Oxylabs review

Performance

This is its headline. In Proxyway's 2026 testing Oxylabs hit 99.93% success at a 0.60s average response, the top result among the networks measured. That is against an easy endpoint, so hard anti-bot targets will be lower, but on the available evidence Oxylabs is the most reliable residential network you can buy right now.

Pricing

Starts at $6/GB on the $30 Starter plan and falls to $2.50/GB at the 1 TB Corporate tier. There is a monthly minimum and no real pay-as-you-go, which is the main friction for small or irregular users. Annual billing shaves about 10%.

Pool and targeting

175M+ monthly residential IPs (self-reported) across 195+ countries, with country, city, state, ZIP, coordinate and ASN targeting, the broadest geo controls in this set. If you need coordinate-level precision, Oxylabs has it.

Getting in

Every customer goes through KYC, and Oxylabs' own material puts approval around three in four, so roughly a quarter of applicants are turned away. The residential trial is limited to verified businesses; individuals get only a 3-day money-back window. If you are a solo user, this is the wall you may hit.

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths: top measured performance, broad targeting, a strong scraper-API suite and account managers. Weaknesses: premium price with a monthly minimum, KYC for everyone, and the dominant complaint on review sites is billing and auto-renewal disputes. Its public Trustpilot sits around 3.7, below its enterprise reputation, which reflects the gap between large-account and self-serve experiences.

The verdict

Oxylabs is the safe premium pick: the best current numbers, the broadest targeting, and real support. You pay for it in price, a monthly minimum, and mandatory KYC.

If you are a business that can clear those, it is hard to do better. If you are an individual or you want pay-as-you-go, look at Decodo, which matches it on speed for less and skips the KYC wall.

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