ZenProxy vs Bright Data
An honest side-by-side on residential proxies: price per GB, trials, refunds and how you pay. Our prices are live; theirs are as published on 6 November 2026.
| Residential, price per GB | ZenProxy Lite | ZenProxy Premium | Bright Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | $0.49 | $3.49 | $4.00 |
| Billing | One-off, any amount from 1 GB | One-off, any amount from 1 GB | Pay as you go with no commitment (price shown), or monthly plans from $499 a month |
| Trial | Buy 1 GB to test | Free trial offered; terms not stated on their pricing page | |
| Refunds | Not working because of us and not fixed within 48 hours: refund of the unused part | Not stated on their pricing page | |
| Payment | Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto | PayPal, Payoneer, Alipay, Google Pay, cards and wire transfer | |
Lite is our budget pool for high-volume work; Premium is our top-tier pool for the hardest sites. Compare with the pool that matches the job. Bright Data figures from Bright Data residential proxies pricing page, checked 6 November 2026. Prices change; check their site for today’s. Their $4/GB is with their coupon RESIGB50 (50% off for 3 months); without it, pay as you go is $8/GB. Above 1 TB, their prices are custom.
Why people switch to ZenProxy
- Residential Premium costs less per GB than Bright Data at every amount in the table
- Volume discounts start at 5 GB, with no monthly plan
- A low-cost Lite pool for high-volume work, next to a Premium pool for the hardest sites
- A 48-hour fix-or-refund promise if your proxies don’t work because of a problem on our side
Where Bright Data is better
- •A very large pool: 400M+ rotating residential IPs in 195 countries (their figures)
- •A free trial
- •PayPal, Alipay and Payoneer
- •They match your first deposit dollar for dollar, up to $500