| Proxy type | Cheaper |
|---|---|
| Residential proxies | Apify Proxy 1–2 GB, PrivateProxy.me 3–1,000 GB |
| Datacenter proxies, per proxy | PrivateProxy.me 1–6 proxies, Apify Proxy 7–500 proxies |
| ISP proxies | Only PrivateProxy.me · all isp providers |
Residential proxies
| Per month | Apify Proxy | PrivateProxy.me |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $19.00 | $20.00 |
| 10 GB | $80.00 | $20.00 |
| 50 GB | $375.00 | $95.00 |
| 250 GB | $1,750.00 | $375.00 |
| 1,000 GB | $7,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Apify Proxy | PrivateProxy.me | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $7.00/GB | $1.00/GB |
| Smallest purchase | $19.00 (2.4 GB) | $20.00 (10 GB) |
| Pay as you go | No | No |
| IP pool | – | 200M+ IPs |
| Locations | – | 195 |
| Targeting | country and state | country and city |
| SOCKS5 | No | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | about 30 minutes | 24 hours |
| Traffic expires | end of billing month (prepaid usage doesn't roll over) | – |
Datacenter proxies, per proxy
| Per month | Apify Proxy | PrivateProxy.me |
|---|---|---|
| 1 proxy | $19.00 | $3.00 |
| 10 proxies | $19.00 | $29.00 |
| 50 proxies | $50.00 | $99.00 |
| 100 proxies | $100.00 | $180.00 |
| 500 proxies | $500.00 | $887.50 |
| Apify Proxy Shared datacenter | PrivateProxy.me Static datacenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $1.00/proxy | $1.78/proxy |
| Smallest purchase | $19.00 (19 proxies) | $3.00 (1 proxy) |
| Pay as you go | No | No |
| IP pool | – | 50K+ IPs |
| Locations | – | 25 |
| Targeting | country | country |
| SOCKS5 | No | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | 26 hours | – |
| Included traffic | billed separately as data transfer, $0.20/GB external on Starter | unlimited |
Terms
| Apify Proxy | PrivateProxy.me | |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Czech Republic | United Kingdom |
| 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 | 1 static proxy free for 2 days; one-time paid 10 GB packs for rotating products ($10 residential, $5 ISP, $3.50 datacenter), valid 30 days |
| Refunds | Fees are non-cancellable and non-refundable under the terms | Within 24 hours of the first purchase if the plan wasn't substantially used (Terms of Service); crypto payments are non-refundable, and the pricing page accepts them only for orders over $50 a month |
| Identity checks | – | Anti-fraud screening on every sign-up; some accounts (about 25% of new registrations) must pass a government ID and liveness check before activation, and sign-ups from VPN, proxy or hosting IPs may be asked to verify |
| Prices checked | 24 Oct 2026 | 24 Oct 2026 |