Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)
IPProxy vs Decodo
Decodo, formerly Smartproxy, sells residential bandwidth mainly as monthly plans with VAT, plus a $4/GB pay-as-you-go option that can be bought only 1 GB at a time and cannot run next to a monthly plan. IPProxy sells a one-time residential pack that is advertised not to expire, and dedicated static IPs starting at one IP.
When IPProxy may fit
- You want prepaid residential traffic that is advertised as non-expiring, rather than a monthly plan that is billed with VAT.
- You want a single dedicated ISP or datacenter IP. Decodo’s dedicated ISP table starts at 3 IPs per month.
- You do not want a free trial that converts automatically to a paid plan if it is not cancelled in time.
When Decodo may fit
- You prefer a monthly residential subscription and accept VAT billed on top of the listed totals.
- You want ZIP or ASN targeting, which Decodo lists for residential plans (IPProxy’s public Help documents country, state, and city username parameters).
- You want mobile proxies or a 3-day, 100 MB new-user trial (which becomes the selected plan when the trial ends unless you cancel). The 14-day refund does not apply to that trial.
Product range
Product range
Public catalog only. Empty or cautious cells mean the product was not listed or not verified, not that a vendor is worse.
| Category | IPProxy | Decodo |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | Rotating residential, prepaid per GB | Residential bandwidth, monthly plans plus VAT, or pay-as-you-go at $4/GB (1 GB per purchase) |
| ISP / static residential | Dedicated Standard, Native (priced by country), and Premium Carrier ISP; billed per IP and period (7/30/90/180/360 days) | Dedicated ISP IPs billed per IP / month plus VAT (minimum 3 IPs on the published dedicated table); separate shared pay-per-GB and pay-per-IP options |
| Datacenter | Dedicated datacenter IPs, billed per IP and the same periods | Pay-per-GB, pay-per-IP (published minimum 100 IPs + 10 GB), and dedicated IPs from a listed starting price |
| Mobile / 4G | Not in the public catalog | Mobile proxies (use /proxies/mobile — the /proxies/mobile-proxies path is a 404) |
| Unblocker / scraping API | Not in the public catalog | Not verified on a public page |
Billing and purchase minimums
- Monthly residential totals are listed with “+ VAT billed monthly.” Pay-as-you-go is $4/GB, wallet only, one GB per purchase, and cannot be combined with a monthly subscription.
- New users can start a 3-day, 100 MB trial; the selected plan starts automatically when the trial ends unless it is cancelled first. The 14-day money-back policy does not apply to trial users.
- Dedicated ISP is listed from 3 IPs × $3.33 = $9.99 + VAT per month.
- IPProxy has no monthly residential clear-down in its public Help, charges the wallet at checkout, and sells static IPs from one IP.
Prices that can be compared
Prices below are public list or checkout figures, not a promise that one provider is cheaper in every configuration. Compare the same product type, period, and quantity. Marketing “from” prices are often volume or starting-from rates. Each site’s checkout is authoritative. Pool size, success rate, and uptime figures are official marketing claims and have not been independently audited here.
Residential 10 GB and nearby options
| Offer | IPProxy | Decodo |
|---|---|---|
10 GB | $4.70/GB, $47.00 totalLive quote One-time purchase, advertised as non-expiring. | $3.50/GB, $35 + VAT / month |
Small pack | $4.90/GB, $9.80 totalLive quote | Smallest monthly plan: 3 GB at $3.75/GB, $11.25 + VAT / month |
Pay-as-you-go | No separate 1 GB pay-as-you-go SKU in the featured packs (2 GB is the usual starter pack). | $4/GB, 1 GB per purchase, cannot run with a monthly plan |
Decodo figures re-read 2026-11-11. VAT is extra on monthly plans. IPProxy figures are live quotes.
Dedicated ISP minimums
| Offer | IPProxy | Decodo |
|---|---|---|
Dedicated ISP / month-equivalent | $5.13/IP, $5.13 totalLive quote 1 IP × 30 days, Native US. | Minimum 3 IPs × $3.33 = $9.99 + VAT / month |
Decodo dedicated ISP table last read 2026-11-10. IPProxy is a live quote for one Native US IP.
Coverage, protocols, and sessions
Official marketing claims below have not been independently audited.
- Decodo advertises 115M+ IPs, 195+ locations, 99.92% success, 99.99% uptime, and under 0.5s average response. Those are official claims, not measurements from this site.
- Residential sessions can rotate or stay sticky for up to 30 minutes, per Decodo’s setup FAQ.
- Protocols listed on the residential pricing page: HTTP(S) and SOCKS5. Targeting includes continent, country, state, city, ZIP, and ASN.
- Dedicated datacenter locations on the pricing material we reviewed were a shorter list (including US, UK, DE, and JP) than Decodo’s broader residential claim.
Decodo marketing discusses scraping public data, account management, and price tracking. IPProxy use-case pages cover scraping, SEO, ad verification, social media, price monitoring, and market research.
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Sources
Competitor figures show the date they were read from the official URL. IPProxy amounts are live checkout quotes. Each site’s checkout is authoritative.
- https://decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies/pricing — checked 2026-11-11
- https://decodo.com/proxies/isp-proxies/pricing — checked 2026-11-10
- https://decodo.com/proxies/datacenter-proxies/pricing — checked 2026-11-10
- https://decodo.com/proxies/mobile — checked 2026-11-10
- https://decodo.com/ — checked 2026-11-11
- https://ipproxy.co/residential-proxies — checked 2026-11-11
- https://ipproxy.co/isp-proxies — checked 2026-11-11
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