# Decodo (Smartproxy) Alternative from $0.80/GB

> Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) alternative: QuanticData residential proxies from $0.80/GB against $2/GB, $2 free every month and data APIs on the same key.

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# Decodo alternative

Decodo, formerly Smartproxy, advertises residential proxies "starting at just $2/GB", a rate reached on its 1 TB Enterprise plan; monthly plans run from $3.75/GB and pay as you go is $4/GB. QuanticData residential proxies start from $0.80/GB, with country, state, city and ISP targeting, and $2 of free usage every month.

By [Aldo Morese](https://quanticdata.io/about/), founder of QuanticData · Published Oct 6, 2026

## QuanticData vs Decodo: prices

| What you pay for | QuanticData | Decodo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Residential, lowest listed rate | from $0.80/GB | $2/GB, on the 1 TB Enterprise plan |
| Residential, pay as you go | from $0.80/GB | $4/GB, one GB at a time |
| Residential, smallest monthly plan | no monthly plan needed | $3.75/GB (3 GB) |
| Free usage every month | $2, no card | 3-day trial, 100 MB |
| Scraping and SERP APIs on the same key | from $0.0002/page, $0.0005/search | separate products |

Decodo as published on decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies/pricing, read on 6 October 2026. QuanticData prices from our [pricing page](https://quanticdata.io/pricing/). At the lowest listed rate on each side, $0.80/GB against $2/GB, QuanticData residential costs 60% less, without a 1 TB plan.

## Why teams switch to QuanticData

- **60% less per GB.** Decodo's $2/GB needs its 1 TB Enterprise plan. QuanticData Residential Basic starts from $0.80/GB, with rotating and sticky sessions, HTTP and SOCKS5.

- **No subscription to size.** GB bundles with a term and no monthly cap, so you buy the traffic you need instead of a plan per month.

- **Every proxy type on one account.** Mobile from $2.30/GB, datacenter from $0.50/GB, static ISP from $2.50/IP, IPv6 from $0.083/GB, plus Premium residential from $2.20/GB.

- **Data APIs that bill only success.** Web scraping API from $0.0002 per page, SERP API from $0.0005 per search, 100+ collectors and an MCP server, all on the same key.

## Switch in one connection string

```
curl -x "http://USER-country-us:PASS@PROXY_HOST:PORT" https://api.ipify.org
```

Generate the username and password in the dashboard, pick the country (and optionally state, city or ISP), and use the same string in Python, Node, Scrapy, Playwright, Puppeteer or any antidetect browser. Full setup on the [residential proxies](https://quanticdata.io/residential-proxies/) page, rotation options on [rotating proxies](https://quanticdata.io/rotating-proxies/), and phone-network IPs on [mobile proxies](https://quanticdata.io/mobile-proxies/).

## Test it on your own targets

1. Create a free account: $2 of usage every month and a 100 MB residential trial, no card.

2. Point 100 of your real URLs at the new connection string.

3. Count the pages you can use and divide by what you spent. That is the number to compare.

## Sources

Prices and facts on this page, with the date they were read.

- Decodo residential proxy pricing page (named in text, read 6 October 2026)

- [QuanticData prices (llms.txt)](https://quanticdata.io/llms.txt)

## Questions about switching from Decodo

### Is QuanticData cheaper than Decodo?

On residential bandwidth, yes. Decodo's lowest residential rate is $2/GB on its 1 TB Enterprise plan and pay as you go is $4/GB (pricing page, 6 October 2026). QuanticData residential starts from $0.80/GB, 60% less than Decodo's lowest rate.

### Is Decodo the same as Smartproxy?

Yes. Smartproxy renamed itself Decodo; its pricing page title reads "Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)". Searches for a Smartproxy alternative and a Decodo alternative lead to the same comparison.

### Is there a free Decodo alternative?

Every QuanticData account gets $2 of usage every month with no card, plus a free 100 MB residential proxy trial.

### How do I switch from Decodo?

Create a free account, generate a residential username with the country you need and replace the host, port and credentials in your client. Rotating and sticky sessions, HTTP and SOCKS5 are supported.

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## Residential proxies from $0.80/GB

A free account, $2 of usage every month and a 100 MB residential trial. Test it on your own targets today.

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No credit card. Failed data API requests are never billed.

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Source: https://quanticdata.io/alternatives/decodo/ · Site index for AI: https://quanticdata.io/llms.txt