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Byteful
LightningProxies| Proxy type | Cheaper |
|---|---|
| Residential proxies | Byteful 1–4 GB, LightningProxies 5–1,000 GB |
| Mobile proxies | Byteful 1–403 GB, LightningProxies 404–1,000 GB |
| ISP proxies | Byteful 1–5 proxies, same price 6 proxies, LightningProxies 7–249 proxies, same price 250–500 proxies |
| Datacenter proxies, per proxy | Byteful 1–2 proxies, LightningProxies 3–500 proxies |
Residential proxies
| Per month | Byteful | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $3.25 | $4.50 |
| 10 GB | $32.50 | $32.00 |
| 50 GB | $150.00 | $130.00 |
| 250 GB | $625.00 | $550.00 |
| 1,000 GB | $1,950.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Byteful | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $1.95/GB | $1.10/GB |
| Smallest purchase | $3.25 (1 GB) | $4.50 (1 GB) |
| Pay as you go | No | Yes |
| IP pool | 35M+ IPs | 20M+ IPs |
| Locations | 195 | 195 |
| Targeting | country, state, city and asn | country, state, city and asn |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | 24 hours (7 days by default when no TTL is set) | 120 minutes |
| Traffic expires | never | – |
Mobile proxies
| Per month | Byteful | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $4.25 | $5.00 |
| 10 GB | $42.50 | $45.00 |
| 50 GB | $192.50 | $200.00 |
| 250 GB | $775.00 | $875.00 |
| 1,000 GB | $2,550.00 | $2,000.00 |
| Byteful | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $2.55/GB | $1.20/GB |
| Smallest purchase | $4.25 (1 GB) | $5.00 (1 GB) |
| Pay as you go | No | Yes |
| IP pool | 6M+ IPs | 500K+ mobile IPs |
| Locations | 190 | 50 |
| Targeting | country, state, city, asn and carrier | country, state, city and asn |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | 24 hours (7 days by default when no TTL is set) | 24 hours |
| Traffic expires | never | – |
ISP proxies
| Per month | Byteful | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 proxy | $3.50 | $4.00 |
| 10 proxies | $30.00 | $25.00 |
| 50 proxies | $142.50 | $125.00 |
| 100 proxies | $275.00 | $250.00 |
| 500 proxies | $1,250.00 | $1,250.00 |
| Byteful | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $2.25/proxy | $2.50/proxy |
| Smallest purchase | $3.50 (1 proxy) | $4.00 (1 proxy) |
| Pay as you go | No | Yes |
| IP pool | 150K+ IPs | – |
| Locations | 15 | 20 |
| Targeting | country | country |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | – | – |
| Included traffic | unlimited | unlimited |
Datacenter proxies, per proxy
| Per month | Byteful | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 proxy | $2.50 | $5.90 |
| 10 proxies | $20.00 | $5.90 |
| 50 proxies | $90.00 | $5.90 |
| 100 proxies | $160.00 | $5.90 |
| 500 proxies | $750.00 | $11.80 |
| Byteful | LightningProxies Private datacenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $1.40/proxy | $0.0142/proxy |
| Smallest purchase | $2.50 (1 proxy) | $5.90 (250 proxies) |
| Pay as you go | No | No |
| IP pool | – | 15,000+ IPs |
| Locations | – | 6 |
| Targeting | country | country |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | – | – |
| Included traffic | unlimited | 250 GB/month |
Terms
| Byteful | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | – |
| Payment | Card, Crypto, Google Pay, Apple Pay and Bank transfer | Card, PayPal and Crypto |
| Free trial | The homepage and residential page advertise a 1 GB residential free trial; the pricing-page FAQ says there is no free trial | Free trial on request through live chat for residential, mobile, datacenter and IPv6 proxies (conditions apply); none for ISP proxies |
| Refunds | Standard monthly or longer plans only: request within 24 hours of purchase, with usage under 2 GB or 25% of the allocation (whichever is lower); one refund per customer, at Byteful's discretion | Card or debit payments only, within 48 hours of purchase (24 hours for 1-day plans); GB plans must have used no more than 300 MB; crypto payments aren't refundable and there are no partial refunds for unused resources |
| Identity checks | Not required for every customer; risk-based checks through Idenfy are required for resellers, free-trial requests and large usage, and can be triggered by sensitive-domain access or random compliance checks | – |
| Prices checked | 25 Oct 2026 | 24 Oct 2026 |