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What it does
Bright Data is a web data platform. It runs proxy networks and data collection tools for businesses. Teams use it to gather public web data at scale. Common use cases include web scraping, price monitoring, ad verification, and market research.
Key features
- Residential proxies: real user IPs across 195 countries.
- Datacenter proxies: fast shared IPs for high-volume tasks.
- ISP proxies: static residential IPs for steady sessions.
- Mobile proxies: carrier IPs for mobile-specific data.
- Web Scraper IDE: build and run scrapers from your browser.
- SERP API: structured results from major search engines.
- Web Unlocker: gets past blocks and CAPTCHAs automatically.
- Ready-made datasets: pre-collected feeds for popular sites.
Pricing
Pricing is usage based. You pay per gigabyte, IP, request, or record. There is no fixed monthly plan.
- Residential proxies: from $2.50/GB (50% off listed today).
- Datacenter proxies: from $0.90/IP.
- ISP proxies: from $1.30/IP.
- Unlocker API: from $1 per 1,000 requests. Free tier available.
- SERP API: from $1 per 1,000 requests. Free tier available.
- Browser API: from $5/GB.
- Scraper APIs: from $0.75 per 1,000 records. Free tier available.
- Datasets: from $250 per 100,000 records.
Pricing checked September 28, 2026 — confirm current pricing on Bright Data’s site.
Pros
- One of the largest proxy networks: 400M+ IPs.
- Proxies, scraping APIs, and datasets in one platform.
- Free tiers on several APIs.
- Pay as you go: no fixed plan required.
Cons
- Usage-based pricing can get expensive at scale.
- No simple flat monthly plan for casual users.
- Wide product lineup can overwhelm beginners.
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Sources
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