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Enterprise Compliance Depth vs. Named Consenting-User Sourcing
Network Scale
Proxy Types
Targeting
Reliability
Pricing Model
Dev Experience
Compliance
Support
Quick pick
Bright Data fits if ASN or coordinate targeting on residential, a financial SLA with 15-minute response, dedicated residential IPs, GDPR DPA, or HAR instrumentation are requirements.
IPRoyal fits if named and independently verifiable consenting-user sourcing via Pawns.app, 24/7 live chat, PAYG without subscription, low per-GB residential pricing, or no KYC at entry are the primary constraints.
Bright Data and IPRoyal both source residential IPs through real users -- but the sourcing infrastructure sits at opposite ends of the market. Bright Data operates the EarnApp peer network with KYC-gated access, a 15-minute SLA, ASN targeting, dedicated IPs, and a full enterprise compliance stack. IPRoyal sources through Pawns.app -- a named consumer product where real users explicitly consent and earn per bandwidth shared -- and keeps the onboarding path open: no KYC at entry, 24/7 live chat, mobile proxies, PAYG billing.
If you choose Bright Data
What you get that IPRoyal doesn't offer
A published SLA with a 15-minute engineer response and financial penalty terms. ASN, ZIP, and coordinate targeting on residential proxies -- IPRoyal's targeting documentation does not include ASN. Dedicated residential IPs with exclusive peer assignment. HAR-level traffic instrumentation through the Proxy Manager desktop application. Automatic failover on residential. GDPR and CCPA compliance with a published DPA. A 150M+ residential pool. 1.3M+ datacenter IPs across 98 countries.
What you give up
IPRoyal's Pawns.app sourcing is a named, independently verifiable consumer network -- real users, explicitly consenting, compensated per bandwidth. Bright Data's EarnApp is also opt-in, but KYC gates full residential access in a way Pawns.app does not. IPRoyal offers 24/7 live chat support -- Bright Data's SLA-level support applies to SLA-covered plans only. IPRoyal is positioned around low per-GB residential pricing accessible without enterprise procurement. Mobile proxies at IPRoyal do not require the same onboarding overhead as Bright Data's full stack.
If you choose IPRoyal
What you get that Bright Data doesn't offer
Pawns.app sourcing -- a named consumer product with real users explicitly consenting and compensated per bandwidth shared. A sourcing mechanism that is independently verifiable without relying on vendor claims. Low per-GB residential pricing without enterprise procurement. 24/7 live chat support accessible without a contractual plan. PAYG billing with no subscription commitment. No KYC requirement at entry. Mobile proxies alongside residential and datacenter.
What you give up
Bright Data's ASN, ZIP, and coordinate targeting on residential. More formal enterprise controls: SLA penalty terms, dedicated residential IPs, HAR-level instrumentation, automatic failover, and GDPR DPA. Pool scale at 150M+ residential. IPRoyal does not document compliance certifications -- Bright Data's compliance chain is more formally documented even without third-party sourcing audit.
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