Webshare vs Smartproxy
Zero of fourteen models named Webshare first on the direct prompt; three named Smartproxy. Webshare was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Smartproxy by twelve and Webshare carries 29 labels and Smartproxy 20, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the proxy and web data providers page.
By framing
WebshareFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSmartproxy
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Webshare and Smartproxy were named in the same answer sixteen times, of the 67 answers naming Webshare and the 51 naming Smartproxy. In those answers Smartproxy took the first choice two times and Webshare one.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | | ||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
Webshare Smartproxy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Webshare on the left and Smartproxy on the right.The direct prompt
Smartproxy first, Webshare an alternative
3 of 14 modelsWebshare was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Webshare11%#2 of 8Smartproxy8%#5 of 8Webshare0%#– of 7Smartproxy0%#5 of 7What the models said about Webshare
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Entry-level (Webshare, Rayobyte, Evomi) if you need reliability for business-critical tasks.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · hard negative
“it generally looks more like a cost-conscious option than the best all-around business choice” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Weaknesses: Lower success rates on anti-bot-protected sites, more detection risk” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Cheapest general-purpose option: Webshare — very low entry pricing and good for small-scale or mixed workloads.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“For most budget-conscious companies, Webshare is the best starting point (free to try)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Decodo and Webshare are the top choices for small businesses with limited budgets” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Smartproxy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“### 1. The Balanced Choice: Smartproxy ... Choose Smartproxy if you want to get started quickly, need easy pricing, and require a friendly account manager.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Smartproxy — Best Overall Balance of Price, Performance & Support ... frequently the top choice for mid-market B2B companies” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Recommendation: Start with a trial of Smartproxy. It offers the lowest friction to entry for a mid-market team” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.