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Apify Proxy
LightningProxies| Proxy type | Cheaper |
|---|---|
| Residential proxies | LightningProxies at every volume |
| Datacenter proxies, per proxy | LightningProxies at every volume |
| Mobile proxies | Only LightningProxies · all mobile providers |
| ISP proxies | Only LightningProxies · all isp providers |
Residential proxies
| Per month | Apify Proxy | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $19.00 | $4.50 |
| 10 GB | $80.00 | $32.00 |
| 50 GB | $375.00 | $130.00 |
| 250 GB | $1,750.00 | $550.00 |
| 1,000 GB | $7,000.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Apify Proxy | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $7.00/GB | $1.10/GB |
| Smallest purchase | $19.00 (2.4 GB) | $4.50 (1 GB) |
| Pay as you go | No | Yes |
| IP pool | – | 20M+ IPs |
| Locations | – | 195 |
| Targeting | country and state | country, state, city and asn |
| SOCKS5 | No | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | about 30 minutes | 120 minutes |
| Traffic expires | end of billing month (prepaid usage doesn't roll over) | – |
Datacenter proxies, per proxy
| Per month | Apify Proxy | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 proxy | $19.00 | $5.90 |
| 10 proxies | $19.00 | $5.90 |
| 50 proxies | $50.00 | $5.90 |
| 100 proxies | $100.00 | $5.90 |
| 500 proxies | $500.00 | $11.80 |
| Apify Proxy Shared datacenter | LightningProxies Private datacenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $1.00/proxy | $0.0142/proxy |
| Smallest purchase | $19.00 (19 proxies) | $5.90 (250 proxies) |
| Pay as you go | No | No |
| IP pool | – | 15,000+ IPs |
| Locations | – | 6 |
| Targeting | country | country |
| SOCKS5 | No | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | 26 hours | – |
| Included traffic | billed separately as data transfer, $0.20/GB external on Starter | 250 GB/month |
Terms
| Apify Proxy | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Czech Republic | – |
| Payment | Card | Card, PayPal and Crypto |
| Free trial | Free plan with $5 of usage a month, but its proxies work only inside Apify (Actors on the platform); the docs say to contact support to test the proxy before subscribing | Free trial on request through live chat for residential, mobile, datacenter and IPv6 proxies (conditions apply); none for ISP proxies |
| Refunds | Fees are non-cancellable and non-refundable under the terms | Card or debit payments only, within 48 hours of purchase (24 hours for 1-day plans); GB plans must have used no more than 300 MB; crypto payments aren't refundable and there are no partial refunds for unused resources |
| Identity checks | – | – |
| Prices checked | 24 Oct 2026 | 24 Oct 2026 |