Steel Review 2026

The verdict

Benchmark data and published specifications — here's where Steel lands.

What we think after testing Steel

Editorial review by Maya Cortez · last updated Oct 8, 2026

Editorial score breakdown

How Steel scores across the five dimensions our reviewers weigh — pricing, performance, pool quality, support and ethics.

Pricing

From $29.00/GB. Detailed plan breakdown not yet published.

Features & integrations

What's included out of the box.

Network & infrastructure

How the pool is built, refreshed and addressed.

SDK, API & integrations

Languages, endpoints and tooling shipped out of the box.

Code examples

Drop-in snippets to start using Steel from your stack. Replace USER, PASS and the gateway with what you get from your dashboard.

# pip install requests
import requests

proxy = "http://USER:[email protected]:7777"
resp = requests.get(
    "https://httpbin.org/ip",
    proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy},
    timeout=10,
)
print(resp.json())

// npm install undici
import { fetch, ProxyAgent } from "undici";

const dispatcher = new ProxyAgent("http://USER:[email protected]:7777");
const resp = await fetch("https://httpbin.org/ip", { dispatcher });
console.log(await resp.json());

curl -x http://USER:[email protected]:7777 \
  https://httpbin.org/ip \
  --max-time 10

# scrapy-rotating-proxies works with any provider gateway
# settings.py:
DOWNLOADER_MIDDLEWARES = {
    "scrapy.downloadermiddlewares.httpproxy.HttpProxyMiddleware": 400,
}
HTTP_PROXY = "http://USER:[email protected]:7777"
HTTPS_PROXY = "http://USER:[email protected]:7777"

// npm install playwright
import { chromium } from "playwright";

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  proxy: {
    server: "http://gate.steeldev.com:7777",
    username: "USER",
    password: "PASS",
  },
});
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto("https://httpbin.org/ip");
console.log(await page.locator("body").innerText());
await browser.close();

Compliance & privacy

Auditable certifications, sourcing and data-handling posture.

Company & resources

Who builds and operates this product.

Key markets covered

Global coverage.

Steel vs alternatives

How Steel stacks up against the closest providers in our directory. Tap any column header to read that review.

How to get started with Steel

A 5-minute walkthrough from sign-up to your first successful request. Total setup time: ~10 minutes.

1. 1

   Sign up for a free account

   Create your Steel account at https://steel.dev. You may need to add a payment method.

2. 2

   Grab your API key

   From the dashboard, copy your API key into your environment variables (e.g. STEEL_KEY) so it never lands in source control.

3. 3

   Run your first request

   Hit the documented endpoint with a single GET request. Most teams finish their hello-world call in under 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Wire up retries + monitoring

   Configure retries on the client side and route Steel responses into your APM (Datadog, New Relic, OpenTelemetry) so you catch ban-rate spikes early.

5. 5

   Scale up gradually

   Start with 1k requests/hour, monitor success rate, then increase concurrency. At ~$29.00/GB, most teams hit volume targets within a sprint.

Stuck? Check Steel's documentation or email us.

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