PacketStream
Proxy Compare holds 1 plan for PacketStream, read from packetstream.io and last checked 3 Oct 2026. The cheapest per-gigabyte rate is $1.00/GB on residential, read 3 Oct 2026. Every figure is the provider's own published price, dated when read.
A small pool at a small price. Fine for light scraping; don't expect city targeting or support.
⚠ Gets its IPs from paid volunteers (1 Sept 2025 · source)
PacketStream at a glance
What residential proxies cost a month
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- Just an email
- Pay with
- Card
- Refunds
- No refunds
- Free trial
- None
- IPs (their number)
- 7 million, 190 countries
- Won't work for
- Streaming
- Founded, based in
- 2018, United States
Where the addresses come from
A bandwidth-sharing app
Addresses come from people who installed an app whose whole purpose is selling their spare bandwidth, and are usually paid for it. The consent is more direct than an SDK bundle.
Plan prices
| Plan | You get | Price | Cost per GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential ProxiesResidentialPay per GB | Pay per GB | $1.00/GB | $1.00 |
Prices on this page were read from each provider’s own site. The oldest was checked . How we check
Technical details and sourcesConnection statements and session rules
Statements may cover different products. Check the connection requirements of your chosen plan.
- Authentication stated
- Username and passwordread
- Sticky session
- See session rules below
Sticky session rules
Configured durations, inactivity timeouts, recommendations and approximate durations are different session rules. None guarantees an IP lifetime: a device may go offline. Numeric duration filtering requires an explicit configured range or ceiling; recommendations, approximations and conflicting source limits do not qualify. Product scope and source conditions still apply.
- Residential proxies: 60-minute rolling inactivity timeout, restarted by a new proxy connection. Requests on an existing connection do not restart it. Fixed maximum duration not stated; plan qualification not established.
Session sources and conditions
Source · readThe 60-minute timeout is rolling, not a fixed maximum session lifetime. Each time PacketStream assigns the session to a new proxy connection, the timeout restarts. A session that opens at least one new connection during every 60-minute window can therefore remain on the same exit for longer than one hour.
Source · readThe session label keeps new proxy connections on the same residential exit. Sticky sessions are available to all customers.
Source · readRequests sent over an already-open proxy connection do not restart the timeout because they do not require another exit selection. That connection continues through its selected exit even if the stored session mapping expires.
Source · readAfter 60 minutes without a new connection assignment, the session mapping expires. The next new connection using the same label starts a new session and may receive a different exit.
Source · readA sticky session depends on the Packeter providing its exit. If that Packeter disconnects, the session fails. PacketStream does not silently switch the session to a different identity.
Source · readMultiple requests sent over the same connection use the same exit. A new connection triggers a new selection, but the selected IP is not guaranteed to be different from the previous one.
Questions
How much does PacketStream cost?
The cheapest plan we hold for PacketStream is Residential Proxies at $1.00/GB. It is the only plan listed above, read from packetstream.io and dated. Proxy prices move week to week, so read the date beside a figure before you rely on it.
Does PacketStream ask for ID to sign up?
Just an email. PacketStream will sell to you without identity documents. Neither answer is automatically the better one: some buyers have to avoid an ID check, and some read its absence as a question about how the network was built.
How can you pay PacketStream?
Card. No cryptocurrency option is published, so a card or an equivalent named payment is the route in. Payment methods come off the provider's own checkout and are dated with the rest of the record.
Where does PacketStream get its addresses?
A bandwidth-sharing app. Addresses come from people who installed an app whose whole purpose is selling their spare bandwidth, and are usually paid for it. The consent is more direct than an SDK bundle.
Does PacketStream offer a trial or a refund?
PacketStream publishes no trial. Refunds: No refunds. Both are quoted from the provider's own terms rather than summarised, because a paraphrase of a refund window is the kind of precision nobody should take from us.
What will PacketStream not let you use it for?
Streaming. That is taken from PacketStream's own stated restrictions, not inferred from vague terms. Most providers we track state nothing here, so a named restriction is a provider being specific rather than a provider being stricter.
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