PROXY NETWORK
Choose Byteful if
- Fixed-IP tasks that can use per-address ISP or datacenter leases
- Teams that need an API catalog and service-level proxy access controls
All comparisons
PROXY PROVIDER COMPARISON
Bytefulvs ScraperAPI
Byteful can lease fixed ISP/datacenter exits or sell rotating data-based proxy access; ScraperAPI wraps target requests in a credit-metered managed API and official MCP routes. The decision is clearest when a stable browser identity or a completed difficult-page response is specified first.
AT A GLANCE · ENTRY OFFER
- BytefulPROXY NETWORK $3.25per GB
- ScraperAPIMANAGED API $49per month
- ProxyLaneRESIDENTIAL PROXIES $1.95350 MB trial
Published entry offers, reviewed 2026-09-14
QUICK VERDICT
Pick by the job,
not the logo
MANAGED API
Choose ScraperAPI if
- Existing HTTP scrapers that need managed proxy rotation and retries
- Agents that need a hosted MCP route for scraping and structured-data tools
THIRD ROUTE · PROXYLANE
Choose ProxyLane if
- You can run your own fetcher and parser
- You want residential traffic instead of per-credit API pricing
- You want prepaid traffic that never expires
THREE ROUTES SIDE BY SIDE
What changes
for your workload
Choose how much fetching, rendering and extraction your team wants to own. Fetch the same permitted pages and extract the same fields: one route returns an API result, while the other leaves the HTTP client and parser with your team.
| Decision | Byteful | ScraperAPI | ProxyLane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example route for this job | BytefulResidential proxy gateway | ScraperAPIScraperAPI request API | ProxyLaneResidential proxy gateway for your own fetcher or browser; no managed scraping API |
| Charging basis | Traffic allowance; confirm the selected GB or port plan | Product-specific requests, results or credits | Prepaid GB that never expires |
| How you pay | Dedicated datacenter and static ISP products are priced per IP with subscription-cycle and quantity discounts and an unlimited-bandwidth claim subject to fair use. Residential and mobile pools are data-based; retrieve the live catalog for available products and prices. | Monthly credit plans; base requests consume credits and premium routing or rendering can multiply the per-request credit cost. The documentation says 200 and 404 responses and client-cancelled requests may be charged. Free plan offers 1,000 monthly credits and a larger first-week trial; paid plans change concurrent threads and geographic access. | 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 | The documented API exposes proxy type filters, service/usage controls and a public checkout catalog; choose datacenter or ISP fixed IPs versus residential/mobile list endpoints, then configure the assigned proxy in a client. | Pass an API key and target URL to the ScraperAPI endpoint or configure proxy mode for an existing client. For agents, connect the hosted MCP with a bearer header or run the documented local Python/Docker server with a server-side key. | 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 | A per-IP fixed proxy makes sense when one address carries sustained traffic; use a data-metered residential/mobile plan when many rotating exits matter. | Use the free credit allowance to measure target cost, then compare $49 Hobby credits after multiplying any premium/render options. | Start with the 350 MB trial for $1.95 or a 1 GB package. Unused traffic never expires. |
| Browser workflow | A static ISP lease offers a fixed browser exit; residential/mobile list products rotate and need session settings in the browser client. | Enable JavaScript rendering when a plain request misses content; proxy mode in an interactive browser can generate many asset requests and credit charges. | Sticky sessions from 1 second to 72 hours, with a named session ID for each browser profile. |
| Connecting an agent | Use Byteful's catalog API and proxy-user controls for provisioning, then put the gateway in your MCP browser/fetch tool; its agent guide frames Byteful as raw network access. | Connect the documented remote MCP endpoint or run the local server; restrict premium escalation and retries to keep credit spend predictable. | 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 IP count and subscription term from residential/mobile data usage, then check live inventory and fair-use terms for the chosen geography. | Check credit use, concurrent-thread caps and paid plan geotargeting before moving a crawler from the trial to production. | 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 account workflow needing one assigned IP, select Byteful's ISP or dedicated datacenter term and run a full session, observing fair-use conditions. ScraperAPI's managed rotating requests serve a different identity pattern. For a rotating crawler, compare Byteful's residential data-based catalog product against ScraperAPI's endpoint on the same URLs and fields. Count Byteful GB and client retries; count ScraperAPI credits after any premium routing or JavaScript multipliers, including chargeable 200/404 or cancelled requests under its rules.
If an agent starts the crawl, ScraperAPI documents hosted bearer-authenticated and local MCP routes. Byteful's catalog and proxy-user controls can provision an exit inside a fetch tool you maintain, but do not return scraped fields. Define a finished record and cap retries before extrapolating the monthly credit allowance. A free or low-entry proxy trial checks routing only; it cannot establish the cost of managed extraction on the target site.
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 $1.95IP reputation snapshot
98.7%
of 1,000 sampled IPs rated low risk by Scamalytics
- Sample
- 1,000 unique IPs
- Setup
- Top 10 countries · 100 IPs each
- IPs collected
- 14 October 2026
- Checked
- 14 October 2026
Low risk: scores 0–19 on Scamalytics’ 0–100 scale. Aggregate sample result; individual countries vary.
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.
Byteful
$3.25per GB
Residential: 1 GB trial advertised as free; smallest listed paid block is 10 GB for $32.50 ($3.25/GB), with non-expiring bandwidth. Trial eligibility and checkout should be checked.
ScraperAPI
$49per month
Free plan: 1,000 API credits/month, with 5,000 requests during the first 7 days and no card. First listed paid Hobby: $49/month for 100,000 credits and 20 concurrent threads ($44.10/month equivalent when billed annually).
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 $1.95BEFORE SWITCHING
Test both routes
on one job
Same targets, same fields. Compare the cost of each usable record. Worksheet
Run one sample
Same targets on both routes
Count usable records
Not just 200 responses
Read the fine print
Minimums, expiry, add-ons
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
Explore
For your first requests
$6.50
per GB · Traffic never expires
1 GB$6.50 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
Build
Room to growFor projects taking shape
$5.48
per GB · Traffic never expires
25 GB$137 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
Run
For everyday workflows
$4.50
per GB · Traffic never expires
50 GB$225 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
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
Grow
Room to growFor bigger operations
$2.75
per GB · Traffic never expires
500 GB$1,375 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
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
Enterprise
For your business, at your scale
Custom
Let's build your setup together
From 5 TBFrom $2 / GB
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Dedicated Account Manager
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Teams management
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Traffic limits per team
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API / MCP to scale your business and team with AI agents
25+ crypto
Questions before
you choose
Is Byteful or ScraperAPI cheaper?
Byteful starts at $3.25 per GB (smallest paid block: 10 GB), ScraperAPI at $49 per month (100,000 API credits). 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 Byteful and ScraperAPI?
Choose how much fetching, rendering and extraction your team wants to own. Byteful: Residential proxy gateway. ScraperAPI: ScraperAPI request API.
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 Byteful or ScraperAPI. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.
