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✓ last verified 2026-11-02 · every rate below was read from the provider’s live pricing page on that date · how we verify
⚠️ This comparison exists for migration purposes only. NetNut is currently unavailable and ProxyPicker does not recommend it. Oxylabs is the closest enterprise-grade replacement.
⚠️ Status, checked 2 October 2026: netnut.io shows a page titled “Seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation”, as it has since 2 July 2026. Google says it acted against the NetNut network “in coordination with the FBI, Lumen, and others”. NetNut’s parent, Alarum Technologies, said it would “fully cooperate with law enforcement”. On 4 July 2026 it announced a “Temporary Operational Pause of Certain Network Services”, and on 13 July it said it was “actively evaluating alternatives to restore service availability”. As of 2 October 2026 we found no public announcement of criminal charges against NetNut or Alarum. ProxyPicker does not rank or recommend NetNut while it is unavailable.
Sources: Alarum SEC Form 6-K exhibits of 2 July, 3 July, 4 July and 13 July 2026; Google Threat Intelligence Group; Krebs on Security; netnut.io as captured on 2 October 2026. Dated chronology: Residential Proxy Botnet & Takedown Timeline.
At a glance
| Residential/plan pricing | NetNut | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | REMOVED — domains seized by FBI 2026-07-02 | $2.50/GB best · $6.00/GB entry · PAYG — |
| Mobile | REMOVED — domains seized by FBI 2026-07-02 | only starting prices visible; full tier table needs browser |
| ISP / static | REMOVED — domains seized by FBI 2026-07-02 | only starting prices visible; full tier table needs browser |
| Datacenter | REMOVED — domains seized by FBI 2026-07-02 | only starting prices visible; full tier table needs browser |
| Products offered | unavailable — formerly residential, isp, datacenter, mobile | residential, isp, datacenter, mobile, scraping-api |
| Verification status | REMOVED — domains seized by FBI 2026-07-02; seizure notice still shown 2026-10-02 | verified 2026-11-02 |
Pricing in detail
NetNut pricing is not yet verified: REMOVED — domains seized by FBI 2026-07-02. We publish no unverified numbers.
Oxylabs — every verified tier
| Product | Plan | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| residential | Starter 5GB | $6.00/GB | one subscription covers all products: mobile $7.5–$3.5/GB, ISP $1.5–$1.1/IP, datacenter $0.6–$0.40/GB |
| residential | Basic 20GB | $5.00/GB | most popular |
| residential | Flexible 125GB | $4.00/GB | |
| residential | Enterprise 1TB+ | $2.50/GB | VAT may apply |
Which should you pick?
If you were running NetNut in production, move now
Oxylabs is the nearest like-for-like on enterprise footing: ISO-certified processes, account management, published entry of $6.00/GB residential, ISP from $1.50/IP. Cheaper migrations exist (DataImpulse at a verified $1.00/GB, Webshare from $1.40/GB at volume) — see NetNut alternatives.
Weight IP sourcing, not just price, in the replacement
The seizure is a reminder that residential IP supply chains differ enormously. Prefer providers that document how they source exit nodes and can survive scrutiny; we’re adding a sourcing-transparency column to the dataset.
Don’t rely on archived NetNut pricing
We have no verified current NetNut rates and will publish none. Any figures circulating for NetNut today predate the seizure.
Also compared, and what Reddit adds
The same shortlisting session usually includes Decodo (ex-Smartproxy) vs Oxylabs; IPRoyal vs Decodo; the best rotating residential proxies ranking. Reddit threads on this pairing are worth skimming for the billing and support experiences landing pages omit — weight recent, specific complaints over star averages, then check the dated numbers here.
Neither provider pays for placement here. Both profiles — NetNut and Oxylabs — carry the full verified tier tables and change history.
FAQ
What happened to NetNut?
On July 2, 2026 the FBI seized domains associated with NetNut, in an action Google says it took in coordination with the FBI, Lumen and others; Google’s Threat Intelligence Group describes NetNut as a residential proxy network also known as Popa. Alarum, its parent, said it was cooperating with law enforcement and on July 4 announced a temporary pause of the affected network services. As of October 2, 2026 netnut.io still shows the seizure notice and we found no public announcement of charges against NetNut or Alarum.
Is Oxylabs affected by the same allegations?
We have seen no public statement from the FBI, Google or Alarum naming Oxylabs in connection with the NetNut action. We name it here as a replacement on enterprise capability, not as a comment on any other provider’s sourcing.
What’s the cheapest NetNut replacement?
On verified rates (2026-11-02), DataImpulse at $1.00/GB, followed by Webshare ($1.40–$3.50/GB) and Proxy-Seller (from $1.45/GB). Oxylabs is the enterprise-tier choice rather than the cheap one.
What is the alternative to Oxylabs?
Oxylabs’s verified residential rates run $2.50–$6.00/GB; the verified field is compared at the pricing matrix. The cheapest flat rate in our dataset is DataImpulse at $1.00/GB, with Webshare ($1.40–$3.50/GB) and Decodo ($2.75–$4.00/GB) the usual self-serve swaps — which one fits depends on volume and billing shape, not a single ‘best’.
Is Oxylabs worth it?
‘Worth it’ is a volume question, not a brand question. Oxylabs’s verified rates ($2.50–$6.00/GB) price it at the premium end of the 12 providers we verify. It earns that premium when you need what it uniquely sells — see the verdict sections above — and wastes money when a cheaper verified provider covers your targets. Run the smallest paid test on your own workload before deciding; that answer beats anyone’s review.
Which proxy provider is best?
No single best exists, and rankings without published benchmarks are opinion. On verified pricing: DataImpulse holds the flat-rate floor ($1.00/GB), Decodo and Webshare lead self-serve, Oxylabs and Bright Data lead enterprise, SOAX leads geo-targeting. The full ranked table with every verified rate is on our best-residential-proxies page.
What is the controversy with Oxylabs?
Searches about ‘Oxylabs controversy’ generally track the industry-wide arguments this market runs on: how residential exit nodes are sourced and consented, aggressive litigation between major providers, and what customers do through the pools. We publish only what we can verify, and the verifiable industry fact is the July 2026 FBI seizure of NetNut-associated domains, which Google says followed its work on a network it describes as also known as the Popa botnet; no charges had been announced as of 2 October 2026 — the case that made sourcing diligence non-optional. For anything provider-specific, primary sources (court filings, regulator statements) beat SEO’d recap posts.