SOAX review: Residential and mobile proxies with rotation controls and a Web Data API for data teams

What SOAX does

SOAX is a proxy service for teams that need reliable web access at scale. It runs residential and mobile networks covering 195+ countries, and you can target by city, state or ASN. Rotation is configurable: a new IP per request, after a set number of requests, after a set time, on error, or sticky sessions. Connections use HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5, and you can authenticate with a username and password or an IP allowlist.

Beyond raw proxies, SOAX offers a Web Data API that returns data as HTML, JSON, Markdown, XHR or screenshots. It also offers a managed data acquisition service, where you define the schema and delivery requirements and SOAX builds the pipeline. Proxy packages let you separate access for a team, project or use case. A self-serve dashboard and API control are both available.

Pricing combines a monthly plan with usage. The Sandbox account is free to sign up for, needs no credit card and includes no credits. Paid plans are Builder at $200 per month, Team at $500, Scale at $1,500 and Enterprise at $3,000, all plus VAT. Each paid plan includes credits matching its price, and credits are worth about $1 of usage each. Traffic is billed in credits per GB, with the rate set by geo tier and plan. Credits added on Sandbox or a monthly plan expire 60 days after they are added, and annual plan credits expire after 12 months. The pricing page says there is no free trial.

• Residential proxy network
• Mobile proxy network
• City, state and ASN targeting
• Configurable IP rotation
• Sticky sessions
• HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 support
• Web Data API with multiple output formats
• Proxy packages per team or project
• Managed data acquisition service

Our take

SOAX suits technical teams that want fine control over geo-targeting, rotation and sessions, and that can forecast their traffic. Per-GB rates fall on higher plans, and the Web Data API and managed service may cut the effort of maintaining your own scrapers. It fits less well if you want a free trial, a small starting budget or refunds. The cheapest paid plan is $200 per month plus VAT, credits expire, and payments are generally non-refundable. Usage also stops when prepaid credits reach zero unless postpaid billing is approved, so plan your volume and top-ups before committing. Sandbox is a low-commitment way to start, though it carries the highest per-GB rates.