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Shifter| Proxy type | Cheaper |
|---|---|
| Residential proxies | Same price 1 GB, Shifter 2–1,000 GB |
| ISP proxies, per proxy | Shifter 1–7 proxies, Bright Data 8–23 proxies, Shifter 24–500 proxies |
| Datacenter proxies | Only Bright Data · all datacenter providers |
Residential proxies
| Per month | Bright Data | Shifter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| 10 GB | $80.00 | $20.00 |
| 50 GB | $400.00 | $50.00 |
| 250 GB | $1,500.00 | $149.00 |
| 1,000 GB | $5,000.00 | $250.00 |
| Bright Data | Shifter Full Geo | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $5.00/GB | $0.745/GB |
| Smallest purchase | $10.00 (1.3 GB) | $10.00 (5 GB) |
| Pay as you go | Yes | No |
| IP pool | 400M+ monthly IPs | 205M+ IPs |
| Locations | 195 | 195 |
| Targeting | country, state, city, zip, asn and carrier | country, state, city and asn |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | – | 30 minutes |
| Traffic expires | end of billing month (monthly plans) | end of billing month |
ISP proxies, per proxy
| Per month | Bright Data | Shifter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 proxy | $18.00 | $10.00 |
| 10 proxies | $18.00 | $20.00 |
| 50 proxies | $90.00 | $77.00 |
| 100 proxies | $145.00 | $140.00 |
| 500 proxies | $700.00 | $630.00 |
| Bright Data Shared ISP | Shifter | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $1.30/proxy | $1.26/proxy |
| Smallest purchase | $18.00 (10 proxies) | $10.00 (4 proxies) |
| Pay as you go | No | No |
| IP pool | 1,300,000+ IPs | – |
| Locations | 35 | 120 |
| Targeting | country | country, city and asn |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | – | – |
| Included traffic | 100 GB per IP per month (fair use) | unlimited |
Terms
| Bright Data | Shifter | |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Israel | – |
| Payment | Card, PayPal, Alipay, Google Pay and Bank transfer | Card, PayPal and Crypto |
| Free trial | $2 credit for 7 days, plus $5 credit for 30 days after adding a payment method | – |
| Refunds | Fees are non-refundable; support may grant exceptions case by case. Promotional bonus funds are never refunded. | 3-day money-back guarantee on the first purchase; for residential plans only if less than 50% of the plan's traffic has been used; requested through live chat in the panel with the invoice ID |
| Identity checks | Residential needs KYC approval first (company email only, may include a video call); ISP and datacenter need none | – |
| Prices checked | 24 Oct 2026 | 24 Oct 2026 |