# Decodo – formerly Smartproxy: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/decodo-formerly-smartproxy/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy and web data providers | 0% | 29 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Decodo (which rebranded from *Smartproxy*) is the ideal mid-tier sweet spot" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Proxy and web data)

## In its own words

What Decodo – formerly Smartproxy's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: All-in-One Proxy & Web Scraping Platform (https://decodo.com/)
- For: AI agents and speed-first systems (https://decodo.com/)
- Price stated: Starts from $2 / GB (https://decodo.com/)
- Starting price: 0.02 (https://decodo.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start for free; Free Trials; 14-day money-back option (https://decodo.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 3 (https://decodo.com/case-studies)
- Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001:2022, EWDCI Certified
- Hosting: Global, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, France, China
- Customers named: Novabeyond, RoiDynamic, Cybereg, PCMag, TechRadar, ZDNet, CyberNews, AIMultiple

## What it publishes

Every page decodo.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1966 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 390 pages, 54 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- case study: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 46 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- glossary or explainer: 263 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-03
- Recent: 2026-09-30 comparison: Puppeteer vs playwright https://decodo.com/blog/puppeteer-vs-playwright
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Ai agent development tools https://decodo.com/blog/ai-agent-development-tools
- Recent: 2026-09-28 comparison: Isp vs residential proxies https://decodo.com/blog/isp-vs-residential-proxies
- Recent: 2026-09-25 comparison: Ipv4 vs ipv6 https://decodo.com/blog/ipv4-vs-ipv6
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Nitter is dead https://decodo.com/blog/nitter-is-dead
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Browser mcp https://decodo.com/blog/browser-mcp

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.
