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Decodo vs ProxyEmpire
ISO-Certified Compliance vs. Social-Media and Carrier-Level Targeting
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Quick pick
Decodo fits if ISO 27001:2022 certification, EWDCI credentials, a larger and more granular mobile network, or ZIP/coordinate targeting on residential are requirements.
ProxyEmpire fits if social media proxy specialisation, carrier-and-ASN-targeted mobile for platform-specific traffic, or slightly broader country coverage are the priorities.
Decodo and ProxyEmpire both sell mobile and residential proxies, but they emphasise different parts of the workflow. Decodo is built around independently audited credentials -- ISO 27001:2022, EWDCI co-founder status -- and a larger published mobile pool: 10M+ mobile IPs across 160+ locations. ProxyEmpire is built around mobile-and-social depth: 4M+ mobile IPs across 170+ countries with carrier and ASN targeting, plus social media proxy specialisation.
If you choose Decodo
What you get that ProxyEmpire doesn't offer
Both providers sell mobile proxies, so this isn't a mobile-vs-no-mobile choice -- it's about which network and which paper trail. Decodo publishes the larger pool figure: 10M+ mobile IPs across 160+ locations, against ProxyEmpire's 4M+ IPs across 170+ countries. ProxyEmpire documents carrier and ASN targeting, while Decodo's ISO 27001:2022 and EWDCI credentials give compliance teams specific controls and sourcing commitments to review. ZIP and coordinate targeting on residential, the 3-day trial, and 14-day money-back policy round out Decodo's offer for teams that want to verify a vendor's process before committing.
What you give up
ProxyEmpire's social media proxy specialisation -- pools tuned for platform-specific traffic patterns -- isn't something Decodo's general-purpose mobile network is built around. ProxyEmpire also covers slightly more countries (170+ vs. Decodo's 160+ locations) and pairs mobile with carrier-level ASN targeting aimed specifically at social and app-testing workloads, which matters if that's the actual use case rather than general-purpose scraping.
If you choose ProxyEmpire
What you get that Decodo doesn't offer
Social media proxy specialisation is the real differentiator here, not mobile access itself -- both vendors sell mobile proxies, but ProxyEmpire's pools are positioned specifically for social-platform traffic patterns, with carrier and ASN targeting built around that use case. SOCKS5 support on mobile and country coverage slightly ahead of Decodo's (170+ vs. 160+ locations) round out the case for a job that's specifically mobile-app or social-platform testing rather than general residential scraping.
What you give up
What's missing is the audited compliance layer and the larger mobile network: no ISO 27001:2022, no EWDCI credentials, and a smaller mobile IP count (4M+ vs. Decodo's 10M+ across more carriers). If a client or contract specifically requires a named third-party certification, or the job needs Decodo's larger carrier footprint, that gap is what decides it -- not whether mobile proxies exist at all.
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