9Proxy vs Webshare: the residential price lead changes five times
9Proxy and Webshare do not have one cheaper residential offer across the sampled traffic ladder. The winner changes between 1 and 2 GB, 5 and 10 GB, 20 and 50 GB, 100 and 250 GB, and 250 and 500 GB. Webshare wins at 1 GB, 10 GB, 20 GB, and 250 GB. 9Proxy wins at 2 GB, 5 GB, 50 GB, 100 GB, 500 GB, and 1,000 GB. Those are sampled brackets, not claims about an exact break-even point inside each interval. Pair analysis dated 2026-07-26
Residential cost at every sampled volume
The figures below use the cheapest captured public package that covers the requested traffic. They come from the 9Proxy package pricing API, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:03:55Z and Webshare residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z.
| Requested traffic | 9Proxy computed cost | Webshare computed cost | Cheaper provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $15 | $3.50 | Webshare |
| 2 GB | $15 | $27.50 | 9Proxy |
| 5 GB | $15 | $27.50 | 9Proxy |
| 10 GB | $105 | $27.50 | Webshare |
| 20 GB | $105 | $65 | Webshare |
| 50 GB | $105 | $122.50 | 9Proxy |
| 100 GB | $150 | $225 | 9Proxy |
| 250 GB | $800 | $500 | Webshare |
| 500 GB | $800 | $875 | 9Proxy |
| 1,000 GB | $800 | $1,500 | 9Proxy |
Where the winner changes
The first two changes come from entry-package boundaries. At 1 GB, Webshare costs $3.50 while the covering 9Proxy package costs $15. At 2 GB, 9Proxy stays at $15 while Webshare moves to $27.50, so 9Proxy takes the lead. That result still holds at 5 GB. At 10 GB, the 9Proxy covering cost rises to $105 while Webshare remains at $27.50, returning the lead to Webshare. 9Proxy package pricing API, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:03:55Z Webshare residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z
The middle crossing is between 20 and 50 GB. Webshare is cheaper at 20 GB, where the comparison is $65 against $105. At 50 GB, 9Proxy is cheaper at $105 against $122.50. The important point is the direction change. Extending Webshare’s 20 GB lead to a 50 GB forecast would produce the wrong buying decision. 9Proxy package pricing API, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:03:55Z Webshare residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z
The high-volume ladder changes twice. 9Proxy wins at 100 GB with $150 against $225. Webshare wins at 250 GB with $500 against $800. At 500 GB, 9Proxy’s covering package remains $800 while Webshare reaches $875, so 9Proxy wins again. The same 9Proxy package also covers 1,000 GB, where Webshare’s computed cost is $1,500. 9Proxy package pricing API, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:03:55Z Webshare residential pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25T16:33:08.221Z
Why the ladder behaves this way
This comparison charges the whole public package needed to cover each request. It does not multiply a headline unit rate through gaps between package sizes. That treatment matters because 9Proxy keeps the same covering package across several sampled volumes, then jumps at a package boundary. Webshare has a different set of boundaries, so its total can pass below and above the 9Proxy total several times.
The commercial terms also differ. The captured 9Proxy traffic package has a 180-day expiry. The captured Webshare offer is billed monthly. Webshare publishes country and city filtering, while 9Proxy publishes country, state, city, and ISP targeting. Webshare’s captured row does not publish a rollover on the provider’s page state or a concurrent-session count. Those fields remain not published, and the lower price at a rung does not fill them in.
Forecast error has an unusually large consequence here because four of the five brackets sit beside broad package steps. A workload estimated at 20 GB should not inherit the 50 GB answer, and a workload estimated at 250 GB should not inherit the 500 GB answer. Use measured traffic from a representative billing period, include retry traffic and failed requests, and rerun the covering-package comparison when that forecast moves into another bracket. The table is a decision ladder, not a substitute for estimating usage.
Decision rule
Choose Webshare on price at 1, 10, 20, and 250 GB. Choose 9Proxy on price at 2, 5, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 GB. Recalculate at the expected billing-period volume rather than picking a provider-wide winner, then compare expiry and targeting terms before purchase. Pair analysis dated 2026-07-26