Head to head
Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) vs IPRoyal
Both can do the job. The gap is price, pool size, and how hard your targets push back. Here is how they line up on the numbers I track, then a straight call on which one to start with.
 Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) |  IPRoyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | from $4.00/GB | from $7.35/GB |
| Pricing model | per-GB | per-GB |
| Pool size | 115M+ | 32M+ |
| Free trial | 3-day free trial, 14-day money-back | No free trial |
| Best for | mid-market, social, web-scraping | pay-as-you-go, no-expiry |
| Try it | Visit Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) | Visit IPRoyal |
The call
Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) is the cheaper way in, from $4.00/GB against from $7.35/GB for IPRoyal.
Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) runs the larger pool (115M+ vs 32M+), which shows up when a target blocks IPs aggressively.
This call is from list price and pool size, not a head-to-head test of these two. See the full reviews for the success rates I have measured.
Visit Decodo (formerly Smartproxy) Visit IPRoyal