Geonode vs Shifter: the ISP price lead changes four times

Geonode and Shifter have no constant lower-cost provider across the sampled ISP fleet ladder. Geonode wins at 1 and 5 IPs, Shifter at 10 IPs, Geonode from 25 through 100 IPs, Shifter at 500 IPs, and Geonode again at 1,000 IPs. The explicit crossing brackets are 5 to 10 IPs, 10 to 25 IPs, 100 to 500 IPs, and 500 to 1,000 IPs. These are brackets between public sampled totals, not estimated exact break-even points. Pair analysis dated 2026-07-26

ISP cost at every sampled fleet size

The pricing engine selects the cheapest captured package from each provider that covers the requested IP count. Unused capacity in a covering package is still charged. Geonode ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z Shifter ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:34:20Z

The two small-fleet crossings

Geonode has the lower checkout at 1 IP, where its covering tier costs $5.25 against Shifter at $14. It remains lower at 5 IPs with totals of $8.50 and $21. At 10 IPs, Geonode’s next covering tier costs $33 while Shifter costs $29. Shifter becomes cheaper, placing the first crossing between 5 and 10 IPs. Geonode ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z Shifter ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:34:20Z

The result changes immediately at the next sampled size. Geonode costs $48 at 25 IPs while Shifter costs $60, so Geonode retakes the lead between 10 and 25 IPs. Geonode then keeps that lead at 50 and 100 IPs. The 10-IP Shifter result is real, but it should not be extended upward to a 25-IP requirement. Geonode ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z Shifter ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:34:20Z

The large-fleet crossings

At 100 IPs, Geonode costs $140 and Shifter costs $200. At the 500-IP sample, Geonode’s covering total reaches $1,250 while Shifter costs $800. Shifter becomes cheaper, creating the 100-to-500 IP bracket. Geonode ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z Shifter ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:34:20Z

Geonode’s same $1,250 covering tier remains available at 1,000 IPs. Shifter’s 1,000-IP package costs $1,400, so Geonode becomes cheaper again between 500 and 1,000 IPs. The $450 Shifter lead at 500 IPs therefore does not survive a requirement that doubles to 1,000 IPs. Geonode ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z Shifter ISP pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T15:34:20Z

What the price table does and does not equalize

Both selected products use monthly commitments and static IP allocation. The captured Geonode product is labeled shared static ISP, while its evidence also says each IP stays assigned to the customer with no rotation or sharing. Shifter labels its product Static ISP and publishes unrestricted bandwidth. The providers do not publish matching values for every operational field, so an absent value remains not published rather than being treated as unrestricted. Geonode allocation details retrieved 2026-07-25T15:42:45Z Shifter ISP product details retrieved 2026-07-25T15:34:20Z

Traffic allowance does not drive the table because these products are ranked per IP. The calculation also does not compare location overlap, replacement policy, authentication methods, or support. Those fields can decide whether the lower checkout is usable for a particular workload, but they do not erase the observed price reversals.

Which provider wins at each fleet size

Choose Geonode on computed price at 1, 5, 25, 50, 100, and 1,000 IPs. Choose Shifter at 10 and 500 IPs. If the expected fleet can move across one of the four brackets, price the actual count again instead of buying from the provider that won the previous sample.

The most decision-sensitive ranges are 5 to 25 IPs and 100 to 1,000 IPs. The winner changes twice inside each broad region because the two providers open new covering tiers at different counts. After identifying the lower recorded checkout, verify the live tier, allocation language, locations, replacement terms, and authentication requirements before purchase. Pair analysis dated 2026-07-26