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How do US proxy providers compare in 2026?
Lodestate's US proxy providers reviews and comparison covers 20 sellers checked on 29 October 2026. Of those, 12 accept crypto and 4 ask every residential buyer for ID. Lodestate sells US residential proxies from $0.52/GB with ZIP and ASN targeting, plus T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon ports. No KYC. Pay in crypto.
How do 20 US proxy providers compare on crypto, KYC, ZIP targeting and price?
Read on each provider's own pages on 29 October 2026. Price per GB is the shown residential price at 10 GB unless the row says otherwise.
| Provider | Sells | Accepts crypto | ID/KYC | ZIP targeting | Price per GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodestate | Residential, mobile | ✓ | None | Every plan | $0.75/GB |
| Bright Data | Residential, ISP, datacenter | ✗ | Residential: company KYC | Yes (US) | Not readable |
| Oxylabs | Residential, mobile | ✗ | Every customer | Yes | $6.00 |
| Decodo | Residential, mobile | ✓ | Flagged accounts | Yes | $3.50 |
| SOAX | Residential, mobile | ✓ | ID to pay in crypto | Scale plan up | $5.00 |
| IPRoyal | Residential, mobile | ✓ | Some cases | Not shown | $5.25 |
| Webshare | Residential, datacenter | ✗ | Suspicious activity | Yes | $2.75 |
| DataImpulse | Residential, mobile | ✓ | Some cases | Extra fee | $1.00 |
| Thordata | Residential, mobile | ✓ | All new users | Not shown | $1.80 |
| Rayobyte | Residential, mobile | ✗ | Restricted targets | Yes | $3.50 |
| NodeMaven | Residential, mobile | ✓ | None on standard plans | Yes | From $2.20 (headline rate) |
| Massive | Residential | Unknown | Every client | Not shown | $8.00 |
| Live Proxies | Residential, mobile | ✗ | Not stated | Not shown | $12.50 |
| ProxyEmpire | Residential, mobile | ✓ | To unblock sites | Yes | $2.86 |
| Shifter | Residential | ✓ | None | Not shown | $2.00 |
| Proxy-Cheap | Not readable | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | HTTP 403 |
| Proxy Tower | Mobile ports | ✓ | Not stated | Not shown | Ports: $60 / 30 days |
| VoidMob | Mobile | ✓ | None | Yes (rotating) | $3.50 (mobile) |
| Proxidize | Mobile | ✗ | All customers | Not shown | $2.00 (mobile, 50 GB) |
| Coronium | Mobile ports | ✓ | Not stated | Not shown | Ports: $139 / 30 days |
| CyberYozh | Mobile ports | ✓ | Not stated | Not shown | Ports: $8 / day |
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"Not shown" means the page we read does not list the feature; it does not prove the feature is missing.
Which US proxy providers accept crypto without KYC?
Ten of the 20 providers sold a standard plan for crypto with no ID step on 29 October 2026. They are Decodo, IPRoyal, DataImpulse, NodeMaven, ProxyEmpire, Proxy Tower, Shifter, VoidMob, Coronium and CyberYozh. Lodestate sells on the same terms: no ID, no selfie, no documents.
ZIP targeting narrows the list. According to Lodestate's check of 29 October 2026, only 4 of the 12 crypto-accepting providers listed ZIP targeting with no upgrade or fee. They are Decodo, NodeMaven, ProxyEmpire and VoidMob. SOAX takes crypto only after personal ID verification. See which US proxies need no KYC.
What are the large US residential providers like?
The large providers lead on measured performance and formal compliance, and most do not take crypto.
- Bright Data: state, city, ZIP, ASN and carrier targeting. For zones created after July 7, 2026, its Residential network requires company KYC.
- Oxylabs: the largest advertised US pool in Proxyway's list (11M) and 99.83% success in its US test. Every customer answers a KYC questionnaire.
- Massive: 99.87% success in Proxyway's US test, the best rate cited on this page. Its homepage states KYC on every client.
- Decodo: 99.82% success and a 0.60 s response in the same test, a free 100 MB trial, and crypto.
- SOAX: a 0.55 s response in that test, the fastest cited here. Crypto payers must verify their identity.
- Webshare: all four US targeting levels at $2.75/GB for 10 GB, paid by card only.
What are the budget and crypto-first providers like?
These sellers compete on price per GB and payment choice.
- DataImpulse: $1.00/GB from 5 GB, traffic that never expires, and an unpublished fee for state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting.
- Shifter: "no KYC review on any plan or feature", seven coins, $1.00/GB on its 50 and 100 GB plans.
- ProxyEmpire: all four targeting levels; crypto runs through a merchant of record with a 5% fee.
- NodeMaven: "No KYC is required for standard plans"; BTC, ETH, USDT, SOL and ten more coins; from $2.20/GB.
- Thordata: the lowest rival 1 GB price, $2.00, after a compliance review of every new user.
- Rayobyte: $0.70/GB at 1 TB and a free trial with no card, but no crypto.
- IPRoyal: 25+ coins through CoinGate; ID only for PayPal, large orders, some proxies and sensitive targets.
Lodestate charges $1.50 for 1 GB and $0.52/GB at 1 TB: see how much US residential proxies cost.
What are the US mobile proxy specialists like?
Mobile specialists sell dedicated 4G/5G ports by the day or month, or rotating carrier traffic by the GB.
- Proxy Tower: $5 a day, $20 a week, $60 for 30 days on Verizon or T-Mobile, with a free hour.
- VoidMob: states "No KYC", takes Monero, and charges $129 for 30 days.
- Coronium: all three carriers listed, but AT&T was out of stock; $139 for 30 days.
- CyberYozh: Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T, from $8 a day.
- Proxidize: $2.00/GB rotating from 50 GB, KYC for all customers, cards only.
Lodestate rents T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon ports for $3.75 a day or $45 for 30 days. The ranked view is in the best US mobile proxies.
What else do buyers ask about US proxy providers?
Which US proxy provider is best overall?
No single provider wins on every point: Massive (99.87%) and Oxylabs (99.83%) posted the top success rates cited from Proxyway's US test. Proxy Tower had the lowest rival port prices, and Lodestate combines crypto, no KYC and ZIP targeting. Read what the best US residential proxies are for a ranking on stated criteria.
Which US proxy providers ask every buyer for ID?
On 29 October 2026, Bright Data (Residential), Oxylabs, Thordata and Massive verified every residential buyer. Proxidize verified every mobile customer, and SOAX required ID to pay in crypto.
Which providers take both cards and crypto?
Most do: 11 of the 12 crypto-accepting providers also took cards on 29 October 2026. VoidMob was crypto-only, and so is Lodestate.
Are these reviews based on Lodestate's own tests?
No. Lodestate ran no speed or success tests; every figure comes from the provider's pages or from Proxyway, with its date. No user ratings are included.
Where is the full price table by size?
The US proxy price index lists every seller at 1 GB, 10 GB, 100 GB and 1 TB, plus port prices. All figures are from 29 October 2026.
Sources (20)
- Residential network access docs.brightdata.com/products/residential/network-access — Bright Data (2026-10-29)
- What forms of payment do you accept? developers.oxylabs.io/help-center/billing-and-payments/what-forms-of-payment-do-you-accept — Oxylabs (2026-10-29)
- Residential proxies pricing decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies/pricing — Decodo (2026-10-29)
- FAQ developers.soax.com/troubleshooting/faq — SOAX (2026-10-29)
- Understanding IPRoyal's KYC policy help.iproyal.com/en/articles/14300310-understanding-iproyal-s-kyc-policy — IPRoyal (2026-10-29)
- Frequently asked questions webshare.io/frequently-asked-questions — Webshare (2026-10-29)
- Terms of service dataimpulse.com/terms-of-services — DataImpulse (2026-10-29)
- KYC thordata.com/kyc — Thordata (2026-10-29)
- Pricing rayobyte.com/pricing — Rayobyte (2026-10-29)
- Buy proxy with crypto nodemaven.com/proxies/buy-proxy-with-crypto — NodeMaven (2026-10-29)
- Homepage joinmassive.com — Massive (2026-10-29)
- FAQ liveproxies.io/faq — Live Proxies (2026-10-29)
- What is KYC and when do I need it? proxyempire.io/docs/what-is-kyc-and-when-do-i-need-it — ProxyEmpire (2026-10-29)
- Pricing shifter.io/pricing — Shifter (2026-10-29)
- US 5G dedicated mobile proxies proxytower.io — Proxy Tower (2026-10-29)
- Dedicated mobile proxies voidmob.com/proxies/dedicated — VoidMob (2026-10-29)
- Mobile proxy pricing proxidize.com/mobile-proxy-pricing — Proxidize (2026-10-29)
- United States mobile proxies coronium.io/mobile-proxies/united-states — Coronium (2026-10-29)
- US mobile proxies app.cyberyozh.com/proxy/mobile/us — CyberYozh (2026-10-29)
- US proxy test and advertised pools — Proxyway (2026-03-16)