Top 3 Bright Data Alternatives in 2026

Best for enterprises where sourcing ethics and compliance are requirements

Oxylabs is the closest competitor to Bright Data: similar scale, comparable success rates, and the most explicit ethical-sourcing position in the category. Priced for enterprise, with high entry commitments.

• Datacentre proxies
• Compliance framework
• Managed scraping API
• Published ethical sourcing

Best mid-market balance of price, performance and usability

Decodo occupies the mid-market well: much cheaper than the enterprise leaders, noticeably better documented and supported than the budget tier, with a dashboard that a small team can operate.

• Datacentre proxies
• Managed scraping API
• Published ethical sourcing
• 10M+ IP pool

Best geographic and carrier targeting, especially for mobile IPs

SOAX differentiates on targeting precision, particularly for mobile IPs by carrier. Strong for location-sensitive work; its pool is smaller and pricing less competitive at high volume.

• Datacentre proxies
• Published ethical sourcing
• Pay-as-you-go option
• Residential proxy pool