Ein kompetenter preisgünstiger Proxy-Anbieter für Scraping und Automatisierung – und dieses Dossier ist ehrlich, dass es kein Datenschutzprodukt ist. Webshare ist ein 2018 in Kalifornien gegründeter kommerzieller Proxy-Dienst, der 2022 von Oxylabs übernommen und im Oktober 2026 in das in Vilnius ansässige Source.ai-Dach integriert wurde, dessen Ökosystem laut Proxyway im weiteren Umfeld von Tesonet angesiedelt ist (der Mutterkonzern von NordVPN). Zu seinen echten Stärken zählen die dauerhafte kostenlose Stufe mit 10 Proxys/1GB, modulare Preise pro IP ab 2,99 $/Monat, SOCKS5 ohne Aufpreis, eine ungewöhnlich umfangreiche Self-Service-Dashboard- und API-Ausstattung sowie eine stabile Infrastruktur (99,28–99,93 % Erfolgsquote in den Proxyway-Tests vom April 2026; 99,98 % Verfügbarkeit auf der eigenen Statusseite). Seine dokumentierten Schwächen sind ebenso real: zu den langsamsten Antwortzeiten in zwei unabhängigen Benchmark-Reihen aus 2026 (906–975 ms bei Shifter; Median von 1,31 s in einem r/ProxyEngineering-Benchmark), ein automatisiertes Verifizierungssystem, das Konten pausiert und die 2-Tage-Rückerstattung praktisch unbrauchbar macht (Nutzung über 1 GB macht sie unwirksam), Rechenzentren-IPs, von denen Nutzer berichten, dass sie schnell blockiert werden, sowie ein Residential-Pool, der von Geräten und ISPs freiwillig teilnehmender Nutzer stammt und mit einem selbst vergebenen ethischen „Tier A“-Label versehen ist, das kein Außenstehender überprüft hat. Wenn du IPs für rechtmäßige Datensammlung brauchst, ist es eine vernünftige günstige Wahl; wenn du Datenschutz, Anonymität, Streaming oder Zensurumgehung benötigst, ist ein echter VPN der richtige Werkzeug – und dies hier das falsche.
5 rote FlaggenFakten verified - operator pages (home, pricing, about-us, terms, privacy-policy, residential-proxy, socks5-proxy, ethically-sourced-residential, compliance-policy), help-center KYC article and status page, Proxyway and Shifter reviews, TechRadar and Proxyway news, Skyvern engineering blog, arXiv paper, HN Algolia and Arctic Shift Reddit archives all fetched live 2026-11-02
Ownership convergence: bought by Oxylabs in 2022, then bundled Oct 13, 2026 into Source.ai with Oxylabs, Decodo, ScrapingBee and Honeygain (Vilnius; Proxyway reports it sits effectively within the Tesonet ecosystem). Brands still sold and reviewed as 'rivals' now share one owner - TechRadar itself flagged that three of its nine best-proxy picks belong to the same group
Bandwidth-source question on residential IPs: Webshare's own page says residential proxies come from 'physical user devices' of consenting participants and from ISPs - users are paid or rewarded for carrying third-party traffic. It self-assigns 'Tier A' ethics while grading competitors Tier B (Bright Data), Tier C (IPRoyal, SOAX, NetNut) and Tier F (Pyproxy) - an audited-by-nobody grading table written by the seller. Academic work (IEEE S&P 2019 'Resident Evil'; arXiv 2404.10610) shows the RESIP industry's consent claims routinely fail independent inspection, and some users may not understand their bandwidth is being resold
Parent legal exposure: Oxylabs remains a defendant in Reddit's October 2025 scraping lawsuit (still listed in spring 2026 filings per TechRadar) and lost a $7.5M patent verdict to Bright Data in 2021
+2 weitere rote Flaggen - vor der Anmeldung aufklappen
The operator's own pages disagree on customer count: 'trusted by 64,773 customers' and '90K+ paying customers' on the homepage, '60,000+ paid customers' on the about page, '650,000+ customers' on the SOCKS5 page and '256,000 HAPPY customers' on product pages - all fetched the same day
Compliance-first design cuts both ways: activity monitoring, Stripe Identity checks, restricted-website lists that are not published, and account pauses give the operator unilateral control (compliance policy: 'Webshare may refuse to render any services')
Review
Entwurf von Qwen3, faktengeprüft von der vpnvergleich-Redaktion · Review-Version 2 · Text aktualisiert 2026-11-02 · Fakten Stand 2026-11-02 · wie wir verifizieren
Ehrlichkeits-Hinweis: wir haben keine eigenen Tests zu Webshare gelaufen (Leak-Tests, Tempo, Kill Switch). Alles auf dieser Seite ist quellbasierte Meta-Recherche mit datierten Links. Sobald wir testen, erscheinen die Ergebnisse hier und im Änderungsprotokoll.
Overview
Webshare homepage - live capture 2026-09-29
Webshare is a commercial HTTP/SOCKS5 proxy provider focused on web scraping and automation, not consumer privacy. Based in California and founded in 2018, it was acquired by Oxylabs in 2022 and folded into the Vilnius-based Source.ai umbrella in October 2026 - part of the broader Tesonet ecosystem (parent of NordVPN). It offers datacenter, static-residential, and rotating-residential proxies with a self-serve model. This is a tool for developers, not a privacy solution.
Logging & privacy
Webshare claims your activity is “private and never shared,” but its privacy policy directly contradicts that: it logs IP addresses, browser data, usage logs, billing info, and communications, with disclosure permitted to law enforcement and when required by law. The logging evidence is policy-only - no audits, no court tests, no warrant canary. Jurisdiction is the United States, a Five Eyes member, amplifying legal data-access risks. Despite marketing, this is a commercial logging setup typical for scraping tools, not a no-logs privacy service.
Pricing & the renewal trap
Webshare pricing page - live capture 2026-09-29
Webshare charges $2.99/month for datacenter proxies (100 shared IPs), with no price jump at renewal - the renewal ratio is 1. There’s no long-term discount beyond the 30% savings from yearly billing. The free tier offers 10 proxies and 1GB/month indefinitely, no card needed. Refunds are allowed within 2 days if usage is under 1GB and under 1,000 proxies. Payment is fiat-only (cards, Apple/Google Pay); crypto is not accepted. The three-year cash total is not computable due to variable usage-based billing on residential plans.
Features & performance
Webshare apps / download page - live capture 2026-09-29
Supports HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 protocols across all plans, including the free tier. No obfuscation, kill switch, multihop, or split tunneling. Works with any HTTP/SOCKS5 client, Chrome extensions, and via API/SDK. Offers dedicated IPs and access to 195 countries. P2P and streaming are not supported - streaming platforms are explicitly blocked on residential proxies. Independent benchmarks rank Webshare among the slowest providers, with median latencies over 1.3 seconds and sub-90% success rates on Cloudflare-protected sites.
Ownership & track record
Ownership is complex: Webshare was bought by Oxylabs in 2022 and merged into Source.ai in 2026, which includes Oxylabs, Decodo, ScrapingBee, and Honeygain - brands still marketed as competitors. This consolidation raises transparency concerns, especially as TechRadar noted three of its “top” proxy picks now share one owner. Parent company Oxylabs faces ongoing litigation from Reddit over scraping and lost a $7.5M patent case. Customer count claims vary wildly across Webshare’s own pages, from 60K to 650K. Automated compliance checks frequently pause accounts, undermining the 2-day refund policy.
Censorship resistance
Webshare offers no obfuscation methods like domain fronting or protocol mimicry. Its proxies are not designed for use in heavily censored environments like China, Iran, or Russia. The lack of traffic masking and reliance on standard HTTP/SOCKS5 protocols means this tool will be easily detected and blocked on networks with deep packet inspection. It is unsuitable for circumventing state-level censorship.
Verdict
Webshare is a budget-friendly, self-serve proxy for developers doing lawful scraping or automation who need a free tier and API access. It is not a privacy tool - logging is extensive, jurisdiction is high-risk, and performance benchmarks are weak. Avoid if you need speed, reliability, or anonymity. The consolidation under Source.ai and automated account enforcement make long-term trust difficult. This provider does not run an affiliate program, so review site endorsements are not directly paid, but editorial bias may exist due to ownership overlaps.
++ Was hält stand
Dauerhafte kostenlose Stufe: 10 Proxies + 1 GB/Monat, keine Kreditkarte erforderlich, SOCKS5 inklusive (verifiziert auf aktueller Preisseite am 2026-11-02).
Modulare, transparente Preise: pro-IP Datacenter ab 0,0299 $ und pro-GB Residential ab 3,50 $ mit veröffentlichten Mengenstaffeln – zu den günstigsten Einstiegspreisen auf dem Markt (Betreiber, Proxyway und Shifter sind sich einig).
Starke Entwickler-Tools: Dashboard mit nutzungsbasierter Statistik auf Anfrageebene, API zur Nachbildung der Dashboard-Funktionen, Sub-User, Chrome-Erweiterung, MCP-Server für KI-Agenten (Proxyway-Review).
Stabile Infrastruktur: 99,28–99,93 % Erfolgsraten in den Proxyway-Benchmarks vom April 2026, 99,98 % Proxy-Verfügbarkeit auf der eigenen Statusseite (beides abgerufen am 2026-11-02).
Größter gemessener Residential-Pool in einer Wettbewerbsstudie: 306.410 aktive IPs in fünf Ländern – der größte aller von Shifter gemessenen Konkurrenten (Shifter-Review, Aug. 2026).
-- Worauf du achten solltest
Langsam: langsamste durchschnittliche Antwortzeiten in der gesamten Shifter-Benchmark-Serie 2026 (906–975 ms) und zweitschlechteste in der Proxyway-Marktstudie; 1,31–1,36 s mittlere Latenz in zwei unabhängigen Reddit-Benchmarks.
Automatisiertes Verifizierungs-/Suspendierungssystem pausiert Konten bei 'ungewöhnlicher Aktivität'; mehrfach dokumentierte Beschwerden (Proxyway-Review-Kommentare 2024–2025) über wiederholt pausierte Proxies und verweigerte Rückerstattungen.
Zwei-Tage-Rückerstattungsfrist mit nahezu unmöglichen Bedingungen: Bandbreite muss unter 1 GB liegen und weniger als 1.000 Proxies genutzt wurden – und Webshare 'kann nach eigenem Ermessen die Ausstellung aller Rückerstattungen verweigern' (AGB 8.2).
Datacenter-IPs sind Massenware und werden schnell blockiert (r/webscraping Nutzer, 2023–2024); keine integrierten Scraping-APIs oder Web-Unblocker-Produkte.
Keine Krypto-Zahlungen, und der Betreiber gibt an, 'keine Pläne zur Unterstützung weiterer Zahlungsmethoden' zu haben.
Keine private Infrastruktur: Die Datenschutzrichtlinie dokumentiert umfangreiches Logging und Offenlegung gegenüber Strafverfolgungsbehörden; zwingende individuelle Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit und Verzicht auf Sammelklagen in den AGB.
Preis-Realitätscheck
Einführungspreis
ca. 2,70 € /mo · Verlängerung ca. 2,70 €/Mon.
Verlängerungspreis
ca. 2,70 €/Mon.
Erstattungsfenster
2 Tage
Hinweise
Aktuelle Preise Seite vom 2026-11-02: Proxy-Server (Datacenter) ab 2,99 $/Monat für 100 geteilte Proxies (0,0299 $/Proxy, sinkend auf 0,0179 $/Proxy bei 60.000+); Statische Residential (ISP) ab 6 $/Monat für 20 Proxies; Rotierende Residential ab 3,50 $/GB für 1 GB, sinkend auf 1,40 $/GB bei 3.000 GB (4.200 $/Monat). Beide Kartenpläne beinhalten 250 GB Bandbreite, erweiterbar auf unbegrenzt nach Fair-Use-Richtlinie.
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Stand unserer Prüfungen: 2026-11-02. Webshare erreicht 3.1/10 in unserem gewichteten Review. Wir haben 5 rote Flaggen vermerkt (oben aufgelistet). Nutzerberichte, Eigentum und die Vorfallhistorie sind mit datierten Quellen im Meta-Review unten dokumentiert.
What do I actually get for $2.99/month?
100 shared datacenter proxies, 250GB bandwidth (upgradable), HTTP and SOCKS5 access, and API/dashboard tools. Prices drop with volume, but performance ladders vary by proxy type and location.
What is the renewal price and total cost over three years?
The renewal price is $2.99/month - the same as the intro rate. The three-year cash total cannot be computed due to usage-based billing on residential plans and variable per-IP pricing.
What proof is there that Webshare doesn’t log?
None. The logging claim is policy-only. The privacy policy explicitly allows logging of IP, usage, and billing data, with disclosure to authorities. No audits or court validations exist.
Can I use Webshare to bypass censorship in China or Iran?
No. Webshare offers no obfuscation and uses standard proxy protocols that are easily detected and blocked on censored networks. It is not designed for censorship circumvention.
Can I pay anonymously with cryptocurrency?
No. Webshare accepts only fiat payments - credit/debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. It has no plans to support cryptocurrency or anonymous payment methods.
What happens if Webshare shuts down or suspends my account?
You lose access immediately. Automated compliance systems can pause accounts with limited appeal. The 2-day refund window is voided by usage over 1GB, leaving funds stranded, as users have reported.
What’s the honest free or cheap alternative?
For scraping: try the free tier here (10 proxies, 1GB). For privacy: use a flat-priced, audited no-logs VPN like Mullvad or IVPN - avoid conglomerate-owned brands. For budget automation: consider self-hosted solutions or open-source proxy tools.
Der Meta-Review: was das Internet über Webshare sagt
Wir erwarten nicht, dass du uns vertraust. Dieser Review ist ein Meta-Review: unten siehst du, was andere Testportale behaupten - mit ihren Interessenkonflikten gekennzeichnet -, was Nutzer auf Reddit und in Foren berichten und wer Webshare wirklich betreibt. Jede Behauptung verlinkt ihre Quelle, damit du sie selbst prüfen kannst.
Was andere Tester sagen (3)
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Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200): independent proxy-market review site with affiliate links (50% off 'Try Webshare' links on page). Key verified content: founded 2018, US, 25-50 employees (32 in March 2026), 'In late 2022, it was acquired by Oxylabs' while operating separately, residential network 'likely uses Oxylabs' infrastructure'; no proactive KYC, verification triggered by unusual activity or financial sites, no published restricted-site list; no UDP on SOCKS5; April 2026 benchmarks: datacenter 99.93% success / 0.60s median, residential 99.28% global success / 0.69s median, 1.7M+ unique IPs observed globally (98.88% residential per IP2Location); 'no 2FA or team accounts'; 24/7 chatbot then 24/5 human agents; free plan 1GB/mo confirmed; review comments document suspension/refund complaints with operator replies.
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200): CONFLICT NOTE - Shifter is a rival residential-proxy vendor benchmarking itself against Webshare. Verified content: Webshare returned 306,410 live IPs across five countries (150,512 in the US) - the largest competitor pool Shifter measured; average responses 906-975ms, 'the slowest in our series'; pricing ladder $3.50/GB (1GB) / $2.25/GB (100GB = $225/mo) / $1.40/GB (3TB = $4,200/mo); 'no sales call and no KYC'; no residential trial; 2,256 distinct networks (fewer than Shifter's own); scores: country coverage 10/10, features 7.5, transparency 8.5.
Fetched 2026-11-02: HTTP 403 - PCMag blocks this server's IP. Per search-result snippets only (not verified from the fetched page): 3.5/5 'Good', 'reliable, genuinely free proxies and bulk discount pricing, though it lacks some helpful options offered by competitors'; PCMag is owned by Ziff Davis, which owns VPNs IPVanish and StrongVPN (per review_sites.json). Treat all PCMag specifics as unverified.
Was Nutzer sagen (5)
Reddit, Foren, HN - paraphrasiert und verlinkt, nie aus dem Kontext gerissen. Anekdoten, keine Beweise - aber Erstattungsbeschwerden und Leak-Reports sind das beste Frühwarnsystem, das dieser Markt hat.
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200): 3 direct hits - the QuickVPN thread exchange (bertman's logging critique + developer's defense of Webshare as reputable) and a 2021 recommendation of Webshare's $8/month rotating plan for Amazon scraping. Full-thread comments pulled via story ids 45788720 and 27640217.
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200): separates signal from 'Web Share API' noise; finds the two 2024 comments identifying the Skyvern 200GB dashboard as Webshare and the 2023 request to add Webshare to a 259-plan proxy comparison; story search confirms 'We accidentally burned through 200GB of proxy bandwidth in 6 hours' (96 pts, 137 comments, Sep 2024).
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200): full selftext of six threads verified verbatim - the two 2026 r/ProxyEngineering provider benchmarks (Webshare ranked last on success rate/latency in both), the 2023-2024 r/webscraping pricing/blocked-IP threads, the 2020 r/selenium quality thread, and the 2026 r/PrivatePackets ISP-proxies explainer recommending Webshare as the budget pick.
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200, also run for link_id=kk703c and link_id=12hh9gi): verbatim comment pulls used for the voices - 'You can use Webshare Proxies they work well', the credit-card/support complaint, the 1,000-proxies quality collapse report, the $80/mo-5TB referral comment, and the 'not even in the top 10' dismissal. Note: arctic-shift's subreddit-wide full-text search timed out (HTTP 422) for r/webscraping and r/vpn during this session, so thread-scoped link_id queries were used instead; a plain r/webscraping recent-comments scan (limit=100, HTTP 200) contained no webshare mentions in the sampled window, and an r/proxy body search returned 200 with zero hits.
Fetched 2026-11-02: HTTP 403 - Trustpilot blocks this server's IP, so no rating could be verified first-hand this session. A 4.4/5 figure is displayed inside Proxyway's fetched review page and PCMag's review (per search-result snippets) reports 4.3/5 with complaints focused on account suspensions and refunds; both are second-hand and marked accordingly.
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Bottom line: Webshare is a budget proxy service for developers and businesses doing web scraping, automation, or ad verification - not a privacy tool. It offers a genuine free tier (10 proxies, 1GB/month), low entry pricing, and deep API integration, but performance benchmarks consistently rank it last or near-last in speed and success rate. Account suspensions due to automated compliance checks are common, and the 2-day refund is nearly unenforceable once usage exceeds 1GB.
The logging truth: Despite an about-page claim that “all your information and proxy activity is private,” the privacy policy explicitly logs IP addresses, browser data, location, billing info, and communication content, with disclosure allowed to law enforcement and under subpoena. This logging is policy-only, not court-proven, but the conflict between marketing and policy is stark. Based in California, it operates under U.S. jurisdiction with no third-party audits.
Pricing reality: Pricing starts at $2.99/month for datacenter proxies with volume discounts built into per-IP and per-GB tiers - no promo codes. Renewal rates are the same as intro, but the 2-day refund window is void if you use more than 1GB or 1,000 proxies, making it functionally unusable for most real work. Rotating residential costs escalate fast: $3.50/GB at low volume, dropping to $1.40/GB at 3TB/month ($4,200).
What reviewers say vs what users say: Affiliate reviewers like Proxyway (8.8/10) praise Webshare’s infrastructure, free tier, and scalability, while competitor Shifter (8.2/10) confirms it has the largest IP pool tested but calls it the slowest network. Independent Reddit benchmarks from 2026 consistently rank Webshare last in latency and success rate. Users widely report account suspensions, verification loops, and stranded funds - patterns confirmed in Proxyway’s comment section, where the company blames an automated compliance system.
Who runs it: Founded in 2018 as a California-based company, Webshare was acquired by Oxylabs in 2022 and folded into Source.ai in October 2026, a Vilnius-based umbrella group that includes Oxylabs, ScrapingBee, and Honeygain - brands still marketed as competitors. Proxyway reports this ecosystem sits within Tesonet’s broader orbit (NordVPN’s parent), creating ownership convergence across the proxy market. Ownership is not transparent to end users.
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Krypto akzeptiert
Einstieg ca. 6,20 € /GB
United Arab Emirates - ToS v10 (effective 2026-10-15) and Privacy Policy v7 name 'IPRoyal Services FZE LLC ... incorporated in the United Arab Emirates, license No 4387, ... Ajman'; privacy policy is written under UAE PDPL (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021), not GDPR. Company started in 2020 in Lithuania (Lithuanian founders; the bandwidth app is run by 'IPRoyal Pawns UAB' per a 2026 GDPR complaint thread); HQ and contracting entity have moved to the UAEproxy-dienst vor 3 Tg.
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Audit
Einstieg ca. 27 € /mo
Lithuania - Oxylabs UAB, HQ Svitrigailos st. 32, Vilnius (operator about page); bootstrapped until a $130M first outside investment from Warburg Pincus (July 2026) at a $3.6B valuation; part of the Tesonet ecosystem, and since October 13, 2026 one of five brands (Oxylabs, Decodo, Webshare, ScrapingBee, Honeygain) under the Vilnius-based Source.ai umbrellaproxy-dienst vor 2 Tg.
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Audit
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