Three market leaders in proxy 2026. Together they hold ~70% global market share. Each has its own specialty.
Bright Data (formerly Luminati)
Largest IP pool — 72M+ residential IPs, 7.5M datacenter, 7M mobile, 700k ISP. Global coverage 195 countries.
Pricing 2026: Residential from $8.4/GB (pay-as-you-go), tier-based from $5.5/GB above 1TB. Datacenter $0.6/GB. Mobile $26-40/GB.
Plus: broadest IP pool, good for niche-country geo-targeting. Fastest (low latency). Compliance docs for EU.
Minus: expensive, dashboard is complex, support slow for non-enterprise.
Oxylabs
Lithuanian player, second-largest pool — 100M+ residential, premium quality. Best customer support in the industry.
Pricing 2026: Residential from $8/GB, scale from $4/GB. Datacenter $0.65/GB. Mobile $22/GB.
Plus: dedicated account manager from $500/mo tier, scraping API for popular sites (zero parser maintenance), white-glove onboarding.
Minus: slightly smaller pool than Bright Data, comparable pricing. Better web UI but not much cheaper.
Smartproxy
Cheapest of the three, good quality. ~55M residential IPs, most from residential ISPs. Clean interface.
Pricing 2026: Residential from $7/GB, scale from $3.5/GB. Datacenter $0.4/GB. Mobile $14/GB (cheapest mobile).
Plus: lowest entry-level prices, simple dashboard, good for SMB and mid-market.
Minus: smaller pool than the top two, less geo coverage, support OK but not excellent.