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NetNut alternatives for residential proxies
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As of September 29, 2026, netnut.io displays a seizure notice from the FBI in place of NetNut’s website. For teams that need residential proxies from another provider, Oxylabs and Bright Data suit enterprise contracts, Decodo and Webshare suit self-service per-GB buying, SOAX prices by country, and TrueProxies sells unlimited traffic by the hour.
Published by TrueProxies, which sells residential proxies and is one of the providers compared. Competitor figures were read from each vendor’s own pages on September 29, 2026.
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Status
What does netnut.io show as of September 29, 2026?
The page at netnut.io is headed “This website has been seized”. It states that the domain has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Department of Justice and IRS Criminal Investigation.
A DNS lookup on September 29, 2026 lists ns1.fbi.seized.gov and ns2.fbi.seized.gov as the name servers for netnut.io. KrebsOnSecurity reported the seizure on July 2, 2026, including a statement from NetNut’s parent company, Alarum Technologies.
This page reports only what those sources show. We have not tested NetNut’s proxy gateways and cannot say whether existing NetNut services still work.
Sources
At a glance
How do NetNut alternatives compare on price and pool size?
Competitor figures were read from each vendor’s own public pages on September 29, 2026, and every row links its source. Rates change without notice, so follow the link before buying.
| Provider | Pricing model | Entry price | Best published rate | Pool | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxylabs | Per GB on monthly plans; the rate falls as the plan grows | $6.00/GB on the Starter plan (5 GB, $30/month) | $2.50/GB on the Corporate plan (1 TB, $2,500/month) | 175M+ | 195 locations | Oxylabs residential proxy pricing |
| Bright Data | Per GB, pay-as-you-go or monthly commitment | $8.00/GB pay-as-you-go list; $4.00/GB with a 3-month 50% coupon | $5.00/GB list on the $1,999/month plan (798 GB included) | 400M+ rotating residential | 195 countries | Bright Data residential proxy pricing |
| Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Per GB on monthly plans, or pay-as-you-go | $3.75/GB on the 3 GB plan ($11.25/month); $4.00/GB pay-as-you-go | $2.00/GB on the 1 TB Enterprise plan; $2.75/GB on the 100 GB Regular plan | 115M+ | 195+ locations | Decodo residential proxy pricing |
| SOAX | Per GB in credits; the rate depends on the plan and the exit IP’s country tier | $5.00/GB tier 1 or $2.00/GB tier 3 on the free Sandbox plan | From $0.85/GB tier 1 and from $0.35/GB tier 3 on Enterprise ($3,000/month) | 155+ million | 195+ locations | SOAX pricingSOAX residential proxies (pool and locations) |
| TrueProxies | Traffic packs per GB, each lasting 30 days, or unlimited-traffic plans priced by speed: hourly, daily, weekly or monthly | $1.64 for a 1 GB traffic pack | $0.60/GB on the 5,000 GB traffic pack; unlimited traffic from $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps | 50M+ residential IPv4 (traffic packs) | 150+ countries (traffic packs) | TrueProxies pricing |
| Webshare | Per GB, billed monthly by plan size | $3.50/GB on the 1 GB plan (shown as 50% off $7.00) | $1.40/GB on the 3,000 GB plan ($4,200/month) | 80M+ | 195 countries | Webshare residential proxy pricing |
1. Oxylabs — for teams that need an enterprise contract and support
- Pricing model
- Per GB on monthly plans; the rate falls as the plan grows
- Entry price
- $6.00/GB on the Starter plan (5 GB, $30/month)
- Best published rate
- $2.50/GB on the Corporate plan (1 TB, $2,500/month)
- Pool and coverage
- 175M+, 195 locations
Oxylabs suits teams that bought residential proxies under an enterprise agreement and want the same kind of relationship with a new provider. Its pricing page lists 175M+ residential IPs across 195 locations, with continent, country, state, city and ZIP targeting.
Plans are billed monthly per GB: $6.00/GB on Starter (5 GB, $30), $5.00/GB on Basic (20 GB, $100), $4.00/GB on Advanced (125 GB, $500) and $2.50/GB on Corporate (1 TB, $2,500). Each plan lists 24/7 support and a dedicated account manager. Refund requests must be made within 3 calendar days of the first purchase, with no more than 20% of the traffic used on regular plans.
Choose Oxylabs when procurement wants a large vendor, a contract and a named contact. The trade-off is price: its lowest listed rate needs the $2,500 monthly plan.
Strength
Large advertised pool, ZIP targeting, and a dedicated account manager on every listed plan.
Limitation
The lowest listed rate needs a $2,500/month, 1 TB plan.
Figures from Oxylabs residential proxy pricing, verified September 29, 2026.
2. Bright Data — for the largest advertised pool and managed data collection
- Pricing model
- Per GB, pay-as-you-go or monthly commitment
- Entry price
- $8.00/GB pay-as-you-go list; $4.00/GB with a 3-month 50% coupon
- Best published rate
- $5.00/GB list on the $1,999/month plan (798 GB included)
- Pool and coverage
- 400M+ rotating residential, 195 countries
Bright Data lists 400M+ rotating residential IPs in 195 countries, the largest pool on this page, with country, state, city and ZIP targeting included. It also sells scraper APIs, a browser API and datasets, which matters if your proxies were one part of a collection stack you now need to rebuild.
List prices are $8.00/GB pay-as-you-go, then $7.00, $6.00 and $5.00/GB on monthly plans of $499 (141 GB), $999 (332 GB) and $1,999 (798 GB). On September 29, 2026 the page showed a 50% discount for 3 months with code RESIGB50, which puts pay-as-you-go at $4.00/GB. A 3-month rate is not a long-term budget figure, so compare list prices.
Choose Bright Data when pool size or managed collection is the requirement and the budget covers its list prices.
Strength
Largest advertised pool here, plus scraper APIs and datasets.
Limitation
Highest list prices on this page; monthly plans start at $499.
Figures from Bright Data residential proxy pricing, verified September 29, 2026.
3. Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) — for self-service plans with fine geo-targeting and a trial
- Pricing model
- Per GB on monthly plans, or pay-as-you-go
- Entry price
- $3.75/GB on the 3 GB plan ($11.25/month); $4.00/GB pay-as-you-go
- Best published rate
- $2.00/GB on the 1 TB Enterprise plan; $2.75/GB on the 100 GB Regular plan
- Pool and coverage
- 115M+, 195+ locations
Decodo, formerly Smartproxy, is the self-service middle ground. Its pricing page lists 115M+ IPs in 195+ locations, with continent, country, state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting on every plan.
Regular plans run from $3.75/GB on 3 GB ($11.25/month) to $2.75/GB on 100 GB ($275/month). Enterprise plans go from $2.50/GB on 250 GB to $2.00/GB on 1 TB, and pay-as-you-go is $4.00/GB. New users can take a 3-day trial with 100 MB, and regular plans carry a 14-day money-back option that does not apply after the trial.
Choose Decodo when you want to start small, test before paying for a month, and keep ZIP or ASN targeting.
Strength
Low entry price with ZIP and ASN targeting on every plan.
Limitation
Rates below $2.75/GB need an Enterprise plan of 250 GB or more.
Figures from Decodo residential proxy pricing, verified September 29, 2026.
4. SOAX — for traffic that exits mostly in lower-cost countries
- Pricing model
- Per GB in credits; the rate depends on the plan and the exit IP’s country tier
- Entry price
- $5.00/GB tier 1 or $2.00/GB tier 3 on the free Sandbox plan
- Best published rate
- From $0.85/GB tier 1 and from $0.35/GB tier 3 on Enterprise ($3,000/month)
- Pool and coverage
- 155+ million, 195+ locations
SOAX charges per GB by the country of the exit IP, in three tiers. Its FAQ gives the United States as a tier 1 example and India as tier 2; tier 1 costs the most and tier 3 the least. Its residential proxies page lists 155+ million IPs across 195+ locations.
On the pricing page, tier 1 runs from $5.00/GB on the free Sandbox plan to $3.00/GB on Builder ($200/month), $2.20/GB on Team ($500/month), $1.50/GB on Scale ($1,500/month) and from $0.85/GB on Enterprise ($3,000/month). Tier 3 runs from $2.00/GB down to from $0.35/GB. Plan credits expire 60 days after they are added, SOAX says it has no free trial, and payments are generally non-refundable.
Choose SOAX when most of your traffic exits in tier 2 or tier 3 countries. For traffic that is mostly tier 1, a flat per-GB rate is simpler to budget.
Strength
Tier 3 from $0.35/GB, the lowest per-GB rate listed on this page.
Limitation
Tier 1 rates on smaller plans are high, and there is no free trial.
Figures from SOAX pricing, verified September 29, 2026.
5. TrueProxies — for a bill that does not depend on traffic volume
- Pricing model
- Traffic packs per GB, each lasting 30 days, or unlimited-traffic plans priced by speed: hourly, daily, weekly or monthly
- Entry price
- $1.64 for a 1 GB traffic pack
- Best published rate
- $0.60/GB on the 5,000 GB traffic pack; unlimited traffic from $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps
- Pool and coverage
- 50M+ residential IPv4 (traffic packs), 150+ countries (traffic packs)
TrueProxies sells Residential IPv4 two ways. Residential IPv4 Unlimited has no traffic cap and is priced by speed: from $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps, with daily, weekly and monthly plans up to 1 Gbps. While you re-plan after a provider change, that keeps the bill fixed even if your traffic estimate turns out wrong.
Traffic packs are billed per GB instead: 1 GB for $1.64, down to $0.60/GB on 5,000 GB, with country, city, region and ASN targeting. Each pack lasts 30 days from activation. The free trial is 1 hour of Residential IPv4 Unlimited at 10 Mbps.
The limits are real. Traffic packs draw on 50M+ residential IPv4 across 150+ countries, against 175M+ to 400M+ for the larger providers here. Unlimited plans use a separate 1.3M+ pool with country targeting only. TrueProxies sells proxy access only, with no scraper APIs or datasets.
Strength
Unlimited traffic billed by time, and a 1-hour trial before you pay.
Limitation
Smaller pool, fewer countries, and proxy access only.
Figures from TrueProxies pricing, verified September 29, 2026.
See TrueProxies Residential IPv4 pricing and plans6. Webshare — for self-service per-GB plans that scale to 3,000 GB
- Pricing model
- Per GB, billed monthly by plan size
- Entry price
- $3.50/GB on the 1 GB plan (shown as 50% off $7.00)
- Best published rate
- $1.40/GB on the 3,000 GB plan ($4,200/month)
- Pool and coverage
- 80M+, 195 countries
Webshare sells rotating residential proxies on self-service plans sized in GB and billed monthly. Its page lists 80M+ residential IPs in 195 countries, with country, state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting.
The rate falls with plan size: $3.50/GB on 1 GB (shown as 50% off $7.00), $2.75/GB on 10 GB, $2.25/GB on 100 GB, $1.50/GB on 1,000 GB and $1.40/GB on 3,000 GB ($4,200/month). Refunds apply only within 2 days of payment and while rotating residential use is below 0.1 GB.
Choose Webshare when your team handles its own engineering and wants ZIP and ASN targeting without an enterprise contract.
Strength
80M+ pool with ZIP and ASN targeting on self-service plans.
Limitation
Billed monthly by plan size, with a 2-day refund window.
Figures from Webshare residential proxy pricing, verified September 29, 2026.
Context
What should you check before moving NetNut traffic?
Start with the pricing unit. Every provider on this page bills residential traffic per GB, except TrueProxies’ Unlimited plans, which are priced by speed and time. Per-GB rates depend on plan size, commitment and, at SOAX, the exit country. Estimate your monthly gigabytes by country before comparing, because a rate that needs a 1 TB plan is not your rate at 50 GB.
Then match the targeting you actually use. If your jobs pin exits to a city, ZIP code or ASN, confirm the new provider supports that level on the plan you will buy. Decodo lists ZIP and ASN targeting on every plan, SOAX from its Scale plan, and TrueProxies supports city, region and ASN on traffic packs but country only on Unlimited plans.
Finally, change one thing at a time. Point a small, representative share of jobs at the new gateway, keep targets, concurrency and retry rules the same, and compare usable responses and billed traffic before moving the rest. Sticky sessions work differently between providers, so check how a session is held and for how long.
Methodology
How did we compare these providers?
- Compare the same product class: rotating residential proxy access, bought per GB or by time. Scraper APIs, unblockers, ISP, mobile and datacenter products are priced differently and are left out.
- Every competitor price, pool size and coverage figure was read from the vendor’s own public pricing page on September 29, 2026 and is linked in the table. SOAX does not state its pool on its pricing page, so that figure comes from its residential proxies page.
- List prices and promotions are shown separately. A coupon that expires after 3 months is not a rate to budget against.
- Pool sizes and country counts are what each vendor advertises. None is independently audited, and we did not test any provider for this page.
- The netnut.io status reports what the site and public DNS showed on September 29, 2026. We did not test NetNut’s proxy gateways, and no NetNut prices are shown because its website could not be read.
- Ranking reflects fit for a stated need, not overall quality. TrueProxies publishes this page and is included as one option; it is not ranked first.
- Proxy-Cheap, which appears in our earlier comparisons, is left out because its pricing page did not load for our check on September 29, 2026.
Competitor facts were checked on September 29, 2026. Recheck the linked official pages before buying.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What happened to netnut.io?
As of September 29, 2026, netnut.io displays a notice stating that the domain has been seized by the FBI, in coordination with the Department of Justice and IRS Criminal Investigation. Its DNS name servers are ns1.fbi.seized.gov and ns2.fbi.seized.gov. KrebsOnSecurity reported the seizure on July 2, 2026.
Do NetNut proxies still work?
We do not know. This page reports only what netnut.io and public DNS show. We have not tested NetNut’s proxy gateways or any NetNut account.
Which NetNut alternatives suit enterprise teams?
Oxylabs and Bright Data. Oxylabs lists 175M+ residential IPs in 195 locations with a dedicated account manager on each plan. Bright Data lists 400M+ in 195 countries and also sells scraper APIs and datasets. Both were checked on September 29, 2026.
Which NetNut alternative has the lowest per-GB rate?
On rates listed September 29, 2026, SOAX has the lowest on this page: from $0.35/GB for tier 3 countries on its $3,000/month Enterprise plan, and from $0.85/GB for tier 1 countries such as the United States. TrueProxies traffic packs go down to $0.60/GB on 5,000 GB, and Webshare to $1.40/GB on 3,000 GB. The lowest rates need large plans, so compare at your own monthly volume.
Can I avoid per-GB billing?
Yes, with a plan priced by speed and time. TrueProxies’ Residential IPv4 Unlimited starts at $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps, with daily, weekly and monthly plans up to 1 Gbps. The other providers on this page bill residential traffic per GB.
Can I test a replacement before paying?
Decodo offers new users a 3-day trial with 100 MB. TrueProxies has a 1-hour trial of Residential IPv4 Unlimited at 10 Mbps. SOAX says it has no free trial; its Sandbox plan has no subscription fee, and usage is paid with top-up credits. Terms were read on September 29, 2026.
How current is this page?
Competitor figures were read from each vendor’s own pages on September 29, 2026, and the netnut.io status was checked the same day. Prices change without notice, so follow the linked source before buying.
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