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Proxynade is the smaller name here, and pretending otherwise would waste your time. So here is the plain version. Proxynade Volume Residential is $0.89/GB. IPRoyal residential pay-as-you-go starts at $7.35/GB and falls to $5.15/GB at 50 GB, as listed June 2026. Our entry rate is lower by roughly 8x, with no minimum, no subscription, and no KYC. IPRoyal applies identity verification for full access. We require none.
IPRoyal's two headline features are prepaid traffic that never expires and sticky sessions up to 7 days. Proxynade matches the substance of both. Your prepaid balance does not expire either, and a hard session holds the same exit IP until that IP dies, with no 7-day cap. Both run residential pools, so neither guarantees a given residential IP stays live for a fixed period. The real differences here are price, no KYC, and crypto checkout.
IPRoyal's published numbers
As listed June 2026 on their pricing page: residential pay-as-you-go runs $7.35/GB at 1 GB down to $5.15/GB at 50 GB. Subscription tiers list $7.00/GB down to $4.90/GB. The advertised bulk floor is $1.75/GB, which needs a large prepay to reach. Bought traffic never expires, and sticky sessions hold up to 7 days, with country, state, and city targeting.
Static ISP proxies list $2.70/IP for a 30-day lease, $2.55 for 60 days, and $2.40 for 90 days, with a 24-hour option from $1.80/proxy. Datacenter IPs start at $1.39/IP. The product page lists HTTP(S) and SOCKS5, password auth, and IP whitelisting. That is a real feature set worth testing against your target.
One access note: IPRoyal applies KYC identity verification. Unverified accounts can buy, but they run with a restricted pool, limited targets, and some features locked until verification clears. That is normal for the category and fine for many buyers. It does slow down anyone who wants to start fast or stay private.
Proxynade's published numbers
Volume Residential: $0.89/GB. Premium Residential: $5.00/GB. Datacenter: $0.65/GB. All residential and datacenter billing is per transferred byte with no monthly minimum. Static ISP is dedicated with unlimited bandwidth, so there is no per-GB meter on those lines. It is graduated per IP: $2.00 at 1 to 24, $1.73 at 25 to 49, $1.49 at 50 to 99, $1.40 at 100 to 199, and $1.30 at 200 or more. Dedicated servers start at $59.99/mo.
No KYC, no minimum spend, no sales call. Checkout is self-serve and paid in crypto or stablecoin: Litecoin, plus USDT and USDC on BNB Chain and Solana. Country, region, and city targeting work on residential; ISP and ASN targeting is Premium only; datacenter targets by country.
The gateway is http://proxynade.net:2555 with username/password auth, and all schemes are supported: http, https, socks5, and socks5h. The expanded username carries routing: base user, plan token (volume, premium, or datacenter), optional country code, and an optional lifetime-<minutes> rotation window. The dashboard network logs show host, outcome, latency, and byte totals per connection; usage logs export as CSV, so cost per kept result is auditable.
Comparison at a glance
| Factor | Proxynade | IPRoyal (as listed June 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Residential entry | $0.89/GB (Volume), no minimum | $7.35/GB pay-as-you-go (1 GB) |
| Residential at volume | $0.89/GB, no commitment | $5.15/GB (50 GB); bulk floor $1.75/GB |
| Premium residential | $5.00/GB | Not listed as a separate tier |
| Static ISP (dedicated) | $1.30 to $2.00/IP, unlimited bandwidth | $2.40 to $2.70/IP (30 to 90 days) |
| Datacenter | $0.65/GB | From $1.39/IP |
| Sticky sessions | Rotating, sticky, and hard sessions; same IP until it dies | Up to 7 days |
| Traffic expiry | Prepaid balance does not expire; billed per byte | Never expires |
| KYC | None | Applies KYC; unverified accounts restricted, not blocked |
| Checkout | Self-serve, crypto and stablecoin | Self-serve; full access needs verification |
| Usage logs | Per-connection: host, outcome, latency, bytes; CSV export | Traffic usage in dashboard |
Short ISP leases have a catch
IPRoyal's 24-hour ISP option, from $1.80/proxy as listed June 2026, is useful for a one-day check. For a full month of crawler work, compare that per-day rate against Proxynade Static ISP at $2.00/IP-month with unlimited bandwidth, dropping to $1.30/IP at 200 or more. The per-day rate compounds quickly once the job runs longer than planned, and IPRoyal's own 30-day lease lists at $2.70/IP.
Provider bytes are not app bytes
Your scraper counts what it kept: parsed rows, usable responses. The proxy meter counts every byte at the TCP layer: redirects, blocked pages, image loads, TLS handshakes, and requests the parser throws away. That gap is why app-level counters look cleaner than the bill.
On a first run, log provider bytes, app bytes, 403 count, 429 count, kept rows, and whether the session held through the whole flow. If the IPRoyal run stays clean, no argument from us. If the usage logs show retries eating the savings, the headline rate is not the full cost.
Where IPRoyal is the better fit
The honest wins for them are brand and scale. IPRoyal is the larger, established name with a bigger advertised pool and a longer track record, and some buyers prefer its simple prepaid-GB model where you top up a bucket and draw it down. If you want a known incumbent and are fine with KYC for full access, IPRoyal is a fair call. On the two features often cited as its edge, non-expiring traffic and long sticky sessions, Proxynade matches both: the prepaid balance does not expire and hard sessions hold the same exit until it dies.
For most buyers the math points the other way: $0.89/GB against $7.35/GB at entry, dedicated unlimited-bandwidth ISP at $1.30 to $2.00/IP against $2.40 to $2.70, and no KYC at all against restricted access until IPRoyal verification clears.
Proxynade vs IPRoyal FAQ
What does IPRoyal charge for residential proxies? As listed June 2026, IPRoyal residential pay-as-you-go runs $7.35/GB at 1 GB down to $5.15/GB at 50 GB. Subscription tiers list $7.00/GB down to $4.90/GB, and the advertised bulk floor is $1.75/GB. Traffic never expires.
What does Proxynade charge for residential proxies? Volume Residential is $0.89/GB. Premium Residential is $5.00/GB. Both are billed per transferred byte with no monthly minimum and no KYC.
Does IPRoyal offer short static ISP leases? As listed June 2026, IPRoyal offers a 24-hour ISP lease from $1.80/proxy. Longer dedicated leases run $2.40 to $2.70/IP, and datacenter IPs start at $1.39/IP. Proxynade dedicated Static ISP is $1.30 to $2.00/IP with unlimited bandwidth.
Does IPRoyal or Proxynade require KYC? As listed June 2026, IPRoyal applies KYC identity verification: unverified accounts can buy but run restricted in pool and targets until they verify. Proxynade requires no KYC at all. Checkout is self-serve and paid in crypto or stablecoin: Litecoin, plus USDT and USDC on BNB Chain and Solana.
Why does provider bandwidth differ from what my scraper reports? Providers bill every byte transferred at the TCP layer: redirects, blocked pages, TLS handshakes, and failed requests all count. Your app only sees what it kept.
What logs does Proxynade expose? The dashboard network logs show host, outcome, latency, and byte totals per connection. Usage logs export as CSV.