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Providers with a free or paid trial
Proxy Compare finds 12 of the 23 proxy providers it tracks qualify on the rule “Publishes a trial, free or paid”, with figures read 3 Oct 2026 to 6 Oct 2026. The cheapest in this filter is $0.01/GB. A filter on published facts, not a ranking; the order is price within it.
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Success rate against the sites you actually scrape is the thing no comparison table can tell you, and a trial is the cheapest way to find out for yourself. Some are free, some are a token charge; both beat a monthly commitment made blind.
| Provider | Sign-up | Pay with | Cost per GB | Go to provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayobyte | Just an email | Card, PayPal +1 | $0.01 | Visit Rayobyte |
| Geonode | Just an email | Card, crypto | $0.27 | Visit Geonode |
| Evomi | Unclear | Card, PayPal +1 | $0.30 | Visit Evomi |
| Infatica | Just an email | Card, crypto | $0.30 | Visit Infatica |
| Decodo | Just an email | Card, PayPal +1 | $0.38 | Visit Decodo |
| Bright Data | ID required | Card, PayPal +1 | $0.42 | Visit Bright Data |
| Oxylabs | ID required | Card, wire | $0.59 | Visit Oxylabs |
| Proxy-Cheap | Unclear | — | $1.20 | Visit Proxy-Cheap |
| Webshare | Just an email | Card, PayPal +1 | $1.40 | Visit Webshare |
| NodeMaven | Just an email | Card, crypto | $3.75 | Visit NodeMaven |
| SOAX | ID required | Card | $5.00 | Visit SOAX |
| SearchApi | Unclear | Card | — | Visit SearchApi |
These also qualify on the rule above, but we have not been able to re-check them recently. Shown with the date, not hidden.
| Provider | Last checked | Go to provider |
|---|---|---|
| Froxy | 4 weeks ago | Visit Froxy |
| RapidProxy | 4 weeks ago | Visit RapidProxy |
| PrivateProxy | 3 months ago | Visit PrivateProxy |
| Crawlbase | 6 weeks ago | Visit Crawlbase |
| Firecrawl | 6 weeks ago | Visit Firecrawl |
| ScraperAPI | 6 weeks ago | Visit ScraperAPI |
| Scrapfly | 6 weeks ago | Visit Scrapfly |
| ScrapingBee | 6 weeks ago | Visit ScrapingBee |
| ZenRows | 6 weeks ago | Visit ZenRows |
Questions
Which proxy providers let you test the network against your own targets before committing money?
12 of the 23 providers we track qualify. Success rate against the sites you actually scrape is the thing no comparison table can tell you, and a trial is the cheapest way to find out for yourself. Some are free, some are a token charge; both beat a monthly commitment made blind.
How many proxy providers publishes a trial, free or paid?
12 of 23, starting at $0.01 per GB. Every figure is read from the provider's own pricing page and carries the date it was last checked, see the list.
Does appearing on this list mean you recommend them?
No. This is a filter on published facts, not a ranking of quality, and the order is price within the filter. Providers that pay us a commission and providers that pay us nothing are treated identically, the code that orders lists cannot read commission data at all.
The other things buyers filter on
- ID verification requirements sign-up needs an email address only
- Providers that accept cryptocurrency lists a cryptocurrency among its payment methods
- Providers without a monthly commitment sells at least one pay-as-you-go plan
- Providers that accept PayPal lists paypal among its payment methods