An Oxylabs Alternative With a Premium Pool Built From Several Networks
Oxylabs residential plans start at 5 GB for $30. CatProxies Premium Residential combines several independent pools behind one login, starts at 1 GB for $4, and adds city, device and dedicated ISP pool targeting.
- Several pools, one login
- Plans from 1 GB
- Cheaper per GB on residential
Last updated October 5, 2026. Facts about Oxylabs are linked to their public sources.
CatProxies vs Oxylabs: Side-by-Side Comparison
CatProxies leads on price per GB, entry size, pool design and session length. Oxylabs leads on scraper APIs, ZIP and ASN targeting and cheaper static IPs.
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| Checked October 5, 2026 | CatProxies | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Premium residential pool | 100M+ peers drawn from several independent pools | 175M+ IPs on Oxylabs' own network |
| If one source goes offline | Traffic moves to the other pools, same login | Runs on one provider's network |
| Smallest residential plan | 1 GB for $4 (Premium), 1 GB for $2.50 (Standard) | 5 GB for $30 ($6 per GB) |
| Residential, about 20 to 25 GB | $3.00 per GB (25 GB, Premium) | $5.00 per GB (20 GB) |
| Residential, about 100 GB | $2.25 per GB (100 GB, Premium) | $4.00 per GB (125 GB) |
| Lowest published rate | $1.85 per GB (250 GB, Premium) | $2.50 per GB (1 TB for $2,500 a month) |
| Targeting | Country in 196 countries, state, city and device; six dedicated ISP pools | Country, state, city, ZIP, ASN and coordinates; OS filter on the $2,500 plan |
| Sticky sessions | Up to 7 days, best effort | Up to 24 hours |
| Unused traffic | Valid for 90 days | Plan balance expires each billing cycle |
| Protocols | HTTP and SOCKS5; UDP on Standard and Dedicated ISP | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 with UDP, and HTTP/3 |
| Mobile | 5M+ real 4G and 5G IPs, $4.50 per GB at 1 GB, $3.25 at 100 GB | $7.50 per GB at 4 GB, $5.00 at 100 GB |
| Static IPs | Dedicated ISP from $5 per IP for 30 days, unlimited bandwidth | Dedicated ISP from $2.50 to $3.20 per IP, 100 GB fair use per IP |
| Scraper APIs | Not offered | Web Scraper API from $49 a month |
| Payment | Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto, Alipay, Pix, SBP | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, wire; no crypto |
| Trial | Free trial for approved new accounts | $5 welcome credit; larger trials on request |
| Best for | Buyers who want a premium pool that does not hang on one network, from 1 GB | Enterprises that need scraper APIs, datasets and very large plans |
Oxylabs figures from its pricing pages and developer docs, checked October 5, 2026. CatProxies prices are list prices from the dashboard.
Why Is CatProxies a Better Oxylabs Alternative?
Four differences matter most to residential buyers comparing the two: how the premium pool is built, the entry price, session settings and mobile.
Premium Residential
One loginGateway
user:pass
A Premium Pool Built From Several Networks
CatProxies Premium Residential draws on several independent upstream pools behind one gateway. No single network is a weak point, and each country gets a wider mix of exit IPs.
- 100M+ real residential peers with country targeting in 196 countries.
- One pool slows or drops out, and traffic keeps running through the others on the same login.
Pay with
Start at 1 GB, Pay Your Way
The smallest Oxylabs residential plan is 5 GB for $30, and Oxylabs does not take crypto. CatProxies Premium Residential starts at 1 GB for $4, bought at checkout.
- Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto, Alipay, Pix and SBP.
- Live chat, email, Telegram and Discord support on every plan.
Session settings
Every planDevice
Sticky lifetime
Longer Sessions and Device Targeting on Every Plan
Oxylabs sticky sessions last up to 24 hours, and its OS filter comes with the $2,500 Corporate plan. CatProxies Premium Residential offers both from the 1 GB plan.
- Sticky sessions up to 7 days, on a best-effort basis, or rotation on every request.
- Device targeting for Windows, Android, iOS, macOS or Linux exits.
Exit IP
172.58.•.41
TypeMobile carrier
Network4G / 5G
Pool5M+ IPs
Mobile IPs for Less per GB
Oxylabs mobile proxies cost $7.50 per GB on the 4 GB plan and $5.00 at 100 GB. CatProxies mobile proxies start at $4.50 per GB and cost $3.25 at 100 GB.
- 5M+ carrier IPs on real 4G and 5G networks in 150+ countries.
- Pick the carrier, the country and the state, then rotate or hold the IP.
Take a Look Inside CatProxies
These are real screens from the CatProxies dashboard, including the plan page where Premium Residential is bought by the gigabyte.
Pick a plan in a few clicks
Every product on one page
Residential, mobile, datacenter, IPv6 and ISP plans, with the price per GB shown up front.
Pay your way
Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto and local methods at checkout.
How Is CatProxies Premium Residential Built?
From several independent pools, joined behind one login. Each request then passes through optional filters and your targeting before it reaches the site.
Step 1
Several pools
Independent upstream residential pools sit behind one CatProxies gateway.
Step 2
Optional filters
Quality, speed and auth filters steer requests toward cleaner, faster or less flagged exits.
Step 3
Targeting
Pick a country, then a state or city, and optionally the exit device's operating system.
Step 4
Your session
Rotate on every request or hold one exit for up to 7 days, on a best-effort basis.
Quality filter
Tries to pick cleaner, streaming-grade IPs to cut the odds of being flagged.
Speed filter
Prefers more direct routes for lower latency and faster responses on average.
Auth filter
Tries to avoid static or ISP-flagged routes on sites with stricter security checks.
Device targeting
Asks for exits running Windows, Android, iOS, macOS or Linux.
Dedicated ISP pools
Swap the normal pool for a fast, country-locked ISP pool from the same plan, over HTTP.
Each filter is a best-effort optimization, and stacking several can lower availability. Turn on only the one the task needs.
Is CatProxies Cheaper Than Oxylabs?
Yes. CatProxies Premium Residential costs less per GB than Oxylabs residential at every plan size, including Oxylabs' 1 TB plan.
US dollars per GB, October 5, 2026. Plans compared: CatProxies 5, 25, 100 and 250 GB against Oxylabs 5, 20, 125 GB and 1 TB. CatProxies traffic is valid for 90 days. CatProxies Standard Residential costs less again, from $2.50 for 1 GB to $1.26 per GB at 250 GB. The full list is on the proxy pricing page.
Which CatProxies Product Replaces Each Oxylabs Plan
Oxylabs sells five proxy types, and each one has a CatProxies match. Start from the product on your current invoice.
Oxylabs plan
Residential Proxies
Premium Residential
From $4/GB
The main Oxylabs residential replacement: several pools behind one login, 100M+ peers, city, state and device targeting, filters and sessions up to 7 days.
Oxylabs plan
Residential Proxies (budget scraping)
Standard Residential
From $2.50/GB
The budget option for scraping: 20M+ residential IPs with state and ASN targeting, UDP and unlimited concurrency.
Oxylabs plan
ISP Proxies
Dedicated ISP Proxies
From $5/IP
Static IPs with no fair-use cap, one customer each, over HTTP, SOCKS5 and UDP in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan.
When Oxylabs May Still Suit You
Where Oxylabs is ahead
- Web Scraper, SERP and E-Commerce APIs and ready-made datasets, which CatProxies does not sell.
- ZIP code, ASN and coordinate targeting on residential traffic, plus UDP and HTTP/3.
- Dedicated ISP IPs from $2.50 to $3.20 each, below the $5 CatProxies price.
- Plans of 1 TB and more, with an account manager from the $2,500 plan.
Where CatProxies is the better pick
- Buyers who need less than 5 GB, or want to pay by crypto or a local method.
- A premium pool that does not depend on a single network.
- Sticky sessions longer than 24 hours, and device targeting.
- Static IPs with no fair-use cap, and mobile at a lower price per GB.
Common Misconceptions About Oxylabs Alternatives
"Oxylabs residential costs $2.50 per GB."
That rate applies to the 1 TB plan at $2,500 a month. The 5 GB plan costs $6 per GB and the 125 GB plan $4 per GB.
"A bigger pool number always means better results."
Oxylabs says its 175M+ figure is the number of unique exit nodes per day multiplied by the days in a quarter, so it counts IPs over three months. Success on the real target and how the pool behaves when a source drops matter more.
"Premium residential means one big network."
CatProxies Premium Residential combines several independent pools behind one gateway, so one network slowing down does not take the product with it.
"Switching providers means rewriting the scraper."
Both services use the standard host, port, username and password format. Only the endpoint and the targeting flags in the username change, as the residential proxy setup guide shows.
Switch From Oxylabs in Three Steps
Most scrapers only need a new endpoint and login, since both services use the usual proxy format.
Match the product
Use the swap map above. Oxylabs residential traffic moves to Premium Residential, budget scraping to Standard Residential, and ISP proxies to Dedicated ISP.
Buy the plan
Start with 1 GB if you want to test first. Pay by card, crypto or a local method, and the gateway login is waiting in the dashboard after checkout.
Swap the endpoint
Replace the host, port and login in the scraper and set the country or city in the username. Run a short test on the real target, then move the rest.
Step-by-step guides cover CatProxies in Octo Browser and CatProxies in Dolphin Anty.
Oxylabs is a trademark of its owner. CatProxies is not affiliated with Oxylabs. Statements about third parties are attributed to the public sources linked above and reflect what those sources said on October 5, 2026. Also compare the NetNut alternative.
Try a Premium Pool That Does Not Hang on One Network
Premium Residential from several independent pools, plus Standard Residential, mobile and Dedicated ISP proxies, from 1 GB.