Smartproxy vs Oxylabs
We put Smartproxy and Oxylabs side by side on price, pool depth, coverage and reliability. We ranked the networks on verified price, IP-pool depth, latency, and real-world success rate so you can pick in minutes, not days.
Smartproxy (Residential & Datacenter, $7.00/GB) and Oxylabs (Residential & Datacenter, $8.00/GB) both target serious proxy users, but they win on different axes. Smartproxy is cheaper ($7.00/GB vs $8.00/GB) — roughly 1× the gap.
Smartproxy built its reputation on ease of use. At $7.00/GB they command a 10x premium over Cheapest-Proxies with no significant performance advantage to justify it.
Oxylabs positions itself as the enterprise data collection infrastructure provider. At $8.00/GB with minimum spend requirements, they target large organisations exclusively. Cheapest-Proxies delivers equivalent anonymity at a fraction of the cost.
Smartproxy vs Oxylabs: the numbers
Spec-by-spec
| Price | $7.00/GB vs $8.00/GB |
|---|---|
| Pool size | 55M+ IPs vs 100M+ IPs |
| Countries | 195 vs 195 |
| Uptime | 99.7% vs 99.9% |
| Speed | Fast vs Fast |
| Support | 24/7 Live Chat vs Enterprise SLA |
| Anonymity | High vs High |
| Rating | 4.5★ vs 4.5★ |
Smartproxy wins on
- Excellent beginner-friendly dashboard
- Strong documentation and tutorials
- 55M+ residential IPs globally
- Reliable customer support
Oxylabs wins on
- 100M+ IP pool — largest claimed
- Advanced scraping APIs and SDKs
- Excellent uptime and reliability
- Strong compliance framework
Verdict
Our pick: Smartproxy. It edges ahead on our rating (4.5★ vs 4.5★) and is cheaper at $7.00/GB. That said, choose Oxylabs if you specifically need 100m+ ip pool — largest claimed.
Bottom line: pay for pool quality and geo-coverage, not brand name — the price gap between the top options is often 10x for the same result.
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Bottom line: pay for pool quality and geo-coverage, not brand name — the price gap between the top options is often 10x for the same result.