IPRoyal vs ThorData
Compare IPRoyal and ThorData on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
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
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Our verdict
There is no universal winner between IPRoyal and ThorData. Choose IPRoyal when Teams that need a low published residential GB floor. Choose ThorData when Teams that need a low published GB entry for proxy experiments. Criterion scores come from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments and first-party research — not hands-on lab testing.
Tie
- • Integrations
- • Security & admin
Choose IPRoyal if: Teams that need a low published residential GB floor
Choose ThorData if: Teams that need a low published GB entry for proxy experiments
ThorData
Budget proxy + scraper tooling — Residential from $2/GB (1GB pack); Web Scraper API credit packs from ~$30.
Best for
- • Teams that need a low published GB entry for proxy experiments
- • Buyers comparing budget residential packs against Bright Data commits
- • Projects that will validate quality before scaling volume
Starting from $2.00/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for IPRoyal and ThorData. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- Depends
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
IPRoyal researched starting price from $1.75/mo; ThorData researched starting price from $2/mo. Better value depends on plan rungs, currency, and add-ons.
IPRoyalDependsThorDataDepends - Depends
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
IPRoyal does not research a free plan; ThorData does not research a free plan.
IPRoyalDependsThorDataDepends - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for IPRoyal and ThorData on current vendor packaging.
IPRoyalDependsThorDataDepends - Tie
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
IPRoyal and ThorData are close on integrations (6/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
IPRoyal6/10ThorData6/10 - Tie
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
IPRoyal and ThorData are close on security admin (6/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
IPRoyalTieThorDataTie
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