#1
Bright Data
Ex-Luminati; the industrial-scale residential proxy network - the ethical and legal center of the proxy market (Hola feeds it historically).
$ credit trial
Proxies
HTTP/SOCKS proxies: lighter than a VPN, weaker on almost everything else.
Short answer: Bright Data is our top pick as of 2026-09-27 (4.9/10) - read why, and who we ranked below it and why.
#2
Decodo (ex-Smartproxy)
Smartproxy rebranded to Decodo (2024); mid-market scraping proxies.
price on request
#3
IPRoyal
Budget residential/socks proxies; popular in sneaker/streaming/automation scenes.
price on request
#4
Oxylabs
Enterprise scraping-proxy giant; the 'clean' end of a market that also runs on infected/rented devices.
price on request
#5
PacketStream
Passive-income residential bandwidth sharing (Hola/Bright Data model with a payout veneer).
earn by sharing bandwidth
#6
ProxyMesh
Old-school rotating HTTP proxy; simple, small, long-lived.
price on request
#7
Storm Proxies
Small retro proxy shop for scraping/sneakers.
price on request
#8
Webshare
Developer-friendly datacenter/residential proxy SaaS.
10 free proxies
// FAQ
How do you rank proxies?
On documented facts and weighted scores. Privacy evidence and ownership weigh heaviest; free apps are judged harder on trust than paid services because the incentive to abuse users is bigger.
What should I check before paying?
The renewal price (not the teaser), the logging evidence class, the jurisdiction, and who owns the brand. Then check whether you need the paid service at all - see the alternatives in every review.