Decodo alternative
Decodo's residential proxies start at $3.75/GB. NodeLighthouse charges a flat $1.65/GB on every plan, with state and city targeting included and nothing to commit to. Here is a straight comparison, including where Decodo is the better choice.
| Decodo | NodeLighthouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price per GB | $3.75 | $1.65 |
| Best published volume price | $2.75 (100 GB plan) | $1.65 (same at every size) |
| 10 GB costs | $37.50 | $16.50 |
| Smallest purchase | 3 GB plan | $2 test pack (500 MB), or 5 GB for $8.25 |
| State and city targeting | Not published | Included |
| Card payment | Yes | No, crypto only |
| Crypto payment | Not published | Yes (USDT, USDC, BTC, LTC, SOL, TRX, ETH…) |
Decodo figures: 3 GB plan; $3.50/GB at 10 GB, $4.00/GB pay-as-you-go. Source: decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies/pricing, checked 2026-11-04. Prices change; check their site for the current offer.
Choose Decodo if you need
- A broader product line (datacenter, ISP or mobile proxies and scraping tools) if you need more than residential traffic.
- Card payment. NodeLighthouse is crypto-only.
- A long-established brand with a large dashboard and browser extension.
Choose NodeLighthouse for
- About 56% cheaper at the entry plan and still 40% cheaper than their 100 GB rate.
- One flat rate: 5 GB costs the same per GB as 1,000 GB.
- A $2 test pack to try your targets first.
Switching takes a few minutes
Copy your username and password from the dashboard, point your client at gw.nodelighthouse.com on port 9000 for a new IP per request or port 10000 for sticky sessions, and add targeting to the username. The integration guides cover Python, Scrapy, Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Node, Go and antidetect browsers.
Questions
- Is NodeLighthouse cheaper than Decodo?
- At entry level, yes: $1.65/GB against Decodo's $3.75/GB (3 GB plan; $3.50/GB at 10 GB, $4.00/GB pay-as-you-go). 10 GB costs $16.50 with us.
- Can I move my Decodo setup to NodeLighthouse?
- Usually yes, by changing the host, port, username and password in your tool. Targeting goes in the username, for example USERNAME-type-residential-country-us. See the integration guides.
- How do I test before buying more?
- Buy the $2 test pack (500 MB) on the Billing page and run it against your own targets. Payment is in crypto.
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Try it on your own targets
A flat $1.65/GB on every plan, with state and city targeting included. Start with the $2 for 500 MB test pack, paid in crypto.