Oxylabs alternatives ranked by the traffic you need
Oxylabs has a relatively low residential entry price, so the cheapest alternative changes as its bundle ladder advances. Geonode and Webshare cost less at every shared sampled volume. Decodo loses at 5 GB but wins at the other sampled points. Bright Data becomes cheaper only from 50 GB, and Shifter stays cheaper through 500 GB before losing at 1,000 GB. These are computed checkout comparisons, not claims about network quality. Dataset calculation dated 2026-07-26; vendor evidence retrieved 2026-07-25
Ranked residential checkout table
Bold marks the cheapest published checkout at each sampled volume. Dataset calculation dated 2026-07-26
| Requested traffic | Oxylabs checkout | Geonode checkout | Webshare checkout | Decodo checkout | Bright Data checkout | Shifter checkout | Cheapest published checkout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $30 | $7.92 | $3.50 | $4 | $499 | $25 | Webshare |
| 2 GB | $30 | $7.92 | $27.50 | $11.25 | $499 | $25 | Geonode |
| 5 GB | $30 | $7.92 | $27.50 | $35 | $499 | $25 | Geonode |
| 10 GB | $100 | $7.92 | $27.50 | $35 | $499 | $50 | Geonode |
| 20 GB | $100 | $18.45 | $65 | $81.25 | $499 | $80 | Geonode |
| 50 GB | $500 | $34.65 | $122.50 | $150 | $499 | $175 | Geonode |
| 100 GB | $500 | $64.80 | $225 | $275 | $499 | $300 | Geonode |
| 250 GB | $2,500 | $148.50 | $500 | $625 | $996 | $800 | Geonode |
| 500 GB | $2,500 | $274.50 | $875 | $1,125 | $1,995 | $1,280 | Geonode |
| 1,000 GB | $2,500 | $500 | $1,500 | $2,000 | not published | $2,800 | Geonode |
Scope and calculation
This comparison is limited to residential proxy traffic. The engine samples 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, and 1,000 GB, then chooses each provider’s cheapest published plan that covers the requested amount. The whole bundle is charged even if some included traffic is unused. A crossing is therefore a change in the cheaper checkout between two sampled volumes, not an estimate of an exact break-even point. Dataset method and pair analysis dated 2026-07-26
Oxylabs’ own cheapest plan
At 5 GB, Oxylabs’ Starter plan costs $30. At 100 GB, the cheapest covering choice is the Advanced plan at $500 because it includes 125 GB. The same $500 checkout covers 50 GB. The residential ladder is monthly, publishes unlimited concurrent sessions, and includes continent, country, state, city, and ZIP targeting. The dataset does not record bandwidth expiry or rollover on the provider’s page terms for these plans. Oxylabs residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
1. Geonode: cheaper across the whole sampled ladder
Geonode’s 10 GB plan costs $7.92 against Oxylabs’ $100 covering checkout at 10 GB. At 100 GB the comparison is $64.80 against $500, and at 1,000 GB it is $500 against $2,500. Geonode is cheaper at every shared sampled volume from 1 GB through 1,000 GB. Geonode residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z Oxylabs residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
The lower price comes with narrower published controls. Geonode records country, city, and ASN targeting, but not Oxylabs’ continent, state, or ZIP fields. It does not publish a concurrency maximum or sticky-session duration in the plan evidence. Geonode does publish that purchased bandwidth never expires, which is clearer than the absent Oxylabs expiry field, but it does not remove the need to verify the missing session controls. Geonode residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z
2. Webshare: cheaper, but only rotating is published
Webshare costs $3.50 at 1 GB, $225 at 100 GB, and $1,500 at 1,000 GB. Oxylabs costs $30, $500, and $2,500 at the same requested volumes. There is no price reversal anywhere in the shared sampled ladder. Webshare residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z Oxylabs residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
Webshare publishes rotating residential access and country or city filtering. Sticky sessions, continent, state, ZIP, traffic expiry, rollover on the provider’s page, and a concurrency maximum are not published for this row. Oxylabs publishes rotating and sticky modes, broader targeting, and unlimited concurrent sessions, so those capabilities need confirmation before a price-led switch. Webshare residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z Oxylabs residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
3. Decodo: one low-volume exception
Decodo costs $4 at 1 GB and $11.25 for its 3 GB bundle at a 2 GB request, both below Oxylabs’ $30 minimum. At 5 GB, Oxylabs remains $30 while Decodo’s cheapest covering bundle costs $35, so Oxylabs wins. At 10 GB, Decodo is again $35 while Oxylabs moves to $100. Decodo stays cheaper from 10 GB through 1,000 GB. The ladder therefore flips between 2 and 5 GB, then flips back between 5 and 10 GB. Decodo residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z Oxylabs residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
Decodo publishes sticky sessions up to 30 minutes and targeting by country, state, city, ZIP, and ASN. It does not publish a residential concurrency ceiling, bandwidth expiry, or rollover in the dataset. Moving from Oxylabs therefore gives up a published unlimited-concurrency statement and continent targeting, even though Decodo adds ASN as a recorded targeting field. Decodo residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
4. Bright Data: only a medium-to-high-volume price alternative
Bright Data is not cheaper at low volume. At 20 GB, its $499 minimum is above Oxylabs’ $100 checkout. At 50 GB, Bright Data remains $499 while Oxylabs moves to $500, so the ranking flips between 20 and 50 GB. Bright Data also costs less at 100, 250, and 500 GB. Its 1,000 GB residential price is quote-only, so the public comparison stops there. Bright Data residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z Oxylabs residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
Bright Data publishes country, state, city, ZIP, and ASN targeting, but the dataset does not record a concurrency maximum or sticky-session duration. Its allowance expires after 30 days and does not roll over. Oxylabs publishes unlimited concurrent sessions, so a buyer using high parallelism should not treat the one-dollar crossing at 50 GB as enough evidence to switch. Bright Data residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
5. Shifter: cheaper until the 1,000 GB tier
Shifter costs $80 at 20 GB against Oxylabs’ $100. At 500 GB, Shifter’s covering bundle is $1,280 against $2,500. At 1,000 GB, Shifter requires its $2,800 tier while Oxylabs’ 1,000 GB plan costs $2,500. The ranking flips once, between 500 and 1,000 GB. Shifter residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:34:20Z Oxylabs residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
Shifter publishes unlimited concurrent connections, no thread caps, and country, city, and ASN targeting. State and ZIP targeting are not in its recorded fields. Its unused bandwidth resets each billing cycle and does not roll over, while the Oxylabs expiry and rollover fields are unpublished. Confirm the targeting and expiration behavior against the workload rather than assuming that both monthly plans are interchangeable. Shifter residential billing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:34:20Z Shifter residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:34:20Z
What the crossings mean
For very small purchases, Oxylabs is competitive because its first bundle is modest. For larger traffic, the next bundle threshold matters more than the sticker rate. Geonode and Webshare remain cheaper throughout the sampled range, Decodo has a 5 GB exception, Bright Data begins winning at 50 GB, and Shifter stops winning at 1,000 GB. The final choice still requires a trial or workload-specific evidence because this dataset measures price and published constraints, not delivery quality. Dataset calculation dated 2026-07-26; vendor evidence retrieved 2026-07-25