# Decodo (formerly Smartproxy), Scraper API vs IPRoyal Comparison

| | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 575 | 15 | 637 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (95.4% of reviews) | Small-Business (85.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (91.2% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $0.00 0 $ | $49.00 Per Month | Starting at $1.75 1 GB | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)

Pros:
- Customer Support (187 reviews)
- Ease of Use (179 reviews)

Cons:
- Proxy Issues (89 reviews)
- Pricing Issues (81 reviews)

### Scraper API

Pros:
- Scraping Efficiency (3 reviews)
- API Usability (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Pricing Issues (2 reviews)
- API Limitations (1 reviews)

### IPRoyal

Pros:
- Setup Ease (232 reviews)
- Customer Support (222 reviews)

Cons:
- Pricing Issues (68 reviews)
- Proxy Issues (59 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (537 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 9.2 (387 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.2 (549 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 9.5 (405 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.2 (484 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 9.4 (375 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.1 (163 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (87 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.4 (538 reviews) | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 9.4 (375 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (160 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 9.0 (85 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.4 (530 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.5 (376 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free Trial

Price: $0.00 0 $

Key Features:
- Free Trial

[Learn more about Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)](https://www.g2.com/products/decodo-formerly-smartproxy/reviews)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Scraper API

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Hobby

Price: $49.00 Per Month

Description: For small projects and personal use.

Key Features:
- 100,000 API Credits
- 20 Concurrent Threads
- Geotargeting: US & EU 

[Browse all 7 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/scraper-api/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### IPRoyal

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Residential Proxies

Price: Starting at $1.75 1 GB

Key Features:
- 195 Countries Available
- Traffic Never Expires
- SOCKS5 Supported

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/iproyal/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Data Extraction

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)** | 8.5/10 | 120 |
| **Scraper API** | N/A | N/A |
| **IPRoyal** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Diverse Extraction Points** | 8.7 (118 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Structuring** | 8.6 (117 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Consolidation** | 8.6 (113 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Cleaning** | 8.5 (115 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud Extraction** | 8.3 (110 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Visualization** | 8.2 (110 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Diverse Extraction Points

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Diverse Extraction Points** | 8.7 (118 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### E-Commerce Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)** | 8.2/10 | 66 |
| **Scraper API** | N/A | N/A |
| **IPRoyal** | N/A | N/A |

#### Analytics

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reports** | 8.8 (63 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | 9.0 (64 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Web Analytics** | 8.7 (61 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Campaign Tracking** | 8.4 (61 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customer Demographics** | 8.3 (59 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive Analytics** | 8.4 (59 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Storage** | 8.2 (60 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **A/B Testing** | 8.2 (59 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | 8.7 (60 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 7.4 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - E-Commerce Analytics

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-step Planning** | 7.7 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | 7.7 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | 8.1 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | 8.3 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | 8.1 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Proxy Networks

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)** | 8.8/10 | 405 |
| **Scraper API** | N/A | N/A |
| **IPRoyal** | 9.1/10 | 407 |

#### Proxies

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Datacenter Proxies** | 8.7 (289 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (308 reviews) | 
| **Static Proxies** | 8.9 (301 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (337 reviews) | 
| **Mobile Proxies** | 8.6 (259 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (279 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Proxy Rotation** | 8.9 (289 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (296 reviews) | 
| **Server Locations** | 9.0 (308 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (319 reviews) | 
| **Traffic Limits** | 8.6 (282 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (286 reviews) | 
| **Data Collection** | 8.5 (271 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (271 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Proxy Management** | 8.9 (318 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (310 reviews) | 
| **Proxy Routing** | 8.8 (272 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (281 reviews) | 
| **Dashboards & Reporting** | 8.9 (292 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (303 reviews) | 

### Web Data Providers

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)** | 8.4/10 | 61 |
| **Scraper API** | N/A | N/A |
| **IPRoyal** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data management

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data repository** | 8.7 (51 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Processing (NLP)** | 7.8 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data quality** | 8.7 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | 8.3 (49 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data structuring** | 8.4 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Customized Datasets** | 8.1 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customer support** | 9.1 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-time data** | 8.6 (46 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Complete datasets** | 7.9 (44 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance** | 8.1 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Plug-ins** | 8.4 (46 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Proxy Network Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/proxy-networks)

**Unique to Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) (3):** [Data Extraction Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-extraction-tools), [Web Data Providers Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-data-providers), [E-Commerce Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/e-commerce-analytics)

**Unique to Scraper API (2):** [Data Extraction Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-extraction-tools), [Web Data Providers Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-data-providers)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Scraper API | IPRoyal | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 95.4% | 85.7% | 91.2% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 4.5% | 14.3% | 5.1% | 
| **Enterprise** | 0.2% | 0% | 3.7% | 

### By Industry

#### Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)

- **Marketing and Advertising:** 17.9%
- **Computer Software:** 15.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 9.3%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.9%
- **Retail:** 3.2%
- **Internet:** 2.9%
- **Market Research:** 2.5%
- **Online Media:** 2.5%
- **Consulting:** 2.0%
- **Entertainment:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 38.0%

#### Scraper API

- **Information Technology and Services:** 21.4%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 14.3%
- **Oil & Energy:** 7.1%
- **Market Research:** 7.1%
- **Financial Services:** 7.1%
- **Education Management:** 7.1%
- **Consumer Services:** 7.1%
- **Computer Software:** 7.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 7.1%
- **Civic & Social Organization:** 7.1%
- **Other:** 7.1%

#### IPRoyal

- **Marketing and Advertising:** 19.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 9.5%
- **Computer Software:** 9.2%
- **Accounting:** 4.6%
- **Internet:** 4.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.6%
- **Computer Games:** 3.4%
- **Online Media:** 2.7%
- **Consumer Services:** 2.4%
- **Entertainment:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 38.7%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)

- [Bright Data](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-data/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (324 reviews)
- [Oxylabs](https://www.g2.com/products/oxylabs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (421 reviews)
- [NetNut.io](https://www.g2.com/products/netnut-io/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (385 reviews)
- [Apify](https://www.g2.com/products/apify/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (475 reviews)
- [Fivetran](https://www.g2.com/products/fivetran/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (795 reviews)
- [Glassbox](https://www.g2.com/products/glassbox/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (809 reviews)
- [Mouseflow](https://www.g2.com/products/mouseflow/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (690 reviews)
- [Mixpanel](https://www.g2.com/products/mixpanel/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1345 reviews)
- [Heap](https://www.g2.com/products/heap/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1097 reviews)
- [Fullstory](https://www.g2.com/products/fullstory/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1048 reviews)

### Alternatives to Scraper API

- [Apify](https://www.g2.com/products/apify/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (475 reviews)
- [Bright Data](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-data/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (324 reviews)
- [Oxylabs](https://www.g2.com/products/oxylabs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (421 reviews)
- [Fivetran](https://www.g2.com/products/fivetran/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (795 reviews)
- [NetNut.io](https://www.g2.com/products/netnut-io/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (385 reviews)
- [Skyvia](https://www.g2.com/products/skyvia/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (321 reviews)
- [Hevo Data](https://www.g2.com/products/hevo-data/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (276 reviews)
- [Adverity](https://www.g2.com/products/adverity/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (268 reviews)
- [Browse AI](https://www.g2.com/products/browse-ai/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (59 reviews)
- [Dataddo](https://www.g2.com/products/dataddo/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (185 reviews)

### Alternatives to IPRoyal

- [Oxylabs](https://www.g2.com/products/oxylabs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (421 reviews)
- [Bright Data](https://www.g2.com/products/bright-data/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (324 reviews)
- [Proxy-Seller](https://www.g2.com/products/proxy-seller/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (120 reviews)
- [NetNut.io](https://www.g2.com/products/netnut-io/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (385 reviews)
- [ASocks](https://www.g2.com/products/asocks-asocks/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (128 reviews)
- [Apify](https://www.g2.com/products/apify/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (475 reviews)
- [Proxyjet](https://www.g2.com/products/proxyjet/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (188 reviews)
- [NodeMaven](https://www.g2.com/products/nodemaven/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (156 reviews)
- [Zyte](https://www.g2.com/products/zyte/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (114 reviews)
- [SOAX](https://www.g2.com/products/soax/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (66 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Decodo (formerly Smartproxy)

- Title: [What is Smartproxy used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-smartproxy-used-for) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Love this"

### Scraper API

- Title: [How do I scrape API from my website?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/scraper-api-how-do-i-scrape-api-from-my-website-6df3e081-e6ce-49e9-b1c4-01b5dfcd3a7d) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "To scrape data from your website using Scraper API, you need to follow these steps:

1. Sign up for a free account on Scraper API’s website and get your..."

### IPRoyal

- Title: [Iproyal is the best proxy ever, and it is the only proxy with which I am satisfied.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/iproyal-is-the-best-proxy-ever-and-it-is-the-only-proxy-with-which-i-am-satisfied) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Totally agree with this. Been using IPRoyal for a while now for residential proxies and the pay-as-you-go model is what sold me initially. No pressure to..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/decodo-formerly-smartproxy-vs-scraper-api-vs-iproyal)