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- Verdict
- Side-by-side comparison
- About Oxylabs
- About Infatica
- Pricing compared
- Performance compared
- Pool & coverage
- Features face-off
- Trials & support
- Where Oxylabs wins
- Where Infatica wins
- Oxylabs pros & cons
- Infatica pros & cons
- Consider the alternative
- Switching between them
- Comparison FAQ
- Related comparisons
- Full reviews
- Related searches
- Make the call
Verdict
Oxylabs wins this matchup. It ranks #3 to Infatica’s #11 in our weighted benchmark, pairing claimed 100m+ residential ips with stronger overall scores. Infatica still makes sense where every proxy type under one roof is the deciding factor.
Side-by-side comparison
| Criterion | Oxylabs | Infatica |
|---|---|---|
| Our rank | #3 of 15 | #11 of 15 |
| Rating | 4.6/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Entry price | $4.00/GB | $3.60/GB |
| IP pool | 100M+ | 15M+ |
| Success rate | 99.0% | 96.2% |
| Proxy types | 4 | 4 |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| City targeting | Yes | Yes |
| Support | 24/7 plus dedicated account managers | Chat & tickets |
About Oxylabs
Oxylabs is a polished, enterprise-first operation whose claim to fame is the largest declared residential pool in the business and unusually consistent benchmark numbers.
It built its reputation serving data-hungry corporations and later added AI-assisted scraper APIs that handle parsing as well as proxying.
About Infatica
Infatica is the steady all-rounder that rarely tops any single category but rarely disappoints in one either, with SLA options unusual at its price point.
It assembled a balanced catalogue spanning every proxy type plus a managed scraper API, aiming squarely at the pragmatic middle of the market.
Pricing compared
On paper: $4.00/GB (Oxylabs) versus $3.60/GB (Infatica). Factor retries at 99.0% and 96.2% success and the premium buys back some ground — always run both through a pilot before committing volume.
Performance compared
Our latency and throughput testing favoured Oxylabs (96 vs 82 speed index), while pool depth favours Oxylabs. Match the strength to your workload’s bottleneck.
Pool & coverage
Coverage: 100M+ (Oxylabs) vs 15M+ (Infatica). For geo-sensitive work note that city targeting is available on both.
Features face-off
Oxylabs: Very consistent success rates in our tests; Excellent documentation and dashboard.
Infatica: SLA options for business plans; Managed scraper API add-on.
Trials & support
Oxylabs support: 24/7 plus dedicated account managers; trial: yes. Infatica support: Chat & tickets; trial: yes. For mission-critical workloads, the support row of the table above deserves more attention than it usually gets.
Where Oxylabs wins
- Claimed 100M+ residential IPs.
- Very consistent success rates in our tests.
- You are large-scale scraping teams that value consistency over cost.
Where Infatica wins
- SLA options for business plans.
- Every proxy type under one roof.
- You are teams wanting one balanced vendor on a moderate budget.
Oxylabs pros & cons
- ✅ Claimed 100M+ residential IPs
- ✅ Very consistent success rates in our tests
- ✅ Excellent documentation and dashboard
- ⚠️ Premium pricing with higher minimums
- ⚠️ More machinery than small teams need
Infatica pros & cons
- ✅ Every proxy type under one roof
- ✅ SLA options for business plans
- ✅ Managed scraper API add-on
- ⚠️ Mid-pack speed and success scores
- ⚠️ Pool smaller than the leaders
Consider the alternative
Worth knowing: neither side of this duel tops our table. Cheapest Proxies does, at $0.80/GB with all four proxy types and a free trial — often the smarter third option.
Check Cheapest Proxies → Read the reviewSwitching between them
Switching between these vendors is low-friction: both expose gateway-plus-credential access, so migration is usually a config change. Run both in parallel for a week, splitting traffic 90/10, before cutting over fully.
Comparison FAQ
Is Oxylabs cheaper than Infatica?
Entry pricing: $4.00/GB vs $3.60/GB. No on stickers — but compare cost per successful request after a pilot on your own targets.
Which has the bigger pool, Oxylabs or Infatica?
Oxylabs — 100M+ versus 15M+. Pool size matters most for high-concurrency rotation.
Can I use both Oxylabs and Infatica 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.
Which is better, Oxylabs or Infatica?
Oxylabs wins our weighted benchmark (#3 vs #11), combining claimed 100m+ residential ips with stronger value scores. Infatica remains the right call when teams wanting one balanced vendor on a moderate budget matches your situation.
Do Oxylabs and Infatica offer free trials?
Oxylabs: yes. Infatica: yes. Trials are the cheapest way to settle this comparison for your specific workload.
Full reviews
Deep-dive both sides: Oxylabs review · Infatica review — or browse all 15 provider reviews.
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Make the call
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