One charges per gigabyte. The other charges a flat rate. Here's what that means for your bill.
| Feature | ScaleProxy | Bright Data |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing Model | Flat monthly rate | Per-GB ($2.50 - $4.00/GB) |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited / unmetered | Pay per GB used |
| Speed Guarantee | Published formula: Connections × 2 Mbps = your total speed. | No published formula |
| IP Pool | 85M+ residential IPs | 72M+ residential IPs |
| Protocols | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 |
| Geo-Targeting | Country, city, ISP | Country, city, ASN |
| Support | Dedicated concierge (every plan) | Email / ticket support |
| Trial | $10 for 10 days, full access | Pay-as-you-go trial |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% with auto-credits | 99.9% SLA |
Bright Data pricing verified against brightdata.com/pricing/proxy-network/residential. Current rates range from $4.00/GB pay-as-you-go down to $2.50/GB at their Enterprise tier (~$1,999/mo commitment). ScaleProxy is a flat monthly rate regardless of bandwidth used.
On Bright Data, a 1TB scraping job costs $2,500 to $4,000. On ScaleProxy, it costs $279 on our entry tier. Same job, same month, dramatically different invoice.
Retries, redirects, and failed requests all burn bandwidth on a per-GB plan. With flat pricing, they cost nothing extra.
Full speed. Unlimited bandwidth. Cancel anytime.
Your chosen Mbps is your guaranteed sustained floor, published right on the pricing page. Pick from 25 Mbps at $279/mo up to 2 Gbps at $8,399/mo, with four tiers in between. Every tier is flat-rate unmetered.
Bright Data doesn't publish a speed floor. You find out your actual throughput after you've signed up.
Bright Data offers 15+ proxy products with different pricing models, minimums, and billing methods. ScaleProxy offers seven speed tiers from 25 Mbps to 2 Gbps.
Pick your Mbps, pay a flat monthly rate, use unlimited bandwidth. No product selector. No usage calculator. No surprises.
Same residential proxies. Same protocols. Very different invoices.
| Monthly Usage | Bright Data | ScaleProxy |
|---|---|---|
| 100 GB | ~$250 - $400 | $279 flat |
| 500 GB | ~$1,250 - $2,000 | $279 flat |
| 1 TB | ~$2,500 - $4,000 | $279 flat |
| "Unlimited" | N/A | $279 flat |
Bright Data per-GB rates range from $2.50/GB (Enterprise, $1,999/mo commit) to $4.00/GB (pay-as-you-go). ScaleProxy pricing is the same regardless of usage. Pricing verified 2026-04-05.
Different model. Bright Data charges per gigabyte and offers 15+ proxy product types. ScaleProxy charges a flat monthly rate for unlimited residential proxy bandwidth. If you need unlimited bandwidth at a predictable price, ScaleProxy is built for that.
Our concierge helps with the transition. ScaleProxy supports the same proxy protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5), so your code changes are minimal. Update the proxy endpoint and credentials, and you're running.
For residential proxies: same protocols, comparable IP pool (85M+ vs 72M+), and a better pricing model for high-bandwidth users. Bright Data also offers datacenter, ISP, and mobile proxies, which ScaleProxy does not. If residential proxies are what you need, the feature set is comparable with a significantly different price tag.
Both pools are 70M+. Pool size matters less than IP quality and rotation logic. ScaleProxy's 85M+ residential IPs come from real ISPs with low fraud scores. Run any of our IPs through IPQS or Scamalytics and see for yourself.
Minimal changes. Update the proxy endpoint and credentials. ScaleProxy uses the same HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5 protocols. Most migrations take under an hour.
Same price. That's the point of unmetered. Whether you use 100GB or 10TB, your monthly bill stays the same.
Start with the $10 for 10 days trial. Run your real workload. Compare the results yourself.