IPRoyal and Oxylabs are both live, purchasable residential proxy providers, but they price very differently: IPRoyal sells flat per-GB tiers with no minimum spend, while Oxylabs sells monthly plans with a $30/month minimum and traffic top-up allowances.
IPRoyal's residential proxies cost $7.35/GB pay-as-you-go at low volume, dropping to $1.84/GB only above 10TB; a 5% subscription discount brings those figures to $7.00 and $1.75/GB.
Oxylabs' residential proxies are priced in monthly plans: $6/GB on the 5GB/$30 Starter plan, $5/GB on 20GB/$100, $4/GB on 125GB/$500, and $2.50/GB on the 1TB/$2,500 Corporate plan.
Oxylabs states a larger IP pool (175M+) than IPRoyal (64M+), and both cover roughly 195 countries; Oxylabs additionally offers state and ZIP-code-level geo-targeting alongside city-level targeting.
At comparable low volume, IPRoyal's $7.35/GB and Oxylabs' $6/GB entry rate (5GB minimum, $30/month) put both vendors in a similar cost range β neither is a low-cost option at small scale.
Nstproxy's Residential Lite proxies are a lower-cost, currently operating alternative for buyers who don't need Oxylabs' account-manager-backed enterprise tier: $1.00/GB standard, $0.50/GB under the current promotion, sold in prepaid packages with no monthly minimum.
What IPRoyal and Oxylabs Actually Are
IPRoyal is a Lithuania-based proxy provider selling residential, datacenter, ISP, and mobile proxies through a self-service dashboard, priced per GB with no monthly minimum. Oxylabs is a Lithuania-based enterprise proxy and web-scraping infrastructure provider selling residential, datacenter, ISP, and mobile proxies alongside scraper APIs, priced through monthly plans that each include a fixed traffic allotment and a top-up ceiling. Both are live and taking new customers.
The two companies target different buyer profiles. IPRoyal's pay-as-you-go pricing suits buyers who want to spend a specific dollar amount without an ongoing monthly commitment. Oxylabs' plan structure β starting at a $30/month minimum β suits buyers who expect steady monthly usage and want a dedicated account manager and deeper geo-targeting bundled in from the smallest published plan.
If IPRoyal's per-GB rate and Oxylabs' $30/month minimum both feel steep for your volume, Nstproxy's Residential Lite proxies sell the same kind of residential IP access in prepaid packages starting at $1.00/GB, with no monthly commitment.
Oxylabs' residential proxy page states HTTP(S), HTTP3, and SOCKS5 support, rotating sessions by default with sticky sessions available for up to 24 hours, unlimited concurrent sessions, a 99.95% average success rate, and roughly 0.41s response time, with continent/country/city/state/ZIP-level geo-targeting. IPRoyal's residential proxy page states HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 support, rotating sessions configurable from every request up to 7-day sticky sessions, a 99.4% success rate, and roughly 0.5s response time, with city-level targeting.
Criterion
IPRoyal
Oxylabs
Nstproxy Residential Lite
Stated IP pool
64M+
175M+
50M+
Country/location coverage
195+
195 locations
200+ countries/regions
Protocols
HTTP(S), SOCKS5
HTTP(S), HTTP3, SOCKS5
HTTPS, SOCKS5
Session control
Per-request rotation up to 7-day sticky
Rotating by default, sticky up to 24 hours
New IP per request, plus custom-duration sessions
Geo-targeting granularity
City-level
Continent, country, city, state, and ZIP-level
Country/region-level
Success rate (vendor-stated)
99.4%
99.95% average
99.5%
Entry pricing
$7.00β7.35/GB (1GB tier)
$6/GB (5GB/$30 Starter plan)
$1.00/GB standard, $0.50/GB current promotion
Minimum spend
None (pay-as-you-go)
$30/month
None (prepaid, no expiry pressure)
Volume pricing floor
$1.75β1.84/GB at 10TB+
$2.50/GB at 1TB/$2,500 Corporate plan
Prepaid packages scale down per tier
Billing model
Subscription or pay-as-you-go, non-expiring traffic
Monthly plans with traffic top-up allowances
Prepaid packages, balance-based
Cost and Operational Tradeoffs
IPRoyal's cost only drops meaningfully at high volume, per its published pricing page: a buyer needs a 10TB+ commitment to reach $1.75β1.84/GB, and anything below that sits at $5.25β7.35/GB depending on tier and plan type. The tradeoff is flexibility β no monthly minimum, and purchased traffic never expires.
Oxylabs' plans bundle a fixed monthly spend with a fixed data allotment: $30 for 5GB ($6/GB), $100 for 20GB ($5/GB), $500 for 125GB ($4/GB), and $2,500 for 1TB ($2.50/GB) on the Corporate plan, each with a higher top-up ceiling than the included amount. That per-GB rate improves with plan size the same way IPRoyal's does, but the $30/month minimum applies even to buyers who need less than 5GB in a given month, and Oxylabs' pricing page notes refund eligibility only within 3 calendar days and under a usage threshold β a stricter commitment than IPRoyal's pay-as-you-go model.
Neither vendor is inexpensive at entry-level volume: IPRoyal's $7.35/GB pay-as-you-go rate and Oxylabs' $6/GB Starter rate (with its $30 monthly floor) land in a similar range for a buyer using a handful of GB per month. Nstproxy's Residential Lite proxies list at $1.00/GB standard ($0.50/GB under the current promotion) in prepaid packages from 10GB to 10TB, undercutting both vendors' entry tiers without a monthly minimum.
Scenario Analysis
A buyer who needs Oxylabs' state/ZIP-code-level targeting, its 175M+ IP pool, or the dedicated account manager bundled into every plan has a concrete reason to choose Oxylabs over IPRoyal or a smaller alternative β none of that granularity is matched by IPRoyal's or Nstproxy's stated feature set. A buyer already on an Oxylabs plan and consistently using close to the included allotment is getting a lower effective per-GB rate than IPRoyal's flat pricing at the same volume.
A buyer with irregular or low monthly usage, who doesn't want to commit to Oxylabs' $30/month floor or wait to reach IPRoyal's 10TB+ pricing tier, is the audience for whom a prepaid, no-commitment alternative like Nstproxy's Residential Lite proxies is worth comparing directly against both vendors' entry-level rates.
Why Nstproxy Is a Practical Alternative for Cost-Sensitive Buyers
Nstproxy runs seven live proxy product lines β Residential Lite, Residential Prime, IPv6, Datacenter, Static ISP, Unlimited Residential, and Mobile β accessed through an HTTP/SOCKS5 gateway with a REST API and SDKs. For a reader comparing IPRoyal and Oxylabs on residential proxies specifically, the closest matching Nstproxy product is Residential Lite: a prepaid pool of 50M+ residential IPs across 200+ countries and regions, sold in fixed traffic packages instead of a subscription or monthly minimum. It targets the same use cases IPRoyal and Oxylabs both serve β web scraping, price monitoring, ad verification, and geo-restricted access testing β without Oxylabs' $30/month floor or IPRoyal's 10TB+ threshold for its lowest per-GB rate.
Lower entry pricing than either vendor β $1.00/GB standard ($0.50/GB under the current promotion) on Nstproxy's own Residential Lite pricing page, undercutting IPRoyal's $5.25β7.35/GB entry tiers and Oxylabs' $6/GB Starter rate.
200+ country coverage with a 99.5% stated success rate β per Nstproxy's Residential Lite product page, in the same range as both IPRoyal's 99.4% and Oxylabs' 99.95% average.
No monthly minimum β traffic is purchased in fixed prepaid blocks from 10GB up to 10TB and deducted from a balance, avoiding Oxylabs' $30/month floor and closer to IPRoyal's pay-as-you-go model.
HTTPS/SOCKS5 support with per-request or custom-duration sessions β covering the same rotating-IP and longer-session patterns both IPRoyal and Oxylabs support, though without Oxylabs' state/ZIP-code-level targeting.
Take a Quick Look
Don't need Oxylabs' ZIP-level targeting or a $30/month floor: Nstproxy's Residential Lite proxies are live now at $1.00/GB standard, with 200+ countries of coverage and no minimum spend.
For a broader roundup of alternatives specifically framed against Oxylabs, see Nstproxy's Oxylabs alternative guide, and for how several rotating-proxy providers compare on the same general criteria, see the roundup of rotating proxy providers.
Decision Guide
If you areβ¦
Do this
Running high-volume scraping that needs state or ZIP-code targeting
Choose Oxylabs β its geo-targeting depth and 175M+ IP pool aren't matched by IPRoyal or Nstproxy's stated feature set.
Already on an Oxylabs plan and using most of the included GB
Stay put; your effective per-GB rate is already below IPRoyal's flat pricing at that volume.
Buying under 5GB/month with no interest in a $30/month floor
Compare IPRoyal's $5.25β7.35/GB against Nstproxy's $1.00/GB (or current $0.50/GB promotion) Residential Lite pricing for the same volume.
Choosing a first residential proxy provider with a limited budget
Nstproxy's prepaid, no-minimum pricing is worth comparing against both IPRoyal's entry tier and Oxylabs' Starter plan before committing to either.
Prioritizing traffic that never expires over a monthly plan structure
IPRoyal's non-expiring, pay-as-you-go traffic may suit irregular usage better than Oxylabs' monthly-allotment plans.
Choosing between IPRoyal and Oxylabs comes down to how much geo-targeting precision you need and whether a $30/month floor fits your usage pattern, not a universal winner: Oxylabs' deeper targeting and larger IP pool justify its plan pricing for enterprise-scale, geography-sensitive work, while IPRoyal's flat per-GB pricing with no minimum suits smaller, irregular workloads. For buyers who need neither Oxylabs' targeting depth nor IPRoyal's non-expiring traffic, a lower-cost, prepaid option is worth checking before committing to either vendor's pricing structure.
At low volume, the two are in a similar range β IPRoyal's pay-as-you-go rate is $7.35/GB with no minimum spend, while Oxylabs' Starter plan is $6/GB but requires a $30/month minimum; Oxylabs becomes clearly cheaper per GB only on its larger monthly plans.
Q: Does Oxylabs have a bigger IP pool than IPRoyal?
Yes β Oxylabs states a 175M+ residential IP pool versus IPRoyal's stated 64M+, though both cover a similar number of locations (around 195).
Q: Does Oxylabs require a minimum monthly spend?
Yes β Oxylabs' smallest published residential proxy plan requires a $30/month minimum, while IPRoyal has no monthly minimum and lets buyers purchase traffic on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Q: What's a lower-cost alternative to both IPRoyal and Oxylabs?
Nstproxy's Residential Lite proxies list at $1.00/GB standard ($0.50/GB under the current promotion) in prepaid packages with no monthly minimum, undercutting both vendors' entry-level rates, though without Oxylabs' state/ZIP-level targeting or dedicated account manager.
Q: Which one should I pick for enterprise-scale scraping with precise geo-targeting?
Oxylabs is the stronger fit given its larger stated IP pool, continent-to-ZIP-code targeting granularity, and bundled dedicated account manager; IPRoyal and Nstproxy are better fits for smaller or budget-constrained workloads that don't need that targeting depth.
Marcus Chen
Aug. 4th 2026
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