--- title: "Webshare Alternative: Prices and Features Compared — Loopway" description: "Webshare vs Loopway on price per GB, free trial, targeting, refunds and KYC — every number sourced and dated, with an honest verdict on when Webshare is…" url: "https://loopway.io/alternatives/webshare" --- Alternative # Webshare Alternative Loopway and Webshare, compared on what you actually pay and what you actually get — with the rows where Webshare wins left in. Prices and policies checked October 9, 2026 [Get free trial](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up?product=residential) [Continue with Google](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up?provider=google&product=residential) The short answer Webshare wins on cheap shared datacenter proxies (100 for $2.99 a month, plus a free plan of 10) and on low-cost static residential IPs from $0.30 each a month. For rotating residential traffic Loopway costs less, at every volume from 1 GB to 3 TB: $1.10/GB at 10 GB against Webshare's $2.75/GB plan and $0.57/GB at 1 TB against $1.50/GB, pay as you go with a free residential trial, where Webshare sells monthly subscriptions and its free plan covers datacenter proxies only. Head to head, row by row 9 Loopway wins 3 Ties 2 Webshare wins 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](#comparison) Side by side ## Loopway vs Webshare 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. Loopway compared with Webshare Feature Loopway Webshare Residential, 10 GB Loopway $1.10/GB · $10.98 total, pay as you go [\[1\]](#source-1) Webshare $2.75/GB · $27.50 total, 10 GB plan, monthly [\[2\]](#source-2) Residential, 1 TB Loopway $0.57/GB · $567.83 total, pay as you go [\[1\]](#source-1) Webshare $1.50/GB · $1,500 total, 1,000 GB plan, monthly [\[2\]](#source-2) Mobile, 10 GB Loopway $1.89/GB · $18.90 total, pay as you go [\[3\]](#source-3) Webshare No mobile product [\[4\]](#source-4) Static ISP, 10 IPs for a month Loopway $2.28/IP · $22.83 total, pay as you go [\[5\]](#source-5) Webshare $0.60/IP · $6.00 total, 20 proxies, monthly (buys 20 IP) [\[6\]](#source-6) Free trial Loopway Free, up to 250 MB of residential traffic, no card [\[7\]](#source-7) Webshare No residential trial Free plan is 10 shared datacenter proxies [\[8\]](#source-8) Commitment Loopway None: top up a balance and pay per unit [\[9\]](#source-9) Webshare Monthly subscriptions only Residential from $3.50/mo for 1 GB [\[2\]](#source-2) Unused traffic Loopway Never expires [\[9\]](#source-9) Webshare Not published Geo-targeting Loopway Country and city on residential and mobile State on Premium; carrier ASN on Mobile; included [\[1\]](#source-1) Webshare Country, state, city, ZIP and ASN on rotating residential [\[2\]](#source-2) Protocols Loopway HTTP(S), SOCKS5, plus UDP on UDP Residential [\[1\]](#source-1) Webshare HTTP and SOCKS5 [\[2\]](#source-2) Unlimited-bandwidth plan Loopway Yes, from $19.30/day [\[10\]](#source-10) Webshare No unlimited rotating residential plan Residential is per GB [\[2\]](#source-2) IPv6 proxies Loopway Yes, residential and datacenter IPv6 [\[11\]](#source-11) Webshare No IPv6 product in the product menu [\[4\]](#source-4) Identity verification Loopway Only when a risk check asks for it [\[12\]](#source-12) Webshare ID check on request KYC to unblock some residential targets [\[13\]](#source-13) Payment methods Loopway Cards and crypto Invoicing on annual plans [\[9\]](#source-9) Webshare Cards, Google Pay and Apple Pay No crypto or PayPal [\[14\]](#source-14) Refunds Loopway Faulty service fixed, credited or extended Cash refunds where the law requires [\[15\]](#source-15) Webshare Within 48 hours and under 0.1 GB used (rotating residential) [\[16\]](#source-16) Scraping APIs Loopway Proxies only, no scraper API [\[9\]](#source-9) Webshare Proxies only, no scraper API [\[4\]](#source-4) Residential pool (their claim) Loopway 50M+ residential IPs [\[1\]](#source-1) Webshare 80M+ residential IPs [\[2\]](#source-2) What you'll actually pay ## What residential traffic costs on each The same four orders priced on both. Webshare figures come from its own price list; ours from the rates checkout charges. You need Loopway Webshare 10 GB of residential traffic Loopway $10.98 [\[1\]](#source-1) $1.10/GB · pay as you go Webshare $27.50 [\[2\]](#source-2) $2.75/GB · 10 GB plan (monthly) 100 GB of residential traffic Loopway $91.14 [\[1\]](#source-1) $0.91/GB · pay as you go Webshare $225.00 [\[2\]](#source-2) $2.25/GB · 100 GB plan (monthly) 500 GB of residential traffic Loopway $344.33 [\[1\]](#source-1) $0.69/GB · pay as you go Webshare $875.00 [\[2\]](#source-2) $1.75/GB · 500 GB plan (monthly) 1 TB of residential traffic Loopway $567.83 [\[1\]](#source-1) $0.57/GB · pay as you go Webshare $1,500 [\[2\]](#source-2) $1.50/GB · 1,000 GB plan (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. Test before you switch ## Run your Webshare targets on Loopway — free Up to 250 MB of residential traffic with no card. Point the same scraper or bot at our gateway and compare success rates on the sites you actually use. [Get free trial](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up?product=residential) [See our prices](https://loopway.io/pricing) About Webshare ## Webshare, on the record Facts from their own site and policies — no review-site hearsay. Each one is linked to its source. ### What Webshare does well 5 - Shared datacenter proxies are very cheap: 100 proxies for $2.99 a month, falling below $0.02 per proxy at 60,000. [\[19\]](#source-19) - A permanent free plan of 10 shared datacenter proxies with up to 1 GB a month, no credit card, that never expires. [\[8\]](#source-8) - Static residential (ISP) proxies from $0.30 per proxy a month, with bandwidth up to unlimited. [\[6\]](#source-6) - Rotating residential with country, state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting, from an 80M+ IP pool in 195 countries. [\[2\]](#source-2) - Owned by Oxylabs since September 2022, operating as an independent company. [\[24\]](#source-24) ### Where Webshare is limited 7 - Every product is a monthly subscription No pay-as-you-go residential rate is published. [\[2\]](#source-2) - The free plan covers datacenter proxies only There is no trial of rotating residential. [\[8\]](#source-8) - Refunds only within 48 hours of purchase and under 0.1 GB used on rotating residential (under 1 GB on datacenter and static residential). [\[16\]](#source-16) - Payment by card, Google Pay or Apple Pay only Webshare says it doesn't plan to add crypto or PayPal. [\[14\]](#source-14) - No mobile or IPv6 proxies in the product menu. [\[4\]](#source-4) - Datacenter and static residential proxies cover 50+ countries, against 195 for rotating residential. [\[19\]](#source-19) - Some websites are restricted on the residential network and need a KYC procedure to unblock. [\[2\]](#source-2) Which one fits ## An honest verdict ### Choose Webshare if… 5 - You need lots of cheap datacenter IPs for light jobs: Webshare's shared proxies start at 100 for $2.99 a month. - You want a free proxy list that never expires: its free plan gives 10 shared datacenter proxies with 1 GB a month, no card. - You need static residential (ISP) IPs on a budget: from $0.30 per proxy a month, well under our static ISP at $2.28/IP for 10 IPs. - You prefer a fixed monthly bill and pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. - You want a provider owned by Oxylabs, with a REST API and a Chrome extension. ### Choose Loopway if… 5 - Rotating residential is your main cost: $1.10/GB at 10 GB and $0.57/GB at 1 TB, against Webshare's $2.75 and $1.50/GB monthly plans. - You want to test residential before paying: we give free residential traffic with no card, while Webshare's free plan is datacenter only. - You'd rather top up than subscribe: our balance is pay as you go and never expires. - You need mobile, IPv6 or unlimited-bandwidth proxies, or UDP on residential, none of which Webshare lists. - You want to pay with crypto, which Webshare doesn't accept. Switching ## Moving from Webshare takes an afternoon 1. 1 ### Test on your own targets Create an account and use the free residential traffic on the sites you actually scrape or run — no card needed. 2. 2 ### Swap the gateway Replace host, port and credentials in your tool. Country, city and session settings go in the username string, so most code doesn't change. 3. 3 ### Move volume over Top up a balance that never expires and shift traffic job by job. The per-GB rate drops automatically as your volume grows. Switch in an afternoon ## Same gateway format. No monthly plan. Credit that never expires. Swap host, port and credentials, keep your targeting in the username, and move volume over job by job. [Create a free account](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up?product=residential) The Loopway standard ## No asterisks. Six things that are true on every plan. 01 · Pricing ### The price you see is the price you pay Every rate on this site is computed from the same price book checkout charges from. No hidden setup fees, no contracts, no sales call. 02 · Balance ### Credit that never expires Top up once and spend it on any of the nine networks, whenever you need it. Unused balance stays in your account. 03 · Speed ### Credentials in seconds Sign up, pick a plan and your endpoint, username and password are live before the checkout tab closes. 04 · Network ### One gateway, every protocol HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 on every product, plus UDP on UDP Residential and Static ISP. Point your stack at one host. 05 · Control ### Sessions on your terms Rotate on every request or hold a sticky IP. Country, city, state and carrier targeting are set in the username. 06 · Support ### Humans on chat, around the clock Talk to people who run the network, not a ticket queue. Most questions are answered in minutes, any time of day. FAQ ## Webshare alternative: questions Can't find the answer? A real person is on chat around the clock, or find us here: [![](https://loopway.io/_next/image?url=%2Fsite%2Fcta-footer%2Ficon-discord-v2.svg&w=48&q=75&dpl=dpl_6R9sR1HjZ5vK1nBM7VKcuw7Lc2Py)](https://discord.gg/qrB786CqGf)[![](https://loopway.io/_next/image?url=%2Fsite%2Fcta-footer%2Ficon-x-v2.svg&w=48&q=75&dpl=dpl_6R9sR1HjZ5vK1nBM7VKcuw7Lc2Py)](https://x.com/loopwayio) For rotating residential, yes, at every volume from 1 GB to 3 TB: $1.10/GB at 10 GB against Webshare's $2.75/GB, and $0.57/GB at 1 TB against $1.50/GB. For shared datacenter proxies and static residential (ISP) IPs, Webshare is the cheaper option: from $2.99 a month for 100 datacenter proxies and $0.30 per static residential proxy. Webshare says it has no trial period. Instead it offers a permanent free plan of 10 shared datacenter proxies with up to 1 GB a month and no credit card. It doesn't cover rotating residential, which starts at $3.50 a month for 1 GB as of October 2026. Loopway gives free residential traffic with no card. Oxylabs. It announced the acquisition of Webshare Software in September 2022 and said Webshare would keep operating as an independent entity. Only within 48 hours of purchase, and only if you've used under 0.1 GB on a rotating residential plan (under 1 GB on datacenter or static residential plans) and fewer than 1,000 proxies. Account credits aren't refundable. Not by default. Webshare may ask for ID through Stripe Identity to confirm a payment method or when you send high request volumes to rate-limited sites, and some residential targets are unblocked only after KYC. Loopway asks for verification only when a risk check calls for it. 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. If you also use Webshare's cheap shared datacenter list, you can keep it for light jobs and move residential traffic over. 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Providers change prices often — confirm on their site before you buy. Spotted something out of date? Tell us on live chat and we'll correct it. 1. \[1\] [Loopway — UDP residential proxies](https://loopway.io/products/residential) — checked October 19, 2026 2. \[2\] [Webshare — rotating residential proxies](https://www.webshare.io/residential-proxy) — checked October 9, 2026 3. \[3\] [Loopway — mobile proxies](https://loopway.io/products/mobile) — checked October 19, 2026 4. \[4\] [Webshare — homepage and product menu](https://www.webshare.io/) — checked October 9, 2026 5. \[5\] [Loopway — static ISP proxies](https://loopway.io/products/static-isp) — checked October 19, 2026 6. \[6\] [Webshare — static residential proxies](https://www.webshare.io/static-residential-proxy) — checked October 9, 2026 7. \[7\] [Loopway — free trial (FAQ)](https://loopway.io/#faq) — checked October 19, 2026 8. \[8\] [Webshare — free proxies (help center)](https://help.webshare.io/en/articles/8375287-do-you-offer-proxies-for-free) — checked October 9, 2026 9. \[9\] [Loopway — pricing](https://loopway.io/pricing) — checked October 19, 2026 10. \[10\] [Loopway — unlimited proxies](https://loopway.io/products/unlimited-proxies) — checked October 19, 2026 11. \[11\] [Loopway — IPv6 datacenter proxies](https://loopway.io/products/ipv6-datacenter) — checked October 19, 2026 12. \[12\] [Loopway — KYC policy](https://loopway.io/kyc-policy) — checked October 19, 2026 13. \[13\] [Webshare — ID verification (help center)](https://help.webshare.io/en/articles/10165357-what-is-id-verification) — checked October 9, 2026 14. \[14\] [Webshare — payment methods (help center)](https://help.webshare.io/en/articles/8370525-which-payment-methods-can-i-use) — checked October 9, 2026 15. \[15\] [Loopway — refund policy](https://loopway.io/refund-policy) — checked October 19, 2026 16. \[16\] [Webshare — requesting a refund (help center)](https://help.webshare.io/en/articles/8370527-requesting-a-refund) — checked October 9, 2026 17. \[17\] [Webshare — private static residential proxies](https://www.webshare.io/private-static-residential-proxy) — checked October 9, 2026 18. \[18\] [Webshare — dedicated static residential proxies](https://www.webshare.io/dedicated-static-residential-proxy) — checked October 9, 2026 19. \[19\] [Webshare — proxy server (shared datacenter) pricing](https://www.webshare.io/pricing) — checked October 9, 2026 20. \[20\] [Webshare — private datacenter proxies](https://www.webshare.io/private-datacenter-proxy) — checked October 9, 2026 21. \[21\] [Webshare — dedicated datacenter proxies](https://www.webshare.io/dedicated-datacenter-proxy) — checked October 9, 2026 22. \[22\] [Loopway — premium residential proxies](https://loopway.io/products/premium-residential) — checked October 19, 2026 23. \[23\] [Loopway — datacenter proxies](https://loopway.io/products/datacenter) — checked October 19, 2026 24. \[24\] [Oxylabs — announcement of the Webshare acquisition](https://oxylabs.io/blog/oxylabs-acquires-webshare-software-company) — checked October 9, 2026 Ship it today ## Fast proxies. Honest prices. No asterisks. Your endpoint is live before the checkout tab closes. Start on the free residential trial, pay for what you use, keep what you don’t. [Get free trial](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up) [Continue with Google](https://app.loopway.io/sign-up?provider=google)