Webshare United Kingdom Proxies Review 2026
Our detailed review of Webshare's United Kingdom coverage — quality, pricing, and how it compares to alternatives.
Webshare stands out for its permanent free tier — 10 shared datacenter proxies, no credit card required — making it uniquely accessible for developers evaluating proxy integration before scaling. Paid datacenter plans start at $2.99/month; residential access is available at higher tiers across 80 countries. The service is API-first: full REST documentation, a Python SDK, and a browser extension are all provided. Uptime is backed by a 99.9% SLA. Webshare suits small projects, testing environments, and proof-of-concept builds.
Other providers with United Kingdom IPs
Bright Data runs the world's largest commercial proxy network — over 72 million residential IPs across 195 countries. Founded as Luminati Networks and later rebranded, the platform now extends beyond proxies into a full data infrastructure stack: Scraping Browser, SERP API, and a ready-made dataset marketplace. Pay-as-you-go residential traffic starts at $8.4/GB; managed plans from $500/month. Used by over 20,000 companies including Fortune 500 enterprises. A free trial is available for verified business accounts.
Oxylabs is a Lithuanian enterprise proxy provider whose residential pool exceeds 100 million IPs across 195 countries, with targeting down to city and ASN level. Alongside residential, datacenter, and mobile proxies, the company offers purpose-built scraping APIs for e-commerce, SERP, and real estate data extraction. Plans start at $180/month with custom enterprise agreements available. Dedicated account managers, SLA guarantees, and SOC 2 compliance make Oxylabs a standard choice for high-volume B2B operations with strict uptime requirements.
Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) won Best All-Rounder 2026 by Proxyway. Residential proxies from $2/GB
IPRoyal operates on a pay-as-you-go model with no monthly minimums — you buy traffic credits that never expire, billed at $1.75/GB for residential access across 195 countries. Datacenter and mobile options are also available. Targeting works by country, state, and city; HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 protocols are all supported. No subscription is required. This makes IPRoyal well-suited for freelancers, small agencies, and developers who need dependable residential IPs without committing to a fixed monthly spend.