Geonode is one of the few competitors we cannot wave off on price, because at parts of its pricing curve it is genuinely cheap, and at large volume it goes below us. So this is a close race between two of the cheaper networks in the market, and this page shows where each one wins.
Is HProxy a good Geonode alternative?
For small to mid usage, yes, and on price we come out ahead. HProxy costs $0.50/GB for one GB, pay as you go, and less as an order grows. Geonode's residential is $0.792/GB at its entry 10 GB tier and drops with committed volume, reaching roughly $0.648/GB at 100 GB and lower above that. So HProxy is cheaper at every Geonode tier up to 100 GB, and simpler, because no monthly tier stands between you and the rate. Geonode wins on its largest committed tiers, where its rate falls below ours, and with its unlimited concurrency plan. Match it to how much you actually pull.
The short version
- Price: HProxy costs $0.50/GB for one GB and $0.44/GB at 2,000 GB+. Geonode is $0.792/GB at 10 GB, about $0.648/GB at 100 GB, and lower at large committed volume, down to an advertised $0.27/GB at the 100 TB tier.
- Where each is cheaper: HProxy at every Geonode tier up to 100 GB. Geonode on its largest committed monthly tiers.
- Model: HProxy is true pay as you go, the rate steps down as an order grows, and the balance never expires. Geonode is tiered monthly plans where the rate drops with volume and bandwidth rolls over while you stay subscribed.
- Unlimited: Geonode sells an unlimited residential plan (around $1,800/mo, priced by concurrency). HProxy is per-GB only.
If you pull small to mid volume and want a rate with no monthly tier to commit to, the pricing section below is the story. If you pull large steady volume, read the Geonode section before you decide.
Geonode pricing vs HProxy: the part that decides it
| HProxy | Geonode | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential, entry per GB | $0.50 | $0.792 (10 GB tier) |
| At 100 GB | below $0.50 | ~$0.648 |
| Lowest published per-GB | $0.44 (2,000 GB+) | $0.27 (100 TB tier) |
| Billing model | Pay as you go | Tiered monthly plans |
| Balance or bandwidth | Never expires | Rolls over while subscribed |
| Unlimited option | No, per-GB only | ~$1,800/mo by concurrency |
| Onboarding | Self-serve | 3-day trial for $5 |
Here is the shape of it. At the entry tier a new Geonode customer pays $0.792/GB, above our $0.50. Climb Geonode's tiers and the rate falls: about $0.738/GB at 25 GB, $0.693/GB at 50 GB, and roughly $0.648/GB at 100 GB, still above ours, which steps down as an order grows. On its largest tiers Geonode's committed-volume rate keeps falling, all the way to the advertised $0.27/GB that needs the 100 TB tier at around $27,000 a month, below our $0.44 at 2,000 GB+. Below those big tiers, we are cheaper. On them, if you will commit to the monthly volume, Geonode is.
- HProxy
- Geonode
Geonode's line slopes down as you commit to bigger tiers and stays above ours across this whole range. Our line is drawn at the one-GB rate, so at 100 GB it shows more than an order of that size costs here.
What that table does not capture is the model difference, and it is the real reason to pick between two networks this close on price. Geonode's low rates are tiers you commit to, and its bandwidth rolls over only while your subscription stays open. Our rate needs no monthly tier: $0.50 for one GB, less as an order grows, and the balance never expires whether you keep buying or not. If your usage is bursty or uncertain, a pay-as-you-go rate with no subscription clock is worth more than a slightly lower committed rate you have to keep feeding.
Where Geonode genuinely wins
This is the part a marketing comparison would skip, so here it is straight.
Large committed volume
If you reliably pull very large volume each month, Geonode's largest tiers fall below our $0.44 at 2,000 GB+, and at the very top the $0.27/GB rate is genuinely low. For a steady high-volume buyer who can commit, that is real money saved.
An unlimited concurrency plan
Geonode's unlimited residential product, around $1,800 a month, is priced by concurrency rather than data. If you are moving enough volume that per-GB billing hurts no matter whose it is, an unmetered plan is a different tool, and we do not sell one.
A genuinely cheap curve, honestly priced
Unlike much of the market, Geonode's cheap rates are committed-volume tiers that stay put. The crossover with us is a real question of how much you pull. We respect that, and we would rather say so than invent a gap.
If steady large volume or an unlimited plan describes you, Geonode is a fair pick, and a cheaper rate at low volume does not change that.
Where HProxy wins as a Geonode alternative
Cheaper at entry and mid volume
$0.50/GB for one GB beats Geonode's $0.792 at 10 GB, and our rate stays below each Geonode tier up to 100 GB. For the volume most buyers actually run, we are the lower number.
No monthly tier to hold
You get $0.50 on your first gigabyte, and a bigger order gets a lower rate on its own, down to $0.44 at 2,000 GB+. There is no plan to size and no rate that depends on hitting a monthly number.
A balance that never expires
Geonode's bandwidth rolls over while you stay subscribed. Our balance does not depend on a live subscription, so a paused project keeps its credit outright.
Four proxy types on one balance
HProxy sells residential, ISP, datacenter, and mobile on one balance. If you want to understand where each type fits before you buy, what is a residential proxy and the pieces around it lay it out.
Who should pick which
Pick Geonode if you pull large, steady volume and can commit to a monthly tier, where its rate falls below ours, or if its unlimited concurrency plan fits your usage better than per-GB billing.
Pick HProxy if you pull small to mid volume, want $0.50 for one GB with no tier and no subscription, a balance that never expires, and four proxy types on one account. For most buyers, who never reach Geonode's largest tiers, HProxy is the cheaper and simpler side.
There is no villain in this one. Geonode is a legitimately cheap network with a volume curve that does what it says, and the deciding factor is genuinely how much you pull each month.
Try it before you decide
Our free proxy checker and live free proxy list let you test a tool's proxy settings at no cost, and residential starts at $0.50 for one GB, pay as you go, when you are ready. If you are comparing the budget field on the price a new customer actually pays, our cheapest residential proxies in 2026 breakdown puts Geonode and the rest side by side, and our full pricing lays out every per-GB rate with nothing to sign. If you are still working out what proxies should cost in the first place, how much do proxies cost breaks down the real numbers by type.
Frequently asked questions
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Side by side
HProxy vs GeoNode, on one page
Their published rates against ours, family by family, with the units matched so the comparison means something.
