Side by side
NodeMaven vs PacketStream
The short answer
On residential, PacketStream is the cheaper of the two at $1/GB against NodeMaven's $2.20/GB, a gap of about 55%. One thing to read before you decide: we carry a warning on PacketStream and none on NodeMaven.
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IPs (their number)
30 million
7 million
Countries
150
190
Won't work for
Nothing we know of
Streaming
Warnings
None
Gets its IPs from paid volunteers
NodeMaven against PacketStream, product by product
Residentialcompared above
$2.20/GBon Billed monthly — 1k GB tier, read 12 Aug18 plans
$1.00/GBon Residential Proxies, read 12 Aug1 plan
Choose NodeMaven if
we carry no warning on NodeMaven and one on PacketStream: gets its ips from paid volunteers, and your targets matter and PacketStream rules out streaming.
Choose PacketStream if
the rate is lower, $1/GB against $2.20, and the country list is wider, 190 against 150.
Questions
Does NodeMaven or PacketStream ask for ID?
Both ask for the same thing: just an email.
Which is cheaper, NodeMaven or PacketStream?
PacketStream, at $1 per GB against NodeMaven's $2.20 per GB, both residential rates read from the providers' own pages and dated above.
Which has more addresses, NodeMaven or PacketStream?
NodeMaven, on their own numbers: 30 million, 150 countries against PacketStream's 7 million, 190 countries.
Neither of these?
We don't pick a winner, the numbers are the same ones on each provider's page, checked yesterday.