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✓ last verified 2026-11-02 · every rate below was read from the provider’s live pricing page on that date · how we verify
The two enterprise heavyweights. Bright Data publishes a complete committed-use ladder ($4.00/GB PAYG down to $2.50/GB at 798 GB, $499–$1,999/mo commitments); Oxylabs publishes four plans ($6.00/GB at 5 GB down to $2.50/GB at 1 TB) and negotiates above that. Both are bought for scale and tooling, not for the cheapest gigabyte.
At a glance
| Residential/plan pricing | Bright Data | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | $2.50/GB best · $4.00/GB entry · PAYG $4.00/GB | $2.50/GB best · $6.00/GB entry · PAYG — |
| Mobile | not offered / not verified | only starting prices visible; full tier table needs browser |
| ISP / static | not offered / not verified | only starting prices visible; full tier table needs browser |
| Datacenter | not offered / not verified | only starting prices visible; full tier table needs browser |
| Products offered | residential, isp, datacenter, mobile, scraping-api | residential, isp, datacenter, mobile, scraping-api |
| Verification status | verified 2026-11-02 | verified 2026-11-02 |
Pricing in detail
Bright Data — every verified tier
| Product | Plan | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| residential | PAYG | $4.00/GB | shown as 50% off $8/GB promo; first-deposit match to $500 running |
| residential | 141GB | $3.50/GB | 50% off promo pricing |
| residential | 332GB | $3.00/GB | 50% off promo pricing |
| residential | 798GB | $2.50/GB | 50% off promo pricing |
Oxylabs — every verified tier
| Product | Plan | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| residential | Starter 5GB | $6.00/GB | one subscription covers all products: mobile $7.5–$3.5/GB, ISP $1.5–$1.1/IP, datacenter $0.6–$0.40/GB |
| residential | Basic 20GB | $5.00/GB | most popular |
| residential | Flexible 125GB | $4.00/GB | |
| residential | Enterprise 1TB+ | $2.50/GB | VAT may apply |
Which should you pick?
Pick Bright Data for tooling breadth and transparent scale pricing
Its ladder is public and its product surface is the widest in the market — proxies plus Web Unlocker, SERP API, Scraping Browser and datasets. Note the framing: the “50% off” shown on its pricing page is standing promotional pricing, not a sale, so treat $2.50–$4.00/GB as list.
Pick Oxylabs for compliance-led procurement
ISO-certified processes, account management, and a sales motion built for legal review. Published entry is $6.00/GB residential, ISP from $1.50/IP, mobile from $7.50/GB; above 1 TB the Enterprise plan (from $2,500/month) goes through sales.
Both carry monthly minimums that mid-size teams should check
Bright Data’s committed tiers start at $499/mo. If your workload is under ~100 GB/month, a self-serve provider will almost certainly be cheaper — see the full ranking.
Neither provider pays for placement here. Both profiles — Bright Data and Oxylabs — carry the full verified tier tables and change history.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Bright Data or Oxylabs?
On published rates (2026-11-02): Bright Data at small volumes ($4.00/GB pay-as-you-go versus Oxylabs’ $6.00/GB on its 5 GB plan); at the top published plans they meet at $2.50/GB (Bright Data at 798 GB, Oxylabs at 1 TB). Both negotiate at enterprise volume, where the difference depends on your contract rather than the rate card.
Is Bright Data’s 50% discount real?
It’s standing promotional framing — the discounted rates are what checkout shows consistently, not a limited-time offer. We record the price actually charged and note the framing.
Do I need a monthly commitment with either?
Bright Data offers pay-as-you-go at $4.00/GB with no commitment; its cheaper tiers require $499–$1,999/mo. Oxylabs’ self-serve options are more limited and larger volumes go through sales.
What is the alternative to Oxylabs?
Oxylabs’s verified residential rates run $2.50–$6.00/GB; the verified field is compared at the pricing matrix. The cheapest flat rate in our dataset is DataImpulse at $1.00/GB, with Webshare ($1.40–$3.50/GB) and Decodo ($2.75–$4.00/GB) the usual self-serve swaps — which one fits depends on volume and billing shape, not a single ‘best’.
Is Bright Data reputable?
Bright Data is an established commercial operation whose published pricing we verified against its live site on 2026-11-02. No one independently audits performance in this market — including review sites quoting precise success rates — so check its Trustpilot and recent Reddit threads for reputation patterns, weight billing-dispute reports over star averages, then test small against your own targets.
Is Oxylabs worth it?
‘Worth it’ is a volume question, not a brand question. Oxylabs’s verified rates ($2.50–$6.00/GB) price it at the premium end of the 12 providers we verify. It earns that premium when you need what it uniquely sells — see the verdict sections above — and wastes money when a cheaper verified provider covers your targets. Run the smallest paid test on your own workload before deciding; that answer beats anyone’s review.
Which SOCKS5 is the best?
SOCKS5 is a protocol, not a pool — most providers expose the same residential network over HTTP and SOCKS5 at the same per-GB rate, so ‘best SOCKS5’ resolves to the same ranking as best residential. The rate cards no longer differ on protocol: Oxylabs no longer quotes a separate SOCKS5 rate; its residential plans list SOCKS5 among supported protocols at the same per-GB price (checked 2 November 2026). Pick by the rate table and confirm protocol support at checkout.
How much does Oxylabs cost?
Verified 2026-11-02: residential from $6.00/GB at entry down to $2.50/GB at the best published tier — full table with source URL on the Oxylabs profile.