HydraProxy vs PacketStream
HydraProxy
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| Figure | HydraProxy | PacketStream |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $1/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 12 | 4 |
| Spec score · Proxy Software | 8.6 (#6) | 8.4 (#11) |
| Spec score · Residential Proxy Services | 8.0 (#43) | 8.3 (#27) |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Integrations | The FAQ recommends FoxyProxy for Chrome or Firefox and HydraHeaders for browser emulation; it also lists sneaker, social-media, scraper and SEO-tool integrations. | The maker provides setup guides for cURL, Wget, Python Requests, Node.js, PHP Guzzle, Go, Scrapy, Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Firefox, and Chrome. |
| Support | HydraProxy advertises 24/7 live chat or email support and says billing or account issues can be submitted by email or ticket. | PacketStream says its team monitors support email around the clock, though response times can vary. |
| Use cases | HydraProxy identifies QA and performance testing, market research, ad verification, brand monitoring, and cybersecurity workflows as use cases. | Listed use cases include ecommerce price monitoring, product availability, market research, travel fare comparison, public web data collection, ad verification, localized search tracking, brand monitoring, localization QA, and website testing. |
| What it does | HydraProxy provides residential, mobile, static mobile and ISP proxy connectivity for business and professional users. | PacketStream provides a peer-to-peer residential proxy network that routes customer traffic through household connections, with country targeting. |
Plans
HydraProxy
- USA Mobile Noob Standard$2.95, paid once
- Residential Agency$3, paid once
- Residential Plus$3.50, paid once
- USA Mobile Noob Premium$3.95, paid once
- Residential Starter$4, paid once
- USA Mobile Starter Standard$7.95, paid once
- USA Mobile Starter Premium$10.95, paid once
- USA Mobile Regular Standard$15.95, paid once
- USA Mobile Regular Premium$21.95, paid once
- Residential EnterprisePriced on request
PacketStream
- Residential Proxies$1 a month
- Reseller API$1 a month
- Reseller APIFree
- Residential ProxiesFree
In their own words
HydraProxy
HydraProxy has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
PacketStream
PacketStream provides a peer-to-peer residential proxy network that routes customer traffic through household connections and supports country targeting. For each new proxy connection, its gateway selects a residential exit, so applications can distribute requests without maintaining proxy lists. A session ID can retain the same exit for up to 60 minutes; if the Packeter disconnects, the session fails rather than changing exits. Country targeting uses ISO two-letter codes, and a request fails if no exit is available in the selected country. The gateway supports HTTPS, SOCKS5 and HTTP, with HTTPS recommended. Setup guides cover tools and languages including cURL, Wget, Python Requests, Node.js, PHP Guzzle, Go, Scrapy, Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Firefox and Chrome. Listed uses include public web data collection, market research, price monitoring, ad verification and localized search tracking. Test credits can be requested, but support decides whether to approve them and how much credit to grant. Residential Proxies is $1 a month, metered at the gateway, with a $50 minimum purchase. PacketStream does not guarantee a particular exit, response time, success rate, availability or uninterrupted session.