Geonode vs Oxylabs: ISP proxy prices flip at three bundle boundaries
Geonode and Oxylabs change price order three times on the sampled ISP proxy ladder. Geonode is cheaper at 1 and 5 IPs, Oxylabs at 10 IPs, Geonode at 25 and 50 IPs, and Oxylabs from 100 through the last shared public point at 500 IPs. The crossing brackets are 5 to 10, 10 to 25, and 50 to 100 IPs. Pair analysis dated 2026-07-26
Prices on both sides of every crossing
| Requested IPs | Geonode checkout | Oxylabs checkout | Cheaper public checkout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5.25 | $16 | Geonode |
| 5 | $8.50 | $16 | Geonode |
| 10 | $33 | $16 | Oxylabs |
| 25 | $48 | $130 | Geonode |
| 50 | $75 | $130 | Geonode |
| 100 | $140 | $130 | Oxylabs |
| 500 | $1,250 | $600 | Oxylabs |
At the first crossing, a 5-IP buyer pays $8.50 with Geonode or $16 with Oxylabs, while a 10-IP buyer pays $33 or $16. At the second, Oxylabs remains $16 at 10 IPs but rises to a 100-IP covering bundle at $130 for a 25-IP request; Geonode’s covering checkout is $48. At the third, Geonode costs $75 at 50 IPs against Oxylabs’ $130, but the 100-IP checkouts are $140 and $130. Geonode ISP pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25 Oxylabs ISP pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25
These are sampled brackets, not hidden exact break-even prices. The public tiers leave gaps, so the defensible statement is that the winner changed somewhere after the lower sampled quantity and by the upper one.
Why this pair moves so often
Geonode publishes a relatively dense small-quantity ladder, including covering steps at 3, 5, 20, 30, 50, and 100 IPs. Oxylabs uses a 5-IP dedicated offer at the smallest points, then a 10-IP semi-dedicated offer, followed by 100-IP and 500-IP semi-dedicated bundles. The calculation charges the full cheapest bundle that covers the request.
The 10-IP Oxylabs result is therefore not a smooth continuation of its 5-IP product. It changes from dedicated static IPs to a semi-dedicated product that publishes rotating and sticky modes. At 25 IPs, the buyer would have to overbuy the 100-IP Oxylabs tier. At 100 IPs that overbuy disappears, returning the price lead to Oxylabs. Oxylabs dedicated ISP pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25
The product labels and controls matter
Geonode’s recorded plan is shared static ISP service with country and ISP targeting, no pooling, and no trial. It does not publish a concurrency limit, rotating mode, or sticky mode. Oxylabs’ 5-IP row is dedicated and static with a published 500-session maximum. Its semi-dedicated rows publish rotating and sticky access, country targeting, and session maxima that scale with the plan. Geonode ISP pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25 Oxylabs ISP pricing, retrieved 2026-07-25
When Geonode is cheaper at 25 and 50 IPs, it does not publish the rotating or sticky modes and explicit concurrency ceilings that dearer Oxylabs does. When Oxylabs is cheaper at 10, 100, and 500 IPs, it does not publish ISP-level targeting in the captured fields, which Geonode does. The shared, semi-dedicated, and dedicated labels also mean a checkout-only result should not be presented as product equivalence.
Neither provider’s price result proves anything about IP reputation, success rate, or latency. Those require controlled testing.
Decision rule
At 1 or 5 IPs, put Geonode on the price shortlist. At exactly 10, use Oxylabs’ lower checkout only if semi-dedicated service fits the workload. At 25 or 50, Geonode returns to the lower checkout. From 100 through 500 sampled IPs, Oxylabs is cheaper. Verify the sharing model, rotation mode, ISP targeting, and concurrency need before acting on any rung.