Decodo alternative with no KYC, paid in crypto (formerly Smartproxy)

Is Decodo the same as Smartproxy?

Yes. Decodo is the current name of the provider formerly called Smartproxy. Its product and pricing pages are on decodo.com, while Proxyway's review still sits at a URL with the old name. So a search for Smartproxy alternatives and a search for Decodo alternatives lead to the same comparison: this one.

Does Decodo require KYC?

It can, and you cannot know in advance. As of October 2026, Decodo's ethical sourcing and usage page describes an automatic check when you register, with third-party ID verification for users its system flags. Proxyway's review sums up the rule as KYC "required for some customers".

Nameless Proxy asks for no ID at any spend level, for any product or coin. Rules are enforced with an Acceptable Use Policy, blocked target categories and an abuse desk instead of identity files. Every provider's rule, with sources: Proxy KYC Index 2026.

How much does Decodo residential proxy pricing cost in 2026?

As of October 2026, Decodo's residential pricing page lists $4/GB pay as you go, monthly plans from $3.75/GB (3 GB) down to $2.75/GB (100 GB), and enterprise rates from $2.50/GB (250 GB) down to $2.00/GB (1 TB). Proxyway's 2026 market research recorded a 25 % year-on-year rise in Decodo's rates.

The table puts Decodo's tiers next to our nearest pack. It is not strictly like for like: most Decodo tiers are monthly plans, while ours are one-off packs whose traffic never expires.

Why choose Nameless Proxy as a Decodo alternative?

Nameless Proxy, a privacy-first, no-KYC proxy provider, never asks for ID, whatever you spend. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto, with stablecoins (USDT, USDC) for a stable dollar value. You buy one-off packs instead of a monthly plan: nothing renews, and the traffic never expires. Minimum top-up $25; unused balance stays on your account (never expires, non-refundable). We also rent dedicated 4G/5G ports, which we did not find on Decodo's mobile page.

Who should stay with Decodo?

Teams that need targeting below city level (state, ZIP or ASN), card payment, a free trial, or measured performance. In Proxyway's US test, published in March 2026, Decodo reached a 99.82 % success rate with a 0.60 s response time across 466,068 unique US IPs, and Proxyway's best residential proxies list, updated on 1 October 2026, names it first. If your account has never been flagged and you need those features, switching brings less.

What are the limits of Nameless Proxy?

We have no third-party benchmark, and we will not invent one. There is no free trial, no state, ZIP or ASN targeting, and no card payment. City stock in small countries varies; the dashboard shows it before you buy. Our Acceptable Use Policy blocks banking, government and payment portals and SMTP.

What changes in your code?

Only the proxy URL: host, port, username and password. Targeting and sessions go in our username, USERNAME-country-{cc}-city-{city}-session-{id}-ttl-{minutes}. Without a session ID each new connection gets a new IP; with one, the exit stays the same for up to 60 minutes. More in the Python proxy guide.

import requests

proxy = "http://USERNAME-country-ae-session-d3c0-ttl-10:[email protected]:7777"
r = requests.get("https://api.ipify.org?format=json",
                 proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy}, timeout=30)
print(r.json())