--- title: "Decodo vs SOAX: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Decodo or SOAX more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Proxy providers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/decodo-vs-soax" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Decodo vs SOAX: Which is searched more? Is Decodo or SOAX more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Proxy providers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Decodo and SOAX - **Competitive set**: Proxy providers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Decodo Share of Search**: 9.1% - **SOAX Share of Search**: 1.5% ## Is Decodo or SOAX more popular in search? - In September 2026, Decodo had more branded searches than SOAX among proxy providers worldwide. Decodo had about 49,300 branded searches, while SOAX had 8,100. Decodo made up 9.1% of all proxy provider searches we track, and SOAX accounted for 1.5%. - Decodo was ahead of SOAX in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Decodo’s share of searches among proxy providers worldwide moved from 10.1% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 55.3K to 49.3K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SOAX’s share of searches among proxy providers worldwide moved from 2.2% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 8.1K. ## Top proxy providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Decodo appeared in all five answers. SOAX was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Decodo was listed before SOAX in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Decodo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bright Data | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Oxylabs | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Webshare | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SOAX | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | IPRoyal | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | DataImpulse | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | NetNut | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about proxy providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which proxy provider should I use?": 1. Decodo, 2. Oxylabs, 3. Webshare, 4. Bright Data - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best residential proxy providers?": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data, 3. Oxylabs, 4. SOAX, 5. IPRoyal, 6. DataImpulse - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best proxy service for web scraping?": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data, 3. Webshare, 4. Oxylabs - Searched Google, AI Overview "residential proxies": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data, 3. Oxylabs - Searched Google, AI Overview "proxy service": 1. Decodo, 2. Bright Data Not named in any answer: NetNut. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for proxy providers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Bright Data overtook Decodo to rank 4th among proxy providers worldwide, with 9.1% of the searches. - In September 2026, Decodo lost share of searches among proxy providers worldwide, from 9.7% to 9.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for SOAX worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 8.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Decodo estimated searches | Decodo Share of Search | Decodo rank | SOAX estimated searches | SOAX Share of Search | SOAX rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 55.3K | 10.1% | 3 | 12.1K | 2.2% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 49.3K | 10% | 4 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 49.3K | 9.4% | 3 | 9.9K | 1.9% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 60.2K | 10.4% | 3 | 12.1K | 2.1% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 66.2K | 11.2% | 3 | 12.1K | 2% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 81K | 12.1% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.2% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 73.6K | 11.2% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.2% | 7 | | May 2026 | 67.6K | 10.8% | 3 | 9.9K | 1.6% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 62.7K | 10.1% | 4 | 9.9K | 1.6% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 62.7K | 9.4% | 4 | 12.1K | 1.8% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 58.6K | 9.7% | 4 | 9.9K | 1.6% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 49.3K | 9.1% | 5 | 8.1K | 1.5% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Decodo’s and SOAX’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Decodo**: Measured on the search terms “decodo” and “smartproxy”, summed into one figure. - **SOAX**: Measured on the search term “soax”. - [Decodo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/decodo) - [SOAX profile](/demand/global-en/brands/soax) - [All proxy providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/proxy-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Decodo or SOAX more popular in search? In September 2026, Decodo had more branded searches than SOAX among proxy providers worldwide. Decodo had about 49,300 branded searches, while SOAX had 8,100. Decodo made up 9.1% of all proxy provider searches we track, and SOAX accounted for 1.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Decodo vs SOAX: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/decodo-vs-soax This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/decodo-vs-soax. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.