What Webshare Software does

Webshare Software is a privately held, California-incorporated technology company founded in 2018 that operates an enterprise-grade proxy network marketed primarily at lawful data collection use cases. Its core products span three categories — datacenter proxies, static residential (ISP) proxies, and rotating residential proxies — supplemented by specialty offerings such as YouTube proxies and SOCKS5/HTTP protocol support across all plans. The platform is built on in-house proxy technology protected by six plus granted patents across the US and Europe, covering endpoint bypass, IPv6/IPv4 fallback, TCP fingerprinting, preemptive TCP connections, and direct connect, and operates an 80M+ residential IP footprint across 195+ countries with reported 99.7% uptime and a 99.97% success rate.

The company runs a product-led, self-serve go-to-market with a permanent free tier (10 datacenter proxies, 1GB/month) that requires no credit card, instant onboarding, and no sales interaction for standard plans, alongside enterprise custom contracts with dedicated account managers. Revenue is generated through monthly subscriptions priced per IP for datacenter and ISP proxies, usage-based bandwidth ($1.4/GB for rotating residential), premium Private/Dedicated tiers, and an aggressive 50% revenue-share affiliate program. Customer segments are horizontal, spanning SEO professionals, social media managers, web scraping/market research, ad verification, gaming, e-commerce/pricing intelligence, and Fortune 500 enterprise customers, with logos and scale commentary citing 64,773+ customers, 60K+ paid users, and 120K monthly active users processing 650B+ monthly proxy requests. AI/ML is applied internally for real-time anti-fraud and anomaly detection, and the company has built out compliance infrastructure (CCPA/GDPR, Stripe Identity KYC, arbitration terms) consistent with enterprise and EU expansion.

No external funding rounds, management team details, or revenue figures are disclosed in the available source material, and the company appears to be bootstrapped and founder-led from the San Mateo/Walnut, California area, with engineering, R&D, and operations distributed across multiple Bay Area locations.

Name

Webshare Software

Legal name

Webshare, Inc.

Website

https://webshare.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Webshare Software is a California-based, bootstrapped proxy provider offering datacenter, ISP, and rotating residential proxy services across 80M+ IPs in 195+ countries. It serves SMB, developer, and enterprise customers through a self-serve, PLG model with a permanent free tier and usage-based pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Proxy Network Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

API Management & Gateways (BPAMAOAA), General Web Portals & Start Pages (BPAMAAAA), Cloud Network Security (Microsegmentation, Cloud Firewall, WAF, DDoS) (HDABAHAJ)

Keywords

• Datacenter proxy servers
• Residential proxy network
• Static ISP proxies
• Web scraping infrastructure
• Proxy API services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Proxy Subscription Services: Monthly subscription fees for access to proxy networks including datacenter proxies, static residential (ISP) proxies, and rotating residential proxies. Plans range from free tier (10 proxies) to enterprise custom plans. Revenue is subscription-based with auto-renewal unless cancelled.
2. Usage-based Bandwidth: Rotating residential proxies priced at $1.4/GB for bandwidth consumed. Additional bandwidth tiers available. Unlimited bandwidth plans offered with fair usage policy thresholds.
3. Freemium Model: Permanent free plan offering 10 datacenter proxies with 1GB/month bandwidth. No credit card required. Serves as user acquisition channel converting to paid plans.
4. Affiliate Program: 50% revenue share on new sales plus 10% recurring commissions for affiliate partners promoting Webshare through content. 30-day cookie duration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Webshare Software provides enterprise-grade proxy infrastructure delivered through a self-serve web platform and RESTful Proxy API. Its core offerings comprise three proxy product lines — Datacenter (Proxy Servers), Static Residential/ISP, and Rotating Residential — covering 400K+ datacenter IPs and 80M+ residential IPs across 195+ countries, with HTTP/SOCKS5 protocol support, country and city-level targeting, and patented networking technologies. A permanent free tier (10 datacenter proxies, 1GB/month) and usage-based or subscription pricing serve individual developers through Fortune 500 enterprises.

Product overview

Webshare is a technology leader in lawful-use enterprise proxy services offering a self-serve platform with three main proxy product lines: Proxy Servers (Datacenter), Static Residential (ISP), and Rotating Residential. The product portfolio includes tiered access models ranging from free shared proxies to premium dedicated/private options. Specialty offerings include YouTube proxies, and protocol support includes SOCKS5 and HTTP(S). The platform is complemented by a Chrome browser extension, comprehensive REST API for programmatic access, and a dashboard for real-time proxy management. The company holds multiple patents in proxy networking technology and operates ethically-sourced residential proxy networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Proxy Servers (Datacenter)

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.7% uptime guarantee
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe provides payment processing and identity verification services to Webshare. Stripe Identity is used for user ID verification, collecting identity document images, facial images, ID numbers, and addresses. Stripe's fraud signals help detect and prevent fraudulent activities on the platform.
• GooglesupportingTechnology or IntegrationGoogle is used for single sign-on (SSO) authentication, allowing users to authenticate their Webshare account using their Google credentials. Also integrated with Google Analytics for web traffic analytics.
• PayPalsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPayPal is supported as a payment method for purchasing Webshare proxy services, in addition to credit card payments.
• PostHogsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPostHog tracks user interactions with the Webshare Service and provides tools for targeted interaction with users, used for product analytics and user engagement.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IPRoyal: IPRoyal provides residential, datacenter, ISP, and mobile proxies with pay-as-you-go and subscription plans. It is a direct pricing-led competitor to Webshare in the SMB and individual developer segment.
• Smartproxy: Smartproxy is a self-serve proxy provider offering residential, datacenter, and ISP proxies with a focus on SMB and mid-market customers. It is a direct self-serve competitor to Webshare with a similar PLG and freemium motion.
• NetNut: NetNut offers residential, datacenter, ISP, and mobile proxies with a direct-to-ISP routing architecture. It is a direct competitor in the enterprise segment with overlapping product lines and use cases.
• PacketStream: PacketStream operates a peer-to-peer residential proxy network where users share bandwidth for credits. It is a direct competitor in the residential proxy space with a comparable bandwidth-based pricing model.
• Proxy-Cheap: Proxy-Cheap offers affordable residential, datacenter, and mobile proxies aimed at individual developers and small teams. It is a direct pricing-led competitor in Webshare's most price-sensitive segment.
• Bright Data: Bright Data is the largest residential, datacenter, and ISP proxy provider, with the broadest IP pool and enterprise customer base. It is Webshare's primary direct competitor in every proxy vertical, and is the company Webshare benchmarks itself against on pricing.
• Oxylabs: Oxylabs is a major enterprise proxy and web scraping intelligence provider with residential, datacenter, mobile, and ISP proxies. It competes head-to-head with Webshare in SEO, ad verification, and market research use cases, with stronger enterprise sales coverage.
• Rayobyte: Rayobyte (formerly Blazing SEO) provides residential, ISP, and datacenter proxies, primarily serving SEO, market research, and ad verification customers — the same primary segments Webshare targets.
• SOAX: SOAX offers rotating residential, mobile, and datacenter proxies with city- and country-level targeting. It competes directly with Webshare in the data collection and market research use cases.

Emerging players

• Zyte: Zyte (formerly Scrapinghub) is a web data extraction platform that bundles proxy management with managed scraping tools. It is adjacent rather than directly competing on raw proxy bandwidth, but overlaps heavily with Webshare's enterprise scraping and data collection use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/webshare-software

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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