3 tools that do the same job as IPRoyal, compared on checked pricing and features. IPRoyal's cheapest paid plan is $1.57 a month for one person, and one of the alternatives costs less. One of the three has a free plan.
Prices checked against each vendor's own pricing page; IPRoyal's on October 5, 2026.
Cheapest paid plan that covers the team, per month before tax, at the yearly rate where one is published. Each tool's prices were checked against its own pricing page, most recently on October 5, 2026.
1. Decodo
Best for small teams buying residential proxy traffic by the GB on a self-service account
Decodo, formerly Smartproxy, sells residential, ISP, mobile and datacenter proxies plus scraping tools to small and mid-sized data teams. Residential traffic costs $4 per GB pay as you go, or $2.75 to $3.75 per GB on monthly bundles.
One person
$3.33/mo
ISP proxies · IPRoyal: $1.57/mo
Team of 10
$3.33/mo
ISP proxies · IPRoyal: $1.57/mo
Free plan
No
Choose Decodo if…
You need what IPRoyal lacks: managed scraping API.
Stay with IPRoyal if…
Price matters for one person: IPRoyal is $1.57/mo, Decodo $3.33/mo.
Price matters for a team of 10: IPRoyal is $1.57/mo, Decodo $3.33/mo.
SOAX sells residential and mobile proxy traffic on credit-based plans, aimed at teams that split access across projects or clients. Plans run from a free Sandbox to $3,000 a month, and traffic is priced per GB by geo tier.
One person
$200/mo
Builder · IPRoyal: $1.57/mo
Team of 10
$3,000/mo
Enterprise · IPRoyal: $1.57/mo
Free plan
Sandbox
Choose SOAX if…
You need a free plan: SOAX has one (Sandbox); IPRoyal doesn't.
Stay with IPRoyal if…
Price matters for one person: IPRoyal is $1.57/mo, SOAX $200/mo.
Price matters for a team of 10: IPRoyal is $1.57/mo, SOAX $3,000/mo.
You rely on what SOAX lacks: datacentre proxies and static ISP proxies.
Bright Data sells residential, datacenter, ISP and mobile proxies plus scraping APIs to companies collecting web data at volume. Residential traffic costs $8 per GB pay as you go, less on a monthly commitment, and needs a company KYC review.
One person
$1.40/mo
Datacenter · IPRoyal: $1.57/mo
Team of 10
$1.40/mo
Datacenter · IPRoyal: $1.57/mo
Free plan
No
Choose Bright Data if…
You want it cheaper for one person: $1.40/mo on Datacenter, against $1.57/mo for IPRoyal.
You want it cheaper for a team of 10: $1.40/mo on Datacenter, against $1.57/mo for IPRoyal.
You need what IPRoyal lacks: managed scraping API.
