ISP or ASN across 195 countries. Larger packages lower the rate to $2.50/GB. |
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During a regional browser audit, choose residential routes from both providers and use the same browser, page sequence and location requirement. SOAX offers country, region, city or ISP targeting subject to plan controls. Webshare rotating residential has its own endpoint mode; verify the selected country and whether the browser needs a sticky or fixed IP. If fixed identity is mandatory, Webshare's static residential and a corresponding SOAX option need separate eligibility and pricing checks.
SOAX's paid monthly credits draw down by geography tier and have listed rollover terms. Webshare rotating residential uses a chosen monthly GB allowance; its free shared datacenter plan has a separate bandwidth cap and is not free residential traffic. Neither provider's reviewed materials establish a first-party MCP endpoint, so both can be tested as proxy exits in a buyer-run agent browser. Compare the monthly bill for the actual countries and unused allowances.
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Advertised starting offers use different products and billing units. Price the matched route before choosing a plan.
$200per month
Sandbox is listed free with no included credits. First listed paid Builder: $200/month plus VAT, 200 credits; residential/mobile traffic is $5/GB Tier 1, $3.75/GB Tier 2 or $2/GB Tier 3 on that plan. Older indexed $90 Starter pricing conflicts with the live page.
$7per GB
Free: 10 shared datacenter proxies with 1 GB/month. Rotating residential starts at a 1 GB monthly plan advertised at $3.50/month under a 50% discount ($7 list rate).
$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.
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SOAX starts at $200 per month (builder plan plus traffic), Webshare at $7 per GB (1 GB monthly plan at list rate). Billing units differ, so compare the cost of a usable record on the same workload, not the headline rate.
Compare the actual traffic commitment, session controls and cost of a usable response. SOAX: Residential proxy gateway. Webshare: Residential proxy gateway.
Yes. The 350 MB trial costs $1.95 and runs on the same residential network as paid packages. Unused traffic never expires.
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.
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.
Run the targets you would send to SOAX or Webshare. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.