Oxylabs Pricing: How Much Does It Cost? (2026)

Most Oxylabs pricing guides stop at the per-GB table. We'd argue that table is the easy part, and it's on the official site anyway.

The harder question is which product to buy the same outcome through. Oxylabs sells scraping capacity in three incompatible units: per gigabyte for proxies, per IP for static addresses, and per successful result for the Scraper API. Point one job at each and the bill moves by a factor of ten. Pick the wrong unit and no volume discount rescues you. That is why we built this breakdown around products rather than a single headline rate.

We pulled every figure below from oxylabs.io on 20 August 2026 and cross-checked the ones that vary against independent captures. Two things we found on Oxylabs' own pages are missing from almost every guide currently ranking, and both belong in a buying decision: the list of targets residential proxies refuse, and the refund window.

Oxylabs pricing at a glance

Oxylabs pricing in practice: one job, four billing units

Here's the calculation the pricing page can't do for you, and the one we think should drive the decision. Say you need 100,000 product pages a month, averaging 200KB each. That works out at roughly 19GB of traffic, or 100,000 results, depending entirely on which unit you happen to be counting in.

Same 100,000 pages, and a ninefold spread between the cheapest and dearest way to buy them. The billing unit is a bigger lever on Oxylabs pricing than any discount you will ever negotiate, and it's the first decision to make rather than the last.

One detail inside that table deserves its own paragraph. The Web Scraper API bills per successful result, and every other row bills for traffic whether the request worked or not. On a hard target running at 70% success, residential at $5/GB is really costing you $7.14 for every gigabyte of usable data. That gap is invisible on the pricing page and it grows as targets get harder.

Oxylabs residential proxies, tier by tier

Oxylabs residential proxies are the flagship product and the one most people mean when they ask about Oxylabs pricing: 175M+ ethically sourced IPs across 195 locations, unlimited concurrent sessions, a 0.6-second average response, and a claimed 99.95% success rate. Geo-targeting down to city, state and ZIP is included rather than surcharged, which is worth noting because plenty of rivals bill it as an extra.

Look at the gap between Basic and Advanced. You go from 20GB to 125GB with nothing in between, so a team using 50GB a month either buys 20GB and tops up at a worse rate, or buys 125GB and wastes 75 of them. That missing middle tier is the most common complaint we see raised about oxylabs plans, and we'd call it structural rather than accidental, because the ladder is built to push you upward.

Older guides still quote $8/GB pay as you go as the entry rate. The current self-service ladder starts at $30 for 5GB instead, which is a lower barrier but a monthly commitment rather than a top-up.

Datacenter and ISP: where Oxylabs pricing gets competitive

The static products are the value end of the catalogue, and this is where Oxylabs pricing turns genuinely competitive rather than politely so.

Datacenter starts around $0.70 per IP, with per-traffic plans reported from roughly $0.59 to $0.65/GB and volume rates falling under $0.50/GB at scale. Independent captures put dedicated datacenter around $2.25 per IP. For unprotected targets that's cheaper than most of the market, ours included: our rotating datacenter runs $1.20/GB, so on pure throughput against soft targets Oxylabs wins on price and we'd rather say so here than let you discover it.

ISP proxies start at $1.20 per IP, with dedicated ISP at $2.50, drawn from named consumer ASNs including AT&T, Comcast, Lumen and Frontier. Bandwidth is unlimited under a fair usage policy, and Oxylabs limits concurrent sessions to keep the pool stable. If static addresses are the product you're actually shopping for, our ten-provider ISP ranking prices that category on a single basket.

Mobile sits at $3.50/GB across a 20M+ device pool, which is competitive for carrier IPs; the mobile provider comparison puts that number in context against nine rivals.

Oxylabs Web Unblocker pricing and the managed premium

The way we'd judge the unblocker is not against the residential rate but against your own engineering time. Raw proxies mean you own the retry logic, the fingerprint tuning and the CAPTCHA handling. The unblocker means Oxylabs owns them and charges a premium per gigabyte for it.

The promo is worth flagging because of what happens afterwards. A 40% discount running for six months means month seven costs 67% more than months one through six for identical usage. Our advice is to budget the list rate and treat the discount as a bonus rather than a baseline.

Web Scraper API: paying for results instead of traffic

The Scraper API is the one product here that changes the economics rather than the rate. Pricing starts at $0.25 per 1,000 results at the top tiers, with entry plans reported around $49 a month for roughly 98,000 results, scaling through $99, $249 and $499 tiers up to custom enterprise contracts. Google and Amazon requests cost more than generic pages because they're harder to render, and if Amazon at scale is the workload, that surcharge compounds quickly.

Two structural advantages come with per-result billing. Failed requests are free, so a hardening target raises your failure rate without raising your bill. Output also arrives parsed, which removes the maintenance burden of selectors that break every time a site redesigns.

The tradeoff is control. You're buying an outcome, not an address, so anything requiring a specific session, a stable identity, or an unusual protocol needs raw proxies instead.

The targets Oxylabs blocks at any price

This is the single most important thing in this article, and we found it in almost none of the guides currently ranking for oxylabs pricing. You can commit $2,500 a month and still be unable to point the residential network at a bank, a ticketing site, or several Google properties.

ISP proxies carry their own restricted list for the same reason. None of this is hidden; it sits in the FAQ on the residential pricing page. It is simply never mentioned by anyone comparing per-gigabyte rates, and it renders the rate irrelevant if your target is on the list.

The practical step before buying: name your exact targets to support over live chat and get the answer in writing. Ten minutes there saves a month's commitment.

Refunds, VAT, and the three-day window

Three billing terms shape what Oxylabs pricing really costs, and every one of them sits outside the rate tables where nobody thinks to look.

Refunds are self-service only, and the window is narrow. The request must arrive within three calendar days of your first transaction, and you must have used no more than 20% of the traffic on a regular plan, or 10% on an enterprise plan. Miss either condition and the money stays spent. Processing takes up to 15 business days.

VAT is added on top of every published price, which the pricing cards state plainly but most comparison articles quietly omit. Depending on your jurisdiction that's a fifth on top of every figure in this article.

KYC is a time cost rather than a money cost. Verification gates advanced residential filters and certain restricted targets, and reviewers report onboarding delays measured in days. Our rates are published openly and activation is instant, which is a different tradeoff rather than a strictly better one. If you need proxies working this afternoon, this is the wrong vendor.

Where Oxylabs pricing stops making sense

At scale it's defensible, and we'd recommend it there without hesitating. A 175M+ pool, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, SOC 2, unlimited concurrent sessions, 0.6-second responses and dedicated account managers add up to a serious proxy service. It is built for teams whose downside from a failed scrape gets measured in lost contracts rather than mild annoyance. Proxyway named it Best Enterprise Provider, and PCMag called it the best proxy service of 2026.

Under about 50GB a month the calculation inverts. Trustpilot tells that story better than we can: 3.7 out of 5 across 713 reviews, but bimodally, with 83% five-star and 12% one-star. Enterprise accounts with managers are delighted. Self-service buyers hitting the refund window and the KYC queue are not. The product isn't inconsistent, the fit is.

Cheaper alternatives to Oxylabs pricing

We sell proxies, so weigh the next paragraph accordingly and check the numbers yourself. Every rate on our side is on a public page, which makes that easy.

Our residential network starts at $2.65/GB and slides to $1.59/GB at 500GB. There's no monthly minimum, bandwidth doesn't expire, there's no KYC gate on the residential pool, and a 50MB free trial lets you test first. The catalogue speaks SOCKS5 as well as HTTP, same as Oxylabs does.

What we don't have: a 175M pool, ISO 27001 paperwork, a managed unblocker, or a parsed scraper API. If procurement asks for those, buy Oxylabs. If you're spending $300 a month and want to keep the unused portion, the maths goes the other way. Our cheaper Oxylabs alternatives guide compares five options in detail, and the ten-provider market ranking covers the wider field.

Getting the best rate from Oxylabs

If you've settled on Oxylabs, four moves lower the bill without changing what you get.

Start with the free datacenter IPs and the Web Scraper API trial before committing to anything, since both run without a sales conversation. Check whether your targets tolerate datacenter addresses at $0.70 per IP before defaulting to residential at six to eight times the cost. Our datacenter-only ranking shows how wide that gap runs across the market. Take the Web Unblocker promo if managed unblocking fits, while budgeting the list rate for month seven. If you're near 125GB or 1TB, ask for a quote rather than buying the published tier. Annual billing and negotiated rates both exist above the self-service ladder.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Oxylabs cost per GB?

Ans: The cost per GB depends on commitment. Residential runs $6/GB on the $30 Starter plan, $5/GB at $100, $4/GB at $500, and $2.50/GB on the $2,500 Corporate tier. Mobile starts at $3.50/GB, Web Unblocker at $5/GB with a 40% promo currently active, and Headless Browser at $4.70/GB. Datacenter is far cheaper at roughly $0.59 to $0.65/GB on per-traffic plans. VAT is added on top of every one of these figures.

What are the current Oxylabs plans?

Ans: Residential self-service runs four tiers: Starter at $30 for 5GB, Basic at $100 for 20GB, Advanced at $500 for 125GB, and Corporate at $2,500 for 1TB, with custom enterprise contracts above that. Datacenter and ISP are sold per IP instead, and the Web Scraper API is sold per 1,000 successful results from $49 a month. There is no tier between 20GB and 125GB, which is the most common gripe from mid-sized buyers.

Does Oxylabs have a free trial?

Ans: Partly. Datacenter proxies come with free IPs and no card required, and the Web Scraper API, Web Unblocker and Headless Browser all offer trials, with Web Unblocker running a one-week window. Residential, ISP and mobile trials are not self-service: you request them through the contact form or by emailing support, and ISP trials are single use. Company-verified accounts can qualify for extended trials.

Which websites can I not scrape with Oxylabs?

Ans: Oxylabs publishes a restricted list for its residential network covering all Apple domains including iTunes and the App Store, entertainment platforms such as PlayStation, banking and financial institutions, some Google domains, government websites, streaming, ticketing and mailing services. The list is explicitly not exhaustive, and ISP proxies carry separate restrictions. Confirm your specific targets with support before committing to a plan.

Can I get a refund from Oxylabs?

Ans: Only on self-service products, and only under strict conditions. The request must be submitted within three calendar days of your first transaction, you must have used no more than 20% of the traffic on a regular plan or 10% on an enterprise plan, your account must be in good standing, and you must not have claimed a refund before. Approved refunds take up to 15 business days to arrive.

Is Oxylabs more expensive than Bright Data?

Ans: At the entry point, no. Oxylabs starts at $6/GB on a $30 plan while Bright Data lists $8/GB pay as you go, though Bright Data's promotional rates and larger committed tiers can undercut that. Both land near $2.50/GB at the top of their self-service ladders. The meaningful differences are structural: Bright Data offers pay as you go with no minimum, while Oxylabs starts at a $30 monthly commitment and adds VAT.

Is the Oxylabs proxy service worth the price?

Ans: Above roughly 50GB a month with compliance requirements, yes. The oxylabs.io platform brings a 175M+ IP pool, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, SOC 2, unlimited concurrent sessions and dedicated account managers, and independent testing consistently ranks its success rates near the top. Below that threshold the enterprise structure works against you: monthly minimums, a narrow refund window, KYC delays, and no tier between 20GB and 125GB.