On this page
- Verdict
- Side-by-side comparison
- About Webshare
- About Infatica
- Pricing compared
- Performance compared
- Pool & coverage
- Features face-off
- Trials & support
- Where Webshare wins
- Where Infatica wins
- Webshare pros & cons
- Infatica pros & cons
- Consider the alternative
- Switching between them
- Comparison FAQ
- Related comparisons
- Full reviews
- Related searches
- Make the call
Verdict
Webshare wins this matchup. It ranks #8 to Infatica’s #11 in our weighted benchmark, pairing permanent free plan with 10 proxies with a lower entry price. Infatica still makes sense where every proxy type under one roof is the deciding factor.
Side-by-side comparison
| Criterion | Webshare | Infatica |
|---|---|---|
| Our rank | #8 of 15 | #11 of 15 |
| Rating | 4.2/5 | 4.0/5 |
| Entry price | $2.99/mo | $3.60/GB |
| IP pool | 30M+ | 15M+ |
| Success rate | 96.8% | 96.2% |
| Proxy types | 3 | 4 |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| City targeting | Country-level | Yes |
| Support | Ticket-based | Chat & tickets |
About Webshare
Webshare is the developer favourite, where a permanent free tier and instant self-serve checkout remove every excuse not to start experimenting today.
It won mindshare by giving away ten datacenter proxies free forever and letting engineers upgrade without ever talking to sales.
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: $2.99/mo (Webshare) versus $3.60/GB (Infatica). Factor retries at 96.8% and 96.2% success and the cheaper option compounds its advantage — always run both through a pilot before committing volume.
Performance compared
Our latency and throughput testing favoured Webshare (90 vs 82 speed index), while pool depth favours Webshare. Match the strength to your workload’s bottleneck.
Pool & coverage
Coverage: 30M+ (Webshare) vs 15M+ (Infatica). For geo-sensitive work note that city targeting is only on Infatica.
Features face-off
Webshare: Cheapest entry into datacenter IPs; Instant, fully self-serve setup.
Infatica: SLA options for business plans; Managed scraper API add-on.
Trials & support
Webshare support: Ticket-based; trial: yes. Infatica support: Chat & tickets; trial: yes. Responsiveness becomes decisive the night a pipeline breaks — weight it accordingly.
Where Webshare wins
- Permanent free plan with 10 proxies.
- Instant, fully self-serve setup.
- You are developers and testers wanting cheap datacenter IPs immediately.
Where Infatica wins
- You are teams wanting one balanced vendor on a moderate budget.
- Managed scraper API add-on.
- Every proxy type under one roof.
Webshare pros & cons
- ✅ Permanent free plan with 10 proxies
- ✅ Cheapest entry into datacenter IPs
- ✅ Instant, fully self-serve setup
- ⚠️ Residential pool weaker than specialists
- ⚠️ Support is tickets only
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 Webshare cheaper than Infatica?
Entry pricing: $2.99/mo vs $3.60/GB. Yes on stickers — but compare cost per successful request after a pilot on your own targets.
Which is better, Webshare or Infatica?
Webshare wins our weighted benchmark (#8 vs #11), combining permanent free plan with 10 proxies with stronger value scores. Infatica remains the right call when teams wanting one balanced vendor on a moderate budget matches your situation.
Which has the bigger pool, Webshare or Infatica?
Webshare — 30M+ versus 15M+. Pool size matters most for high-concurrency rotation.
Do Webshare and Infatica offer free trials?
Webshare: yes. Infatica: yes. Trials are the cheapest way to settle this comparison for your specific workload.
Can I use both Webshare 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.
Full reviews
Deep-dive both sides: Webshare review · Infatica review — or browse all 15 provider reviews.
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