Two of the best-known proxy providers, compared on what an order actually costs and the terms that come with it — every figure from their own sites.
Prices and policies checkedDecodo (formerly Smartproxy) costs far less for residential traffic — $3.50/GB at 10 GB and $2.00/GB at 1 TB, against Bright Data's $8.00/GB and $5.00/GB — and doesn't require a registered company to get residential access. Bright Data is the larger platform: a bigger claimed pool, datasets and a broader set of scraping tools, for teams that need the whole stack.
Counted from the comparison table below. Rows where the two can't be ranked (different billing models, a product only one of them sells) are shown but not counted. See every row
Prices at the same volumes, then the policies. A tick marks the better side of each row; rows that can't be ranked carry no tick.
| Feature | Bright Data | Decodo |
|---|---|---|
| Residential, 10 GB | Bright Data$8.00/GB · $80.00 total, Pay as you go ($10 minimum deposit)[1] | Decodo$3.50/GB · $35.00 total, 10 GB plan, monthly[2] |
| Residential, 1 TB | Bright Data$5.00/GB · $5,000 total, $1,999 plan, monthly[1] | Decodo$2.00/GB · $2,000 total, Enterprise 1 TB, monthly[2] |
| Mobile, 10 GB | Bright DataNot published | Decodo$4.00/GB · $40.00 total, Pay as you go[3] |
| Static ISP, 10 IPs for a month | Bright Data$1.80/IP · $18.00 total, 10 IPs, monthly[4] | Decodo$2.90/IP · $29.00 total, 10 IPs, monthly[5] |
| Free trial | Bright Data$2 proxy credit for 7 days; residential needs KYC and funds first[6] | Decodo3-day free trial with 100 MB; the plan activates after it[7] |
| Commitment | Bright DataPay as you go from $10; lower rates need a $499+/mo plan[8] | DecodoPay as you go at $4/GB; lower rates need a monthly plan[2] |
| Geo-targeting | Bright DataCountry, state, city, ZIP (US), ASN and carrier, included[9] | DecodoCountry, state, city, ZIP and ASN, included[2] |
| Protocols | Bright DataHTTP(S) and SOCKS5; HTTP/3 (QUIC) also advertised[10] | DecodoHTTP(S) and SOCKS5[2] |
| Unlimited-bandwidth plan | Bright DataNo unlimited-bandwidth residential plan; residential is per GB[1] | DecodoNo unlimited residential plan; unlimited page lists dedicated IPs[11] |
| IPv6 proxies | Bright DataYes, residential IPv6 and IPv4+IPv6 pools[12] | DecodoNo IPv6 proxy product listed[5] |
| Identity verification | Bright DataResidential: verified company, corporate email, human-reviewed KYC[13] | DecodoAutomated check at sign-up; ID verification if activity is flagged[14] |
| Payment methods | Bright DataCards, PayPal, Payoneer, Alipay, Google Pay, wire transfer[10] | DecodoCards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, crypto[2] |
| Refunds | Bright DataSubscription fees are non-cancelable and non-refundable[15] | Decodo14 days on a first purchase if under 20% or 1 GB used; not crypto[16] |
| Scraping APIs | Bright DataWeb Unlocker, SERP, Browser and scraper APIs, plus datasets[17] | DecodoWeb, SERP, eCommerce and social media scraping APIs[16] |
| Residential pool (their claim) | Bright Data400M+ residential IPs[10] | Decodo115M+ residential IPs[2] |
Priced the cheapest way each provider's list allows. SerpProxies is included for reference — it is our own network.
| You need | Bright Data | Decodo | SerpProxies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 GB of residential traffic | Bright Data$80.00[1]$8.00/GB · Pay as you go ($10 minimum deposit) | Decodo$35.00[2]$3.50/GB · 10 GB plan (monthly) | SerpProxies$11.51[20]$1.15/GB · pay as you go |
| 100 GB of residential traffic | Bright Data$700.00[1]$7.00/GB · $499 plan (monthly) | Decodo$275.00[2]$2.75/GB · 100 GB plan (monthly) | SerpProxies$97.59[20]$0.98/GB · pay as you go |
| 500 GB of residential traffic | Bright Data$2,500[1]$5.00/GB · $1,999 plan (monthly) | Decodo$1,125[2]$2.25/GB · Enterprise 500 GB (monthly) | SerpProxies$383.31[20]$0.77/GB · pay as you go |
| 1 TB of residential traffic | Bright Data$5,000[1]$5.00/GB · $1,999 plan (monthly) | Decodo$2,000[2]$2.00/GB · Enterprise 1 TB (monthly) | SerpProxies$653.12[20]$0.65/GB · pay as you go |
Each figure is the cheapest way to buy that much from the provider's own published price list: when a plan's minimum is larger than what you need, you pay for the whole plan, and a bigger plan wins whenever its lower rate makes up for it. Taxes excluded. The lowest cost in each row is blue.
Up to 2 GB of residential traffic, no card. Pay as you go afterwards, with a balance that never expires.
Yes. Smartproxy rebranded as Decodo in 2025; it is the same company and product line.
For residential proxies, yes at each of the four order sizes compared here: $35.00 against $80.00 for 10 GB, and $2,000 against $5,000 for 1 TB. Prices checked October 2026.
Since July 2026 new Bright Data residential access requires a registered company, a corporate email and a human-reviewed KYC check. Decodo verifies automatically at sign-up and asks for ID only when activity is flagged.
Bright Data claims the larger residential network. Neither figure can be verified independently.
For residential traffic without scraping APIs, the costs table on this page includes SerpProxies for reference — pay as you go, with a free trial and no company requirement.
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