Storm Proxies vs Webshare
Storm Proxies
stormproxies.com
Webshare
webshare.ioSide by side
| Figure | Storm Proxies | Webshare |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $2.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 20 |
| Spec score · Residential Proxy Services | 7.1 (#67) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Spec score · Proxy Software | 7.0 (#32) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Protocols | The homepage FAQ says Storm Proxies sells HTTP(S) proxies and does not offer SOCKS proxies. | Proxy endpoints support HTTP and SOCKS5 connections. |
| Support | Storm Proxies advertises 24/7 premium support by email and says every support email is answered within 24 hours. | Webshare advertises 24/7 expert support and dedicated account managers. |
| Use cases | The company lists web scraping, SEO monitoring, ad verification, market research, brand protection, pricing intelligence, and bulk account registration as use cases for residential rotating proxies. | Webshare identifies market research, price comparison, data aggregation, malware analysis, ecommerce scraping, SEO, and reputation management as use cases. |
Plans
Storm Proxies
- 5 Private ProxiesPrice not published
- 10 Private ProxiesPrice not published
- 20 Private ProxiesPrice not published
- 30 Private ProxiesPrice not published
- 50 Private ProxiesPrice not published
- 100 Private ProxiesPrice not published
- 200 Private ProxiesPrice not published
- 400 Private ProxiesPrice not published
- Private dedicated proxies — 5 proxies$10 a month
- Backconnect rotating proxies — 10 threads$14 a month
Webshare
- Free Proxy ServerFree
- Proxy Server - 100 proxies$2.99 a month
- Proxy Server - 250 proxies$7.47 a month
- Proxy Server - 500 proxies$14.95 a month
- Proxy Server - 1,000 proxies$29.90 a month
- Proxy Server - 2,500 proxies$74.75 a month
- Proxy Server - 5,000 proxies$149.50 a month
- Static Residential - 20 proxies$6 a month
- Static Residential - 100 proxies$30 a month
- Free Proxy ServerFree
In their own words
Storm Proxies
Storm Proxies has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Webshare
Webshare provides enterprise proxy services for businesses collecting, aggregating, and analyzing publicly available data. Its products include proxy servers, static residential proxies, and rotating residential proxies, with HTTP and SOCKS5 endpoints. The network is described as more than 80 million IPs in 195 countries, with targeting by country, state, city, or ZIP code. Listed uses include market research, price comparison, data aggregation, malware analysis, ecommerce scraping, SEO, and reputation management. More than 50 integration guides cover browsers, scrapers, bots, automation tools, and other software. The REST-based API uses JSON request and response bodies with token authentication, and includes Python and JavaScript examples. Webshare lists Android, iOS, macOS, web, Windows, extension, and API access. The free plan includes 10 proxies and 1 GB of bandwidth per month. Paid plans start at $2.99 a month for 100 proxies and 250 GB bandwidth. Proxy-server bandwidth ranges from 250 GB to unlimited and 500 to 3,000 threads, subject to its Fair Usage Policy.