Head to head · reviewed Sep 28, 2026
Webshare vs Decodo: a hosting list versus a residential gigabyte
This is the comparison people want to cheat. Webshare sells shared addresses. Decodo sells residential bandwidth. If you put $0.03 next to $4 and declare a winner, you compared a parking space to a litre.
DoorBudget meter
WebshareUnited States
DecodoVilnius, LT
The resultSplit: match the target
The result
Split: match the target
Pick: it depends
Webshare first when a hosting ASN is accepted. Decodo when it is not and you are allowed to collect the page. Test one URL before you pick a religion.
In brief
What to know before you pick
- Webshare shared datacenter about $0.03/IP. Shared ISP $0.30/IP.
- Decodo residential PAYG $4/GB + VAT.
- The units do not add.
Same fields
The comparison
Catalog facts first. The pick above is editorial. Confirm the live rate before you pay.
| Field | Webshare | Decodo |
|---|---|---|
| Door | budget | self-serve |
| First priced cell | $0.03/IP/moTie | $4.00/GBTie |
| That cell is | Datacenter · subscription | Residential · payg |
| Session on that cell | Static list | Rotating or sticky |
| HQ | United States | Vilnius, LT |
| Founded | 2018 | 2018 |
Buy Webshare if
The target does not care about ASN, you need volume, and a shared list with a bandwidth cap is enough.
Skip it if You need rotating residential with a single cited $/GB. Use a provider whose residential cell we could print.
Buy Decodo if
The target blocks hosting networks and you can pay per GB for public pages you are allowed to fetch.
Skip it if You already know you need a contracted enterprise pool and a named SLA. Or you are optimizing a single dollar and have tested a cheaper meter on your own URLs.
Webshare
- The clearest cheap datacenter entry in this sample
- ISP pricing is on their own page, per proxy
- A free datacenter sample exists and is labeled as such
Decodo
- Public pay-as-you-go and a subscription that starts at 3 GB
- Targeting is on the plan, not a slide: country, city, ASN
- The brand is the old Smartproxy product, so docs and habits carried over
Two columns or it is not a comparison
Webshare’s invoice is addresses and a transfer cap. Decodo’s invoice is gigabytes, VAT, and expiry. Start on the hosting list if you are allowed to. Move the failing URLs to residential.
The trap
How this comparison usually goes wrong
Converting Webshare’s per-IP price into a fake cost-per-GB, or buying Decodo before you have seen a block.
What I would do
The move
One request from each. Keep the cheaper type that returns the page. Do not scale the one that only wins on a homepage.
Published rates
Webshare and Decodo in this catalog
Entry rates. Quotes omitted from the price sort. Not a reservation.
TypesScopeBillingSessionRateOpen provider
DatacenterShared datacenter: $2.99/mo for 100 proxies, about $0.03/IP. Free tier is 10 proxies and 1 GB, a different product. Dedicated lists cost more.Datacenter ASNMonthlyStatic list$0.03/IP/moOpen type
TypesScopeBillingSessionRateOpen provider
ResidentialPay as you go $4/GB plus VAT. Entry subscription is $3.75/GB at 3 GB ($11.25/mo). Volume floor on the same page goes to $2/GB.Country, city, ASNPay as you goRotating or sticky$4.00/GBOpen type
FAQ
Webshare vs Decodo
Is Webshare cheaper than Decodo?+
On a shared datacenter list, yes, because you are renting addresses. On residential bandwidth, Webshare is not in this sample. Do not mix the units.
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