---
slug: packetstream
name: "PacketStream"
website: https://packetstream.io
listing_status: active
types: [residential]
checked_at: 2026-10-26
confidence: high
data_version: 9
page: https://workingproxysites.info/t/19-packetstream-proxies
---

# PacketStream

**Best for:** Low-volume users who need country-level residential IPs at a flat per-GB rate and can meet the $50 minimum

## Products

| Type | Pricing | From (USD) | Entry spend | Pool | Countries | Targeting | Protocols | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| residential | per gb | $1.00/GB | $50.00 | Not published | — | country | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 | Rotates per connection; sticky up to 60 minutes |

## Product details

| Type | Rotation | Longest session | Concurrency | Bandwidth | Traffic expiry | Country list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| residential | per request, sticky | 1 h | — | metered | never expires | 30 countries |

- residential countries (ISO 3166-1): AR, AU, BR, CA, CO, CZ, DE, EG, ES, FR, GB, HK, ID, IN, IT, JP, MX, NL, NO, PH, PL, RO, SE, SG, TH, TR, UA, US, VN, ZA

## Price ladders

List prices in USD as published; volume tiers apply from the quantity shown, plans are fixed packages.

### residential (per gb)

| Kind | Quantity | Unit price | Total | Billing | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| volume | ≥ 50 GB | $1.00/GB | $50.00 | one-time | Flat $1/GB; $50 minimum purchase, no subscription; purchased balance does not expire. |
| volume | ≥ 500 GB | $1.00/GB | $500 | one-time | White-label Reseller API: wholesale 'from' $1.00/GB with a $500 minimum purchase; access by application through sales |

### Residential purchasing conditions

Direct retail residential bandwidth; approved reseller access has a separate $500 minimum.

Purchase sources checked 2026-10-26; review due 2026-11-25.

- **Minimum purchase & funding (documented):** Retail costs $1/GB with a $50 minimum purchase, funding 50 GB. Card and PayPal are public payment methods; bank transfers require approval. The reseller minimum is $500. [Current retail and reseller pricing](https://packetstream.io/pricing)
- **Renewal & cancellation (documented):** Retail access has no recurring subscription or monthly renewal. Customers can stop using the service and request account closure through support. [Current retail and reseller pricing](https://packetstream.io/pricing) · [Terms of Service, updated October 6 2026](https://packetstream.io/terms-of-service/)
- **Unused traffic & account credit (documented):** Purchased account balance does not expire merely with time. Trial and promotional credits have separate rules and can be limited or revoked. [Current retail and reseller pricing](https://packetstream.io/pricing) · [Terms of Service, updated October 6 2026](https://packetstream.io/terms-of-service/)
- **Trial eligibility (documented):** Describe the workload and session requirements in a trial request. Support decides approval and the credit amount. The opened request page does not guarantee an allowance, duration, card requirement or conversion rule. [Discretionary trial-credit request](https://packetstream.io/free-trial/)
- **Refund conditions (documented):** Contact support within 24 hours of purchase to request a refund of remaining purchased balance. Eligibility depends on applicable law, payment settlement and the balance remaining; consumed traffic is not promised a refund. [Terms of Service, updated October 6 2026](https://packetstream.io/terms-of-service/)

These are published conditions, not a completed checkout or eligibility test.
### Residential operational information

Published operational information for residential proxies. Each answer retains its stated plan, account or per-IP scope; these are supplier publications, not measured availability or performance.

Operational sources checked 2026-10-26; review due 2026-11-25.

- **Connection limits (unconfirmed):** The retrieved quickstart, pricing, FAQ and terms do not publish a simultaneous-connection cap or an unlimited-concurrency commitment. Sticky duration and instructions to scale gradually do not establish concurrency. [Residential quickstart documentation](https://packetstream.io/docs/) · [Current retail and reseller pricing](https://packetstream.io/pricing) · [Current PacketStream FAQ](https://packetstream.io/faq) · [Terms of Service, updated October 6 2026](https://packetstream.io/terms-of-service/)

Published supplier information; network availability and performance have not been tested.
## Facts

- Starting price: $1.00/GB (residential, $50 minimum)
- Pricing notes: Flat $1/GB pay-as-you-go with no subscription and no volume tiers. $50 minimum purchase; balance does not expire. Reseller wholesale from $1/GB with a $500 minimum.
- Free trial: yes — Trial credits are available on request, at support’s discretion. Refund of remaining paid balance can be requested within 24 hours, subject to settlement and other conditions.
- Refund window: 1 days
- KYC: none — No ID check described; Proxyway saw sign-up needing only username, email and password. Terms allow requests for more info in abuse probes
- Payment: card, paypal, wire
- API access: yes
- Proxy authentication: user_pass
- Support: email; 24/7: yes
- IP sourcing (as claimed): Peer-to-peer: users run the Packeter desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) and are paid $0.10 per GB of customer traffic via PayPal
- IP sourcing methods: bandwidth_app
- Founded: 2018
- HQ: United States
- Legal entity: PacketStream Inc.
- Trustpilot: 3.4/5 from 652 reviews (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/packetstream.io)
- Pricing page: https://packetstream.io/pricing
- Documentation: https://packetstream.io/docs/

## Highlights

- Flat $1/GB residential pricing with no subscription; purchased balance does not expire
- HTTPS (recommended), HTTP and SOCKS5 gateway endpoints
- Rotation per connection, or sticky sessions of up to 60 minutes
- Country-targeted requests fail rather than fall back to another country
- White-label Reseller API with sub-users, balances and usage, from $1/GB wholesale

## Good to know

- $50 minimum purchase ($500 for resellers); remaining balance is refundable only if requested within 24 hours
- Country is the only targeting option; no pool size or country count is published, and 30 countries have setup pages
- Proxyway (2023) reported 8-10x traffic overcounting first seen in Dec 2022; AhnLab (2024) found malware installing its client

## Red flags

Cisco Talos (Aug 2021) and AhnLab ASEC (Nov 2024, Jan 2025) documented attackers installing PacketStream's bandwidth-sharing client on hacked machines (proxyjacking); the reports describe PacketStream as abused software, not a malicious operator. Proxyway's review (Nov 2023) reported 8-10x traffic overcounting, first flagged by users in Dec 2022 and still unfixed over a year later.

## Staff overview

PacketStream Inc. runs a peer-to-peer residential proxy network. Its exit IPs come from people running the Packeter desktop app on Windows, macOS or Linux, who earn $0.10 per GB of customer traffic. Customers pay a flat $1/GB from a prepaid balance that does not expire, with a $50 minimum, and can target by country only.

## Pricing details

- Residential: $1.00/GB pay-as-you-go; rotating and sticky sessions use the same rate
- Minimum purchase: $50; purchased balance does not expire
- No volume tiers published; larger purchases go through sales
- Reseller API (white-label): from $1.00/GB wholesale, $500 minimum, access by application
- Bandwidth sharers (Packeters) earn $0.10/GB, with a $5 minimum cashout and a 3% cashout fee

## Trial & refunds

Residential purchasing review (2026-09-28): Request trial credits with the intended workload and session requirements. Support decides whether to approve the request and how much to provide. A guaranteed allowance, duration, card requirement or conversion rule was not published. A refund of the remaining balance can be requested within 24 hours of purchase, subject to applicable law, payment settlement and the balance remaining. Contact support for refund or account-closure requests.

Sources: terms: https://packetstream.io/terms-of-service/ · trial: https://packetstream.io/free-trial/. Other product types may have different conditions.

*Prices as advertised on PacketStream's website, checked October 26, 2026. They change often — confirm before buying.*

## Sources

- https://packetstream.io
- https://packetstream.io/pricing
- https://packetstream.io/faq
- https://packetstream.io/terms-of-service/
- https://packetstream.io/privacy-policy/
- https://packetstream.io/locations/
- https://packetstream.io/docs/country-targeting/
- https://packetstream.io/docs/endpoints-authentication/
- https://packetstream.io/docs/reseller-api/
- https://proxyway.com/reviews/packetstream-proxies
- https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/85213/
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/proxyware-abuse/
- https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/85798/
- https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/issues/7016
- https://packetstream.io/contact/
- https://packetstream.io/docs/
- https://packetstream.io/docs/rotation-sticky-sessions/
- https://packetstream.io/share-bandwidth/
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/packetstream.io
- https://ethicalwebdata.com/

_Details are as advertised by PacketStream, checked 2026-10-26. Confirm on the provider's site before buying._