Smartproxy (Decodo) Alternative: Proxies With No Monthly Expiry

Smartproxy, now rebranded as Decodo, is a popular mid-market proxy provider known for approachable subscription plans. ProxyGen is the pay-as-you-go alternative where bandwidth never expires: you buy gigabytes once and use them whenever you want, with no monthly reset and no subscription to manage. If you prefer fixed monthly plans, Decodo works well. If you dislike losing unused bandwidth at the end of the cycle, ProxyGen is for you.

Subscription vs pay-as-you-go

This is the core difference. Decodo is best known for monthly subscription plans with a gigabyte allowance, where unused traffic can expire at the end of the cycle. ProxyGen is strictly pay-as-you-go: top up once from $1.19/GB and the balance sits in your account until you use it, with no expiry and no recurring charge. For variable or seasonal workloads, that means you never pay for gigabytes you do not consume.

Best fit: Decodo for steady monthly usage. ProxyGen for variable usage and zero wasted bandwidth.

One pool, every network

With ProxyGen, a single balance draws against residential, mobile, static ISP and datacenter as your traffic demands, so you are not locked into a residential-only or mobile-only plan. Route 5% of traffic to mobile because a target needs it, without buying a separate mobile subscription, across 195+ countries with country and city targeting.

Payments

ProxyGen accepts crypto through Cryptomus alongside card. If you want to top up in USDT or BTC and avoid recurring card charges, that flexibility is built in.

Which should you choose?

• Choose Decodo if you want simple, predictable monthly subscription plans.
• Choose ProxyGen if you want pay-as-you-go pricing, bandwidth that never expires, a single pool across all proxy types, and crypto payments.

Try a free trial or see pricing. Every country unlocks from your first top-up.

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