Our day-to-day workhorse for residential scraping at scale.
- Pool
- Residential, ISP, datacenter, mobile
- Best for
- Hard targets that block datacenter IPs — review scraping, search, e-commerce.
The proxy landscape, compared
5 providers, ranked by our overall score. We've tested some first-hand and researched the rest from public data and community reports — each is labelled so you know which is which.
| Provider | Rating | Residential from | Best for | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decodo formerly Smartproxy | $2.2/GB | Hard targets that block datacenter IPs — review scraping, search, e-commerce. | Tested | Visit → | |
| Bright Data formerly Luminati | $4.2/GB | Enterprise teams needing the largest pool, compliance paperwork, and managed scraping tools. | Researched | Visit → | |
| Oxylabs | $4/GB | Enterprise scraping with a polished API layer and dedicated account support. | Researched | Visit → | |
| Webshare | Free tier | Budget datacenter proxies and easy targets where residential is overkill. | Researched | Visit → | |
| IPRoyal | $1.75/GB | Small-to-mid teams wanting residential without a big monthly commit. | Researched | Visit → |
Pricing is the lowest published residential rate as of 2026-05. Always confirm current pricing on the provider's site. How we score →
The enterprise heavyweight — biggest pool, deepest tooling, premium price.
- Pool
- Residential, ISP, datacenter, mobile + scraping APIs
- Best for
- Enterprise teams needing the largest pool, compliance paperwork, and managed scraping tools.
Premium enterprise rival to Bright Data, strong on scraper APIs.
- Pool
- Residential, ISP, datacenter, mobile + scraper APIs
- Best for
- Enterprise scraping with a polished API layer and dedicated account support.
Cheapest serious entry point — strong datacenter value, free tier.
- Pool
- Datacenter, residential, static residential
- Best for
- Budget datacenter proxies and easy targets where residential is overkill.
Flexible mid-market residential with pay-as-you-go that doesn't expire.
- Pool
- Residential, ISP, datacenter, mobile
- Best for
- Small-to-mid teams wanting residential without a big monthly commit.