IPRoyal vs Zyte
Compare IPRoyal and Zyte 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 Zyte. Choose IPRoyal when Teams that need a low published residential GB floor. Choose Zyte when Teams that knew Scrapinghub and need the Zyte API extraction path. Criterion scores come from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments and first-party research — not hands-on lab testing.
IPRoyal is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
Zyte is better for
- ✓ Integrations
- ✓ Security & admin
Choose IPRoyal if: Teams that need a low published residential GB floor
Choose Zyte if: Teams that knew Scrapinghub and need the Zyte API extraction path
Zyte
Zyte API web-data collection (formerly Scrapinghub) — PAYG; monthly commitments from $100; $5 free trial credit. Does not outrank Bright Data 7.7.
Best for
- • Teams that knew Scrapinghub and need the Zyte API extraction path
- • Buyers who want a published $100 monthly commit versus Bright Data ~$499
- • Projects that will spend the $5 trial credit before scaling
Starting from $100.00/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for IPRoyal and Zyte. 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 $100/mo for Zyte). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
IPRoyalStrongerZyteWeaker - Depends
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
IPRoyal does not research a free plan; Zyte does not research a free plan.
IPRoyalDependsZyteDepends - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for IPRoyal and Zyte on current vendor packaging.
IPRoyalDependsZyteDepends - Zyte
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Zyte leads on integrations (6/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
IPRoyal6/10Zyte8/10 - Zyte
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Zyte leads on security admin (6/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
IPRoyalWeakerZyteStronger
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