Verified app comparison
PacketStream vs Salad
Compare verified structured facts for PacketStream and Salad, including earning model, platforms, payout information and verification dates.
| Field | PacketStream | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Bandwidth sharing / residential proxy network | Idle compute and bandwidth sharing |
| Minimum payout | $5 | Not currently verified |
| Supported platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux (Docker) | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| Payout methods | PayPal | Salad storefront rewards, including region-dependent PayPal and gift-card options |
| Testing status | not-tested | not-tested |
| Last verified | 2026-09-21 | 2026-09-22 |
PacketStream
PacketStream's Packeter client routes customer traffic through a user's internet connection and credits eligible traffic at the provider's published per-GB rate.
Current provider pages state $0.10 per GB of eligible routed traffic; actual earnings depend on customer traffic routed through the connection.
View verified app recordSalad
Salad rewards eligible users for making idle PC resources available for workloads such as container jobs and, where available, bandwidth sharing; other optional workload types may also be offered.
Earnings depend on hardware capability, job availability, bandwidth demand, enabled workload types and time available to the network; provider estimates and workload availability are not guaranteed.
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PacketStream
Last verified: 2026-09-21
Salad
Last verified: 2026-09-22
- https://support.salad.com/
- https://support.salad.com/faq/jobs/how-does-my-machine-earn-salad-balance/
- https://support.salad.com/faq/jobs/how-much-can-i-earn-with-salad/
- https://support.salad.com/guides/getting-started/downloading-salad/
- https://support.salad.com/rewards/rewards-faq/i-live-outside-the-us-can-i-still-redeem-rewards-with-salad/
- https://salad.com/terms/chefs/