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Should I use Decodo - All-in-One Proxy & Web Scraping Platform?

125M+ residential, mobile, ISP & datacenter proxies, plus a powerful Web Scraping API. Collect public web data at scale with 99.99% uptime. - smartproxy.com

Worth it. Buy if your team collects public web data at scale and has technical staff — ratings and pricing hold up. Skip if you scrape occasionally or want no-code simplicity; lighter tools fit better.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; most vendor-affiliated, with 3 independent reviews.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

from $2/GB

Residential proxies

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Wallet-based entry$11.25/mo for 3GB ($4/GB)

Best for

  • Data teams scraping at scale
  • SEO and price monitoring
  • Developers needing rotating residential IPs
  • eCommerce market intelligence

Not for

  • Non-technical users wanting no-code scraping
  • One-off or occasional scraping projects
  • Light users needing only a few GB monthly
  • Buyers demanding a free tier before paying

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Light users pay more per GB: $11.25/3GB entry vs $4/GB wallet-based rates.

medium

Sites behind Cloudflare need the Scraping API or Site Unblocker, not plain proxies.

medium

Guess: proxy bandwidth and Scraping API pricing differ; verify combined cost first.

low

Rebrand from Smartproxy left missing; use docs.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 125M+ IPs across residential, mobile, ISP and datacenter pools
  • Vendor claims 99.99% uptime for scaled collection
  • Rated 4.5 from 1,627 reviews
  • Residential proxies from $2/GB undercut many rivals
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022-aligned security framework

Cons

  • Light users pay a premium: $11.25 entry buys just 3GB
  • Developer-oriented; knowledge hub targets coders, not casual users
  • Old security page no longer resolves post-rebrand

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x4security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • from $2/GB

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. From $2/GB; PCMag calls it affordable
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Won Best Usability 2025 award
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Four proxy types plus scraping API
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 4/5. ISO/IEC 27001:2022-aligned framework
  • 4.5/5 Trustpilot rating 1,627 reviews
  • $2/GB Starting price residential proxies
  • 125M+ Proxy pool residential, mobile, ISP, datacenter
  • 99.99% Uptime claim vendor-stated

Pricing

Residential proxies

from $2/GB

  • 125M+ rotating IPs
  • Pay per GB

Wallet-based entry

$11.25/mo for 3GB ($4/GB)

  • Pay-as-you-go bandwidth
  • Lowest entry cost

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Independent reviewers call it affordable and business-friendly, with a 4.5 rating across 1,627 reviews.

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Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; most vendor-affiliated, with 3 independent reviews.

Legit, well-reviewed proxy/scraping platform from $2/GB. Buy for scaled data collection; overkill for occasional scraping.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; most vendor-affiliated, with 3 independent reviews.

Sources

  1. Decodo homepagedecodo.com
    official
  2. Decodo Scraping APIdecodo.com
    official
  3. Security, Compliance & Ethics at Decododecodo.com
    security
  4. Decodo Review: Pricing, Speed & Success Ratesaimultiple.com
    review
  5. Decodo Review: Affordable, Business-Friendly Proxiespcmag.com
    review
  6. Decodo.com Review: Safe or Legit?gridinsoft.com
    review
  7. Decodo Pricing Breakdownproxidize.com
    review
  8. Smartproxy Rebrands to Decodofinance.yahoo.com
    news
  9. Smartproxy security page (not found)smartproxy.com
    security
  10. Decodo Knowledge Hub for developersdecodo.com
    official

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