Best Proxy Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Webshare is ranked #1 of 36 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of PacketStream and Proxy-Cheap. The best-ranked option with a free plan is mitmproxy. The lowest first paid tier on this page is HProxy at $0.10/mo.
Proxy tools and services help route traffic through proxy networks, but their access and operating details differ. Compared on API access, concurrent sessions, countries covered, free plan, included bandwidth, IP rotation, paid from, proxy networks and supported protocols, the entries give you several practical dimensions to check. Webshare, PacketStream and Proxy-Cheap are among the options shown; mitmproxy and Decodo SERP Scraping API are also included. Consider which protocols your software needs, how many sessions and how much bandwidth your work calls for, and whether location coverage or IP rotation matters. Then weigh those requirements against the listed access methods and pricing.
36 proxy software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
36ranked
9free plans on this page
$0.10/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Proxy Software 25 channels on this page · 99 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromProxy networksIP rotationSupported protocolsCountries coveredConcurrent sessionsIncluded bandwidth Spec sheet Score
01 Webshare Free planYesPaid from$2.99/moProxy networksdatacenter, static residential/ISP, rotating residentialIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, SOCKS5Countries coverednot statedConcurrent sessions500Included bandwidth250 GB 7/8spec lines stated 7.7
02 PacketStream Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidentialIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTPS, SOCKS5, HTTPCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.6
03 Proxy-Cheap Free planNoPaid from$0.2/moProxy networksresidential, ISP, datacenter, mobileIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.2
04 ProxyEmpire Free planNoPaid from$25/moProxy networksrotating residential, static residential, rotating mobile, dedicated mobile, rotating datacenter, unlimited residentialIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5, HTTP/2Countries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidth40 GB 6/8spec lines stated 7.2
05 mitmproxy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedProxy networksnot statedIP rotationnot statedSupported protocolsnot statedCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
06 Decodo SERP Scraping API Free planYesPaid from$19/moProxy networksnot statedIP rotationnot statedSupported protocolsnot statedCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.0
07 HProxy Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidential, datacenter, ISP, mobileIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.0
08 Rayobyte Free planYesPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidential, ISP, datacenter, mobileIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5, SOCKS5 UDP, HTTP/3, STUNCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidth1 GB 5/8spec lines stated 7.0
09 Privoxy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedProxy networksnot statedIP rotationnot statedSupported protocolsnot statedCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
10 Proxiware Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidential, mobile, ISP, datacenterIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.9
11 IPRoyal Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksResidential, ISP, Datacenter, MobileIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP/HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.8
12 Squid Free planYesPaid fromnot statedProxy networksnot statedIP rotationnot statedSupported protocolsnot statedCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.8
13 3proxy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedProxy networksHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, SOCKS4.5, SOCKS5, FTP, POP3, SMTP, IMAP, DNS, TCP, UDPIP rotationnot statedSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, SOCKS4.5, SOCKS5, FTP, TCP, UDPCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.7
14 Bright Data Browser API Free planYesPaid fromnot statedProxy networksnot statedIP rotationnot statedSupported protocolsnot statedCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.7
15 FoxyProxy Free planYesPaid from$7.49/moProxy networksDatacenter proxiesIP rotationstaticSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries covered60Concurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
16 Dante Free planYesPaid fromnot statedProxy networksnot statedIP rotationnot statedSupported protocolsSOCKS 4, SOCKS 5, HTTP CONNECT, UPnPCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.6
17 SOAX Free planYesPaid from$200/moProxy networksresidential, mobileIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
18 DataImpulse Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidential, mobile, datacenter, premium residentialIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries covered195Concurrent sessions2,000Included bandwidth10 GB 7/8spec lines stated 6.4
19 NodeMaven Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidential, mobile, ISP/staticIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, SOCKS5, UDPCountries covered190Concurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidth0.75 GB 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
20 HydraProxy Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidential, mobile, static mobile, international mobile, ISPIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTPS, SOCKSCountries covered1Concurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
21 Oxylabs Residential Proxies Free planNoPaid from$49/moProxy networksnot statedIP rotationnot statedSupported protocolsnot statedCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.1
22 Infatica Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidential, residential IPv6, mobile, static ISP, shared datacenter, dedicated datacenterIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
23 KnoxProxy Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidential, ISP, mobile, datacenter, rotating, dedicated, IPv6IP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries covered195Concurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.0
24 Storm Proxies Free planNoPaid fromnot statedProxy networksresidential, datacenterIP rotationbothSupported protocolsnot statedCountries coverednot statedConcurrent sessions100Included bandwidthnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
25 FalconProxy Free planNoPaid from$10/moProxy networksmobile, residentialIP rotationbothSupported protocolsHTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5Countries coverednot statedConcurrent sessionsnot statedIncluded bandwidthnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 5.9
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Proxy networks | IP rotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webshare | 7.7 | Free plan | $2.99/mo | Yes | 2.99 /mo | datacenter, static residential/ISP, rotating residential | both |
| 2 | PacketStream | 7.6 | No | $1/mo | No | — | residential | both |
| 3 | Proxy-Cheap | 7.2 | No | $0.15/mo | No | 0.2 /mo | residential, ISP, datacenter, mobile | both |
| 4 | ProxyEmpire | 7.2 | No | $2/mo | No | 25 /mo | rotating residential, static residential, rotating mobile, dedicated mobile, rotating datacenter, unlimited residential | both |
| 5 | mitmproxy | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 6 | Decodo SERP Scraping API | 7.0 | Free plan | $49/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | — | — |
| 7 | HProxy | 7.0 | No | $0.10/mo | No | — | residential, datacenter, ISP, mobile | both |
| 8 | Rayobyte | 7.0 | No | $0.23/mo | Yes | — | residential, ISP, datacenter, mobile | both |
| 9 | Privoxy | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 10 | Proxiware | 6.9 | No | $0.15/mo | No | — | residential, mobile, ISP, datacenter | both |
| 11 | IPRoyal | 6.8 | No | $1/mo | No | — | Residential, ISP, Datacenter, Mobile | both |
| 12 | Squid | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 13 | 3proxy | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, SOCKS4.5, SOCKS5, FTP, POP3, SMTP, IMAP, DNS, TCP, UDP | — |
| 14 | Bright Data Browser API | 6.7 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 15 | FoxyProxy | 6.7 | No | $7.49/mo | Yes | 7.49 /mo | Datacenter proxies | static |
| 16 | Dante | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 17 | SOAX | 6.6 | Free plan | $200/mo | Yes | 200 /mo | residential, mobile | both |
| 18 | DataImpulse | 6.4 | No | $5/mo | No | — | residential, mobile, datacenter, premium residential | both |
| 19 | NodeMaven | 6.3 | No | $2.20/mo | No | — | residential, mobile, ISP/static | both |
| 20 | HydraProxy | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | residential, mobile, static mobile, international mobile, ISP | both |
| 21 | Oxylabs Residential Proxies | 6.1 | No | $30/mo | No | 49 /mo | — | — |
| 22 | Infatica | 6.0 | No | $0.60/mo | No | — | residential, residential IPv6, mobile, static ISP, shared datacenter, dedicated datacenter | both |
| 23 | KnoxProxy | 6.0 | No | $0.60/mo | No | — | residential, ISP, mobile, datacenter, rotating, dedicated, IPv6 | both |
| 24 | Storm Proxies | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | residential, datacenter | both |
| 25 | FalconProxy | 5.9 | No | $10/mo | No | 10 /mo | mobile, residential | both |
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Questions about this list
Which proxy software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Webshare is ranked #1 of 36 with a score of 7.7. PacketStream is second and Proxy-Cheap third.
How many of these have a free plan?
9 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, HProxy has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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