DataImpulse is the competitor in this set built most like us. It is genuine pay as you go, it does not run a subscription, and it keeps your traffic from expiring, which is exactly our model too. That makes for an unusually clean comparison, and an honest one: on residential price HProxy is actually the cheaper of the two, and we are still going to point you to DataImpulse for the specific things it does better, because that is the only version of this page worth writing.
Is HProxy a good DataImpulse alternative?
For residential, yes, and on price we come out ahead. HProxy sells residential at a flat $0.65/GB, pay as you go on a balance that never expires. DataImpulse residential is $1/GB at entry and $0.80/GB at 1 TB or more, both above our rate. DataImpulse still wins on its very low $5 starting deposit, its large residential pool, and its cheap datacenter proxies. If your main need is residential IPs at the lowest per-GB rate, HProxy is cheaper on the same easy model.
The short version
- Residential price: HProxy is a flat $0.65/GB. DataImpulse is $1/GB at entry and $0.80/GB at 1 TB or more. HProxy is cheaper at every published residential tier.
- Model: Both are pay as you go with no subscription and no expiry on what you buy. This is where the two are most alike.
- Entry: DataImpulse advertises a $5 intro for 5 GB, a genuinely low way to start. HProxy is pay-as-you-go top-up.
- Range: DataImpulse advertises a 90M+ residential pool and cheap datacenter at $0.50/GB. HProxy sells residential, ISP, datacenter, and mobile at a low flat residential rate.
If a rock-bottom starting deposit or a big pool is what you want, read the DataImpulse section below honestly. If you want the lowest residential per-GB on this same model, the pricing section is the whole story.
DataImpulse pricing vs HProxy: the part that decides it
| HProxy | DataImpulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential, entry per GB | $0.65 | $1.00 |
| Residential at 1 TB or more | $0.65 (flat) | $0.80 |
| Billing model | Pay as you go | Pay as you go |
| Balance or traffic expiry | Never expires | Never expires |
| Way to start small | Top-up, plus free list and checker | $5 intro for 5 GB |
| Datacenter | Yes | $0.50/GB |
| Onboarding | Self-serve, no KYC | Self-serve |
The models rhyme, so this is mostly a straight price question, and on residential the flat $0.65 beats $1 at entry and still beats $0.80 at a terabyte. It is not a huge gap, and we are not going to pretend it is. Here is DataImpulse's own pricing as its page lists it today, so the figures are not something you have to take on our word:
| DataImpulse product | Entry per-GB | At 1 TB or more |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | $1.00 | $0.80 |
| Datacenter | $0.50 | $0.45 |
| Mobile | $2.00 | $1.60 |
| Premium residential | $5.00 | n/a |
Two things that table makes plain. HProxy's residential is the cheaper number at every DataImpulse residential tier, from the $1 entry down to the $0.80 terabyte rate. And DataImpulse's genuine price strength is elsewhere: its datacenter at $0.50/GB is cheap volume, and its $5 intro package is one of the lowest starting deposits in the market. DataImpulse also advertises a 90M+ residential pool across 195+ countries, with 20M+ datacenter and 16M+ mobile IPs.
Because both networks are pay as you go with non-expiring credit, the model advantages that usually separate us from a competitor mostly do not apply here. What is left is the per-GB residential price, where we are lower, and the figure that actually decides your bill, which is what you pay per successful request. Clean IPs that connect the first time keep that number down, and at $0.65/GB against $1 you are starting from a lower base on residential before that even comes into play.
Where DataImpulse genuinely wins
This is the part a marketing comparison would skip, so here it is straight.
The lowest way to start. A $5 intro package for 5 GB is a genuinely friendly entry point, lower than most, and a nice way to try a network for the price of a coffee. If you want the smallest possible first commitment, that is a real plus.
Pool size and cheap datacenter. DataImpulse advertises 90M+ residential IPs and prices datacenter at $0.50/GB. If you need a very large pool for concurrency, or plain datacenter proxies get your job done, both of those are legitimate strengths, and the datacenter rate in particular is cheap volume.
The same honest model, independently. DataImpulse runs the same pay-as-you-go, non-expiring approach we do, with country-level targeting included. It is fair to say it is one of the few competitors whose billing model we would describe as genuinely customer-friendly, and we would rather acknowledge that than pretend our model is unique.
If those describe you, DataImpulse earns the pick. A cheaper residential rate at ours does not erase a lower entry deposit or a bigger pool at theirs.
Where HProxy wins as a DataImpulse alternative
Residential price, at every tier. $0.65/GB flat beats DataImpulse's $1 entry and its $0.80 terabyte rate. On the product most people are buying, we are the lower number from the first gigabyte, with no volume to reach it.
No KYC for standard use. HProxy is self-serve with no verification interview for standard use. That keeps signup to top-up-and-go.
A full four-type network on one balance. HProxy sells residential, ISP, datacenter, and mobile on the same pay-as-you-go balance, so a job that moves between types stays at one vendor on one rate. The differences between those types are in what is a residential proxy and the pieces around it.
The same non-expiring model, cheaper. Both keep your credit alive, so you are not giving up the flexible model to save money here. You get the same pay-as-you-go, no-expiry approach at a lower residential rate.
Who should pick which
Pick DataImpulse if you want the lowest possible starting deposit ($5 for 5 GB), a very large residential pool, or cheap datacenter volume at $0.50/GB, and a small difference in residential per-GB is not your deciding factor.
Pick HProxy if you want the lowest residential per-GB, a flat $0.65/GB from the first gigabyte, on the same pay-as-you-go and non-expiring model, with no KYC and four proxy types on one balance. For residential-led work, that is the cheaper side of a close race.
This is a comparison between two similar, fairly-priced networks, so there is no villain here. On residential price HProxy is cheaper; on entry deposit and pool size DataImpulse leads. Match it to which of those you actually care about.
Try it before you decide
You do not have to take our word on the network. Test HProxy's free proxy checker and the live free proxy list to see the infrastructure, then start on residential at $0.65/GB pay as you go when you are ready. If you are comparing residential proxies on price across the whole market, our cheapest residential proxies in 2026 breakdown puts DataImpulse and the rest side by side, and our full pricing lays out every per-GB rate with nothing to sign.