PROXY NETWORK
Choose Webshare if
- A bounded free datacenter connectivity test
- Teams that need a downloadable proxy list or API-driven proxy configuration
All comparisons
PROXY PROVIDER COMPARISON
Websharevs Zyte
Webshare provides proxy lists for shared datacenter, static residential and rotating residential use. Zyte API retrieves HTTP or browser content and can extract structured data, with proxy mode for existing clients. The choice is whether the current application can own page retrieval and parsing at an acceptable cost.
AT A GLANCE · ENTRY OFFER
- WebsharePROXY NETWORK $7per GB
- ZyteMANAGED API $0.13per 1K requests
- ProxyLaneRESIDENTIAL PROXIES $1.95350 MB trial
Published entry offers, reviewed 2026-09-14
QUICK VERDICT
Pick by the job,
not the logo
MANAGED API
Choose Zyte if
- Target-aware managed scraping where request costs can be modeled per website tier
- Teams using Scrapy or Python that want managed browser rendering and extraction
THIRD ROUTE · PROXYLANE
Choose ProxyLane if
- You can run your own fetcher and parser
- You want residential traffic instead of per-credit API pricing
- You want prepaid traffic that never expires
THREE ROUTES SIDE BY SIDE
What changes
for your workload
Choose how much fetching, rendering and extraction your team wants to own. Fetch the same permitted pages and extract the same fields: one route returns an API result, while the other leaves the HTTP client and parser with your team.
| Decision | Webshare | Zyte | ProxyLane |
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| Example route for this job | WebshareResidential proxy gateway | ZyteZyte API | ProxyLaneResidential proxy gateway for your own fetcher or browser; no managed scraping API |
| Charging basis | Traffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port plan | Product-specific requests, results or credits | Prepaid GB that never expires |
| How you pay | 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. | Zyte API offers pay-as-you-go without a monthly commitment and discounts at monthly commitments. Successful requests are charged according to the website tier and HTTP versus browser mode; extraction, forced residential, extended geo and some advanced actions can add usage costs. The CDP session meter is the greater of page navigations or rounded-up 15-second units at the domain's browser tier. | 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 | 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. | POST to https://api.zyte.com/v1/extract with the API key as Basic-auth username and request HTTP body, browser HTML or extraction; proxy mode uses api.zyte.com:8011. Eligible verified accounts can connect Playwright/Puppeteer to browser.zyte.com via CDP. | 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 | Try the free datacenter tier for basic connection testing; a residential evaluation needs a paid monthly GB plan. | Enter the actual domain in Zyte's calculator and price its HTTP/browser tier plus options; the $0.13 Simple rate is not universal. | Start with the 350 MB trial for $1.95 or a 1 GB package. Unused traffic never expires. |
| Browser workflow | Use a listed proxy or residential backbone endpoint in your own browser; the free shared IPs may be blocked by some sites. | Use a browser-rendered API response for one page; use CDP only if interactive control is needed and verification/spending-limit requirements are met. | Sticky sessions from 1 second to 72 hours, with a named session ID for each browser profile. |
| Connecting an agent | 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. | Wrap Zyte API in a custom MCP tool as Zyte documents, or evaluate the explicitly community-built Zyte Labs server; do not label it a hosted official API MCP service. | Point your agent's fetcher or browser tool at the proxy endpoint. ProxyLane supplies the network, not a hosted browser. |
| A growing production workload | Choose count-based datacenter/ISP or GB-based residential capacity and verify bandwidth, thread and fair-use limits at the intended plan size. | Track per-site request tiers and RPM limits, then choose a commitment only if actual billed usage justifies the discount. | 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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On a scheduled inventory crawl, run the same parser through Webshare rotating residential and record accepted items, bandwidth and failure handling. Request those URLs through Zyte API as HTTP pages, enabling browser HTML or extraction only when required. If the workload needs one stable IP, Webshare static residential may be a better like-for-like network candidate than rotating traffic; Zyte CDP is a distinct, gated browser product.
Webshare rotating residential is a monthly GB purchase, while static and datacenter plans charge by proxy count and term. Its free shared datacenter tier has a cap and should not stand in for residential testing. Zyte charges successful responses by target tier and mode, with optional features changing the bill. Webshare's API or CLI can supply a proxy URL to your own MCP tool. Zyte documents self-built or community MCP routes rather than a generally hosted first-party API server.
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 $1.95IP reputation snapshot
98.7%
of 1,000 sampled IPs rated low risk by Scamalytics
- Sample
- 1,000 unique IPs
- Setup
- Top 10 countries · 100 IPs each
- IPs collected
- 14 October 2026
- Checked
- 14 October 2026
Low risk: scores 0–19 on Scamalytics’ 0–100 scale. Aggregate sample result; individual countries vary.
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.
Webshare
$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).
Zyte
$0.13per 1K requests
$5 free Zyte API credit for a 30-day trial; pay-as-you-go has no monthly commitment. Simple-tier HTTP response body starts at $0.13 per 1,000 successful requests; browser-rendered Simple tier starts $1.01 per 1,000. Target tier and options set the real cost.
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 $1.95BEFORE SWITCHING
Test both routes
on one job
Same targets, same fields. Compare the cost of each usable record. Worksheet
Run one sample
Same targets on both routes
Count usable records
Not just 200 responses
Read the fine print
Minimums, expiry, add-ons
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
Explore
For your first requests
$6.50
per GB · Traffic never expires
1 GB$6.50 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
Build
Room to growFor projects taking shape
$5.48
per GB · Traffic never expires
25 GB$137 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
Run
For everyday workflows
$4.50
per GB · Traffic never expires
50 GB$225 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
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
Grow
Room to growFor bigger operations
$2.75
per GB · Traffic never expires
500 GB$1,375 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
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
Enterprise
For your business, at your scale
Custom
Let's build your setup together
From 5 TBFrom $2 / GB
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Dedicated Account Manager
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Teams management
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Traffic limits per team
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API / MCP to scale your business and team with AI agents
25+ crypto
Questions before
you choose
Is Webshare or Zyte cheaper?
Webshare starts at $7 per GB (1 GB monthly plan at list rate), Zyte at $0.13 per 1K requests (simple-tier HTTP responses). 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 Webshare and Zyte?
Choose how much fetching, rendering and extraction your team wants to own. Webshare: Residential proxy gateway. Zyte: Zyte API.
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 Webshare or Zyte. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.
