Head to head
IPRoyal vs Webshare
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.
| IPRoyal | Webshare | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | from $7.35/GB | from $3.50/GB |
| Pricing model | per-GB | subscription + per-GB |
| Pool size | 32M+ | 80M+ |
| Free trial | No free trial | 10 free proxies, no card |
| Best for | pay-as-you-go, no-expiry | budget, seo, web-scraping |
| Try it | Visit IPRoyal | Visit Webshare |
The call
Webshare is the cheaper way in, from $3.50/GB against from $7.35/GB for IPRoyal.
Webshare runs the larger pool (32M+ vs 80M+), which shows up when a target blocks IPs aggressively.
If price is the whole constraint, start on Webshare and move up only when a job needs it.
Go deeper
- Full reviews: IPRoyal and Webshare
- Coupons: Webshare
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