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/GB | Hard targets that block datacenter IPs — review scraping, search, e-commerce — plus teams that want proxies and scraping APIs from one vendor. | Tested | Visit → | |
| Bright Data formerly Luminati | $4/GB | Enterprise teams needing the largest pool, compliance paperwork, and a full managed scraping stack (Unlocker, SERP API, Scraping Browser, datasets). | Researched | Visit → | |
| Oxylabs | $2.5/GB | Enterprise scraping with a polished API layer, dedicated support, and newer AI-workflow tools (Fast Search API, headless browser). | Researched | Visit → | |
| Webshare | $1.4/GB | Budget-conscious scraping — the lowest datacenter and residential per-unit prices of the group, plus a genuine free tier to start. | Researched | Visit → | |
| IPRoyal | $1.75/GB | Small-to-mid teams wanting residential without a big commit, plus access to mobile, ISP and newer scraping APIs from one dashboard. | 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 →
Our day-to-day workhorse — a full data-collection platform, not just residential GB.
The enterprise heavyweight — biggest pool, deepest managed tooling, premium price.
Premium enterprise rival to Bright Data, strong on scraper APIs and now AI-search tooling.
The budget leader — now the cheapest residential AND datacenter entry, with a free tier.
Flexible mid-market all-rounder — every proxy type plus newer unblocker and video-scraper APIs.