Cheapest residential proxies compared
Residential proxies route requests through consumer IP addresses, which makes them harder to block than datacenter IPs and far more expensive. The table lists the providers in our feed, the price we actually saw on the vendor's own page, and any vendor-published discount. Where we could not confirm a price, the cell says unknown rather than guessing.
Prices verified on vendor pages for 4 of 11 providers below; the rest are marked unknown. Always confirm at checkout. Order: vendor discounts, then free tiers, then standard signups, A–Z. Affiliate status does not affect order.
Comparison table
| Provider | Offer | Published pricing (verified) | Free option |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9Proxy | Vendor discount | Starting from $0.018/IP or $0.68/GB (per 9proxy.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-25). | Not verified |
| Bright Data | Vendor discount | 50% off residential proxies for 3 months; first-deposit match up to $500 (new accounts) | Not verified |
| Oxylabs | Vendor discount | 30% off first month (new clients); free credits available on eligible plans | Yes |
| DataImpulse | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
| Geonode | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
| Infatica | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
| IPFoxy | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
| Lightning Proxies | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
| ProxyEmpire | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
| Proxyrack | Standard signup | Pricing per proxyrack.com/pricing: Premium Residential (pay per GB) from $110/mo; Unlimited Residential (pay per thread, unmetered bandwidth, 35M+ monthly IPs) from $300/mo, e.g. 500 threads $750/mo, 1,000 threads $1,250/mo, 2,000 threads $2,000/mo, 5,000 threads $4,500/mo; Private Residential from $299.90/mo … | Not verified |
| Shifter | Standard signup | unknown | Not verified |
Pros and cons
Derived only from facts on the vendor pages we checked.
9Proxy
Pros:
- Vendor-published discount: Residential proxies; starting from $0.018/IP or $0.68/GB (per 9proxy.com pricing)
- Pricing is published, so you can budget before signing up
Cons:
- Limits and overage rates vary by plan; read them before committing
Bright Data
Pros:
- Vendor-published discount: 50% off residential proxies for 3 months; first-deposit match up to $500 (new accounts)
- Pricing is published, so you can budget before signing up
Cons:
- Requires an application; approval is not guaranteed
- Part of the offer is one-time or intro-only; check the ongoing price
Oxylabs
Pros:
- Vendor-published discount: 30% off first month (new clients); free credits available on eligible plans
- Free plan, trial or credits to test before paying
- Pricing is published, so you can budget before signing up
Cons:
- Part of the offer is one-time or intro-only; check the ongoing price
DataImpulse
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
Geonode
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
Infatica
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
IPFoxy
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
Lightning Proxies
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
ProxyEmpire
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
Proxyrack
Pros:
- Pricing is published, so you can budget before signing up
Cons:
- Limits and overage rates vary by plan; read them before committing
Shifter
Pros:
- None verified beyond the listing
Cons:
- No verified public price in our records; you must check the vendor site
How to choose
- Compare on the same unit. Some providers bill per GB of traffic, some per IP, some per thread with unmetered bandwidth. A low per-IP price is not comparable with a per-GB price until you estimate your traffic.
- Check minimum purchase and expiry. The cheapest entry price often comes with a small, short-lived package.
- Separate intro offers from the ongoing rate. A first-month or first-deposit discount helps once; the list price is what you will pay afterward.
- Test success rate on your actual targets with a small package before buying volume. A cheaper pool that fails more often costs more per successful request.
- Confirm the provider's sourcing and acceptable-use policy, and only scrape what you are allowed to collect.
FAQ
Which residential proxy is cheapest?
Among the providers whose prices we could verify, the lowest published entry price in our feed is shown in the table. Many providers do not publish comparable prices, so the cheapest option for your workload depends on traffic volume and success rate; test before committing.
Why are some prices marked unknown?
We only show a price we read on the vendor's own pricing page. If we could not confirm it, we say unknown instead of copying a number from a third-party list.
Are residential proxies better than datacenter proxies?
They are harder to block but usually cost much more. If your targets do not block datacenter IPs, datacenter proxies or a scraping API may be cheaper.
Do these links cost me more?
No. Some links are affiliate links; that never changes the price you pay, and it does not change the order of this table.
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