Decodo (the company formerly known as Smartproxy) has long been the “affordable premium” pick, and its $4/GB pay-as-you-go is genuinely competitive. Roam simply goes further in the same direction: half the PAYG rate, no VAT surprise at checkout for crypto/Alipay users, and a balance that never expires instead of plan cycles.
| Roam | Decodo (Smartproxy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Rotating residential | $2/GB flat, pay-as-you-go | $4/GB PAYG (min $4 + VAT) |
| Best committed rate | None needed — $2/GB at any volume | $2.75/GB at $275/mo (100GB) |
| Datacenter | $0.80/GB rotating | $0.60/GB at 10GB, to $0.45/GB at 1TB |
| Mobile 4G/5G | $9/GB real-carrier 4G/5G | Separate product |
| Static residential / ISP | $4/IP/month, unlimited bandwidth | ISP proxies, separate plans |
| Minimum to start | Any amount — balance never expires | $4 + VAT |
| Contract | No subscription, no monthly fee | PAYG or monthly plans |
| Free trial | 300MB free trial | 3-day / 100MB |
| Payment methods | Cards, Alipay, crypto | Cards, PayPal, crypto |
Competitor pricing verified July 2026 from the official Decodo (Smartproxy) pricing page; promotional rates noted where applicable. Prices may change — always confirm with the provider.
Decodo PAYG is $4/GB; Roam is $2/GB flat. Even Decodo's 100GB/month plan ($2.75/GB) stays above Roam's no-commitment price.
Decodo plans run on monthly cycles. Roam is a wallet: top up once, use it over weeks or months, nothing resets.
Roam's free trial is 300MB — three times Decodo's 100MB — enough to actually validate your target sites before paying.
Decodo is a solid product with a polished dashboard and good docs — if you want its scraping APIs or browser extension ecosystem, it's a fair pick. For raw residential traffic per dollar, Roam is consistently half the price.
Roam. Residential traffic is $2/GB flat versus Decodo's $4/GB pay-as-you-go (as of July 2026). Decodo's committed plans bottom out at $2.00–$2.75/GB but require $275–$2,000+ monthly spend; Roam is $2/GB with zero commitment.
Yes — Smartproxy rebranded to Decodo in 2025. Same company and network; if you were comparing Smartproxy pricing, Decodo's pricing pages are the current source.
Yes. Roam supports both rotating and sticky sessions on residential, datacenter and mobile networks, controlled through the username string — the same pattern Decodo users know.
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