Decodo vs Bright Data 2026: Budget vs Premium

By Marcus Reiner 2026-04-23 8 min read Comparisons

Decodo at $2/GB or Bright Data at $4.20/GB? Here's exactly what the price difference buys you in 2026.

Price gap

Decodo $2/GB at 1TB vs Bright Data $4.20/GB at the same volume — a 2× price difference for similar IP quality.

What the premium buys

SOC 2 / ISO 27001 (Bright Data has both, Decodo SOC 2 in progress). Larger pool (150M vs 65M). 24/7 enterprise support with SLA. Custom IP allocation.

What's actually the same

Both deliver 95%+ success rate on Cloudflare-protected sites. Both offer SERP and Social APIs. Both have Web Unlocker products. Both default to L1 elite anonymity.

Who should pick Decodo

SaaS teams, growth-stage startups, individual developers, anyone whose CFO will notice a 2× proxy bill.

Who should pick Bright Data

Banks, agencies, Fortune 500, anyone where compliance documentation is a procurement gate.

Read more on ToptierProxy Blog or see our Best Proxies 2026 guide.