Side by side
Bright Data vs IPRoyal
Proxy Compare priced Bright Data against IPRoyal on residential proxies: Bright Data $2.50/GB (on offer), read 3 Oct 2026, against IPRoyal $5.25/GB, read 3 Oct 2026, across 12 residential plans. Both figures are Bright Data’s and IPRoyal’s own published rates for the same product.
The short answer
On residential, Bright Data is the cheaper of the two at $2.50/GB against IPRoyal's $5.25/GB, a gap of about 52%. One thing to read before you decide: we carry a warning on IPRoyal and none on Bright Data.
| Bright Data$2.50 /GBResidential | IPRoyal$5.25 /GBResidential | |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-up | ID required | Just an email |
| Pay with | Card, PayPal, wire | Card, PayPal, crypto |
| Free trial | 7 days, business accounts | None |
| IPs (their number) | 150 million | 34 million |
| Countries | 195 | 195 |
| Won't work for | Ticketing | Nothing we know of |
| Warnings | None | Gets its IPs from a phone app |
Bright Data against IPRoyal, product by product
| Product | Bright Data | IPRoyal |
|---|---|---|
| Residentialcompared above | $2.50/GB50% OFF, usually $5.00/GBon 798 GB Included, $1,999/mo, read 3 Octfrom $499/mo on 141 GB Included, 4 plans | $5.25/GBon 10GB Subscription (5% off), read 3 Oct8 plans |
| Fixed ISP | $5.00/GBon 399 GB Included (Pay/GB), $1,999/mo, read 3 Octfrom $18/mo on 10 IPs (Shared), 12 plans | —priced per IP address4 plans |
| Datacenter | $0.42/GBon 5 TB Included (Pay/GB), $1,999/mo, read 3 Octfrom $14/mo on 10 IPs (Shared), 12 plans | —priced per IP address3 plans |
| Mobile | Does not sell this | $6.00/GBon 10GB, read 3 Oct8 plans |
Choose Bright Data if
the rate is lower, $2.50/GB against $5.25, and you read an ID check as a signal rather than a hurdle, which Bright Data asks for and IPRoyal does not.
Choose IPRoyal if
sign-up is just an email where Bright Data wants identity documents first, and your targets matter and Bright Data rules out ticketing.
Questions
Does Bright Data or IPRoyal ask for ID?
Bright Data needs id required to open an account and IPRoyal needs just an email.
Which is cheaper, Bright Data or IPRoyal?
Bright Data, at $2.50 per GB against IPRoyal's $5.25 per GB, both residential rates read from the providers' own pages and dated above.
Which has more addresses, Bright Data or IPRoyal?
Bright Data, on their own numbers: 150 million, 195 countries against IPRoyal's 34 million, 195 countries.