Best Residential Proxy Providers in 2026 14 Providers Compared (1)
                     THE RANKING
1. ProxyEmpire
2. Oxylabs
2026  COMPARISON
3. Bright Data
Best Residential 4. Byteful5. ResiProx
6. Proxy-Seller
Proxy Providers in 7. NodeMaven8. Decodo
9. SOAX
2026 10. Webshare
11. IPRoyal
12. DataImpulse
14 providers compared on price per GB, targeting, trials and what 
13. MarsProxies
happens to the traffic you don’t use.
14. Infatica
proxyempire.io · October 2026
THE BASICS
Residential proxies are real home IPs, 
rented by the gigabyte
An internet provider assigned each of these IPs to a home connection. Sites see an ordinary household 
visitor from that city and ISP instead of a server, so residential IPs are blocked far less often than datacenter 
IPs. Most rotate: a new IP per request, or a sticky session that keeps one IP until the task is done.
Web scraping Price monitoring Ad verification SEO rank Account 
tracking management
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HOW WE COMPARED
Four things decide the bill and the results
01 02 03 04
Coverage Targeting Price Flexibility
The residential pool Country only, or city, Per GB on the smallest Trials, what happens 
and the countries each ZIP, ISP and ASN, plan, then the best to unused traffic, and 
provider lists. included or extra. rate at 1 TB or less. session control.
Every provider here sells rotating residential IPs. Facts and prices come from each provider’s own pages; 
rates that need more than 1 TB a month or a sales call are left out.
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AT A GLANCE · 1 TO 7
All 14 providers side by side
# Provider Price per GB Targets down to Trial Best for
1 ProxyEmpire $3.50 → $1.50 ZIP, ISP, ASN $1.97 Best overall
2 Oxylabs $6.00 → $4.00 Coordinates $5 credit Enterprise scraping
3 Bright Data $4.00 → $2.50 ZIP, ASN, carrier Free, with KYC Largest listed network
4 Byteful $3.25 → $1.95 City, ISP 1 GB trial Bandwidth that never 
expires
5 ResiProx $3.50 → $1.75 City, ISP $3.97 Deep targeting on a 
small budget
6 Proxy-Seller $3.50 → $1.45 City, ISP 1 GB for $3.50 Low price at 1 TB
7 NodeMaven $5.31 → $2.75 City, ISP $3.50 for 750 MB Quality-filtered IPs
Smallest plan → best self-serve rate ≤1 TB · ProxyEmpire with EMPIRE50 · Bright Data 50% off 04 / 25
AT A GLANCE · 8 TO 14
All 14 providers side by side
# Provider Price per GB Targets down to Trial Best for
8 Decodo $4.00 → $2.00 ZIP, ASN Free, 3 days Easy start
9 SOAX $5.00 → $1.50 City, ISP, ASN None listed Flexible sessions
10 Webshare $3.50 → $1.50 ZIP, ASN None listed Self-serve monthly 
plans
11 IPRoyal $7.00 → $3.36 City None listed Long sticky sessions
12 DataImpulse $1.00 → $0.80 Country (free) None listed Lowest price per GB
13 MarsProxies $4.99 → $2.10 City None listed Non-expiring mid-size 
plans
14 Infatica $4.00 → $2.60 City, ISP $4, 7 days Annual billing
Smallest plan → best rate at ≤1 TB · DataImpulse charges extra for city, ZIP and ASN 05 / 25
#1 OF 14 ·  BEST OVERALL
ProxyEmpire
30M+ residential IPs in 170+ countries, pay as you go from a single GB, deep targeting at no extra cost 
and bandwidth that rolls over on every plan.
PER GB, EMPIRE50 TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$3.50 → $1.50 ZIP, ISP, ASN Rolls over $1.97
Strengths Watch out
Country, region, city, ZIP, ISP, ASN and OS fingerprint Not the cheapest per GB: DataImpulse goes 
targeting included, with rotating or sticky sessions from $1 to $0.80, and Proxy-Seller reaches 
99.9% uptime, 24/7 support from real people, and mobile, ISP $1.45 at 1 TB
and datacenter proxies on the same account
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#2 OF 14 ·  ENTERPRISE SCRAPING
Oxylabs
Oxylabs lists 175M+ residential IPs in 195 countries, targets down to coordinates and now sells all its 
products through one credit subscription.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$6.00 → $4.00 Coordinates Expires each cycle $5 credit
Strengths Watch out
Some of the most precise targeting available, including ZIP, $2.50/GB is only on Enterprise plans from 
ASN and coordinates $2,500 a month; self-serve stops at $4.00
Scraper APIs from the same vendor, and a $5 welcome credit 
to test residential IPs
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#3 OF 14 ·  LARGEST LISTED NETWORK
Bright Data
Bright Data lists 400M+ monthly residential IPs in 195 countries and currently sells residential traffic at 
half its list price.
PER GB, 50% OFF TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$4.00 → $2.50 ZIP, ASN, carrier No rollover Free, with KYC
Strengths Watch out
ZIP, ASN and carrier targeting on a very large network Strict KYC for new users, the 50% offer lasts 3 
Scraping APIs and ready-made datasets alongside the proxies, months, and $2.50/GB needs the 798 GB plan
with 24/7 engineering support
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#4 OF 14 ·  BANDWIDTH THAT NEVER EXPIRES
Byteful
Byteful, formerly Ping Proxies, lists 35M+ residential IPs in 195+ countries, with bandwidth that never 
expires and sticky sessions of up to 24 hours.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$3.25 → $1.95 City, ISP Never expires 1 GB trial
Strengths Watch out
A 1 GB residential trial to test the network first The smallest plan is 10 GB
Residential, mobile, static residential and datacenter proxies 
from one provider
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#5 OF 14 ·  DEEP TARGETING ON A SMALL BUDGET
ResiProx
ResiProx keeps residential pricing low while including country, region, city and ISP targeting on every plan, 
and unused traffic rolls over.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$3.50 → $1.75 City, ISP Rolls over $3.97
Strengths Watch out
ISP-level targeting at no extra cost from the first gigabyte Rotating proxies only: no static, ISP or 
One trial covers both residential and mobile proxies datacenter IPs
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#6 OF 14 ·  LOW PRICE AT 1 TB
Proxy-Seller
Proxy-Seller lists 47M+ residential IPs in 220+ locations, and its per-GB rate falls steadily from $3.50 to 
$1.45 at 1,000 GB.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TEST PLAN
$3.50 → $1.45 City, ISP Lasts 30 days 1 GB for $3.50
Strengths Watch out
The lowest 1 TB rate among the providers with a full price ladder Traffic expires 30 days after purchase
Rotation by time or by request, or a sticky IP for the length of a 
task
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#7 OF 14 ·  QUALITY-FILTERED IPS
NodeMaven
NodeMaven lists 30M+ residential IPs and screens each one for quality before assigning it. Its plans 
currently show 20% off: $4.25 falling to $2.20/GB.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$5.31 → $2.75 City, ISP Rolls over $3.50 for 750 MB
Strengths Watch out
Unused traffic rolls over to the next billing period No 1 GB plan, and no datacenter proxies
Residential and mobile traffic share one plan, with sticky 
sessions of up to 24 hours
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#8 OF 14 ·  EASY START
Decodo
Decodo, formerly Smartproxy, lists 115M+ residential IPs, gives you 100 MB free for three days and a 14-
day money-back guarantee on the first purchase.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$4.00 → $2.00 ZIP, ASN Expires with plan Free, 3 days
Strengths Watch out
Targeting from continent down to ZIP and ASN $2.00/GB needs the 1,000 GB plan ($2,000 a 
Pay-as-you-go traffic stays usable for 12 months, with 24/7 month), and plan traffic is lost when it ends
support
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#9 OF 14 ·  FLEXIBLE SESSIONS
SOAX
SOAX lists 12M+ unique residential and mobile IPs (past 30 days), charges one credit rate for both and 
falls to $1.50/GB on its $1,500 Scale plan.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$5.00 → $1.50 City, ISP, ASN Credits: 60 days None listed
Strengths Watch out
Region, city, ISP and ASN targeting, with custom session lengths No trial, plans are monthly spend tiers, and 
One rate covers residential and mobile traffic credits expire after 60 days
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#10 OF 14 ·  SELF-SERVE MONTHLY PLANS
Webshare
Webshare lists 80M+ residential IPs in 195 countries on self-serve monthly plans, from 1 GB at $3.50 to 
1,000 GB at $1.50/GB.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$3.50 → $1.50 ZIP, ASN No rollover None listed
Strengths Watch out
ZIP and ASN targeting on low-cost plans Monthly bandwidth does not roll over
Static residential and datacenter proxies in the same dashboard
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#11 OF 14 ·  LONG STICKY SESSIONS
IPRoyal
IPRoyal lists 64M+ residential IPs in 195+ countries, keeps sticky sessions for up to 7 days and never 
expires the traffic you buy.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$7.00 → $3.36 City Never expires None listed
Strengths Watch out
Traffic you buy stays usable until you spend it The highest entry price here, and targeting 
Very long sticky sessions for account work stops at city level
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#12 OF 14 ·  LOWEST PRICE PER GB
DataImpulse
DataImpulse lists 90M+ residential IPs and charges $1/GB pay as you go, or $0.80/GB on its 1 TB plan, and 
unused GBs never expire.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$1.00 → $0.80 Country (free) Never expires None listed
Strengths Watch out
The lowest per-GB price in this comparison at any volume Only country targeting is free; city, ZIP and 
Pay as you go with no subscription and no expiry ASN cost extra
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#13 OF 14 ·  NON-EXPIRING MID-SIZE PLANS
MarsProxies
MarsProxies sells non-expiring residential traffic from $4.99/GB, falling to $2.99 at 100 GB and $2.10 at 
1,000 GB, across 190+ locations.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$4.99 → $2.10 City Never expires None listed
Strengths Watch out
Traffic does not expire It lists 1M+ residential IPs, the smallest pool 
Residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile proxies in one account figure here, and no free trial
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#14 OF 14 ·  ANNUAL BILLING
Infatica
Infatica lists 45M+ residential IPs in 195+ countries, sells pay as you go from $4.00/GB and takes 20% off 
annual plans.
PRICE PER GB TARGETS DOWN TO UNUSED TRAFFIC TRIAL
$4.00 → $2.60 City, ISP Not stated $4 for 7 days
Strengths Watch out
Annual billing brings 1 TB down to $2.08/GB Its monthly 1 TB rate is among the higher 
Adjustable rotation time ones here, and it doesn’t say what happens to 
unused traffic
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PRICE AT VOLUME
Best rate per GB at 1 TB or less
DataImpulse $0.80 on the 1 TB plan
Proxy-Seller $1.45
ProxyEmpire $1.50 with EMPIRE50
SOAX $1.50
Webshare $1.50
ResiProx $1.75
Byteful $1.95
Decodo $2.00
MarsProxies $2.10
Bright Data $2.50 at 50% off
Infatica $2.60
NodeMaven $2.75
IPRoyal $3.36
Oxylabs $4.00
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ROLLOVER AND EXPIRY
What happens to unused traffic
Rolls over Never expires Expires after a set Lost when the 
Carries into the next billing Usable until you spend it time plan ends
period
Byteful Counted from the purchase Monthly allowances reset
ProxyEmpire
IPRoyal Proxy-Seller: 30 days Oxylabs
ResiProx
DataImpulse SOAX credits: 60 days Bright Data
NodeMaven
MarsProxies Decodo pay as you go: Webshare
12 months Decodo plans
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ROTATING VS STATIC
Pick the model before the provider
Rotating residential Static residential (ISP)
Priced by Gigabyte of traffic IP, per month
The IP New IP per request or per sticky session The same IP for as long as you rent it
Locations City, ZIP and ISP in most countries A shorter list of countries
Best for Scraping, price monitoring, SEO and ad Long-lived accounts and allow-listed logins
checks
Rotating suits most jobs: you pay only for the traffic you use. ProxyEmpire’s static residential IPs cover 24 
countries, from $3.50 for one IP a month down to $2.00 per IP.
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BEFORE YOU BUY
Five questions that settle it
1 How precisely do you need to target?
Local results, ads and prices often need city, ZIP or ISP. Check it is included, not extra.
2 What will a gigabyte cost at your volume?
Compare the rate on the plan you will really buy, not a headline that needs several terabytes.
3 What happens to unused data?
Rollover or non-expiring traffic protects quiet months; monthly allowances that reset do not.
4 How long must a session last?
Scraping works with a new IP per request; logins and checkouts need sticky sessions.
5 Can you test first?
A small trial on your own targets tells you more than any pool size.
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Test ProxyEmpire on your own targets for 
$1.97
30M+ residential IPs in 170+ countries, with country, region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting included, bandwidth 
that rolls over and 24/7 support from real people. Pay as you go from $3.50/GB, down to $1.50/GB at 1 TB with 
the limited-time code EMPIRE50. The trial includes 100 MB of residential and 50 MB of mobile traffic.
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METHOD AND SOURCES
How the facts were checked
Sources. Every number comes from the providers’ own websites and pricing pages, read on 27 October 2026. Where a 
public page shows only part of the price ladder, the full ladder comes from the provider’s order panel or from the provider.
Price per GB. The regular price on the smallest residential plan, then the lowest regular rate on a self-serve plan of 1 TB 
or less. Enterprise, sales-only and multi-terabyte rates are left out.
Promotions. ProxyEmpire is shown with the limited-time code EMPIRE50 and Bright Data with its current 50% offer; 
NodeMaven’s 20% offer is noted on its slide.
Things change. Prices, pools and trials move often, so check the provider’s site before you buy.
Product names and trademarks belong to their owners. Full comparison with every detail: 
proxyempire.io/best-residential-proxies
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