BuyProxy vs ProxyShard
BuyProxy
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| Figure | BuyProxy | ProxyShard |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.99/mo | $1.20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 16 | 9 |
| Spec score · Residential Proxy Services | 9.4 (#1) | 7.9 (#46) |
| Spec score · Datacenter Proxy Services | 9.5 (#1) | 7.7 (#20) |
| Company | The site identifies DishIs Technologies LLC as the entity behind BuyProxy; the pages reviewed do not state its headquarters or founding year. | The site footer identifies Wyocore LLC as the company behind ProxyShard. |
| Countries covered | 195 | 165 |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include TypeScript and Python SDKs, Puppeteer, Playwright, n8n, webhooks, a browser extension, Slack and data-pipeline exports. | ProxyShard says its proxies connect with browsers, scrapers, SEO tools, and automation applications. |
| Protocols | The service supports HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 proxy protocols. | The service supports HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5, and UDP connections. |
| 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. | The SLA lists weekday support hours of Monday to Friday, GMT+3, 10:00–22:00, and says urgent inquiries are addressed 24/7. |
| Targeting levels | city | country |
| What it does | BuyProxy provides residential, mobile, ISP and datacenter proxy access for data collection and web automation. | ProxyShard sells residential, datacenter, ISP, and mobile proxies for browsing, scraping, automation, SEO, ad verification, and data collection. |
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
ProxyShard
- Standard Residential$2 a month
- Premium Residential$3 a month
- Unlimited Residential$30 a month
- Residential PremiumFree
- Residential StandardFree
- Datacenter$1.20 a month
- ISP$2 a month
- Mobile$10, paid once
- Residential Unlimited$30, paid once
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.
ProxyShard
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