Storm Proxies vs SOAX
SOAX sells residential and mobile proxies on credit-based plans: you pay a monthly fee, get credits, and spend them per gigabyte at a rate set by the country of the IP. Storm Proxies sells residential ports at a fixed monthly price with no data limit. Both rotate real residential IPs. They charge for very different things.
Pick Storm Proxies if…
- Your residential traffic is in the USA or EU and runs into hundreds of GB a month.
- You want a fixed price instead of credits that run down. Usage on SOAX stops when the prepaid balance hits zero.
- You want to buy without an identity check. Storm proxies work right after payment.
- You want a small entry point: 1 residential port for $19/month, unlimited bandwidth.
Pick SOAX if…
- You need residential or mobile IPs in many countries, with city, ISP, ASN or ZIP targeting.
- You need SOCKS5 or UDP/QUIC. Storm is HTTP(S) only.
- You need mobile carrier IPs, which Storm doesn’t sell.
- You want to pay in crypto or by wire transfer.
Storm Proxies vs SOAX: side by side
| Storm Proxies | SOAX | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat monthly price per port, thread or proxy | Monthly plan fee buys credits; usage charged per GB at a rate set by the IP’s country tier |
| US residential rate | Not metered | $5.00/GB on Sandbox, $3.00 on Builder, $2.20 on Team, $1.50 on Scale |
| Entry price | $19/mo for 1 residential port; $14/mo for 10 rotating datacenter threads | Sandbox is free to open with no credits; Builder is $200/mo with 200 credits |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited on every plan | Whatever your credits cover; credits expire 60 days after they’re added |
| Residential pool | 20M+ residential IPs, new IP every 5 minutes | 155+ million residential proxies |
| Locations | Residential: USA or EU. Rotating datacenter: USA, EU, USA+EU, Worldwide | 195+ countries, with region, city and ISP targeting (ASN and ZIP on higher plans) |
| Protocols | HTTP(S) | HTTP(S), SOCKS5 and UDP/QUIC |
| Verification | None. Pay and use | Identity verification before purchase or paid activation |
| Trial and refunds | 24-hour money-back on the smallest package of each type, first order | No free trial (Sandbox instead). Payments generally non-refundable |
| Payment | Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Amex, PayPal | Visa, Mastercard, Amex, wire transfer, crypto |
SOAX facts are taken from SOAX’s own website and help pages, checked October 2026. Prices change, so check their site before you buy.
Looking for a SOAX alternative?
SOAX suits teams that need residential or mobile IPs in many places, with fine targeting. For heavy users in one region, the credit model takes some managing: every gigabyte draws down the balance, US traffic sits in the most expensive tier, and credits you don’t use expire after 60 days.
Storm Proxies swaps credits for ports. Each residential port is a fixed monthly price, and bandwidth isn’t counted. You lose the global reach, SOCKS5 and mobile IPs. You gain a bill that stays the same however much you scrape in the USA or EU.
500 GB of US residential traffic
US IPs are in SOAX’s tier 1, its highest rate. Here’s what a 500 GB month of US residential traffic comes to, using SOAX’s listed Team plan rate and Storm’s plan prices.
The SOAX figure drops on bigger plans: the Scale plan charges $1.50/GB for US traffic, for a $1,500 monthly fee. It also drops sharply for tier 3 countries. If your traffic is outside the USA and EU, Storm residential doesn’t cover it anyway.
On Storm, 5 ports means 5 parallel residential connections with a new IP every 5 minutes. For more parallel work, 10 ports are $90/month and 20 ports $160/month, still with no data limit.
Where the gap closes is light use. SOAX’s own calculator puts 100 GB of US traffic at $300 on Builder. Even there, Storm’s 5 ports at $50 cost less, but SOAX gives you city and ISP targeting that Storm doesn’t.
Credits vs ports
SOAX charges a monthly plan fee that comes with credits. You spend credits per gigabyte, at one rate for residential and mobile, and the rate depends on which country the IP is in. The USA is tier 1. When the balance runs out, usage stops unless you top up or use postpaid billing.
Storm Proxies charges per port. A port is one connection to our residential gateway, rotating through 20M+ IPs. You can move 10 GB or 10 TB through it in a month and the price doesn’t change.
Credits make sense for precise targeting around the world; for heavy USA or EU volume, ports cost less.
Where SOAX is stronger
- Reach. 195+ countries, with region, city and ISP targeting. Storm offers USA or EU residential IPs.
- Mobile proxies on the same credits. Storm doesn’t sell mobile IPs.
- Protocols. SOCKS5 and UDP/QUIC, besides HTTP(S).
- A larger residential pool: 155+ million, against Storm’s 20M+.
- Session control. Rotate on every request or set your own sticky session length. Storm residential rotates every 5 minutes.
- Payment options, including crypto and wire transfer.
Where Storm Proxies is stronger
- No usage charges. Unlimited bandwidth on every plan, so a big crawl doesn’t drain anything.
- Nothing expires. No credits to use up within 60 days.
- No verification step. Pay by card or PayPal and your ports are live.
- Low entry price: one residential port for $19/month.
- Datacenter rotation too. 700,000+ rotating datacenter IPs with a new IP per request, from $14/month.
Who each one is best for
Scraping US and EU sites
High volume, one or two regions: Storm residential ports keep the cost fixed. For a specific city, or a country outside those regions, SOAX’s targeting is the better tool.
SEO tools
For Scrapebox, GSA SER and rank checkers, datacenter rotation is usually enough. Storm’s rotating proxies give a new IP per request from $14/month.
Tickets and sneakers
Storm has residential packs for ticket sites and AIO Bot, and private ticket-site proxies, priced per month rather than per gigabyte.
Social media
For several accounts on stable IPs, Storm’s Instagram and Facebook proxies start at 5 for $15/month. If a platform insists on mobile IPs, SOAX has them.
Sources for SOAX facts (checked October 2026): SOAX pricing · Residential proxies · SOAX home · KYC / KYB policy. Storm Proxies facts come from our Residential proxies page and refund policy.
Storm Proxies vs SOAX: questions people ask
What’s the best SOAX alternative?
For residential traffic in the USA or EU at high volume, Storm Proxies: flat monthly ports with unlimited bandwidth, from $19/month. If you need many countries, city targeting, mobile IPs or SOCKS5, SOAX fits better.
How does SOAX pricing work?
You pick a plan (Sandbox free, Builder $200, Team $500, Scale $1,500 a month), which adds credits to your balance. Usage is charged per GB at a rate set by the IP’s country tier. US traffic is tier 1, for example $2.20/GB on Team. Credits expire 60 days after they’re added.
Is Storm Proxies cheaper than SOAX?
For heavy US or EU traffic, yes. 500 GB of US traffic is about $1,100 at SOAX’s Team rate. Storm’s 5 residential ports cost $50/month with unlimited bandwidth. SOAX includes targeting and countries that Storm doesn’t offer.
Does SOAX have a free trial?
SOAX’s pricing FAQ says no: its free Sandbox account is the no-commitment option, and you buy credits to use proxies. Storm doesn’t have a free trial either, but the smallest package of each proxy type has a 24-hour money-back guarantee on your first order.
Do I need to verify my identity to buy?
On SOAX, yes: its KYC policy makes identity verification a condition of paid access. Storm Proxies doesn’t ask for verification. Your proxies are live after payment.
Can Storm Proxies target cities like SOAX?
No. Storm residential IPs are USA or EU, without city or ISP targeting. If your project depends on that, SOAX is the better fit.
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