✓ last verified 2026-08-07 · every figure read from the provider’s live pricing page on that date · how we verify
Bright Data is the market’s enterprise heavyweight — 400M+ claimed IPs, deep tooling, and pricing to match ($2.50–$4.00/GB on current promo tiers, $499/mo minimum for committed plans). People look for alternatives for three reasons: per-GB cost, monthly minimums, and onboarding friction (KYC). Every rate below was read from the provider’s live pricing page and dated.
Bright Data alternatives with verified pricing
| Provider | Best verified rate | Plan | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProxyEmpire | $0.75/GB | rotating from | static resi from $0.75/GB + $2/IP; rotating mobile from $1.25/GB; DC from $0.35/GB; unlimited resi from $1500/ |
| Proxy-Cheap | $0.78/GB | rotating from | shown discounted from $2.60 — promo pricing; static resi (ISP) $2.71/mo; rotating mobile $5.99/GB; DC IPv4 fro |
| DataImpulse | $1/GB | Intro/Basic | PAYG, traffic never expires; 1TB tier $0.80/GB; premium resi $5/GB |
| Proxy-Seller | $1.3/GB | from | STARTING PRICE ONLY; mobile from $10/IP, IPv4 from $0.49/IP, ISP from $0.98/IP, IPv6 from $0.02/IP |
| SOAX | $1.5/GB | Scale $1500/mo | Tier1 geo; 3000 credits; +VAT; Enterprise from $0.85 T1 |
| Webshare | $1.5/GB | 1000GB | 3TB tier at $1.40/GB |
| Rayobyte | $1.5/GB | Professional 250-999GB | Corporate 1-5TB $0.70/GB; Enterprise 5TB+ $0.50/GB |
| IPRoyal | $1.75/GB | Custom 10TB+ | subscription variant $1.84 |
| NodeMaven | $2.2/GB | monthly from | PAYG $4.50/GB (20% off from $5.63); $3.50 trial w/ 750MB; ISP from $2.99/IP |
| Decodo (ex-Smartproxy) | $2.75/GB | 100GB | +VAT |
| Oxylabs | $6/GB | from | STARTING PRICE ONLY — full tier table not visible; mobile from $7.5, ISP from $16, SOCKS5 from $8 |
Which one, for what
- DataImpulse — the price outlier at a verified $1.00/GB pay-as-you-go with a $5 minimum and traffic that never expires — the first stop if cost is the reason you’re leaving.
- Webshare — verified $3.50/GB at 1 GB scaling to $1.40/GB at 3 TB — self-serve, no sales call, closest to Bright Data’s scale pricing without the commitment.
- Decodo (ex-Smartproxy) — the mid-market default: verified $2.75–$4.00/GB, mature dashboard, 3-day free trial. Note: its own pricing page currently lists two contradictory PAYG rates ($4 vs $8.50) — we flagged it.
- IPRoyal — pay-as-you-go with non-expiring traffic from a verified $7.00/GB at 1 GB down to $1.75/GB at volume — good for irregular workloads.
- Oxylabs — the like-for-like enterprise swap (from a verified $6/GB entry) — pick it for parity of scale rather than price.
Rankings here are computed from verified pricing and published terms. Performance benchmarking is on the methodology roadmap; until it ships, we say so rather than invent scores.
FAQ
What is the cheapest Bright Data alternative?
On rates verified 2026-08-07, DataImpulse at $1.00/GB pay-as-you-go is the cheapest residential alternative, followed by ProxyEmpire (from $0.75/GB) and Proxy-Cheap (rotating residential from $0.78/GB on current promo).
Is Bright Data’s ‘50% off’ a real discount?
It is standing promotional framing: the discounted rates ($2.50–$4.00/GB) are the prices consistently shown at checkout. Treat them as list price, not a limited-time deal.
Do these alternatives have free trials?
Several do. Decodo runs a 3-day residential trial, and Bright Data itself matches first deposits up to $500. We are verifying every provider’s trial terms by signing up — see the free-trials page as those land.