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IPRoyal vs Decodo (Smartproxy)

Same-cluster web data / proxy collection peer comparison. Choose IPRoyal when a published $1.75/GB residential floor is the job — not Bright Data enterprise commits by default. Choose Decodo (Smartproxy) when a self-serve residential proxy starter is the job — not Bright Data enterprise commits by default. Overall: IPRoyal 6.7 vs Decodo (Smartproxy) 6.9. Not hands-on lab tested; confirm live pricing and packaging. Compare published pricing, ITSM, observability, source control, hosting, web data, security, and integrations.

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IPRoyal

6.7/10

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

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Our verdict

Decodo (Smartproxy) is the stronger overall fit

Same-cluster web data / proxy collection peer comparison. Choose IPRoyal when a published $1.75/GB residential floor is the job — not Bright Data enterprise commits by default. Choose Decodo (Smartproxy) when a self-serve residential proxy starter is the job — not Bright Data enterprise commits by default. Overall: IPRoyal 6.7 vs Decodo (Smartproxy) 6.9. Not hands-on lab tested; confirm live pricing and packaging.

Decodo (Smartproxy) is better for

  • ✓ Observability depth
  • ✓ Integrations

Tie

  • • ITSM depth
  • • Source control depth
  • • Hosting panel depth

Choose IPRoyal if: Teams that need a low published residential GB floor

Choose Decodo (Smartproxy) if: Teams that knew Smartproxy and need the Decodo-branded same network

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Stronger overall fit
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Decodo (Smartproxy)

6.9/10

Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) residential proxies — 3GB $11.25/mo ($3.75/GB); PAYG $4/GB; advertised $2/GB at 1000GB. 3-day trial. Slug remains smartproxy.

Best for

  • • Teams that knew Smartproxy and need the Decodo-branded same network
  • • Buyers who want a published $11.25 residential starter versus Bright Data commits
  • • Projects that will validate a 3-day trial before GB scale

Starting from $11.25/user/mo

No free plan

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Comparison scorecard

Criterion-by-criterion results for IPRoyal and Decodo (Smartproxy). Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.

  • Starting pricing

    Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.

    Depends

    Published starting floors: IPRoyal ~$1.75 vs Decodo (Smartproxy) ~$11.25 — confirm live packaging (technician/agent, vCPU, seat, CI-user, shared-host renewal, GB/API-commit, and GBP vs USD math differ).

    IPRoyalDepends
    Decodo (Smartproxy)Depends

  • Free plan

    Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.

    Depends

    Compare published free tiers, trials, and first-month promotions — confirm what each path unlocks for your workload.

    IPRoyalDepends
    Decodo (Smartproxy)Depends

  • User / licence minimum

    Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.

    Depends

    Confirm seat floors, host/GB/CI-minute units, add-ons, and whether the SKU is ITSM, observability, on-call, CI, panel, managed hosting, or proxy GB before purchase.

    IPRoyalDepends
    Decodo (Smartproxy)Depends

  • ITSM depth

    Service desk, ITSM workflows, CMDB, and employee request handling.

    Tie

    IPRoyal and Decodo (Smartproxy) are close on ITSM depth (8/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    IPRoyalTie
    Decodo (Smartproxy)Tie

  • Observability depth

    Infrastructure monitoring, APM, logs, traces, and alerting depth.

    Decodo (Smartproxy)

    Decodo (Smartproxy) leads on observability depth (6/10 vs 7/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    IPRoyalWeaker
    Decodo (Smartproxy)Stronger

  • Source control depth

    Git hosting, PRs, CI/CD, and developer collaboration depth.

    Tie

    IPRoyal and Decodo (Smartproxy) are close on source control depth (8/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    IPRoyalTie
    Decodo (Smartproxy)Tie

  • Hosting panel depth

    Server/hosting control panels, managed WordPress, and site operations.

    Tie

    IPRoyal and Decodo (Smartproxy) are close on hosting panel depth (8/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    IPRoyalTie
    Decodo (Smartproxy)Tie

  • Web data / proxy depth

    Proxy networks, scrapers, and web data collection depth.

    Tie

    IPRoyal and Decodo (Smartproxy) are close on web data / proxy depth (8/10 vs 8/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    IPRoyalTie
    Decodo (Smartproxy)Tie

  • Security & admin

    Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.

    Tie

    IPRoyal and Decodo (Smartproxy) are close on security & admin (6/10 vs 6/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    IPRoyalTie
    Decodo (Smartproxy)Tie

  • Integrations

    Important third-party integrations.

    Decodo (Smartproxy)

    Decodo (Smartproxy) leads on integrations (6/10 vs 7/10). Landscape or cluster fit from vendor documentation.

    IPRoyal6/10
    Decodo (Smartproxy)7/10

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