PIA S5 Proxy alternatives ranked at 20 GB
This page ranks residential alternatives at a stated 20 GB requirement, and it can no longer rank the incumbent alongside them. PIA S5 Proxy’s own pricing source could not be read on 2026-07-29, so its checkout is not a current price and is excluded from the ranking below rather than quietly carried forward. The five alternatives are ranked against each other on the amount actually paid for a usable bundle, not on a detached per-GB label, an affiliate arrangement, or an unmeasured network claim. The incumbent’s last-observed figure is held further down, marked, so a reader can see exactly what we hold and why it does not count. Price-data calculation dated 2026-07-26
Ranked residential checkout table
Each provider is represented by its least expensive published residential purchase that covers 20 GB, and the whole bundle is charged even when part of the allowance is unused. Offers without a public standalone checkout are excluded. Bold marks the cheapest published checkout at the sampled volume. Dataset calculation dated 2026-07-26
| Provider | 20 GB checkout | Source state |
|---|---|---|
| Geonode | $18.45 | Published, observed 2026-07-25 |
| Squid Proxies | $40 | Published, observed 2026-07-25 |
| Evomi | $49.99 | Published, observed 2026-07-25 |
| DataImpulse | $50 | Published, observed 2026-07-25 |
| ProxyScrape | $53 | Published, observed 2026-07-25 |
- Geonode costs $18.45 for 25 GB. Five GB remain unused. Geonode residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z
- Squid Proxies costs $40 for 30 GB and three proxy slots. Ten GB remain unused. Squid Proxies residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T17:41:11.108Z
- Evomi at $49.99 for 100 GB and DataImpulse at $50 for 50 GB tie. A one-cent displayed gap is rounding noise, so neither receives an invented lead. Evomi residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z DataImpulse residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z
- ProxyScrape costs $53 for exactly 20 GB. No traffic overbuy is needed. ProxyScrape residential pricing API, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z
The incumbent’s own checkout cannot be priced today
PIA S5 Proxy: source unreachable, last observed 2026-07-25, not a current price
We tried to re-read PIA S5 Proxy's own pages on 2026-07-29. Both recorded addresses, www.piaproxy.com/pay/?paynavVal=8 and www.piaproxy.com, failed DNS resolution, so the pricing page could not be read. The figures below are the last observation we hold, dated 2026-07-25. Their current state is unknown. They are not verified, they are not current, and they cannot be ranked against the five alternatives above, produce a saving, or support a decision to switch or to stay.
This is the whole residential traffic ladder we hold for the incumbent, as observed on 2026-07-25. Every figure is drawn with the oxide underline this site uses for a compromised figure. None of them is a current price and none of them takes a rank.
| Package | Last-observed total |
|---|---|
| 5 GB | $25 |
| 50 GB | $130 |
| 100 GB | $325 |
| 360 GB | $990 |
On that record a 20 GB job could not use the 5 GB package, so the smallest covering purchase was the 50 GB offer. That is a statement about package shape, not about what the offer costs now, and it is not a number to set beside the ranked table above. Whether those packages, those sizes or those totals still exist is exactly what we could not check on 2026-07-29.
Held as dated audit evidence only. The machine surfaces report the same state for this plan: source_state blocked, price_state not_verifiable. Price the incumbent at the provider's own checkout before comparing it with anything on this page.
What the PIA S5 record includes beyond price
The product terms below were observed on 2026-07-25 from the same source that is now unreachable, so they are last-observed values, not confirmed current ones. They are still the honest basis for the comparisons that follow, because they concern published controls rather than money.
The selected PIA S5 row records no ongoing commitment, rotating plus sticky access, sticky sessions up to 90 minutes, country, state and city targeting, and rollover for unused traffic. The dataset does not publish an expiry period, concurrency ceiling, thread limit, trial, or refund window for this traffic package. Rollover is real evidence, but it does not establish that the balance never expires. Those missing fields remain not published and should be confirmed against the account before purchase. PIA S5 residential plan terms, last observed 2026-07-25T17:41:11.108Z
Where the PIA S5 record is stronger than Geonode
Geonode’s covering checkout at this requirement is $18.45, observed 2026-07-25 and still readable, and it publishes non-expiring traffic, rollover, country, city and ASN targeting. The PIA S5 record adds state selection and a concrete 90-minute sticky-session ceiling, while Geonode’s sticky duration is not published. Both record rotating and sticky access. PIA S5 does not publish concurrency or expiry, so it cannot claim a capacity or durability advantage. The supported reason to stay is the state filter or the known sticky duration, not a permissive reading of absent limits, and not price. Geonode residential controls, retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z PIA S5 residential controls, last observed 2026-07-25T17:41:11.108Z
Where the PIA S5 record is stronger than Squid Proxies
Squid’s package explicitly includes three proxy slots and a 30-day term, but its row publishes rotating access only. Sticky mode, geographic filters, rollover, concurrency and threads are not published. The PIA S5 record documents both rotation modes, three geographic levels, a 90-minute sticky ceiling, rollover and no ongoing commitment. Squid’s sources also conflict on its rotation interval and initial refund window. Squid is the clearer of the two on proxy-slot quantity and is currently priceable; PIA S5 is the clearer on session persistence and targeting. Squid Proxies residential terms, retrieved 2026-07-25T17:41:11.108Z PIA S5 residential controls, last observed 2026-07-25T17:41:11.108Z
Where the PIA S5 record is stronger than the tied third place
Evomi publishes unrestricted concurrency, 24-hour sticky sessions and broader geographic controls. The PIA S5 record’s supported advantages against it are no ongoing commitment and rollover, because Evomi’s selected monthly allowance expires after 30 days and does not roll forward. DataImpulse also has no commitment, publishes non-expiring rollover traffic, and adds ZIP plus ASN targeting. Against DataImpulse, the PIA S5 record’s narrower advantage is a published 90-minute sticky ceiling; DataImpulse’s sticky duration is not published. DataImpulse remains stronger on validity and targeting breadth. Evomi residential validity, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z DataImpulse residential controls, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z PIA S5 residential controls, last observed 2026-07-25T17:41:11.108Z
Where the PIA S5 record is stronger than ProxyScrape
ProxyScrape publishes an exact-size 20 GB package, unrestricted concurrent connections, account-wide traffic pooling and sticky sessions up to 120 minutes. Its selected allowance expires after 30 days and does not roll over. The PIA S5 record publishes rollover and no ongoing commitment, which are the supported reasons to look at the incumbent again when traffic timing is uneven. ProxyScrape is better documented for concurrency, pooling and a longer sticky ceiling. Both record country, state and city targeting. ProxyScrape residential controls, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z PIA S5 residential controls, last observed 2026-07-25T17:41:11.108Z
Decision rule
Two decisions are available here and one is not. You can rank the five alternatives against each other at 20 GB, and Geonode’s $18.45 covering purchase is the least expensive of them on published evidence. You can also weigh the incumbent’s published controls, no ongoing commitment, rollover, state targeting and a documented 90-minute sticky session, against what each alternative documents. What you cannot do from this page is compare money with the incumbent, because we could not read its price on 2026-07-29 and will not estimate one. If the incumbent’s controls are what you need, get its current checkout from the provider directly, then bring that figure back to the ranked table above. Before buying anything here, confirm expiry, concurrency, thread limits, refund eligibility and trial terms, because those fields decide whether a plan fits the actual job. Price-data calculation dated 2026-07-26