From $2.90/GB down to $0.50/GB at volume. Full SOCKS5 support included free on every plan.
KnoxProxy includes SOCKS5 protocol support at no additional cost on every plan. Datacenter SOCKS5 proxies start at $0.50/GB, and residential SOCKS5 starts at $2.10/GB -- the same rate as HTTP proxies.
| Usage | Rate | Effective* |
|---|---|---|
| DC SOCKS5Cheapest | $0.50/GB | $0.50 |
| Residential SOCKS5 | $2.10/GB | $2.12 |
| ISP SOCKS5Unlimited BW | $2.90/IP | -- |
*At 99.2% measured success, 2xx-only billing on metered (GB) plans. Verified July 1, 2026.
KnoxProxy includes SOCKS5 protocol support at no additional cost on every plan. Datacenter SOCKS5 proxies start at $0.50/GB, and residential SOCKS5 starts at $2.10/GB -- the same rate as HTTP proxies.
Price is what you pay; value is what finishes the job.
$8.40/GB -- SOCKS5 included, high base price
$3.50/GB -- SOCKS5 on residential only
$0.70/IP/mo -- Cheap per-IP but limited rotation
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SOCKS5 proxies can be faster because they operate at a lower network layer and skip HTTP header processing. The difference is marginal for web scraping but meaningful for streaming and UDP-heavy workloads. KnoxProxy includes SOCKS5 on every proxy type at no extra cost, with username:password and IP allowlist authentication supported.
No. SOCKS5 is included on every KnoxProxy plan at the same per-GB rate as HTTP/HTTPS. There is no protocol surcharge or separate SOCKS5 product -- datacenter SOCKS5 starts at $0.50/GB and residential SOCKS5 starts at $2.10/GB, identical to the HTTP rate on each proxy type.
SOCKS5 is preferred for non-HTTP traffic (DNS queries, FTP, UDP streams), browser automation tools that support it, and scenarios where you want protocol-agnostic proxying without HTTP overhead. It works with all major SOCKS5 clients and supports both username:password and IP allowlist authentication, included free on every KnoxProxy plan.
Yes. Install the requests[socks] package and set your proxy URL to socks5://user:pass@proxy.knoxproxy.com:PORT. KnoxProxy provides working code examples in the integration guides, and SOCKS5 costs nothing extra -- it runs at the same per-GB rate as HTTP on every residential and datacenter plan.
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