Cheapest Residential Proxies (2026)

The lowest per-gigabyte residential rates worth paying, with an honest note on what you give up at each price point.

Ranked by our editorial scores - how we rate providers. Updated August 20, 2026.

#1

PacketStream

7.0
PacketStream homepage

Cheapest residential proxies for tolerant workloads · from $1/GB

A dollar a gigabyte, credit that never expires, and a peer program that actually pays people. Slow and basic, but nothing else in residential comes close on price.

  • One dollar per gigabyte, the lowest credible residential price anywhere
  • Credit never expires and the minimum purchase is $5
  • Simple, honest peer program that pays participants
#2

Decodo

8.9
Decodo homepage

Best all-round proxy network for most buyers · from $2.50/GB · 14-day money-back

Decodo, formerly Smartproxy, is the default recommendation for anyone who is not an enterprise: half the price of the leaders, most of the capability, and a dashboard you can drive yourself.

  • The best balance of price, pool quality and usability in the market
  • Entry plans start around $11 a month, so small projects are viable
  • 14-day refund policy, which is rare among proxy networks
#3

LunaProxy

7.0
LunaProxy homepage

Very cheap residential traffic at volume · from $2.40/GB · 3-day money-back

LunaProxy prices aggressively and claims a huge pool. The price is real, the pool number deserves skepticism, and the sourcing detail is thin.

  • Among the lowest residential per-gigabyte prices from a large claimed pool
  • Full product range including a scraping API
  • Long sticky sessions up to two hours
#4

Thordata

7.3
Thordata homepage

Cheap SERP collection and volume residential · from $2.70/GB · 3-day money-back

Thordata undercuts the mid-market on price with a large claimed pool and a genuinely cheap SERP API. Young, and less transparent about sourcing than we would like.

  • Aggressive pricing for a pool of this claimed size
  • SERP API is cheap and works well for search result collection
  • Low entry point at $15 across most products
#5

Massive

8.0
Massive homepage

Best ethically sourced residential proxies · from $2.50/GB

Massive competes on consent rather than pool size, and does it credibly: disclosed opt-in, SOC 2 certification and clean IPs. The right pick when procurement asks how the IPs were obtained.

  • The clearest consent model in the industry, with disclosed monetization on the user side
  • SOC 2 Type II certified, which satisfies enterprise procurement
  • Good performance despite a smaller pool, because the IPs are cleaner
#6

Proxy-Cheap

7.4
Proxy-Cheap homepage

Cheapest way into dedicated mobile proxies · from $2.99/GB · 1-day money-back

Proxy-Cheap does what the name says. The dedicated 4G ports with unlimited traffic are the standout, and the residential pool is small but inexpensive.

  • Very low entry cost across every product line
  • Dedicated mobile ports with unlimited traffic at a flat monthly rate
  • Accepts cryptocurrency and sells in small increments
#7

ASocks

7.0
ASocks homepage

Cheap mobile and residential gigabytes with no commitment · from $3/GB

ASocks is a low-cost, no-commitment network with genuinely cheap mobile traffic. Transparency about supply is thinner than we would like.

  • Three dollar entry with credit that does not expire
  • Cheap mobile gigabytes, unusual at this price point
  • Flexible port and endpoint creation in the dashboard
#8

Infatica

7.6
Infatica homepage

Balanced mid-budget proxy range · from $3/GB

Infatica covers the whole proxy product range at mid-market prices with an unusually clear account of where its IPs come from. The pool is the limiting factor.

  • Competitive per-gigabyte pricing with a modest $25 entry point
  • Full product range including datacenter, ISP, mobile and a scraper API
  • Publishes a clear explanation of how its SDK partners obtain consent
#9

IPRoyal

8.5
IPRoyal homepage

Best value residential proxies for small buyers · from $3.50/GB · 3-day money-back

IPRoyal is the small buyer's network: $7 gets you started, unused traffic never expires, and the static IP pricing undercuts almost everyone. Not the pool to bring to the hardest targets.

  • Residential traffic never expires, which is uniquely buyer-friendly in this market
  • Genuine entry point at $7, so tiny projects are viable
  • Static ISP and datacenter IPs are among the cheapest anywhere
#10

MarsProxies

7.2
MarsProxies homepage

Cheap ISP proxies for retail workflows · from $3.50/GB · 1-day money-back

MarsProxies is a low-cost Lithuanian network with a following in the sneaker and ticketing community, where its ISP pools do well. Basic in every other respect.

  • Cheap across every product line with low entry points
  • Popular with sneaker and ticketing buyers for its ISP pools
  • Fast setup and responsive Telegram support

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest residential proxy?

PacketStream at around $1 per gigabyte, though speed and success rates are well below the mid-market. LunaProxy, Thordata and IPRoyal offer better balance in the $2.40 to $3.50 range.

Is the cheapest option actually cheapest?

Not always. If half your requests fail and retry, a $1 gigabyte can cost more per successful result than a $4 one. Measure success rate on your own targets.