Decodo, previously Smartproxy, is the value pick in residential proxies. Most of what the enterprise providers offer, at roughly half the per-gigabyte cost.
What it does well
Price to performance. Around $3.50 to $4 per gigabyte puts it well under Oxylabs and Bright Data while success rates on common targets stay competitive. The dashboard is the clearest in the category, with endpoint generation and usage tracking that make sense on first look.
Entry plans are small enough to test properly before committing, which the enterprise providers actively discourage.
What it costs
Residential plans start around $3.50 per GB on smaller commitments, dropping with volume. Datacenter and mobile proxies are priced separately, and there are pay-as-you-go options that most competitors at this quality level do not offer.
Where it falls short
On the hardest targets, the biggest pools still win, and that gap shows on heavily protected sites. Support is responsive but not the dedicated account management enterprise buyers expect. The rebrand from Smartproxy means older documentation and tutorials still use the previous name, which makes searching for help confusing.
Who it's for
Small to mid-sized scraping operations, growth teams doing price monitoring, and anyone who found Oxylabs pricing absurd for their volume. The sensible default in this category unless you have a specific reason to pay more.
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