The simpler, cheaper Rayobyte alternative
Rayobyte targets high volume scraping with steeply tiered per-gigabyte pricing. We take a different route: bandwidth included with the plan rather than metered per gigabyte, and every proxy type in one subscription from $24.95/mo.
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Why people look for a Rayobyte alternative
Usually it is the bill. Rayobyte targets high volume scraping with steeply tiered per-gigabyte pricing. Once volume grows, a per gigabyte rate compounds in a way a flat plan does not, and the unlimited session model suits crawlers that open and close connections constantly.
The tier cliff is the other reason. Their best rates need thousands of gigabytes a month, so a mid sized workload sits well above the headline figure.
Where Rayobyte is the better choice
Rayobyte's volume pricing is genuinely aggressive: $1.50/GB from 250GB and as low as $0.50/GB above 5,000GB, which beats most of the market at scale. It also publishes more about pool provenance than most.
We would rather say that here than have you discover it after paying.
How the two models differ
Rayobyte meters per gigabyte on a sliding scale, from $3.50/GB at 1 to 49GB down to $0.50/GB above 5,000GB. Here you buy thread count and the bandwidth comes bundled, so the bill does not move with usage.
If you run a crawler that opens hundreds of short lived connections, size your thread count against peak concurrency rather than average, since that is the number that will bind.
Switching over
Standard HTTPS and SOCKS5 on one gateway host, so migration is a configuration change rather than a rewrite. Replace the host, port and credentials in your tool and your existing code keeps working.
Plans start at $24.95/mo with no minimum and no sales call. The comparison pages show the per gigabyte maths against each provider, and the setup guide covers the common tools.
Price, on the same workload
Each provider's own published pricing, at the plan that covers this volume.
| Provider | Published per GB | Pool | Plan covering 750GB | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy Rotator | $0.09 to $0.17 | 100M+ | 25 threads, 750GB included | $99.95 |
| ProxyEmpire | $0.75 to $0.75 | 30M+ | From $0.75/GB | $562.50 |
| Shifter | $0.75 to $0.75 | 205M+ | From $0.75/GB | $562.50 |
| DataImpulse | $0.80 to $1.00 | 90M+ | At $1.00/GB | $750.00 |
| Rayobyte | $0.50 to $3.50 | Not published | Professional tier, $1.50/GB | $1,125.00 |
| SOAX | $0.35 to $5.00 | Not published | Scale plan | $1,500.00 |
| Bright Data | $2.50 to $4.00 | 400M+ | 798GB plan | $1,999.00 |
| Oxylabs | $2.50 to $6.00 | 175M+ | Corporate, 1TB | $2,500.00 |
| Infatica | $2.60 to $4.00 | 35M+ | 1,000GB plan | $2,600.00 |
| Decodo | $2.75 to $4.00 | 115M+ | No published plan at this volume | On request |
| IPRoyal | $5.25 to $7.35 | Not published | No published plan at this volume | On request |
| Webshare | $1.40 to $3.50 | 80M+ | No published plan at this volume | On request |
| Proxy-Cheap | $0.78 to $2.60 | Not published | No published plan at this volume | On request |
| Live Proxies | $10.60 to $17.50 | Not published | No published plan at this volume | On request |
Read from each provider's own pricing page on 2 August 2026: ProxyEmpire, Shifter, DataImpulse, Rayobyte, SOAX, Bright Data, Oxylabs, Infatica, Decodo, IPRoyal, Webshare, Proxy-Cheap, Live Proxies. Where a provider publishes no plan at this volume, or no pool figure, we say so rather than estimating one. Our figure is generated from the live plan table, so it always matches what you are charged.
ProxyEmpire: Advertised from $0.75/GB with rollover bandwidth. Shifter: Advertised from $0.75/GB with unlimited concurrent connections. DataImpulse: $1.00/GB, falling to $0.80/GB above 1TB. Minimum purchase $5 for 5GB. Rayobyte: Pay as you go $3.50/GB at 1-49GB down to $0.50/GB above 5,000GB. SOAX: Rate varies by country tier; Builder $200, Team $500, Scale $1,500, Enterprise $3,000. Bright Data: Tiers currently show a 50% promotional discount. Oxylabs: Starter $30/5GB, Basic $100/20GB, Advanced $500/125GB, Corporate $2,500/1TB. Infatica: 500GB is $1,350; 1,000GB is $2,600. Decodo: Published tiers stop at 100GB. Was Smartproxy until April 2025. IPRoyal: Listed tiers stop at 10GB; $1.75/GB requires a 10TB commitment. Webshare: $1.40/GB reached at the 3,000GB tier. Free tier of 10 datacenter proxies. Proxy-Cheap: Rotating residential $0.78/GB promotional, list $2.60/GB. Top ups capped at 50GB a month. Live Proxies: Plans $70 to $530 with private allocation of 200 to 500 IPs per customer.
Where to go next
If you are still comparing, these cover the same decision from other directions.
- All provider alternatives, the rest of the field, each with the same price maths
- ProxyEmpire alternative, another provider people move from, for a different reason
- Pricing and plans, the per gigabyte figure for every tier
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