Oxylabs vs IPRoyal
We put Oxylabs and IPRoyal side by side on price, pool depth, coverage and reliability. We benchmark each option on the metrics that decide success: anonymity, uptime, geo-coverage, and cost per GB.
Oxylabs (Residential & Datacenter, $8.00/GB) and IPRoyal (Residential & Datacenter, $7.00/GB) both target serious proxy users, but they win on different axes. IPRoyal is cheaper ($7.00/GB vs $8.00/GB) — roughly 1× the gap.
Oxylabs positions itself as the enterprise data collection infrastructure provider. At $8.00/GB with minimum spend requirements, they target large organisations exclusively. Cheapest-Proxies delivers equivalent anonymity at a fraction of the cost.
IPRoyal has steadily grown with solid infrastructure and transparent pricing. With 32M IPs they lag the top providers and at $7.00/GB offer inferior value vs Cheapest-Proxies.
Oxylabs vs IPRoyal: the numbers
Spec-by-spec
| Price | $8.00/GB vs $7.00/GB |
|---|---|
| Pool size | 100M+ IPs vs 32M+ IPs |
| Countries | 195 vs 195 |
| Uptime | 99.9% vs 99.5% |
| Speed | Fast vs Moderate |
| Support | Enterprise SLA vs Live Chat |
| Anonymity | High vs High |
| Rating | 4.5★ vs 4.3★ |
Oxylabs wins on
- 100M+ IP pool — largest claimed
- Advanced scraping APIs and SDKs
- Excellent uptime and reliability
- Strong compliance framework
IPRoyal wins on
- Transparent ethical sourcing model
- Good country targeting options
- Simple, clean dashboard
- Competitive vs peer pricing
Verdict
Our pick: Oxylabs. It edges ahead on our rating (4.5★ vs 4.3★). That said, choose IPRoyal if you specifically need transparent ethical sourcing model.
Our take: match the proxy type to the target, keep sessions sticky where you need continuity, and never overpay for capacity you won't use.
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For most buyers, the winning move is to start on the lowest verified price with a large pool, then scale once success rates hold.