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Enterprise Compliance Depth vs. Mid-Market Compliance Credentials
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Quick pick
Bright Data fits if pool size above 100M, ASN residential targeting, a contractual SLA, dedicated residential IPs, or GDPR DPA availability are requirements.
Decodo fits if ISO 27001:2022 certification, EWDCI credentials, a money-back evaluation period, or IP whitelist authentication matter -- and ASN targeting and dedicated residential IPs are not requirements.
Bright Data and Decodo overlap on several enterprise-facing requirements: both require KYC, both source residential IPs through opt-in partner networks, both hold compliance credentials. The difference is tier and depth. Bright Data operates at enterprise scale -- 150M+ residential IPs, a 15-minute SLA, ASN targeting on residential, HAR instrumentation, dedicated IPs. Decodo operates one tier below -- ISO 27001:2022 and EWDCI co-founder status provide independently verifiable credentials, a 3-day trial and 14-day money-back lower the cost of evaluation, and ZIP plus coordinate targeting on residential covers most commercial use cases.
If you choose Bright Data
What you get that Decodo doesn't offer
A 150M+ residential pool against Decodo's 33M+. ASN and carrier-level targeting on residential -- Decodo documents city, ZIP, and coordinate targeting but not ASN. A published SLA with 15-minute engineer response and financial penalty terms -- Decodo has no documented SLA. Dedicated residential IPs with exclusive peer assignment. HAR-level traffic instrumentation through the Proxy Manager desktop app. Automatic failover on residential with transparent peer replacement. 7M mobile IPs across real 3G/4G/5G carriers. GDPR and CCPA compliance with a published DPA.
What you give up
Decodo's ISO 27001:2022 certification is independently audited -- Bright Data does not document the same kind of third-party sourcing audit. Decodo's 3-day trial and 14-day money-back guarantee lower evaluation risk -- Bright Data offers trial credits but no money-back guarantee is documented. Decodo gates no functionality behind KYC at the entry tier -- Bright Data requires KYC before full residential network access.
If you choose Decodo
What you get that Bright Data doesn't offer
ISO 27001:2022 certification -- independently audited, not self-reported. EWDCI co-founder and EWDCI Certified status for residential proxy sourcing. A 3-day trial and 14-day money-back guarantee. IP whitelist authentication as an alternative to credential-based access. Entry to the network without requiring full KYC at the trial stage. ZIP and coordinate targeting on residential -- sufficient for most geo-precision use cases.
What you give up
Bright Data's 150M+ residential pool is 4x Decodo's 33M+. ASN targeting on residential. A contractual SLA with financial penalties and a 15-minute response commitment. Dedicated residential IPs with exclusive assignment. HAR-level traffic instrumentation. Automatic failover. GDPR DPA. Mobile pool at 7M IPs. Bright Data includes a Proxy Manager desktop application; Decodo keeps the workflow closer to direct proxy access.
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