Compare residential traffic, static IPs and session controls. A free datacenter check answers a different question from a residential test.
Residential traffic with session controls and separate ISP or mobile options.
Proxy lists, static IP plans and a capped free datacenter check.
Non-expiring residential traffic for your own HTTP client or browser.
Set your traffic and acceptance rate.
See the cost of the records you can use.
Use the same inputs for each provider
Include retry traffic in GB and any fixed fees for this run.
per 1,000 accepted records
Based on your inputs. An estimate, not a provider quote or a measured success rate.
Hold the workload constant and compare the decision field that can change your bill or your team's work.
| Decision field | IPRoyal | Webshare | ProxyLane |
|---|---|---|---|
| What the entry tier actually is | IPRoyalResidential traffic bought pay as you go or by subscription, with a 1 GB entry listed at $7.35/GB | Webshare10 free shared datacenter proxies with up to 1 GB/month, separate from paid residential products | ProxyLaneResidential traffic for your own HTTP client or browser, with 1 GB at $6.50 |
| Paid residential route | IPRoyalHTTP(S) or SOCKS5 residential credentials with geo selection, Randomize IP or Sticky IP and a TTL field | WebshareRotating residential plan is charged by a selected monthly GB allowance; static and datacenter products use other units | ProxyLaneCountry, region, city, ZIP, ISP or ASN targeting with HTTP or SOCKS5 and rotating or sticky sessions |
| Current residential price reference | IPRoyal1 GB pay as you go is $7.35/GB; subscription and bulk pricing use different conditions | Webshare1 GB rotating residential is shown at $3.50/GB billed monthly under a displayed discount; list rate is $7/GB | ProxyLaneResidential proxies from $2/GB; see pricing for package details |
| Session continuity | IPRoyalSticky IP TTL can be set from 1 second to 7 days, but the same residential peer is not guaranteed | WebshareUse the selected rotating or static product and verify plan limits; the free tier is shared datacenter traffic | ProxyLaneChoose rotating or sticky sessions and test recovery when the exit changes |
| Connection and list workflow | IPRoyalCopy configured credentials or a formatted proxy list into your script, browser or automation tool | WebshareDownload a proxy list through the API with country and authentication method parameters; the official CLI can compose a rotating URL | ProxyLaneKeep your existing client and describe the location, session and volume requirements when creating an account |
| Valid response test | IPRoyalMeasure full-page traffic, retries, TTL behavior and valid fields on the real browser or scraper sequence | WebshareUse the free tier only to check credentials and routing; test paid residential access for the real target | ProxyLaneUse the same permitted URLs, valid-field rule, retries, bytes and session recovery checks |
Stay when 10 free shared datacenter proxies and a downloadable or API-managed list answer the immediate connectivity or development question. Treat the 1 GB/month cap and shared-IP blocking risk as part of that scope.
Stay when a configurable Sticky IP TTL, pay-as-you-go purchase or subscription plan matches a real residential browser workload and its peer-recovery behavior is acceptable.
Test ProxyLane when the task needs residential targeting and the Webshare free datacenter route cannot represent the target behavior you must validate.
Compare ProxyLane's non-expiring traffic with monthly residential allowances when your workload is irregular and the balance must remain available for the next run.
Webshare's free-proxy help page says its 10 shared datacenter proxies never expire, with a 1 GB/month cap. Some sites may block those shared IPs. Use them to check client configuration, then evaluate paid residential traffic for the actual target.
Webshare's API documentation supports a downloadable list with country codes, username or source-IP authentication and a residential backbone mode. Its official CLI can compose a rotating backbone URL. Compare that list-driven workflow with IPRoyal credentials or ProxyLane's route only after holding the client, target and valid response definition constant.
The current Webshare pricing table shows 1 GB rotating residential at $3.50/GB billed monthly under a displayed discount, alongside a $7 list rate. IPRoyal lists 1 GB pay as you go at $7.35/GB and offers subscription or bulk choices. A monthly allowance and a pay-as-you-go balance behave differently when the job runs once and then sits idle, so model both months and include page assets and retries.
IPRoyal's cancellation FAQ says residential pay-as-you-go traffic does not expire under standard conditions, but account-specific activity requirements can apply. Check your dashboard before parking a balance. Its seven-day sticky TTL still depends on the residential peer staying online. Webshare's bandwidth help states that paid monthly allowances reset each billing cycle without rollover. Proxies stop when the allowance is exhausted or the subscription period ends; a non-expiring free proxy does not make paid residential GB non-expiring.
ProxyLane's current offer provides non-expiring residential traffic, country, region, city, ZIP, ISP and ASN targeting, HTTP and SOCKS5, and rotating or sticky sessions. Residential traffic starts from $2/GB. See the pricing page for package details. Account creation is free, and MCP terms are separate. This gives a clear third route to test when your own client already handles requests and parsing.
Use a reversible sample and preserve the acceptance rule that made the current route useful.
Select a small permitted URL set or one browser sequence based on your own budget. Set maximum pages, concurrency, spend and bytes before running; these are your pilot caps, not vendor limits. Include retries and assets.
Export Webshare residential entries in backbone mode. Choose username/password or authorize the production runner's source IP; keep the download token private. Test the selected protocol, authentication and HTTPS request in the real client before changing the scheduled job.
Run the unchanged parser and cookie policy. Require the expected record ID, currency, price and capture time for a price-monitoring job; reject challenges, wrong locales and missing fields. Record accepted records, retries and billed traffic; set your maximum cost per accepted record before testing.
Stop on a pilot cap, authentication failure, field mismatch or unexpected identity change. Restore the saved incumbent configuration and restart from the last accepted checkpoint. Expand only when the pilot meets your valid-record and cost thresholds; keep managed-product meters separate.
No. Webshare describes the free tier as 10 shared datacenter proxies with up to 1 GB/month. Paid residential traffic is a separate test and billing path.
The current pricing table displays $3.50/GB for a 1 GB rotating residential monthly plan alongside a $7 list rate and discount. Verify the checkout before budgeting.
You can set the TTL up to 7 days, but IPRoyal says the residential peer may leave earlier. The client needs a recovery path.
Test it when the job needs a raw residential route with country, region, city, ZIP, ISP or ASN targeting, HTTP or SOCKS5, rotating or sticky sessions and traffic with no expiry.
Run the targets you would send to IPRoyal or Webshare. Get 350 MB of residential traffic with sticky sessions up to 72 hours. Keep any unused traffic for later.
