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LightningProxies| Proxy type | Cheaper |
|---|---|
| Residential proxies | LightningProxies at every volume |
| Mobile proxies, per GB | LightningProxies at every volume |
| ISP proxies | IPRoyal 1–7 proxies, LightningProxies 8–500 proxies |
| Datacenter proxies, per proxy | LightningProxies at every volume |
Residential proxies
| Per month | IPRoyal | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $5.51 | $4.50 |
| 10 GB | $52.50 | $32.00 |
| 50 GB | $262.50 | $130.00 |
| 250 GB | $1,312.50 | $550.00 |
| 1,000 GB | $1,840.00 | $1,500.00 |
| IPRoyal | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $1.75/GB | $1.10/GB |
| Smallest purchase | $7.00 (1 GB) | $4.50 (1 GB) |
| Pay as you go | Yes | Yes |
| IP pool | 64M+ IPs | 20M+ IPs |
| Locations | 195 | 195 |
| Targeting | country, state and city | country, state, city and asn |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | 7 days | 120 minutes |
| Traffic expires | never | – |
Mobile proxies, per GB
| Per month | IPRoyal | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $13.60 | $5.00 |
| 10 GB | $60.00 | $45.00 |
| 50 GB | $280.00 | $200.00 |
| 250 GB | $1,300.00 | $875.00 |
| 1,000 GB | $5,200.00 | $2,000.00 |
| IPRoyal Rotating mobile | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $5.20/GB | $1.20/GB |
| Smallest purchase | $13.60 (2 GB) | $5.00 (1 GB) |
| Pay as you go | No | Yes |
| IP pool | 4.5M+ mobile IPs | 500K+ mobile IPs |
| Locations | – | 50 |
| Targeting | country, state, city and carrier | country, state, city and asn |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | 7 days | 24 hours |
| Traffic expires | end of each 30-day subscription cycle | – |
ISP proxies
| Per month | IPRoyal | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 proxy | $2.70 | $4.00 |
| 10 proxies | $27.00 | $25.00 |
| 50 proxies | $135.00 | $125.00 |
| 100 proxies | $270.00 | $250.00 |
| 500 proxies | $1,350.00 | $1,250.00 |
| IPRoyal | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $2.70/proxy | $2.50/proxy |
| Smallest purchase | $2.70 (1 proxy) | $4.00 (1 proxy) |
| Pay as you go | No | Yes |
| IP pool | 500K+ unique IPs | – |
| Locations | 31 | 20 |
| Targeting | country, state and city | country |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | – | – |
| Included traffic | 100 GB per proxy per 30 days, pooled across the order; slowed after that (fair usage) | unlimited |
Datacenter proxies, per proxy
| Per month | IPRoyal | LightningProxies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 proxy | $7.85 | $5.90 |
| 10 proxies | $15.70 | $5.90 |
| 50 proxies | $78.50 | $5.90 |
| 100 proxies | $157.00 | $5.90 |
| 500 proxies | $785.00 | $11.80 |
| IPRoyal | LightningProxies Private datacenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest rate | $1.57/proxy | $0.0142/proxy |
| Smallest purchase | $7.85 (5 proxies) | $5.90 (250 proxies) |
| Pay as you go | No | No |
| IP pool | – | 15,000+ IPs |
| Locations | 50 | 6 |
| Targeting | country, state and city | country |
| SOCKS5 | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky sessions | – | – |
| Included traffic | 100 GB per proxy per 30 days, pooled across the order; slowed after that (fair usage) | 250 GB/month |
Terms
| IPRoyal | LightningProxies | |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | United Arab Emirates | – |
| Payment | Card, PayPal, Crypto, Google Pay, Apple Pay and Alipay | Card, PayPal and Crypto |
| Free trial | No standard free trial; trials for eligible companies through sales | Free trial on request through live chat for residential, mobile, datacenter and IPv6 proxies (conditions apply); none for ISP proxies |
| Refunds | Within 24 hours if support can't fix a connection or service problem and usage is under 100 MB (GB plans) or 500 MB (per-IP plans); subscription renewals within 72 hours; crypto payments can't be refunded to the original method | 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 | Optional ID and selfie check; needed to pay by PayPal and to unlock restricted domains and ports | – |
| Prices checked | 24 Oct 2026 | 24 Oct 2026 |