MarsProxies vs PIA S5 Proxy: only one side can be priced today
This pair no longer has two readable sides. MarsProxies’ 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. The bracket order this comparison used to publish depended on both columns being live, so it is withdrawn: this page states no winner and no crossing. What it does give is the MarsProxies ladder in full, the 2026-07-25 PIA record held as dated audit evidence, and the published terms that do not turn on a live price. Pair analysis dated 2026-07-26
What MarsProxies costs at every sampled volume
The table applies the covering-package rule to MarsProxies’ residential pay-as-you-go tiers: the charge is the cheapest captured configuration that covers the requested amount, never a headline rate multiplied through a gap between 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. MarsProxies residential pricing retrieved 2026-07-25T16:03:55Z
| Requested traffic | MarsProxies computed cost |
|---|---|
| 1 GB | $4.99 |
| 2 GB | $21.95 |
| 5 GB | $21.95 |
| 10 GB | $39.90 |
| 20 GB | $74.80 |
| 50 GB | $159.50 |
| 100 GB | $299.40 |
| 250 GB | $1,610 |
| 500 GB | $1,610 |
| 1,000 GB | $2,100 |
Two rungs repeat, and both matter to a buyer. The 2 GB and 5 GB requirements are charged the same $21.95 package, and the 250 GB and 500 GB requirements are charged the same $1,610 package. A requirement of 250 GB is charged the same package that covers 500 GB, so the step from 100 GB to 250 GB adds $1,310.60 and is the single largest jump on this ladder. MarsProxies records its purchased traffic as non-expiring and rolling over, and publishes sticky sessions up to seven days on the selected rows. MarsProxies traffic terms retrieved 2026-07-25T16:03:55Z
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 MarsProxies, 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 MarsProxies column is repeated from the ladder above only so the two records sit on the same rungs.
| Volume | PIA, last observed | MarsProxies, observed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $25 | $4.99 |
| 2 GB | $25 | $21.95 |
| 5 GB | $25 | $21.95 |
| 10 GB | $130 | $39.90 |
| 20 GB | $130 | $74.80 |
| 50 GB | $130 | $159.50 |
| 100 GB | $325 | $299.40 |
| 250 GB | $990 | $1,610 |
| 500 GB | Never captured | $1,610 |
| 1,000 GB | Never captured | $2,100 |
On the 2026-07-25 record the two ladders changed order three times, around the 20 to 50, 50 to 100, and 100 to 250 GB bracket edges. That arithmetic is kept here for one reason: it shows that this pair turned on which covering package each side happened to sell at medium volume, not on a durable rate advantage. It is not a result. Every one of those three edges rests on a figure whose source cannot be re-read, so no order, no lead and no saving is claimed from it today.
The promotion we captured is in the same position. 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 whether either display is live, how long it runs, or what it renews at. That is a question for the buyer at the provider's own checkout, not a saving this page can size.
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
Terms carry the same dates as the money. MarsProxies’ 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 | MarsProxies, observed 2026-07-25 | PIA S5 Proxy, last observed 2026-07-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Commitment | No fixed commitment | No fixed commitment |
| Traffic expiry | Non-expiring | Not published |
| Rollover | Published | Published |
| Sticky session ceiling | Up to seven days | Up to 90 minutes |
The one field that is settled here is expiry. MarsProxies publishes non-expiring traffic; the captured PIA row does not publish an expiry period at all, and a missing value is not a promise that the balance survives. For a buyer whose collection runs in bursts, that difference can matter more than any bracket in the table above, and it does not depend on either price being current. MarsProxies traffic terms retrieved 2026-07-25T16:03:55Z PIA S5 Proxy terms last observed 2026-07-25T17:41:11.108Z
What to do instead of taking a winner from this page
Price MarsProxies 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, and do not read the withdrawn brackets as a hint about which way it would fall. If PIA’s pricing source becomes readable again, this pair can be recomputed from a fresh observation. Every residential provider we can price today is on the residential comparison. Pair analysis dated 2026-07-26