BuyProxy vs Node4 Residential Proxies
BuyProxy
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| Figure | BuyProxy | Node4 Residential Proxies |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.99/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 16 | 26 |
| Spec score · Residential Proxy Services | 9.4 (#1) | 9.0 (#7) |
| Spec score · Datacenter Proxy Services | 9.5 (#1) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Countries covered | 195 | 170 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Geo-targeting | Country targeting is standard, while Premium Residential adds state, city and ASN targeting. | Residential plans support country, state, city and ASN targeting through the proxy username. |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include TypeScript and Python SDKs, Puppeteer, Playwright, n8n, webhooks, a browser extension, Slack and data-pipeline exports. | Any client that accepts standard HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy settings can connect, and Node4 provides examples for Node.js, Python, cURL, PHP, Go and Java. |
| Protocols | The service supports HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 proxy protocols. | Residential plans support HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 on the same credential. |
| Proxy types | One account can contain Core Residential, Premium Residential, ISP Rotating, Mobile, Datacenter IPv4 and IPv6 products. | residential |
| Support | Support is offered through online chat, a contact form and a help center covering billing, usage limits, sessions and troubleshooting. | Technical support is available 24/7 by email and support ticket, while sales inquiries are answered Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 18:00 EST. |
| Targeting levels | city | city |
Plans
BuyProxy
- FreeFree
- Pro$30 a month
- Business$90 a month
- Advanced$300 a month
- Pay as you go$1.99 a month
- Pay as you go — Core ResidentialFree
- Pay as you go — Datacenter IPv4Free
- Pay as you go — ISP RotatingFree
- Pay as you go — Mobile ProxiesFree
- Pay as you go — Premium ResidentialFree
Node4 Residential Proxies
- Residential 3 GB$7.47 a month
- Residential 5 GB$11.45 a month
- Residential 10 GB$19.90 a month
- Residential 25 GB$42.25 a month
- Residential 50 GB$69.50 a month
- Residential 100 GB$79 a month
- Residential 250 GB$187.50 a month
- Residential 500 GB$350 a month
- Residential 1 TB$650 a month
- Residential Entry$7.47 a month
In their own words
BuyProxy
BuyProxy is a web-based proxy service with coverage in 195 countries and city-level targeting. KYC is required. Buyers can choose a free tier, monthly subscriptions, custom annual Enterprise billing or pay-as-you-go credits. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 1 GB of bandwidth per month, one user, three concurrent sessions and 30-day analytics retention.
Pro costs $30 a month for 20 GB, 10 concurrent sessions and one-year analytics retention. Business costs $90 a month and includes 75 GB, 100 concurrent sessions and three-year retention. Advanced costs $300 a month, with 300 GB, 500 concurrent sessions and five-year retention. Enterprise uses custom annual billing and offers unlimited bandwidth, sessions and analytics retention. Pay as you go costs $1.99 a month, has no monthly commitment, and includes credits that never expire, rotating and sticky sessions, and city-level geo-targeting. The pricing note also lists a 5-day trial. The plans distinguish themselves by bandwidth, concurrent session limits, retention and billing structure.
Node4 Residential Proxies
Node4 Residential Proxies provides residential proxy exits for location-specific data access and other proxy-enabled workloads. Residential plans cover more than 170 countries and support country, state, city, and ASN targeting. HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 are supported on paid plans; the free tier supports HTTP(S) only. The free tier never expires and requires no card, but is limited to 3 proxies, 1 GB per month, and 10 concurrent threads. Paid plans are billed monthly, starting with Residential 3 GB at $7.47 a month; Residential Entry is also listed at $7.47 a month with 3 GB and unlimited threads. Users can choose a new IP per connection or use best-effort sticky sessions without a set duration. The REST API has scoped keys, an OpenAPI specification, and a limit of 60 requests per minute per key. A dashboard reports bandwidth and requests by date range, proxy type, and country. Node4 says it does not inspect traffic or terminate TLS. Standard HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy clients can connect, with examples for several programming languages. The service supports API, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.