IPRoyal

IPRoyal is the accessible end of this category. Published per-gigabyte pricing, no minimum commitment and no sales conversation, which for a developer testing whether an approach works at all is the difference between starting today and filling in a contact form.

The network is substantial despite that positioning — a residential pool reported in the tens of millions of addresses across essentially every country, plus mobile and datacentre options. For most collection work the practical question is whether a given country and city are covered at the volume you need, and at this size the answer is usually yes.

IPRoyal describes its residential addresses as ethically sourced, which is the claim that matters most in this part of the category and the one every buyer should press on: residential proxies route your traffic through real people's home connections, and whether those people knowingly agreed is a question with a real answer that varies by provider.

Ask for specifics rather than accepting the adjective. IPRoyal is Lithuania-based, so EU jurisdiction under GDPR. It is a smaller operation than Oxylabs with less enterprise service depth and no scraping platform of its own.

What IPRoyal does well

• Published per-gigabyte pricing with no commitment
• Large residential pool with wide country coverage
• Residential, mobile and datacentre options
• Lithuanian company, EU jurisdiction under GDPR
• Accessible to individual developers, not just enterprises

Where IPRoyal falls short

• Less enterprise service depth than Oxylabs
• No scraping platform or managed rotation
• Press for specifics on how residential IPs are sourced
• Support scales with plan rather than relationship

Standout feature. Published per-gigabyte pricing and no minimum — you can find out whether the approach works before anyone quotes you.