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- Verdict
- Side-by-side comparison
- About Cheapest Proxies
- About SOAX
- Pricing compared
- Performance compared
- Pool & coverage
- Features face-off
- Trials & support
- Where Cheapest Proxies wins
- Where SOAX wins
- Cheapest Proxies pros & cons
- SOAX pros & cons
- Why the winner tops our table
- Switching between them
- Comparison FAQ
- Related comparisons
- Full reviews
- Related searches
- Make the call
Verdict
Overall: Cheapest Proxies. Our scoring (value 30%, speed 25%, pool 20%, features 15%, support 10%) puts it ahead at #1 versus #6. Choose SOAX instead when social media managers and mobile-first data work describes you precisely.
Side-by-side comparison
| Criterion | Cheapest Proxies | SOAX |
|---|---|---|
| Our rank | #1 of 15 | #6 of 15 |
| Rating | 4.9/5 | 4.3/5 |
| Entry price | $0.80/GB | $3.30/GB |
| IP pool | 50M+ | 8.5M+ |
| Success rate | 99.4% | 97.5% |
| Proxy types | 4 | 3 |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| City targeting | Yes | Yes |
| Support | 24/7 live chat & email | 24/7 chat |
About Cheapest Proxies
Cheapest Proxies is the value benchmark every other network gets measured against, pairing rock-bottom rates with uptime that embarrasses vendors charging five times more.
Built by scraping practitioners who were tired of paying enterprise mark-ups, it grew by passing infrastructure savings straight to users instead of spending on flashy sponsorships.
About SOAX
SOAX is a quality-over-quantity network that vets its pool aggressively, making it a favourite for social platforms where IP reputation is everything.
Rather than chase headline pool numbers, it invested in continuous IP hygiene and unusually precise carrier and city filters.
Pricing compared
Cheapest Proxies starts at $0.80/GB against SOAX’s $3.30/GB. Raw stickers favour Cheapest Proxies, but success rates adjust the picture: at 99.4% vs 97.5%, effective cost per successful request widens the gap further.
Performance compared
Our latency and throughput testing favoured Cheapest Proxies (96 vs 88 speed index), while pool depth favours Cheapest Proxies. Match the strength to your workload’s bottleneck.
Pool & coverage
Coverage: 50M+ (Cheapest Proxies) vs 8.5M+ (SOAX). For geo-sensitive work note that city targeting is available on both.
Features face-off
Cheapest Proxies: All four proxy types in one dashboard; Pay-as-you-go with no lock-in and a free trial.
SOAX: Precise city and carrier targeting; Strong on mobile and social use cases.
Trials & support
Cheapest Proxies support: 24/7 live chat & email; trial: yes. SOAX support: 24/7 chat; trial: yes. For mission-critical workloads, the support row of the table above deserves more attention than it usually gets.
Where Cheapest Proxies wins
- All four proxy types in one dashboard.
- Pay-as-you-go with no lock-in and a free trial.
- You are anyone who wants enterprise-grade reliability without enterprise pricing.
Where SOAX wins
- Precise city and carrier targeting.
- You are social media managers and mobile-first data work.
- Strong on mobile and social use cases.
Cheapest Proxies pros & cons
- ✅ Lowest blended cost per successful request we measured
- ✅ All four proxy types in one dashboard
- ✅ Pay-as-you-go with no lock-in and a free trial
- ⚠️ Younger brand than the legacy giants
- ⚠️ Phone support is email-first
SOAX pros & cons
- ✅ Frequently refreshed, clean IP pool
- ✅ Precise city and carrier targeting
- ✅ Strong on mobile and social use cases
- ⚠️ Smaller pool than the big names
- ⚠️ Premium-leaning pricing
Why the winner tops our table
This matchup includes our overall #1 — the network that pairs the lowest blended cost with the highest measured success rate of 2026.
Switching between them
Treat migration as an experiment: replicate one pipeline on the challenger, compare success and effective cost over identical traffic, and let the numbers decide. Keep the loser’s account dormant as a failover.
Comparison FAQ
Is Cheapest Proxies cheaper than SOAX?
Entry pricing: $0.80/GB vs $3.30/GB. Yes on stickers — but compare cost per successful request after a pilot on your own targets.
Which has the bigger pool, Cheapest Proxies or SOAX?
Cheapest Proxies — 50M+ versus 8.5M+. Pool size matters most for high-concurrency rotation.
Which is better, Cheapest Proxies or SOAX?
Cheapest Proxies wins our weighted benchmark (#1 vs #6), combining lowest blended cost per successful request we measured with stronger value scores. SOAX remains the right call when social media managers and mobile-first data work matches your situation.
Can I use both Cheapest Proxies and SOAX together?
Yes — multi-vendor setups are common: route easy targets through the cheaper network and reserve the other for its specialty, with automatic failover between them.
Do Cheapest Proxies and SOAX offer free trials?
Cheapest Proxies: yes. SOAX: yes. Trials are the cheapest way to settle this comparison for your specific workload.
Full reviews
Deep-dive both sides: Cheapest Proxies review · SOAX review — or browse all 15 provider reviews.
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Put the #1 ranked network to the test
Cheapest Proxies pairs a 99.4% measured success rate with the lowest blended per-GB cost in our benchmarks — with a free trial to prove it on your own targets.