Even split — pick on price or use case based on independent ProxyLook benchmarks. Last tested Jun 1, 2026.
Even split — pick on price or use case. We'd pick Hydraproxy for most teams that need pay-as-you-go rotating residential and 4g/5g mobile proxies with 5m+ ips, a 1gb minimum, no monthly commitment and non-recurring billing for small users., but the right answer depends on your workload — read the full review of each below.
On the entry tier, Hydraproxy is the lower-cost option per gigabyte. Hydraproxy starts at $2.95/GB and Infatica starts at $4.00/GB on residential. Both providers offer volume discounts, so the absolute cheapest tier depends on your monthly commit.
Infatica has the larger advertised residential pool. Hydraproxy reports 5M+ residential IPs across 100+ countries; Infatica reports 15M+ IPs across 195+ countries. Pool size is one signal — actual exit-node freshness and rotation logic matter more in production.
Infatica edges ahead on overall success rate against our nightly Cloudflare/Amazon/Google SERP test rig. That said, the right choice depends on your target site mix — Hydraproxy is typically picked for residential workloads, while Infatica is often chosen for datacenter use cases.
Hydraproxy carries the higher trust score in our directory based on documented compliance, support responsiveness, and customer-base feedback. Both offer 24/7 channels at upper plans; only Hydraproxy gates dedicated account managers and Infatica gates them on enterprise tiers.
Pick Hydraproxy when Pay-as-you-go rotating residential and 4G/5G mobile proxies with 5M+ IPs, a 1GB minimum, no monthly commitment. Pick Infatica when Solid performance with 15M+ residential IPs. Most teams that consider both end up with either based on price or specific use-case fit.
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