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PROXY PROVIDER COMPARISON

ASocksvs IPRoyal

ASocks creates proxy ports with geography and TTL fields through its API. IPRoyal lets buyers configure rotating or sticky residential sessions and choose pay-as-you-go or renewing residential traffic. A port allocation workflow and a configurable residential session solve adjacent, not identical, problems.

AT A GLANCE · ENTRY OFFER
  • ASocksPROXY NETWORK $3per GB
  • IPRoyalPROXY NETWORK $7.35per GB
  • ProxyLaneRESIDENTIAL PROXIES $1.95350 MB trial

Published entry offers, reviewed 2026-09-14

QUICK VERDICT

Pick by the job,
not the logo

PROXY NETWORK

Choose ASocks if

  • Teams that want API-generated location-specific proxy ports
  • Comparing a per-port unlimited plan with metered residential or mobile traffic
PROXY NETWORK

Choose IPRoyal if

  • Occasional residential purchases with traffic that remains available under the account terms
  • Longer residential sessions where a configurable TTL helps
THIRD ROUTE · PROXYLANE

Choose ProxyLane if

  • You run your own scraper, script or antidetect browser
  • You need sticky sessions up to 72 hours with city, ZIP, ISP or ASN targeting
  • You want prepaid traffic that never expires
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THREE ROUTES SIDE BY SIDE

What changes
for your workload

Compare the actual traffic commitment, session controls and cost of a usable response. If you already fetch and parse pages, run your existing HTTP client against the same permitted pages, country target and session policy on both residential gateways.

Decision ASocks IPRoyal ProxyLane
Example route for this job ASocksResidential proxy gateway IPRoyalResidential proxy gateway ProxyLaneResidential proxy gateway for the HTTP client or browser you already run
Charging basisTraffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port planTraffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port planPrepaid GB that never expires
How you payThe homepage advertises per-proxy monthly unlimited mobile, residential and corporate plans. Its separate comparison page lists pay-as-you-go residential/mobile GB pricing; check the live account for plan availability, geo restrictions and the actual charging unit.Residential GB can be bought pay-as-you-go or by renewing subscription, with bulk and subscription discounts. Purchased pay-as-you-go traffic is described as non-expiring under standard conditions, but account-specific activity rules may apply; other proxy types have separate per-IP or time-based terms.350 MB trial for $1.95, then prepaid packages from $6.50/GB for 1 GB down to $2.50/GB for 1 TB. Unused traffic never expires.
Integration workUse the documented v2 API to search proxies by country/type or create a proxy port with country, city, ASN, TTL and traffic-limit fields; pass the resulting address and credentials to a proxy-capable client.Configure geo, rotation and TTL in the dashboard, then copy an HTTP(S)/SOCKS5 proxy list into a script or browser. The residential account API uses a bearer token and a separate resi-api.iproyal.com/v1 base URL.HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 endpoints on three regional gateways: Europe, the Americas and Asia. Export proxy lists in 8 formats for scripts, scrapers and antidetect browsers.
A small or irregular jobCompare a monthly per-port commitment against a GB-based pay-as-you-go option only after confirming both are currently offered for your chosen proxy type.A small residential pay-as-you-go order avoids a recurring plan; check account activity terms if you expect to hold the balance for a long time.Start with the 350 MB trial for $1.95 or a 1 GB package. Unused traffic never expires.
Browser workflowSelect a residential or mobile port and configure it in your own browser; a sticky/port setting is not a hosted browser product.Set a sticky residential TTL and proxy credentials on your own browser; budget for page assets and allow for peer churn.Sticky sessions from 1 second to 72 hours, with a named session ID for each browser profile.
Connecting an agentThe v2 search and create-port endpoints let agent code provision proxies; keep the API key server-side and confirm the plan's traffic meter.Route your MCP fetch or browser tool through an IPRoyal proxy, as its Claude guide describes; the residential account API manages orders/sessions, while Web Unblocker is separately billed.Point your agent's fetcher or browser tool at the proxy endpoint. ProxyLane supplies the network, not a hosted browser.
A growing production workloadCheck per-port quantity discounts versus metered traffic in the actual dashboard, then sample the exact geography and target before allocating many ports.Subscriptions and bulk purchases change the residential GB rate; check renewal and top-up settings before converting a one-off job into a recurring fleet.Target by country, region, city, ZIP, ISP or ASN across 195 countries. Larger packages lower the rate to $2.50/GB.
Check before moving
  • The homepage shows per-proxy monthly unlimited plans while an official comparison page also lists per-GB pay-as-you-go; confirm which plan and pool are selectable in the account.
  • The provider's cross-vendor performance table is its own marketing comparison, not independent evidence of target success.
  • A sticky TTL of up to seven days is a setting, not a guarantee that the same peer stays online.
  • The residential free trial is not generally available; the stated enterprise trial has qualification requirements.
  • Residential IPs only, with no mobile or datacenter plans.
  • A sticky session holds while the residential device stays online.
THE DECISION

Start with the required session lifecycle

For a task assigning a specific city or ASN to each worker, test ASocks' create-port call and the resulting address in the worker client. If the job is a multi-page browser visit, configure IPRoyal's residential TTL and credentials in your own browser, then check whether the exit remains suitable across the visit. IPRoyal's maximum TTL setting does not guarantee that a dynamic peer stays online for the full period.

Price the exact traffic shape: an irregular crawl may suit IPRoyal's pay-as-you-go residential GB, subject to account activity conditions, while a recurring schedule may justify inspecting its subscription. ASocks' homepage describes per-proxy monthly plans and a different official page lists per-GB access. Confirm the selectable type and geography in the account before comparing a port commitment with IPRoyal's GB purchase. Its Web Unblocker is a separate product if proxy-only requests fail.

IP QUALITY

Give your browser a clean residential IP

ProxyLane offers premium residential IPs with ultra-low fraud scores, from ethically sourced, real devices.

Test your workload for $1.95
Exit IP203.0.113.24Residential ISP
Fraud scoreUltra-low

What a clean IP gets you

  • See fewer CAPTCHAsReal-device IPs trip far fewer challenge pages
  • Keep sessions aliveOne residential IP from sign-in to export
  • Pay for data, not retriesMore of every GB turns into results
PUBLISHED ENTRY OFFERS

What it costs
to start

Advertised starting offers use different products and billing units. Price the matched route before choosing a plan.

ASocks

$3per GB

Residential unlimited: $5 per proxy/month on the homepage; a separate official comparison advertises residential/mobile pay-as-you-go at $3/GB. Confirm availability and plan unit in the account.

ProxyLane

$1.95350 MB trial

350 MB trial for $1.95. Packages from $6.50/GB for 1 GB down to $2.50/GB for 1 TB, with traffic that never expires.

Try 350 MB for $1.95
BEFORE SWITCHING

Test both routes
on one job

Same targets, same fields. Compare the cost of each usable record. Worksheet

  1. Run one sample

    Same targets on both routes

  2. Count usable records

    Not just 200 responses

  3. Read the fine print

    Minimums, expiry, add-ons

  4. Move one job first

    Keep a rollback ready

RESIDENTIAL PROXY PRICING

Premium Proxies
ready to scale

From $2/GB. Buy the traffic you need, keep it until you use it.

Test our IP quality: 350 MB$1.95

Scale

For growing workloads

$3.90

per GB · Traffic never expires

100 GB$390 total
  • 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
  • Real residential devices
  • ≈0.35s average response time
  • One clean IP for up to 72h
  • 195 countries & cities
  • ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
  • Sub-users with GB limits
Choose Scale

Volume

For high-volume data

$2.50

per GB · Traffic never expires

1 TB$2,500 total
  • 98.7% low-risk IPs on Scamalytics
  • Real residential devices
  • ≈0.35s average response time
  • One clean IP for up to 72h
  • 195 countries & cities
  • ZIP, ISP & ASN targeting
  • Sub-users with GB limits
Choose Volume

Enterprise

For your business, at your scale

Custom

Let's build your setup together

From 5 TBFrom $2 / GB
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Teams management
  • Traffic limits per team
  • API / MCP to scale your business and team with AI agents
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Questions before
you choose

Is ASocks or IPRoyal cheaper?

ASocks starts at $3 per GB (pay-as-you-go residential), IPRoyal at $7.35 per GB (1 GB pay-as-you-go). Billing units differ, so compare the cost of a usable record on the same workload, not the headline rate.

What is the main difference between ASocks and IPRoyal?

Compare the actual traffic commitment, session controls and cost of a usable response. ASocks: Residential proxy gateway. IPRoyal: Residential proxy gateway.

Can I test ProxyLane before switching?

Yes. The 350 MB trial costs $1.95 and runs on the same residential network as paid packages. Unused traffic never expires.

Which targeting and sessions does ProxyLane support?

Country, region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting across 195 countries. Sessions can rotate on every request or stay sticky from 1 second to 72 hours, over HTTP(S) or SOCKS5.

Does ProxyLane offer a managed scraping API?

No. ProxyLane is a residential proxy network for the client, scraper or browser you already run. Your team keeps control of fetching, rendering and parsing.

STILL DECIDING?

Test ProxyLane for $1.95
before you choose

Run the targets you would send to ASocks or IPRoyal. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.

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