Apify vs IPRoyal
Compare Apify and IPRoyal on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
Apify
Actor platform for web scraping — Free $0 ($5 usage); Starter $29/mo ($26 annual); Scale $199; Business $999.
Best for
- • Teams that want ready-made or custom Actors rather than raw proxy ops
- • Developers who need compute + storage + proxy in one platform
- • Projects that benefit from Apify Store scrapers
Starting from $29.00/user/mo
Free plan available
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Our verdict
There is no universal winner between Apify and IPRoyal. Choose Apify when Teams that want ready-made or custom Actors rather than raw proxy ops. Choose IPRoyal when Teams that need a low published residential GB floor. Criterion scores come from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments and first-party research — not hands-on lab testing.
Apify is better for
- ✓ Free plan
- ✓ Integrations
- ✓ Security & admin
IPRoyal is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
Choose Apify if: Teams that want ready-made or custom Actors rather than raw proxy ops
Choose IPRoyal if: Teams that need a low published residential GB floor
IPRoyal
Residential proxies from $1.75/GB — ISP/datacenter/mobile lines; traffic that never expires framing. Does not outrank Bright Data 7.7.
Best for
- • Teams that need a low published residential GB floor
- • Buyers comparing $1.75/GB to ThorData $2/GB and Decodo $3.75/GB starters
- • Projects that will validate quality/compliance before production volume
Starting from $1.75/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Apify and IPRoyal. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- IPRoyal
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
IPRoyal publishes a lower researched starting floor ($1.75/mo vs $29/mo for Apify). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
ApifyWeakerIPRoyalStronger - Apify
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Apify researches a free plan; IPRoyal does not research a free plan.
ApifyStrongerIPRoyalWeaker - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Apify and IPRoyal on current vendor packaging.
ApifyDependsIPRoyalDepends - Apify
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Apify leads on integrations (8/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Apify8/10IPRoyal6/10 - Apify
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Apify leads on security admin (7/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
ApifyStrongerIPRoyalWeaker
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