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 checkedBoth are enterprise platforms with scraping APIs, very large pools and KYC on residential access, so the choice is mostly about how you want to pay. Oxylabs is cheaper per GB of residential traffic ($6.00/GB against $8.00/GB at 10 GB; $2.50/GB against $5.00/GB at 1 TB) but sells only monthly credit that expires each cycle. Bright Data keeps a pay-as-you-go option and claims the larger residential pool.
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 | Oxylabs |
|---|---|---|
| Residential, 10 GB | Bright Data$8.00/GB · $80.00 total, Pay as you go ($10 minimum deposit)[1] | Oxylabs$6.00/GB · $60.00 total, Starter $30, monthly[2] |
| Residential, 1 TB | Bright Data$5.00/GB · $5,000 total, $1,999 plan, monthly[1] | Oxylabs$2.50/GB · $2,500 total, Enterprise from $2,500, monthly[2] |
| Mobile, 10 GB | Bright DataNot published | Oxylabs$7.50/GB · $75.00 total, Starter $30, monthly[3] |
| Static ISP, 10 IPs for a month | Bright Data$1.80/IP · $18.00 total, 10 IPs, monthly[4] | Oxylabs$3.00/IP · $30.00 total, Starter $30, monthly (buys 20 IP)[5] |
| Free trial | Bright Data$2 proxy credit for 7 days; residential needs KYC and funds first[6] | OxylabsOne-time $5 credit (about 0.8 GB residential), no card[7] |
| Commitment | Bright DataPay as you go from $10; lower rates need a $499+/mo plan[8] | OxylabsMonthly credit plan from $30; no pay as you go[7] |
| Unused traffic | Bright DataNot published | OxylabsPlan credit and top-ups expire at the end of each billing cycle[7] |
| Geo-targeting | Bright DataCountry, state, city, ZIP (US), ASN and carrier, included[9] | OxylabsCountry, state, city, ZIP, coordinates and ASN, included[10] |
| Protocols | Bright DataHTTP(S) and SOCKS5; HTTP/3 (QUIC) also advertised[11] | OxylabsHTTP(S), SOCKS5 and HTTP/3 (MASQUE over QUIC)[12] |
| Unlimited-bandwidth plan | Bright DataNo unlimited-bandwidth residential plan; residential is per GB[1] | OxylabsNo unlimited-bandwidth residential plan on the pricing page[13] |
| IPv6 proxies | Bright DataYes, residential IPv6 and IPv4+IPv6 pools[14] | OxylabsNo IPv6 product on the pricing page[13] |
| Identity verification | Bright DataResidential: verified company, corporate email, human-reviewed KYC[15] | OxylabsKYC questionnaire for every customer; documents on request[16] |
| Payment methods | Bright DataCards, PayPal, Payoneer, Alipay, Google Pay, wire transfer[11] | OxylabsCards, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, wire (via sales); no crypto[17] |
| Refunds | Bright DataSubscription fees are non-cancelable and non-refundable[18] | OxylabsSelf-service purchases are non-refundable[19] |
| Scraping APIs | Bright DataWeb Unlocker, SERP, Browser and scraper APIs, plus datasets[20] | OxylabsWeb Scraper API, Web Unblocker, Agent Browser, datasets[13] |
| Residential pool (their claim) | Bright Data400M+ residential IPs[11] | Oxylabs175M+ 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 | Oxylabs | SerpProxies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 GB of residential traffic | Bright Data$80.00[1]$8.00/GB · Pay as you go ($10 minimum deposit) | Oxylabs$60.00[2]$6.00/GB · Starter $30 (monthly) | SerpProxies$11.51[24]$1.15/GB · pay as you go |
| 100 GB of residential traffic | Bright Data$700.00[1]$7.00/GB · $499 plan (monthly) | Oxylabs$500.00[2]$5.00/GB · Basic $100 (monthly) | SerpProxies$97.59[24]$0.98/GB · pay as you go |
| 500 GB of residential traffic | Bright Data$2,500[1]$5.00/GB · $1,999 plan (monthly) | Oxylabs$2,000[2]$4.00/GB · Flexible $500 (monthly) | SerpProxies$383.31[24]$0.77/GB · pay as you go |
| 1 TB of residential traffic | Bright Data$5,000[1]$5.00/GB · $1,999 plan (monthly) | Oxylabs$2,500[2]$2.50/GB · Enterprise from $2,500 (monthly) | SerpProxies$653.12[24]$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.
For residential proxies, yes at each of the four order sizes compared here: $6.00/GB against $8.00/GB at 10 GB, and $2,500 against $5,000 for 1 TB. Oxylabs has no pay-as-you-go option, though, and its monthly credit expires each cycle. Prices checked October 2026.
Both do for residential proxies. Since July 2026 Bright Data requires a registered company, a corporate email and a human-reviewed check for new residential access; Oxylabs asks every customer to complete a KYC questionnaire.
Bright Data claims the larger residential network. Both are among the largest published pools; neither figure can be verified independently.
Neither is generous: Bright Data's agreement says subscription fees are non-refundable, and Oxylabs doesn't refund self-service purchases.
For plain residential traffic without scraping APIs, yes — the costs table on this page includes SerpProxies for reference, which is pay as you go, has a free trial and asks for verification only when a risk check calls for it.
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