Proxy Rotator vs Bright Data
The short version: 750GB of residential bandwidth costs $99.95 here and $7,875 at Bright Data's list rate of $10.50/GB. Same proxy types, same protocols, one plan instead of six product lines and a sales call.
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Price, on the same workload
Same workload, one month, at each provider's advertised rate.
| Provider | Advertised rate | Cost of 750GB | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy Rotator | $0.133/GB | $99.95 | 25 thread plan, bandwidth included |
| Bright Data | $10.50/GB | $7,875.00 | Residential, list rate |
Competitor rates verified 2 August 2026 from their public pricing pages. Our figure is generated from the live plan table, so it always matches what you are actually charged.
Feature by feature
| Proxy Rotator | Bright Data | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential bandwidth | Included with the plan, from $0.09/GB | $10.50/GB metered |
| Pricing model | One plan, all proxy types | Separate product lines, priced separately |
| Entry price | $24.95/mo | Enterprise tiers and minimums |
| Proxy types | Residential, datacenter, mobile, IPv6 | Residential, datacenter, mobile, ISP |
| Pool | 100M+ IPs | 400M+ IPs |
| Country targeting | Yes | Yes |
| Protocols | HTTPS and SOCKS5 | HTTPS and SOCKS5 |
| Rotating and sticky | Both, one gateway | Both |
| Sales call to start | Not required | Typically required above entry tiers |
| Minimum commitment | None | Tier dependent |
| Time to first request | Minutes | Same day to several days |
Bright Data figures taken from their public pricing and product pages, verified 2 August 2026.
Where Bright Data is the better choice
We would rather tell you this than have you find out after paying. Bright Data runs one of the largest networks in the industry at 400M+ IPs against our 100M+, and if you need that scale in a single country, or ISP and ASN level selection, or a signed enterprise agreement with dedicated account management and compliance paperwork, they are built for that and we are not. Teams with procurement departments and legal review generally end up there for good reason.
Where we are the better choice
For everyone else, the enterprise overhead is money spent on things that do not make your scrapers work better. If your job is collecting data at reasonable volume and the deciding factor is cost per gigabyte, the arithmetic is not close: the same 750GB is 78 times cheaper here. You get residential, datacenter, mobile and IPv6 in one subscription, a rotating proxy API, country targeting, and no conversation with a salesperson before you can send a request.
Migrating takes about five minutes
Both services speak standard HTTPS and SOCKS5, so this is a configuration change rather than a rewrite. Swap the gateway host, port and credentials in your tool and your existing code keeps working. Authenticate by whitelisting your server IP or with a user and password, whichever your tooling expects. The setup guide has the exact steps for the common tools.
Where to go next
Two other ways to look at the same decision.
- Bright Data alternative, the switching guide rather than the head to head
- All head to head comparisons, every provider priced on the same workload
- Pricing and plans, the per gigabyte figure for every tier
Proxy Rotator vs Bright Data FAQ
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When should I choose Bright Data instead?
Same proxies, a fraction of the bill
Residential, datacenter, mobile and IPv6 in one plan from $24.95/mo. Standard HTTPS and SOCKS5, so switching is a config change.