# Decodo: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 45 judge labels across 1 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/decodo/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy and web data providers | 41% | 1 | 0% | 45 |

## What the models said for it

- "Go with Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) if you want the best balance of price, performance, and ease of use with ISO-certified compliance." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) - offers 115M+ IPs across 195+ countries, with a balance of enterprise capability and accessibility." (Llama 4 Maverick, Proxy and web data)
- "Oxylabs or Decodo tend to offer the best balance of reliability, support, and scalability without enterprise-level complexity" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Proxy and web data)
- "many independent researchers are moving toward mid-sized specialized providers (such as Decodo, Soax, or NodeMaven)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Proxy and web data)

## In its own words

What Decodo's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: All-in-One Proxy & Web Scraping Platform (https://decodo.com/)
- For: Choose a plan based on your scraping volume. (https://decodo.com/scraping/web/pricing)
- Price stated: Starts from $2 / GB; $0.27 / IP; $2.25 / GB; $0.02 / IP; $0.95 / 1K req; $0.09 / 1K req; $0.4 / 1K req; free (https://decodo.com/)
- Starting price: $0.02 / IP (https://decodo.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Start for free; Start free with Google; Free Trials; Start free trial; Start free plan; 14-day money-back option (https://decodo.com/)
- Certifications: Proxyway Best Value Provider 2025, G2 Best Usability 2025, G2 Best User Adoption 2025, Best Usability 2025, Best User Adoption 2025, Best Value 2025, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27001 SoA
- Hosting: United States, United Kingdom, Turkey, Australia, China, India, Global (EN), 8 countries
- Customers named: Novabeyond, RoiDynamic, Cybereg, Lemong.ai, Skaler.app, BeOn, Stratalis, Qubit3 Technologies

## 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.