Decodo vs PIA S5 Proxy: only one side can be priced today
This pair has one readable side. Decodo’s residential ladder was observed on 2026-07-25 from its own pricing page. PIA S5 Proxy’s could not be re-read on 2026-07-29, because both recorded PIA addresses failed DNS resolution, so no PIA figure on this page is a current price. A head-to-head price answer needs two current sides, so this page states no winner, no crossing and no saving. It gives Decodo’s ladder in full, holds the 2026-07-25 PIA record below as dated audit evidence, and compares the terms that do not depend on a live price. Pair analysis dated 2026-07-26
What Decodo costs at every sampled volume
The calculation charges the cheapest captured Decodo product that covers the requested amount. It does not multiply a headline per-GB rate through gaps between published packages. These are the same ten brackets the pair analysis samples, so a buyer who can reach PIA’s own checkout can price the other side against the exact rungs below. Decodo residential pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
| Requested traffic | Decodo computed cost |
|---|---|
| 1 GB | $4 |
| 2 GB | $11.25 |
| 5 GB | $35 |
| 10 GB | $35 |
| 20 GB | $81.25 |
| 50 GB | $150 |
| 100 GB | $275 |
| 250 GB | $625 |
| 500 GB | $1,125 |
| 1,000 GB | $2,000 |
Decodo’s own ladder does not rise smoothly. A 5 GB requirement and a 10 GB requirement are charged the same $35 covering package, so the buyer at 5 GB pays for five gigabytes they did not ask for, while the step from 20 GB to 50 GB adds $68.75. A requirement sitting just above a rung pays the next package in full. Decodo’s selected rows move between pay-as-you-go and monthly products, and their traffic expiry and rollover values are not published in the captured data. Decodo residential pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z
The PIA S5 Proxy side could not be read
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. Every PIA figure inside this block is the last observation we hold, dated 2026-07-25. Its current state is unknown. It is not verified, it is not current, and it cannot rank against Decodo, settle a crossing, or support a purchase.
Both columns are dated 2026-07-25. Every PIA figure is drawn with the oxide underline this site uses for a compromised figure, and none of them is a current price. The Decodo column is repeated from the ladder above only so the two records sit on the same rungs.
| Volume | PIA, last observed | Decodo, observed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $25 | $4 |
| 2 GB | $25 | $11.25 |
| 5 GB | $25 | $35 |
| 10 GB | $130 | $35 |
| 20 GB | $130 | $81.25 |
| 50 GB | $130 | $150 |
| 100 GB | $325 | $275 |
| 250 GB | $990 | $625 |
| 500 GB | Never captured | $1,125 |
| 1,000 GB | Never captured | $2,000 |
On the 2026-07-25 record the two ladders changed order four times, around the 2 to 5, 5 to 10, 20 to 50, and 50 to 100 GB bracket edges. That arithmetic is kept here for one reason only: it shows how much this particular pair turned on which covering package each side happened to sell, which is a property of package design rather than of either provider's rate. It is not a result. Four of the eight bracket edges rest on a figure whose source cannot be re-read, so no order, no lead and no saving is claimed from it today.
The same applies to the promotion we captured. PIA's 2026-07-25 evidence for its 360 GB offer displayed both $495 and $990, and the pair artifact used the $990 list-price total. With the source unreachable we cannot say which display is live, whether either is, or what the renewal terms are. That is an open question for the buyer at the provider's own checkout, not a discount this page can quantify.
Held as dated audit evidence only. The machine surfaces report the same state for this plan: source_state blocked, price_state not_verifiable. Confirm any figure above at the provider's own checkout before treating it as a price.
What each side publishes beyond price
Product terms are also evidence, and they carry the same dates as the money above. Decodo’s terms were observed on 2026-07-25 from a page that is still reachable. PIA’s were observed on 2026-07-25 from a page that is not, so they are last-observed values rather than confirmed current ones.
| Published term | Decodo, observed 2026-07-25 | PIA S5 Proxy, last observed 2026-07-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Commitment | Mixed: pay-as-you-go and monthly rows | No fixed commitment |
| Traffic expiry | Not published | Not published |
| Rollover | Not published | Published |
| Sticky session ceiling | Up to 30 minutes | Up to 90 minutes |
Neither column settles the decision on its own. Both sides leave traffic expiry unpublished, which is the field most likely to decide whether purchased traffic is usable, and an unpublished expiry is not a promise that traffic never expires. Decodo residential details retrieved 2026-07-25T15:31:32Z PIA S5 Proxy details last observed 2026-07-25T17:41:11.108Z
What to do instead of taking a winner from this page
Price Decodo directly against your own requirement using the ladder above, then price PIA S5 Proxy at its own checkout if you can reach it, because we currently cannot. Do not carry the 2026-07-25 PIA totals into that comparison as though they were today’s prices. If PIA’s pricing source becomes readable again, the crossing analysis can be recomputed from a fresh observation, and until then this pair has no price conclusion. Decodo’s full plan set, and every other residential provider we can price today, is on the residential comparison. Pair analysis dated 2026-07-26