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Migrate from Smartproxy

Switch from Smartproxy to Hex Proxies for owned ISP infrastructure, no bandwidth caps, and straightforward pay-as-you-go pricing without plan tiers.

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Migration Steps

1

Review Your Smartproxy Configuration

Log in to your Smartproxy dashboard and note your proxy type (residential, datacenter, or ISP), geo-targeting settings, rotation mode, and the endpoints/ports you currently use.

2

Create a Hex Proxies Account

Sign up at hexproxies.com. No plan selection required upfront. You get instant access to the dashboard where you can choose proxy types and configure settings.

3

Map Smartproxy Products to Hex Proxies

Smartproxy residential maps to Hex Proxies residential. Smartproxy dedicated datacenter maps to Hex Proxies ISP or datacenter depending on your IP classification needs. Review each product mapping carefully.

4

Replace Endpoint and Port

Swap Smartproxy endpoints (gate.smartproxy.com or various regional gates) with gate.hexproxies.com. Update ports to match your Hex Proxies plan configuration shown in the dashboard.

5

Update Credentials

Replace Smartproxy username and password with your Hex Proxies credentials. Smartproxy uses a user-prefixed format; Hex Proxies uses a clean user:pass format.

6

Test Across Your Use Cases

Run your standard workloads through Hex Proxies. Verify success rates, latency, and geo-accuracy for each use case before fully cutting over.

7

Complete the Switch

Route all traffic through Hex Proxies, cancel your Smartproxy subscription, and clean up old credentials from your codebase and CI/CD pipelines.

Code Changes

Before (javascript)
const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.get('https://example.com', {
  proxy: {
    host: 'gate.smartproxy.com',
    port: 7000,
    auth: {
      username: 'sp_user_12345',
      password: 'sp_password'
    }
  }
});
After (javascript)
const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.get('https://example.com', {
  proxy: {
    host: 'gate.hexproxies.com',
    port: 7000,
    auth: {
      username: 'your_hex_user',
      password: 'your_hex_password'
    }
  }
});

Benefits of Switching

  • No bandwidth caps or overage charges
  • Owned ISP infrastructure for consistent performance
  • Pay-as-you-go without plan tiers
  • Single gateway endpoint simplifies configuration
  • Instant activation without waiting periods
  • No minimum monthly commitment
  • City-level geo-targeting at no extra cost
  • Predictable billing without surprise overages

Why Switch from Smartproxy to Hex Proxies?

Smartproxy positions itself as an affordable proxy provider, but their pricing model includes bandwidth limits on every plan, overage charges, and feature restrictions on lower tiers. Their residential plans cap bandwidth at specific GB allowances, and exceeding those limits triggers premium overage rates that can spike your monthly bill unexpectedly.

Hex Proxies takes a different approach. Our pay-as-you-go model means you pay only for what you use with no bandwidth caps, no overage penalties, and no plan tiers that lock features behind higher price points. Combined with our owned ISP infrastructure, you get better performance and predictable costs.

Architecture Comparison

Smartproxy operates a peer-to-peer residential network similar to other large providers. Their ISP proxy product uses shared datacenter IPs classified as ISP-grade. Hex Proxies ISP proxies run on infrastructure we directly own and manage through our ISP relationships. This ownership model gives us more control over IP quality, rotation patterns, and uptime.

For residential proxies, both providers offer large IP pools. The key difference is pricing transparency. Smartproxy charges per GB with plan-based caps. Hex Proxies charges per GB on a pure pay-as-you-go basis with no minimum monthly spend.

Technical Migration Details

Smartproxy Endpoint Mapping

Smartproxy uses multiple endpoints for different products: gate.smartproxy.com for residential, proxy.smartproxy.com for datacenter, and specific endpoints for ISP products. Hex Proxies consolidates access through gate.hexproxies.com with port numbers differentiating proxy types. This simplifies your configuration since you only need one hostname.

Session and Rotation Handling

Smartproxy supports sticky sessions through a session parameter in the username string (e.g., user-session-abc123). Hex Proxies supports equivalent sticky sessions through dashboard configuration or API parameters. The migration requires updating how you pass session identifiers but the behavior remains functionally identical.

Geo-Targeting Migration

Smartproxy supports country-level targeting through username parameters (e.g., user-country-us). Hex Proxies supports the same targeting through the dashboard or inline parameters. Map your existing country codes directly. City-level targeting is also supported through the Hex Proxies dashboard without additional charges.

Cost Analysis

Smartproxy Starter residential plan includes 2GB for $30/month ($15/GB effective). Their Business plan offers 12GB for $110/month ($9.17/GB effective). Overages are billed at premium rates. Hex Proxies residential pricing offers competitive per-GB rates without monthly minimums or overage penalties. For ISP proxies, Hex Proxies per-IP pricing eliminates the per-GB cost model entirely, making costs more predictable for high-volume use cases.

Feature Comparison

Smartproxy offers a Chrome extension and no-code scraping tools that are not available in Hex Proxies. If you rely on those tools, evaluate whether a dedicated scraping framework or headless browser setup would serve you better with Hex Proxies. Most technical teams find that direct proxy access with their own tooling provides more flexibility and control than vendor-specific no-code tools.

Post-Migration Benefits

After migrating, you will notice several improvements. First, your billing becomes predictable because there are no bandwidth caps or overage charges. Second, your proxy performance becomes more consistent because owned ISP infrastructure does not have the variability of peer-to-peer networks. Third, you gain operational flexibility to scale usage up or down instantly without plan changes or contract modifications.

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