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Rootly vs Decodo (Smartproxy)

Compare Rootly and Decodo (Smartproxy) on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

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Rootly

7.7/10

Incident response — Incident Response Essentials $20/user/mo; On-Call Essentials $20/user; Enterprise custom. Does not outrank PagerDuty 8.0.

Best for

• Slack-first teams buying incident command at a published $20/user floor
• Buyers who will add On-Call Essentials only if they need paging
• Comparisons versus FireHydrant Pro $25 and incident.io Team $15

Starting from $20.00/user/mo

No free plan

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Our verdict

No universal winner

No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.

Rootly is better for

✓ Integrations
✓ Security & admin

Decodo (Smartproxy) is better for

✓ Starting pricing

Choose Rootly if: Slack-first teams buying incident command at a published $20/user floor

Choose Decodo (Smartproxy) if: Teams that knew Smartproxy and need the Decodo-branded same network

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Decodo (Smartproxy)

6.9/10

Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) residential proxies — 3GB $11.25/mo ($3.75/GB); PAYG $4/GB; advertised $2/GB at 1000GB. 3-day trial. Slug remains smartproxy.

Best for

• Teams that knew Smartproxy and need the Decodo-branded same network
• Buyers who want a published $11.25 residential starter versus Bright Data commits
• Projects that will validate a 3-day trial before GB scale

Starting from $11.25/user/mo

No free plan

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Rootly vs Decodo (Smartproxy) at a glance

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Starting pricingDecodo (Smartproxy)
Rootly
Decodo (Smartproxy)
Free planDepends
Rootly
Decodo (Smartproxy)
User / licence minimumDepends
Rootly
Decodo (Smartproxy)
IntegrationsRootly
Rootly
Decodo (Smartproxy)
Security & adminRootly
Rootly
Decodo (Smartproxy)

Which It Development is better for you?

Quick picks based on fit — not a universal ranking.

→ Rootly
Best for integrations
Rootly leads on integrations (8/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
→ Rootly
Best for security & admin
Rootly leads on security admin (7/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
→ Decodo (Smartproxy)
Best for starting pricing
Decodo (Smartproxy) publishes a lower researched starting floor ($11.25/mo vs $20/mo for Rootly). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.

The biggest differences

Where the products diverge most clearly on verified criteria.

Starting pricing
Decodo (Smartproxy) wins
Rootly
Trails Decodo (Smartproxy) on this criterion
Decodo (Smartproxy)
Decodo (Smartproxy) publishes a lower researched starting floor ($11.25/mo vs $20/mo for Rootly). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
Integrations
Rootly wins
Rootly
Rootly leads on integrations (8/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Decodo (Smartproxy)
Trails Rootly on this criterion
Security & admin
Rootly wins
Rootly
Rootly leads on security admin (7/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Decodo (Smartproxy)
Trails Rootly on this criterion

Which should you choose?

Choose Rootly if

Slack-first teams buying incident command at a published $20/user floor
Buyers who will add On-Call Essentials only if they need paging
Comparisons versus FireHydrant Pro $25 and incident.io Team $15

Choose Decodo (Smartproxy) if

Teams that knew Smartproxy and need the Decodo-branded same network
Buyers who want a published $11.25 residential starter versus Bright Data commits
Projects that will validate a 3-day trial before GB scale

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