Advantage #1
EntryAethyn
Self-serve minutesOxylabsSales conversation
Aethyn vs Oxylabs
Oxylabs is an established premium provider with a large residential network and strong enterprise support. Aethyn focuses on a single residential endpoint with transparent per-byte pricing, making it easy to start small and scale without enterprise commitments.
€2.00 / GB Volume Rates
0 Minimum Commitments
Instant Self-Serve
Aethyn is our product. Competitor claims were last verified against Oxylabs's public pricing.
WHY TEAMS SWITCH
Where Aethyn wins against Oxylabs
The core architecture & pricing decisions that make engineering teams switch.
Advantage #2
PricingAethyn
Public ladderOxylabsEnterprise quote
Advantage #3
TargetingAethyn
In the usernameOxylabsContract add-on
Advantage #4
ExpiryAethyn
PAYG never expiresOxylabsPlan-dependent
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Quick verdict
Oxylabs is a premium proxy and scraping-platform vendor aimed squarely at enterprise buyers, and it earns that position: large well-maintained pools, dedicated account managers, formal SLAs, and a serious catalog of scraper APIs. If your procurement process wants a vendor with a compliance department and a named CSM, Oxylabs is a defensible choice. Aethyn competes on the opposite axis. The entire price list is public — Premium residential from €2.90/GB entry to €2.00/GB at volume, Elite from €6.50/GB to €4.50/GB — signup is self-serve, and targeting is encoded in the proxy username rather than negotiated into a contract. For engineering teams that measure cost per successful request and want to start with a €29 experiment instead of an enterprise conversation, Aethyn is usually the faster and cheaper path to the same traffic.
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Published rates vs an enterprise quote
Oxylabs publishes self-serve tiers, but the rates that matter at volume usually arrive through sales, commitments, and account management. Fair for enterprises that want a CSM and SLA — expensive friction for teams that only need residential bandwidth. Aethyn posts the full Euro per-GB ladder in public: Premium from €2.90/GB entry to €2.00/GB at volume, Elite from €6.50/GB to €4.50/GB, with PAYG at a flat +10% that never expires. No quote request, no minimum commit, no waiting for a revised rate card. Model cost per successful request before you buy, then start with a €29 Premium block the same day. Keep Oxylabs when procurement wants white-glove coverage; choose Aethyn when the price on the page is the price you pay.
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Feature matrix
How Aethyn and Oxylabs line up on the decisions that matter at purchase time.
| Feature | AethynOUR CHOICE | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Entry commitment | €29 for 10 GB, self-serve | Higher entry plans common |
| Pricing transparency | Public per-GB rates | Published self-serve; best rates via sales |
| Bandwidth expiry | PAYG never expires | Plan-dependent |
| Targeting | Country, city, ISP, session | Country, city, ASN |
| Support model | Self-serve + live chat | Account management + SLA |
| Protocols | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 |
| Best fit | Lean and scaling teams | Enterprise programs |
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Pricing models
As of August 14, 2026. We compare structure — expiry, multipliers, minimums — not a unit-price scoreboard. Aethyn pricing · Oxylabs pricing
AethynRECOMMENDED FOR ENGINEERS
Per-GB, subscription or pay-as-you-go, all public
- Premium residential from €2.90/GB entry down to €2.00/GB at 90+ GB/month — 10 GB subscription is €29
- Elite residential from €6.50/GB down to €4.50/GB at volume, for hardened anti-bot targets
- Pay-as-you-go is a flat +10% over subscription rates, and PAYG bandwidth never expires
- Per-byte metering with live usage in the dashboard; unlimited concurrent threads on every plan
- Every rate is on the pricing page — no quote required at any volume
Oxylabs
Published self-serve tiers up to a point; volume business runs through sales
- Self-serve plans exist with published per-GB rates, but the best rates sit in committed volume tiers
- Scraper APIs (SERP, e-commerce, web) are separate products metered per result, not per GB
- Enterprise agreements add account management and SLAs — value you pay for in the rate
- Premium support tiers and extras are priced into the contract
Methodology: Aethyn figures are from our published pricing page. Competitor claims reflect their public materials as of August 14, 2026 (source). Where a public rate is not verifiable we say so. See also how we measure quality.
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Network & pool
Aethyn
- 85M+ residential IPs across 195+ countries, sourced from consented, KYC-verified peers
- Two explicit pools: Premium (99.2% success rate) and Elite (99.9%, curated high-reputation ISP exits)
- Country targeting on both tiers; city, ISP, and ASN targeting on Elite
- HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 on dedicated ports from one credential set
Oxylabs
- Large, well-maintained residential pool plus datacenter, ISP, and mobile networks
- Country, city, and ASN-level targeting on residential products
- Dedicated account management and formal SLAs on enterprise plans
- Scraper APIs with managed parsing for SERP, e-commerce, and web targets
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Sessions & targeting
Rotation is per request by default. A session-<id> suffix pins a sticky exit IP for 30 minutes by default, extensible to 24 hours via lifetime-<minutes>. Nothing is provisioned in a dashboard — session behavior is part of the credential string, so the same code runs identically in dev and production.
Oxylabs supports sticky sessions through username parameters (customer-<user>-cc-US-sessid-<id>-sesstime-<minutes>) on its residential endpoint. The capability is comparable; the difference is that account-level features like dedicated pools or custom rotation policies are typically arranged through account management rather than toggled in a credential.
Aethyn username — targeting in the credential
aethyn-d9e2c-country-us-session-a3xq-lifetime-30See authentication docs and targeting for the full grammar.
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Integration
Client code is nearly identical — both speak standard proxy auth with username-encoded options. The real difference is time-to-first-request: Aethyn issues credentials immediately after signup, while Oxylabs' full feature set is oriented toward a managed onboarding.
Aethyn — Python requests
import requests
username = "aethyn-d9e2c-country-de-session-b7k2-lifetime-30"
proxy = "http://" + username + ":YOUR_PROXY_PASSWORD@proxy.aethyn.io:2099"
resp = requests.get(
"https://example.com/products",
proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy},
timeout=30,
)
print(resp.status_code)Oxylabs (per public docs)
import requests
username = "customer-USERNAME-cc-DE-sessid-b7k2-sesstime-30"
proxy = "http://" + username + ":PASSWORD@pr.oxylabs.io:7777"
resp = requests.get(
"https://example.com/products",
proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy},
timeout=30,
)
print(resp.status_code)Prefer a typed helper? See the official SDK or Python requests setup.
Where Aethyn stands out
- Public per-GB pricing with PAYG — no minimum enterprise spend to start
- Unified endpoint and credential format across protocols
- City and ISP targeting available on the Elite tier
- Per-byte dashboard visibility for finance and engineering
- PAYG bandwidth never expires
Where Oxylabs is strong
- Large, well-maintained residential and datacenter pools
- Dedicated account management and enterprise SLAs
- Scraper APIs and prebuilt data products
- Strong reputation in enterprise data collection
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Trade-offs with Oxylabs
- Premium positioning can mean higher entry commitments
- Some plans are oriented toward larger contracts
- Feature breadth adds a learning curve for simple use cases
- Best rates require committed volume
Choose Oxylabs if
Enterprises wanting white-glove support, SLAs, and a wide catalog of scraper APIs and datasets.
Choose Aethyn ifENGINEER CHOICE
Teams that want premium residential quality with self-serve pricing and minimal procurement overhead.
EASY SETUP
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Switch from Oxylabs in three steps
Get started in minutes with a straightforward setup and clear documentation.
Create account / credentials
Create an Aethyn account and generate credentials — Premium for volume workloads, Elite for the hardened targets you'd route through Oxylabs' top pool.
Configure targeting
Swap to proxy.aethyn.io:2099 (SOCKS5 1099; Elite 5499/3499). Translate username flags: cc-XX → country-xx, sessid- → session-, sesstime- → lifetime-.
Connect & cut over
Run a 100-URL pilot against your hardest targets, compare success rate and cost per successful request, then let the Oxylabs commitment lapse rather than renewing by default.
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Alternatives to Oxylabs
Best for: self-serve residentialAethynPublished per-GB pricing, username-encoded targeting, and self-serve onboarding with no minimum commit.Best for: full data platformBright DataComparable enterprise catalog — datasets, unlocker, SERP API — with a similar sales motion.Best for: residential + mobileSOAXClean rotating residential and mobile pools with granular geo controls.Best for: mid-market self-serveSmartproxy (Decodo)Mid-market alternative with approachable self-serve pricing.
Full Oxylabs alternatives roundup with diagrams and the proxy-versus-platform split. PAYG bandwidth never expires.
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The verdict
Oxylabs is a strong fit for enterprises that want managed support and a broad product catalog. Aethyn is the better choice when you want premium residential access with transparent self-serve pricing.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Oxylabs alternative for small teams?
Aethyn is well suited to small and scaling teams because it offers public per-GB pricing and pay-as-you-go, so you can start with a small balance and grow without an enterprise contract while still getting residential IP quality.
Does Aethyn offer city and ISP targeting like Oxylabs?
Yes. Aethyn's Elite Residential tier supports city-level and ISP-level targeting in addition to country targeting, all encoded in the proxy username.
Is Aethyn cheaper than Oxylabs?
For teams without an enterprise commitment, usually yes: Aethyn's Premium tier starts at €2.90/GB self-serve with no minimum, while Oxylabs' best rates assume committed volume. At enterprise scale, compare both on cost per successful request — IP quality, not list price, drives that number.
Can I keep my existing scraping code when switching?
In almost all cases yes. Both providers use standard HTTP/SOCKS5 proxy authentication with options encoded in the username, so the switch is a config change: new host, new port, and translated username flags.
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