Prompt
Which proxy service is better than Bright Data but more affordable?
Latest observation
It depends a lot on your use case, but a common “better value than Bright Data” choice is Oxylabs if you want enterprise-grade reliability, and Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) if you want a cheaper, easier-to-use option.
Good alternatives to Bright Data
- Decodo / Smartproxy — usually the best “more affordable” pick for most users
- Lower cost
- Easier setup
- Good for web scraping, SERP, social, e-commerce
- Oxylabs — often seen as comparable or better on quality, but not always much cheaper
- Strong network and support
- Great performance
- Better if you need scale and reliability
- Webshare — very budget-friendly
- Much cheaper
- Good for lighter usage and internal tooling
- Usually not as strong as Bright Data on premium features
- IPRoyal — affordable residential and datacenter options
- Good value
- Simpler plans
- Often enough for moderate scraping
- SOAX — good for geo-targeting and rotation
- Solid quality
- Sometimes cheaper depending on volume
Quick recommendation
- Best overall cheaper alternative: Decodo
- Best budget option: Webshare
- Best high-end alternative: Oxylabs
If you want, I can compare Bright Data vs Decodo vs Oxylabs vs Webshare by price, reliability, and scraping use case.
Observation history
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