Best Squid Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from proxy software ranked against Squid on the same published basis.
- 1Squid vs Webshare
- 2Squid vs PacketStream
- 3Squid vs mitmproxy
- 4Squid vs 3proxy
- 5Squid vs NodeMaven
- 6Squid vs Privoxy
- 7Squid vs Proxy-Cheap
- 8Squid vs Dante
- 10Squid vs Bright Data Browser API
- 11Squid vs Decodo SERP Scraping API
- 12Squid vs HProxy
- 13Squid vs SOAX
- 14Squid vs Tinyproxy
- 15Squid vs IPRoyal
- 16Squid vs Proxiware
- 17Squid vs FoxyProxy
- 18Squid vs ProxyEmpire
- 19Squid vs Rayobyte
- 20Squid vs DataImpulse
- 21Squid vs HydraProxy
Squid alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webshare | 7.4 | Free plan | $2.99/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | PacketStream | 7.1 | No | $1/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | mitmproxy | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 4 | 3proxy | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | NodeMaven | 6.8 | Free plan | $2.20/mo | API, Web |
| 6 | Privoxy | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Proxy-Cheap | 6.8 | No | $0.15/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Dante | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, self-hosted |
| 10 | Bright Data Browser API | 6.6 | Free plan | $8/mo | API, Web |
| 11 | Decodo SERP Scraping API | 6.6 | Free plan | $49/mo | API, Web |
| 12 | HProxy | 6.6 | No | $0.10/mo | API, Browser, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 13 | SOAX | 6.6 | Free plan | $200/mo | Web |
| 14 | Tinyproxy | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted |
| 15 | IPRoyal | 6.5 | No | $1/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Proxiware | 6.5 | No | $0.15/mo | API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | FoxyProxy | 6.4 | No | $7.49/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | ProxyEmpire | 6.4 | No | $2/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Web |
| 19 | Rayobyte | 6.4 | No | $0.23/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | DataImpulse | 6.2 | No | $5/mo | API, Web |
| 21 | HydraProxy | 5.9 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Squid alternatives
What is the best alternative to Squid?
Webshare, number 1 in proxy software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: PacketStream, mitmproxy, 3proxy and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Squid?
Webshare is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.