Loopway and SOAX, compared on what you actually pay and what you actually get — with the rows where SOAX wins left in.
Prices and policies checkedSOAX publishes its whole rate card, covers residential and mobile with one credit balance and gets very cheap at enterprise volume in its lower-cost countries ($0.25–0.35/GB in tier 3). For US traffic it costs $5/GB pay as you go or $3/GB on a $200/mo plan, with credits that expire after 60 days and KYC before any purchase; Loopway is $1.10/GB at 10 GB and $0.57/GB at 1 TB, cheaper at every volume up to 20 TB on US residential, with no expiry and a free trial.
Counted from the comparison table below. Rows where the two can't be ranked (different billing models, a product only one of them sells) are shown but not counted. See every row
Prices at the same volume, then the policies that decide whether a cheap gigabyte stays cheap. A tick marks the better side of each row.
| Feature | Loopway | SOAX |
|---|---|---|
| Residential, 10 GB | Loopway$1.10/GB · $10.98 total, pay as you go[1] | SOAX$5.00/GB · $50.00 total, Sandbox top-up[2] |
| Residential, 1 TB | Loopway$0.57/GB · $567.83 total, pay as you go[1] | SOAX$1.50/GB · $1,500 total, Scale $1,500, monthly[2] |
| Mobile, 10 GB | Loopway$1.89/GB · $18.90 total, pay as you go[3] | SOAX$5.00/GB · $50.00 total, Sandbox top-up[2] |
| Static ISP, 10 IPs for a month | Loopway$2.28/IP · $22.83 total, pay as you go[4] | SOAXNo static ISP product[2] |
| Free trial | LoopwayFree, up to 250 MB of residential traffic, no card[5] | SOAXNo free trialProduct pages list a $1.99 3-day 400 MB trial[6] |
| Commitment | LoopwayNone: top up a balance and pay per unit[7] | SOAXSandbox top-ups need no planBetter rates need a $200+/mo plan[2] |
| Unused traffic | LoopwayNever expires[7] | SOAXCredits expire 60 days after purchase (12 months on annual)[2] |
| Geo-targeting | LoopwayCountry and city on residential and mobileState on Premium; carrier ASN on Mobile; included[1] | SOAXCountry, region, city and ISPASN and ZIP only from Scale[2] |
| Protocols | LoopwayHTTP(S), SOCKS5, plus UDP on UDP Residential[1] | SOAXHTTP(S), SOCKS5 and UDP/QUIC[6] |
| Unlimited-bandwidth plan | LoopwayYes, from $19.30/day[8] | SOAXNo unlimited-bandwidth plan[9] |
| IPv6 proxies | LoopwayYes, residential and datacenter IPv6[10] | SOAXNo IPv6 productOnly residential and mobile are sold[9] |
| Identity verification | LoopwayOnly when a risk check asks for it[11] | SOAXKYC/KYB required before any purchase[12] |
| Payment methods | LoopwayCards and cryptoInvoicing on annual plans[7] | SOAXCards, bank transfer (approved businesses), crypto after KYC[13] |
| Refunds | LoopwayFaulty service fixed, credited or extendedCash refunds where the law requires[14] | SOAXGenerally non-refundableExceptions at SOAX's discretion[15] |
| Scraping APIs | LoopwayProxies only, no scraper API[7] | SOAXManaged scraping pipelines and custom APIs, via sales[16] |
| Residential pool (their claim) | Loopway50M+ residential IPs[1] | SOAX155M+ residential IPs[6] |
The same four orders priced on both. SOAX figures come from its own price list; ours from the rates checkout charges.
| You need | Loopway | SOAX |
|---|---|---|
| 10 GB of residential traffic | Loopway$10.98[1]$1.10/GB · pay as you go | SOAX$50.00[2]$5.00/GB · Sandbox top-up |
| 100 GB of residential traffic | Loopway$91.14[1]$0.91/GB · pay as you go | SOAX$300.00[2]$3.00/GB · Builder $200 (monthly) |
| 500 GB of residential traffic | Loopway$344.33[1]$0.69/GB · pay as you go | SOAX$1,100[2]$2.20/GB · Team $500 (monthly) |
| 1 TB of residential traffic | Loopway$567.83[1]$0.57/GB · pay as you go | SOAX$1,500[2]$1.50/GB · Scale $1,500 (monthly) |
Each figure is the cheapest way to buy that much from the provider's own published price list: when a plan's minimum is larger than what you need, you pay for the whole plan, and a bigger plan wins whenever its lower rate makes up for it. Taxes excluded. The lowest cost in each row is blue.
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For US residential traffic, yes at every volume up to 20 TB. SOAX charges $5/GB on its pay-as-you-go Sandbox plan, $3/GB on Builder ($200/mo) and $1.50/GB on Scale ($1,500/mo) for US exit IPs, as of October 2026. Loopway is $1.10/GB at 10 GB and $0.57/GB at 1 TB with no plan. SOAX is cheaper in its tier 3 countries at Enterprise volume, where rates go down to $0.25/GB.
SOAX's pricing FAQ says it has no free trial and points to the free Sandbox plan, which includes no credits. Its residential proxy page still advertises a three-day, 400 MB trial for $1.99; we couldn't confirm that it can still be bought. Loopway gives free residential traffic with no card required.
Yes. Credits added on Sandbox or a monthly plan expire 60 days after they are added; credits on an annual plan last 12 months. Loopway balances never expire.
Yes. Its KYC/KYB policy requires identity or business verification before any purchase or paid service activation, and crypto payment is only available after KYC. Loopway asks for verification only when a risk check calls for it.
Generally not: plan fees, top-up credits and overage are non-refundable, with exceptions at SOAX's discretion or where consumer law requires, and unused plan time isn't refunded on cancellation.
Not on its current site: SOAX lists only residential and mobile proxies, and its ISP and datacenter product pages return 404 (checked October 2026). Loopway sells static ISP, datacenter, IPv6 and unlimited proxies alongside residential and mobile.
Create an account, claim the free trial and swap the gateway host, port and credentials in your tool. Country, city and session settings go in the username string, so most scrapers need only a config change. Use up any SOAX credits first, since they expire 60 days after purchase.
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