Oxylabs and NetNut both operate at the higher end of the proxy market — both require KYC, both target enterprise and mid-enterprise scraping workloads, both publish residential pools in the tens of millions. The divergence is architectural and philosophical: one has built its value case on independently verified compliance and modern developer tooling, the other on a residential sourcing model that bypasses consumer devices entirely.

Oxylabs brings ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2, and EWDCI founding membership to the compliance layer, and layers OxyCopilot, a full REST API with usage statistics, and configurable sticky sessions up to 24 hours on top. NetNut routes residential traffic through ISP connectivity points via DiviNetworks — B2B agreements with ISPs rather than consumer opt-in — and extends that infrastructure into a 1M+ ISP static pool. City targeting and API access are plan-gated to the highest subscription tier.

Teams choosing between them are choosing between a documented compliance stack and developer-friendly tooling, or an architecture designed around ISP-sourced consistency at the cost of feature flexibility.

Oxylabs suits teams whose procurement requires ISO 27001, SOC 2, or EWDCI founding-level credentials — or whose residential workloads need ASN targeting, sticky sessions configurable up to 24 hours, and a REST API accessible at every tier. PAYG with a free trial requires no long-term commitment. The limitations: PAYG is capped at 50 GB per month, no published response time SLA exists for the proxy network, and the SOC 2 applies to the Scraper API product rather than the full proxy network.

NetNut suits teams whose residential workload benefits from ISP-direct infrastructure — traffic routed through ISP connectivity points rather than consumer devices — and who need a large ISP static pool for persistent session use cases. The limitations are significant: city and state targeting require the Master tier, API access is plan-gated to the same tier, no PAYG option exists, no EWDCI membership or ISO certification is documented, and the minimum subscription commitment is high.

Oxylabs' philosophy is that enterprise trust requires third-party verification and developer-accessible tooling. ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2, and EWDCI founding membership provide independent audit coverage that self-documented frameworks cannot replicate. OxyCopilot lowers integration friction. The REST API exposes usage statistics at all tiers. Sticky sessions configurable up to 24 hours and IP whitelist authentication extend operational control. The product is built for teams that need both a compliance document stack and the tooling to operate without engineering overhead.

NetNut's philosophy is that residential proxy stability benefits from eliminating consumer device dependency. Traffic routed through ISP connectivity points via DiviNetworks does not depend on individual device uptime, carrier availability, or peer behavior. The 1M+ ISP static pool extends this into persistent session workloads where consistency matters more than IP breadth. The cost of this architecture is that it concentrates premium features — city targeting, API access, live support, dedicated account management — into the highest subscription tier, and imposes a high monthly minimum with no PAYG flexibility.

You gain independently verified compliance and full-tier developer tooling with Oxylabs. You give up ISP-direct infrastructure stability and a large static pool. With NetNut, the trade runs in reverse — you gain ISP-controlled infrastructure and a 1M+ static pool, and the compliance audit trail, ASN targeting, and API access at entry tiers become unavailable.

Oxylabs' residential pool is provider-reported at 175M+ IPs across 195 countries. Residential proxies support country, state, city, ZIP, and ASN targeting. Mobile proxies cover 20M IPs with carrier targeting and 3G/4G/5G support. ISP static proxies are available in shared and dedicated formats. Datacenter proxies span 2M+ IPs across 8,000+ subnets. Sticky sessions are configurable up to 24 hours. Dedicated residential IPs with exclusive assignment are available.

NetNut's rotating residential pool is provider-reported at 85M+ IPs across 200+ countries, sourced as a hybrid of ISP-direct and P2P components. The ISP-direct component routes through DiviNetworks server infrastructure at ISP connectivity points — not consumer devices. Country-level targeting is available on all plans. City and state targeting require the Master subscription tier — not available on Starter or mid-tier plans. ASN and ZIP targeting are not documented. The ISP static pool is provider-reported at 1M+ IPs in 50+ countries. Mobile proxies cover 5M IPs in 100+ countries; carrier count is not published. Sticky session TTL is not documented.

Oxylabs authenticates via username and password in the proxy URL, with IP whitelist authentication supported for up to 10 IPs per account. Targeting is configured via proxy username parameters. The REST API at developers.oxylabs.io covers proxy configuration, zone management, and usage statistics — accessible at all tiers. OxyCopilot generates integration code from natural language. Sub-user credentials for project isolation are available. No desktop proxy manager is documented.

NetNut authenticates via username and password in the proxy URL. IP allow-listing is available on Production plan and above — not on the Starter plan. API access is plan-gated to the Master tier only — Starter and mid-tier subscribers cannot access the REST API programmatically. Sub-user management is available on Production plan and above. Live chat support is plan-gated to Production and above; Starter plan is email-only. Bandwidth overages require account manager contact rather than self-serve top-up.

Oxylabs bills residential and mobile proxies per GB on subscription tiers and PAYG. PAYG is capped at 50 GB per month. A 7-day free trial for businesses and 3-day trial for individuals are available without a credit card. Self-serve top-up is available from the dashboard. Enterprise tier at 1TB+ requires custom pricing contact.

NetNut requires a monthly subscription with no PAYG option. The entry tier carries a high monthly minimum. City targeting, API access, live support, and a dedicated account manager are all plan-gated to higher tiers — the effective cost of a fully-featured deployment is substantially above the entry price. A 7-day free trial is available for registered companies that pass KYC; instant self-serve trial is not available. Bandwidth overages require account manager contact to resolve.

ISO 27001, SOC 2, or EWDCI founding credentials are procurement requirements, or ASN targeting and a full REST API at every tier are operational needs. Oxylabs fits.

ISP-direct residential infrastructure without consumer device dependency, a 1M+ ISP static pool for persistent sessions, and the budget to access city targeting and API at the highest tier. NetNut fits.

You gain independently verified compliance and full developer tooling with Oxylabs. You give up ISP-direct infrastructure and a large static pool. With NetNut, the trade runs in reverse — you gain ISP-controlled infrastructure and a 1M+ static pool, and the compliance audit trail, ASN targeting, and accessible API access become unavailable.

Neither fits teams that need both city-level targeting and API access below the highest subscription tier.

Ask what your compliance process requires and what your developers need daily. If ISO 27001, SOC 2, or EWDCI founding credentials are the procurement gate — and your team wants ASN targeting, a REST API at every plan tier, and AI-assisted integration tooling — Oxylabs addresses all of those directly.

Ask whether your scraping workload benefits from ISP-sourced IPs that don't depend on consumer device availability — or whether a large static ISP pool for persistent sessions is the operational priority. If yes, and your budget supports the Master tier, NetNut's ISP-direct architecture is the fit. If city targeting or API access are also needed at a lower tier, verify plan-gating before committing.

If your requirement is a verified compliance stack and developer tooling — Oxylabs. If your requirement is ISP-direct infrastructure and a large static pool — NetNut.