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Databay| Proxy type | Cheaper |
|---|---|
| Residential proxies | Bright Data 1 GB, Databay 2–1,000 GB |
| Datacenter proxies, per GB | Bright Data 1–458 GB, Databay 459–906 GB, Bright Data 907–1,000 GB |
| ISP proxies | Only Bright Data · all isp providers |
| Mobile proxies | Only Databay · all mobile providers |
Residential proxies
| Per month | Bright Data | Databay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $10.00 | $13.75 |
| 10 GB | $80.00 | $13.75 |
| 50 GB | $400.00 | $27.50 |
| 250 GB | $1,500.00 | $137.50 |
| 1,000 GB | $5,000.00 | $550.00 |
| Bright Data | Databay Premium Residential | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $5.00/GB | $0.90/GB |
| Smallest purchase | $10.00 (1.3 GB) | $13.75 (5 GB) |
| Pay as you go | Yes | Yes |
| IP pool | 400M+ monthly IPs | 34M+ IPs (cumulative historical catalogue, not live availability) |
| Locations | 195 | – |
| Targeting | country, state, city, zip, asn and carrier | country, state, city, zip and asn |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | – | 120 minutes |
| Traffic expires | end of billing month (monthly plans) | 186 days (5 GB+ pay-as-you-go entry); 31 days (fixed packages) |
Datacenter proxies, per GB
| Per month | Bright Data | Databay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $10.00 | $12.50 |
| 10 GB | $10.00 | $12.50 |
| 50 GB | $30.00 | $50.00 |
| 250 GB | $150.00 | $187.50 |
| 1,000 GB | $510.00 | $512.00 |
| Bright Data Datacenter pay per GB | Databay | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $0.42/GB | $0.50/GB |
| Smallest purchase | $10.00 (16.7 GB) | $12.50 (10 GB) |
| Pay as you go | Yes | Yes |
| IP pool | ~40,000 IPs | 80K+ IPs (cumulative historical catalogue, not live availability) |
| Locations | – | – |
| Targeting | country | country, state, city, zip and asn |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | – | 120 minutes |
| Traffic expires | end of billing month (monthly plans) | 31 days |
Terms
| Bright Data | Databay | |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Israel | United States |
| Payment | Card, PayPal, Alipay, Google Pay and Bank transfer | Card and Crypto |
| Free trial | $2 credit for 7 days, plus $5 credit for 30 days after adding a payment method | Residential Flex only, for eligible accounts: up to 1 GB for 7 days at $0, with a card and an automatic top-up mandate |
| Refunds | Fees are non-refundable; support may grant exceptions case by case. Promotional bonus funds are never refunded. | Within 7 days of purchase, only for a verified failure of Databay's network and with no more than 100 MB used; blocks by target sites don't count. Otherwise sales are final; EU and UK consumers keep a 14-day statutory withdrawal right |
| Identity checks | Residential needs KYC approval first (company email only, may include a video call); ISP and datacenter need none | None required to register or buy; an ID and selfie check (via Persona) can be requested in an account review. U.S. billing addresses and customers in Russia, Belarus, Iran, Cuba, Syria, North Korea and Myanmar are not eligible to buy |
| Prices checked | 24 Oct 2026 | 25 Oct 2026 |