# What are the best US proxies for price monitoring?

> Best US proxies for price monitoring: ZIP-targeted residential IPs at $0.75/GB from 5 to 100 GB. FiftyStateProxy: no KYC, pay in crypto.

- URL: https://fiftystateproxy.com/best-us-proxies-for-price-monitoring/
- Last updated: 2026-10-29
- Publisher: FiftyStateProxy (https://fiftystateproxy.com)

Amazon, Walmart and regional retail prices by ZIP code: which proxy type to use, rotating or sticky, and what a GB costs.

**Quick answer — What are the best US proxies for price monitoring?**

The best US proxies for price monitoring are rotating residential IPs with ZIP targeting. US retailers show delivery dates, stock and some prices by ZIP code. **FiftyStateProxy** sells them at $0.75/GB on every tier from 5 to 100 GB, with state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting included, as of October 2026. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto.

## Price monitoring proxies at a glance

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Best proxy type | Rotating residential IPs; sticky sessions for flows that set a ZIP code or store first |
| Targeting | Country and city targeting on every plan; in the United States also state and ZIP code; ASN targeting at no extra cost. City availability varies |
| Rotation | Each new connection gets an IP from the pool, usually a different one; to get a new IP on every request, send one request per connection (turn off keep-alive) |
| Sticky sessions | up to 30 minutes, set per session with the ttl parameter; the IP can change earlier |
| Price per GB | $0.75/GB from 5 to 100 GB · $0.56/GB at 500 GB · $0.52/GB at 1 TB |
| Traffic counting | Usage counts all data sent and received through the proxy (upload and download, headers included). 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Connection attempts that fail before reaching the target are not counted |
| Traffic expiry | Prepaid residential and rotating-mobile traffic never expires: unused GB stay on your account until you use them |
| Logins | Username and password on every plan, or an IP allowlist (up to 10 IPs). Sub-users with their own credentials and traffic cap. API keys you can revoke at any time |
| KYC and payment | No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC |
| Competitor prices checked | 29 October 2026 |

## Why do US price checks need a ZIP-targeted IP?

US price checks need a ZIP-targeted IP because large retailers tie delivery dates, stock and some prices to a delivery ZIP or a nearby store. Amazon shows a "Deliver to" location, and Walmart ties its pages to a chosen store. Without a saved location, the site guesses one from the visitor's IP.

**A price-monitoring proxy is a residential IP in the shopper's ZIP code, so the page you save matches the page a local shopper gets.**

- **Store prices:** big-box and grocery chains price by store, so 43215 (downtown Columbus) and 80205 (Five Points, Denver) can show different shelf prices.
- **Delivery promises:** one product can show next-day delivery in Dallas and a later date in El Paso.
- **Stock:** a pickup item can be in stock in one ZIP code and sold out two ZIP codes away.

## Which proxy setup fits each price-monitoring job?

Rotate the IP for independent product pages, and hold a sticky session when a page flow sets a ZIP code or a store first. Add an ASN filter when runs must be compared on one home ISP.

| Job | Session | Targeting | Username part |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sweep of thousands of product pages | Rotating: one request per connection | Country or state | `-country-us-state-oh` |
| Price and delivery date for one ZIP code | Sticky, one session per ZIP | ZIP code | `-zip-43215-session-cmh1-ttl-10` |
| Store-level stock after choosing a store | Sticky for the whole flow | City or ZIP code | `-state-co-city-denver-session-den4-ttl-15` |
| Runs compared on one home ISP | Rotating or sticky | ASN | `-asn-7018` (AT&T) |

## How much does price-monitoring traffic cost per GB?

Price-monitoring traffic costs $0.75/GB at FiftyStateProxy on every tier from 5 to 100 GB, with ZIP targeting included. **The median 100 GB residential price among the 11 providers that showed one on 29 October 2026 was $2.50/GB; $0.75/GB is 70% below that median.**

Our 5 to 100 GB price is 25% below the lowest shown price among the 20 US proxy providers we checked on 29 October 2026. That low is DataImpulse at $1/GB, which covers country targeting; state, city, ZIP and ASN cost a small extra fee.

### 100 GB residential prices, targeting, crypto and KYC

| Provider | Per GB at 100 GB | ZIP targeting | Accepts crypto | ID / KYC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FiftyStateProxy | $0.75/GB | Included | Yes | None |
| DataImpulse | $1.00 | Small extra fee | Yes | Resellers, unclear use |
| Shifter | $1.00 | Not shown (state, city, ASN shown) | Yes | None |
| Thordata | $1.50 | Not shown | Yes | Compliance review for every new user |
| Rayobyte | $2.00 | Yes | No | Restricted targets, unusual use |
| Webshare | $2.25 | Yes | No | Suspicious activity, restricted targets |
| ProxyEmpire | $2.50 | Yes | Yes | Only to unblock blocked sites or ports |
| Decodo | $2.75 | Yes | Yes | ID only if the account is flagged |
| SOAX | $3.00 | Scale and Enterprise plans only | Yes | ID required to pay in crypto |
| Oxylabs | $5.00 | Yes | No | Every customer (questionnaire) |

*Prices checked on October 29, 2026.*

Shown prices read on each provider's own page on 29 October 2026. Shifter's figure is its 100 GB monthly plan; Thordata's comes from its 50 GB package. FiftyStateProxy publishes this page and sells one of the products compared.

Every tier, with its buy button, is on [how much do US residential proxies cost per GB](https://fiftystateproxy.com/pricing/ "US residential and mobile proxy prices").

## How do I set up a ZIP-level price check?

Set it up in four steps; [how do I set up a US proxy](https://fiftystateproxy.com/how-to-set-up-a-us-proxy/ "Step-by-step US proxy setup guide") covers each one with curl and Python.

1. Create one sub-user per retailer or client, so traffic totals stay apart.
2. For catalogue sweeps, disable keep-alive: every request then travels on a fresh connection, which usually means a fresh IP.
3. For ZIP checks, keep one sticky session per ZIP, such as `USERNAME-country-us-state-tx-city-dallas-zip-75226-session-dal3-ttl-10`.
4. Point your crawler at `gw.fiftystateproxy.com:7777`, or port 7778 for SOCKS5, at a fixed, low request rate.

## Do I need mobile proxies for price monitoring?

No, most price monitoring runs on residential IPs, because prices follow the shopper's ZIP code rather than the carrier. FiftyStateProxy's rotating mobile traffic starts at $1.50/GB, twice the $0.75/GB residential rate, and its targeting is set at country level. Use a mobile IP only to compare an app or mobile-site price with the desktop one.

For a wider view of providers, read [which US residential proxies are best in 2026](https://fiftystateproxy.com/best-us-residential-proxies/ "Best US residential proxy providers compared").

## Which other use cases share this setup?

Public-data scraping and local SEO checks use the same gateway and the same per-GB balance as price monitoring. See [which US proxies suit web scraping](https://fiftystateproxy.com/best-us-proxies-for-web-scraping/ "Best US proxies for scraping public data") and [which US proxies suit local SEO](https://fiftystateproxy.com/best-us-proxies-for-local-seo/ "Best US proxies for local SEO rank tracking").

> **Allowed and not allowed in price monitoring** Allowed: reading public prices, stock and delivery dates, within each site's terms and robots.txt, at a rate the site can carry. Not allowed: checkout bots, buying limited releases such as sneakers or tickets, collecting shoppers' personal data, and logging in to accounts that are not yours. The policy lists which uses are allowed on FiftyStateProxy.

## Which residential plan fits a monitoring schedule?

| Plan | Quantity | Price | Price per unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | 5 GB | $3.75 | $0.75/GB |
| Growth | 50 GB | $37.50 | $0.75/GB |
| Pro | 100 GB | $75 | $0.75/GB |
| Scale | 1 TB (1,000 GB) | $520 | $0.52/GB |

In every plan: Protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 · US targeting: State, city, ZIP code, ASN · Traffic expiry: Does not expire

**Before you pay**

- Minimum top-up $25. Top up once in crypto, then buy any plan from your balance.
- Unused balance stays on your account and never expires. When a purchase costs less than the minimum top-up, the part added only to reach the minimum is refundable on request to support within 30 days of the payment, in USDT or USDC, as long as it has not been spent. The rest of the balance is not paid back, except where the law requires it.
- Credited once your payment is checked on the blockchain. Typical network confirmation time: BTC ≈ 20 min · USDT TRC-20 ≈ 1 min · USDT ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · USDC ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · ETH ≈ 5 min · SOL ≈ 1 min · LTC ≈ 15 min

## Price monitoring proxies: FAQ

### Which proxies should I use to monitor Amazon and Walmart prices by ZIP code?

Use rotating US residential proxies with ZIP targeting, plus a sticky session when the page needs a delivery ZIP or a store first. FiftyStateProxy includes ZIP targeting on every plan from $1.50. Follow each retailer's terms and keep request rates low.

### How much traffic does a price check use?

Traffic depends on page weight, images and scripts, so measure it before you size a plan. Run a sample of your real pages through the 1 GB plan and read the usage stats. FiftyStateProxy counts upload and download, headers included.

### Do unused GB expire if I check prices once a week?

No. Prepaid residential and rotating-mobile traffic never expires: unused GB stay on your account until you use them. Weekly or monthly runs can draw on one plan for as long as it lasts.

### Can I pay for price-monitoring proxies with USDT?

Yes. FiftyStateProxy accepts USDT on TRC-20 or ERC-20, plus BTC, USDC, ETH, SOL and LTC. The minimum top-up is $25, and no ID is needed.

### Is it legal to monitor competitor prices?

Price tracking on public pages is a common business practice and generally lawful in the US. The method is what counts: respect site terms, robots.txt and rate limits. This is not legal advice.

**Watch US prices ZIP by ZIP** $0.75/GB from 5 to 100 GB, ZIP targeting included. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto. [See residential plans](https://fiftystateproxy.com/pricing/ "How much do US proxies cost?") · [Set up your first proxy](https://fiftystateproxy.com/how-to-set-up-a-us-proxy/ "How do I set up a US proxy?")

## Sources

1. [Residential proxies, pricing and targeting](https://dataimpulse.com/) — DataImpulse (2026-10-29)
2. [USA proxies (New York location page)](https://shifter.io/location/usa/new-york) — Shifter (2026-10-29)
3. [Residential proxies pricing](https://www.thordata.com/pricing/residential-proxies) — Thordata (2026-10-29)
4. [Pricing](https://rayobyte.com/pricing/) — Rayobyte (2026-10-29)
5. [Residential proxy](https://www.webshare.io/residential-proxy) — Webshare (2026-10-29)
6. [Pricing](https://proxyempire.io/pricing/) — ProxyEmpire (2026-10-29)
7. [Residential proxies pricing](https://decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies/pricing) — Decodo (2026-10-29)
8. [Pricing](https://soax.com/pricing) — SOAX (2026-10-29)
9. [Pricing](https://oxylabs.io/pricing) — Oxylabs (2026-10-29)

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