The honest Smartproxy alternative
Smartproxy popularized self-serve proxies — and they're decent. But their residential rotation is slower than the current market, their support drifts to 12+ hour replies, and their bandwidth expires at the end of every month. Rainproxy keeps the friendly UX and fixes the parts that hurt.
Built for the same teams — with faster IPs and live chat.
Why teams leave Smartproxy
Smartproxy resets your unused GBs every 30 days. Ours roll forever.
Their 'chat' is often a 12-hour email loop. Ours averages <2 minutes, day or night.
Many of their pool IPs are recycled too slowly and end up flagged. Ours rotate by request or per session, your call.
Their 4G/5G pricing is opaque. Ours is on the page: $9/GB, no minimum.
Rainproxy vs Smartproxy
Real, public numbers — no asterisks, no "starting from".
| Feature | Smartproxy | Rainproxy |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth rollover | Expires monthly | Never expires |
| Residential price | $7/GB entry | $4.50/GB entry, $1.50/GB at volume |
| Mobile 4G/5G | Quote only | $9/GB, public |
| Chat support | Email-backed, slow | Live agents, <2 min |
| Free trial | 3-day money back | 250 MB free with Google sign-up |
| IPv6 product | Not offered | Residential & datacenter IPv6 |
How to switch from Smartproxy
Most teams migrate in an afternoon. Our chat will review your code while you do it.
- 1Swap the gateway host
Replace gate.smartproxy.com with our hostname. That's the migration.
- 2Keep your session logic
Our session-based stickiness is wire-compatible.
- 3Move your subusers
Bulk import via our API or CSV — sub-account permissions and traffic caps included.
FAQ — switching from Smartproxy
Do you have city-level targeting?+
Yes — 700+ cities, same parameter syntax as Smartproxy.
Can I use our existing scraper unchanged?+
Yes, both protocols (HTTP/SOCKS5) and the session ID convention are compatible.
What about the Smartproxy SERP scraper?+
Our Web Unblocker covers Google, Bing, Amazon and 50+ targets with the same JSON output.
Try Rainproxy on us — 250 MB with Google sign-up.
Run the same scraper through both networks. If we don't win on success rate and price, you owe us nothing.
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