Decodo (ex Smartproxy) Alternatives
Smartproxy (now Decodo) is a major provider of all types of proxies. It’s long known as a hustler-friendly alternative to the big dogs: Bright Data and Oxylabs. Decodo’s amazing user experience, free apps, and premium performance make it a great value choice. But some may need more features or simply a different IP pool. Acknowledging this, we’ve prepared some competent Decodo alternatives for you to try out.
1. Oxylabs
Oxylabs is like a premium version of Decodo. It controls a larger IP pool, has a dedicated account manager, thorough documentation, and even ready-to-use datasets. Oxylabs offers very flexible targeting and IP rotation options.
- 175M residential IP pool
- Robust and fast infrastructure
- Dedicated account manager
- All locales
- More expensive
2. Bright Data
Bright Data is another strong option with more features and powerful proxy management tools. The provider offers reliability, speed, and excellent customization with their proxy manager.
- 150M residential IPs
- Reliable infrastructure
- Powerful proxy manager
- More features
- More expensive
- Technically complex
Add up to $500 to your account and get double the amount.
3. SOAX
SOAX is another alternative for SMBs eyeing a reliable service. It has a large pool of residential & mobile IPs with very flexible filtering options out of the box. While slower, SOAX’s infrastructure is stable and has decent pricing.
- 155M residential proxies
- Flexible targeting and rotation
- High success rate
- No dedicated plans
- Fewer IPs in our tests
4. IPRoyal
IPRoyal sells affordable proxies with decent infrastructure. The rates don’t break the bank, and, in addition, IPRoyal has good targeting and customizable proxy rotation.
- Cheap
- Flexible rotation options
- 24/7 customer support
- Low IP quality
- Throttles under load
5. DataImpulse
Dataimpulse is a relatively new provider, offering cheap datacenter, residential and mobile proxies. While the provider has a small IP pool, the infrastructure is decent and the rates are very low ($1/GB), which makes Dataimpulse an attractive choice for small use cases.
- Cheap
- Flexible rotation options
- 24/7 customer support
- No dedicated or static IPs
- $50 minimum spend