Choose ASocks if
- Teams that want API-generated location-specific proxy ports
- Comparing a per-port unlimited plan with metered residential or mobile traffic
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.
Published entry offers, reviewed 2026-09-14
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 |
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| Example route for this job | ASocksResidential proxy gateway | IPRoyalResidential proxy gateway | ProxyLaneResidential proxy gateway for the HTTP client or browser you already run |
| Charging basis | Traffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port plan | Traffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port plan | Prepaid GB that never expires |
| How you pay | The 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 work | Use 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 job | Compare 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 workflow | Select 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 agent | The 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 workload | Check 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. |
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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.
ProxyLane offers premium residential IPs with ultra-low fraud scores, from ethically sourced, real devices.
Test your workload for $1.9598.7%
of 1,000 sampled IPs rated low risk by Scamalytics
Low risk: scores 0–19 on Scamalytics’ 0–100 scale. Aggregate sample result; individual countries vary.
Advertised starting offers use different products and billing units. Price the matched route before choosing a plan.
$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.
$7.35per GB
Residential: $7.35 for 1 GB pay-as-you-go, or $7 for 1 GB on a renewing subscription; no general free residential trial.
$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 $1.95Same targets, same fields. Compare the cost of each usable record. Worksheet
Same targets on both routes
Not just 200 responses
Minimums, expiry, add-ons
Keep a rollback ready
From $2/GB. Buy the traffic you need, keep it until you use it.
Test our IP quality: 350 MB$1.95
For your first requests
per GB · Traffic never expires
For projects taking shape
per GB · Traffic never expires
For everyday workflows
per GB · Traffic never expires
For growing workloads
per GB · Traffic never expires
For bigger operations
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For high-volume data
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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.
Compare the actual traffic commitment, session controls and cost of a usable response. ASocks: Residential proxy gateway. IPRoyal: Residential proxy gateway.
Yes. The 350 MB trial costs $1.95 and runs on the same residential network as paid packages. Unused traffic never expires.
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.
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.
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.