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Head-to-head · Residential Proxy Services

Bright Data Residential Proxies vs Rayobyte

  • Updated Nov 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Rayobyte #8 in Residential Proxy Services 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Rayobyte

Bright Data Residential Proxies leads on 0 checks, Rayobyte on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBright Data Residential Proxies · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly Rayobyte
  • Most featuresBright Data Residential Proxies · 1 of 1

Bright Data Residential Proxies scores higher on our rubric for residential proxy services: 9.3 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #8.

Rayobyte offers free plan; Bright Data Residential Proxies doesn't.

Bright Data Residential Proxies is the better fit for large-scale, highly targeted proxy operations. Rayobyte is the better fit for feature-rich proxy teams on a budget.

  • Bright Data Residential Proxies fits best

    Large-scale, highly targeted proxy operations

  • Rayobyte fits best

    Feature-rich proxy teams on a budget

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Side by side

Feature Bright Data Residential Proxies 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Rayobyte 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.9
Ranking #4 in Residential Proxy Services #8 in Residential Proxy Services
Best for Large-scale, highly targeted proxy operations Feature-rich proxy teams on a budget
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $5/GB/mo $0.23/GB usage-based
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms Web Web, Chrome extension
Support Email, Docs · 24/7 Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations 9 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Bright Data Residential Proxies 1/1 · Rayobyte 0/1
KYC required ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Monthly bandwidth 141 GB Not checked yet
Countries covered 195 countries Not checked yet
Proxy types Residential Not checked yet
Targeting levels ASN Not checked yet
Rotation modes Rotating Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • 400M+ monthly IPs across 195 countries
  • Country-to-ASN targeting with rotating or sticky sessions
  • Unlimited sessions, APIs, Proxy Manager and developer integrations
  • Residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile proxy networks
  • Detailed targeting by country, city, ZIP, ASN, OS and IP version
  • Scraping API with browser rendering, ban detection and retries
Cons
  • No free plan
  • Residential access includes a mandatory KYC process for many customers
  • Monthly tiers require commitments starting at 141 GB
  • Lowest listed rates apply to rotating datacenter proxies
  • Usage-based pricing can vary across proxy products
  • Rotating datacenter sticky sessions last up to two hours
Our verdict

Bright Data Residential Proxies routes requests through opt-in residential IPs for scraping, geo-targeting, market research, ad verification and location testing. It is aimed at developers, small businesses, large teams and enterprises…

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Rayobyte provides residential, ISP, datacenter, mobile and web-scraping proxy services for developers, data teams and enterprises. Its product range covers static and rotating IPs, targeted proxy access, proxy management and scraping…

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  1. Bright Data Residential ProxiesResidential Proxy Services 9.3Paid
  2. RayobyteResidential Proxy Services 8.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Bright Data Residential Proxies — where it wins

    • 400M+ monthly IPs across 195 countries
    • Country-to-ASN targeting with rotating or sticky sessions
    • Unlimited sessions, APIs, Proxy Manager and developer integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan
    • Residential access includes a mandatory KYC process for many customers
    • Monthly tiers require commitments starting at 141 GB
  • Rayobyte — where it wins

    • Residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile proxy networks
    • Detailed targeting by country, city, ZIP, ASN, OS and IP version
    • Scraping API with browser rendering, ban detection and retries

    Where it doesn't

    • Lowest listed rates apply to rotating datacenter proxies
    • Usage-based pricing can vary across proxy products
    • Rotating datacenter sticky sessions last up to two hours

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026

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