Choose Bright Data if
- Teams that need both raw residential/ISP/datacenter/mobile IPs and managed access APIs
- Agents that need a hosted or self-hosted MCP tool surface
Bright Data and Evomi both go beyond raw proxy traffic into agent or managed request products. Bright Data documents hosted and self-hosted MCP plus Browser API; Evomi publishes MCP tools, a separate Scraper API and static ISP IPs. Pick the exact tool and its meter before comparing either catalog.
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 | Bright Data | Evomi | ProxyLane |
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| Example route for this job | Bright DataResidential proxy gateway | EvomiResidential 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 | Proxy networks have pay-as-you-go options without monthly commitment and volume/monthly plans; residential is metered by GB, while dedicated IP products can add per-IP charges. Managed APIs and Browser API have their own usage models; verify the selected product's checkout and recharge settings. | Rotating residential, premium residential, mobile and datacenter products meter GB through pay-as-you-go or monthly plans; static ISP is charged per IP without a traffic meter. Scraper API has separate credits. A 512-byte minimum billed consumption applies to each proxy request; check live checkout for core-residential pay-as-you-go tiers. | 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 | Create a proxy zone and use its gateway credentials for raw traffic, or call the managed API. Bright Data documents hosted and self-hosted MCP servers with selectable tool groups for agent clients. | Generate type-specific proxy credentials in the dashboard for your HTTP client or browser. The Scraper API and published MCP server provide separate managed interfaces for agents and must be provisioned independently. | 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 | Start with the matching pay-as-you-go proxy or API meter; check auto-recharge and any per-IP allocation before comparing against prepaid GB sellers. | Compare a no-commitment GB purchase with the monthly tier for the exact pool, and account for the per-request traffic floor on tiny calls. | Start with the 350 MB trial for $1.95 or a 1 GB package. Unused traffic never expires. |
| Browser workflow | Browser API supplies remote browser infrastructure; a raw residential zone only supplies an exit IP for a browser you operate. | Use static ISP for a fixed IP or residential sticky sessions with your browser; Scraper API browser mode is a separate managed request product. | Sticky sessions from 1 second to 72 hours, with a named session ID for each browser profile. |
| Connecting an agent | The official MCP server offers hosted and self-hosted routes; choose only the tool groups needed and check its separate quota against proxy/API billing. | Evomi publishes MCP tools for proxy configuration, scraping and usage; keep proxy credentials out of agent-visible tool output when using its documented masking option. | Point your agent's fetcher or browser tool at the proxy endpoint. ProxyLane supplies the network, not a hosted browser. |
| A growing production workload | Separate proxy-zone traffic, API requests and browser traffic in the cost model; enterprise tiers and account controls are available for larger workloads. | Track proxy GB, static IP count and Scraper API credits separately; recheck volume terms and trial renewals before production rollout. | 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 an MCP-driven extraction, configure only the Bright Data tool groups the task needs and compare the resulting calls with Evomi's scraping tools. Evomi's proxy-configuration and usage tools can expose a different workflow from a scraping request; its masking option matters if credentials pass through agent output. Track completed records, retries and the respective MCP or Scraper API quota. Neither vendor's proxy GB price describes the full managed call.
If your code already operates the client, use a Bright Data proxy zone and Evomi's matching pool for the same target and geography. Evomi meters most rotating pools by GB with a 512-byte billed minimum per proxy request, a factor for tiny calls; static ISP moves to per-IP billing. Bright Data's residential GB, dedicated IP charges and recharge settings should be modeled separately. Browser API is a further Bright Data route only when remote browser infrastructure is the required unit.
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.
$8per GB
Residential pay-as-you-go: $8/GB standard; $4/GB is a displayed 50% coupon promotion. No monthly commitment on this SKU; checkout may impose account verification.
$0.49per GB
Core Residential: pricing page advertises $49.99/month for 100 GB ($0.49/GB); buying guide separately advertises pay-as-you-go from $0.99/GB at 15+ GB. Its pages disagree on some entry terms; verify checkout.
$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.
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For your first requests
per GB · Traffic never expires
For projects taking shape
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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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Bright Data starts at $8 per GB (pay-as-you-go standard rate), Evomi at $0.49 per GB (core: $49.99 a month for 100 GB). 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. Bright Data: Residential proxy gateway. Evomi: 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 Bright Data or Evomi. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.