WebShare built its name on being the cheapest way into residential proxies, and to this day most "best budget proxy" lists start and end with it. SpyderProxy has moved into the same tier at $1.75/GB with a larger pool and different rotation mechanics. So which actually wins in 2026?
This is a direct, feature-by-feature comparison based on current public pricing, pool claims, and real use-case fit. Pricing verified as of this writing; we'll note if either provider changes tiers.
| Tier | SpyderProxy | WebShare |
|---|---|---|
| Entry (first GB) | $1.75/GB (Budget Residential) | $3–$6/GB typical pay-as-you-go |
| Volume tier | $1.75/GB flat at the Budget tier | ~$1.75–$2/GB at higher monthly commit |
| Premium pool | $2.75/GB — 130M IPs, 24h sticky sessions | N/A — single residential tier |
Verdict: Starting price is comparable. SpyderProxy's Budget tier is $1.75/GB from the first GB, while WebShare's equivalent price requires a monthly commit. For low-volume or first-time buyers, SpyderProxy is cheaper upfront.
| Metric | SpyderProxy | WebShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price per proxy | $1.50/proxy/month | $0.90/proxy/month |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Metered (1 GB/month per proxy on base plan) |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% | 99.9% |
Verdict: WebShare is cheaper per proxy but meters bandwidth. For heavy-traffic scraping, SpyderProxy's unlimited-bandwidth $1.50 proxy often costs less per GB delivered.
SpyderProxy offers Static Residential at $3.90/day across 31+ countries and LTE Mobile at $2/IP across 150+. WebShare does not currently sell LTE mobile proxies, and their static residential is a smaller pool.
SpyderProxy Budget Residential claims 10M+ IPs across 195+ countries, with rotation up to per-request. Premium Residential adds 130M+ IPs and supports sticky sessions up to 24h.
WebShare Residential claims roughly 30M IPs. The pool skews toward North America and Europe; South American and African pools are notably thinner than SpyderProxy's.
In practice both are adequate for most scraping jobs. The difference matters at two edges:
Both support per-request rotation (a new IP every request) and sticky sessions (same IP for N minutes).
If your workflow is "scrape → login → navigate → action → logout" across 10+ minutes, SpyderProxy's longer stickiness simplifies session management. For one-shot scraping, either is fine.
City targeting isn't a luxury for everyone, but if you're running local-SEO rank tracking, price-check on regional retailers, or geo-gated content verification, having it baked into the base price matters.
Based on our continuous internal monitoring:
Differences are modest but real. SpyderProxy's network tends to be cleaner because the IPs rotate out faster once flagged by major anti-bot systems.
Both support HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5. Both integrate with every major scraping framework (Scrapy, Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium).
proxy.spyderproxy.com:8000) with session/country encoded in the username. Dashboard shows live usage, traffic history, and auto-generates config snippets.Start on WebShare's free tier. When you outgrow it (usually 1–2 weeks), switch to SpyderProxy Budget Residential for the city targeting and larger pool.
Both are competitive on price. SpyderProxy wins on success rate on tough anti-bot targets.
SpyderProxy LTE Mobile ($2/IP) is the only option of the two — WebShare doesn't sell mobile proxies.
SpyderProxy — city-level targeting is included at the Budget tier. WebShare charges extra.
SpyderProxy Premium's 24-hour sticky beats WebShare's 120-minute cap.
WebShare — $0.90/proxy is cheaper per IP if your usage is under ~5 GB/proxy/month.
WebShare is a fine provider — especially for beginners taking advantage of the free tier. But for anyone running production workloads in 2026, SpyderProxy is the stronger overall choice: larger Premium pool, longer sticky sessions, city targeting included, LTE mobile available, and better support responsiveness.
The gap is widest on mobile, multi-account, and geo-targeted use cases. If all you need is cheap US/EU residential for light scraping, either works.
At the entry price they're tied at $1.75/GB. SpyderProxy hits that price from the first GB without a monthly commit; WebShare requires a higher volume or plan tier to reach the same rate.
No. WebShare does not currently sell 4G/LTE mobile proxies. SpyderProxy offers LTE Mobile at $2/IP across 150+ countries.
SpyderProxy's Premium Residential pool (130M+) is larger than WebShare's (~30M). The Budget tier at 10M+ is smaller than WebShare's number but is cheaper and still large enough for most scraping.
No. SpyderProxy does not offer a perpetual free tier. WebShare's free 10 datacenter proxies (bandwidth-capped) is genuinely useful for beginners.
Both work, but our observed success rate on Cloudflare-protected targets is 89–94% on SpyderProxy Budget vs 82–88% on WebShare. The gap widens on Premium.
Yes — both use standard HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5 protocols. Switching is as simple as updating the gateway URL and credentials.
SpyderProxy Premium offers up to 24-hour sticky sessions. WebShare caps at 120 minutes. For multi-step authenticated workflows, SpyderProxy's longer window matters.
Only on higher-tier plans or as an add-on. SpyderProxy includes city targeting at the Budget Residential tier.