IPRoyal vs Webshare 2026: Cheapest Proxy Showdown

By Elena Park 2026-04-25 7 min read Comparisons

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Both target the budget end. Here's which one wins on pool, features and price for 2026.

Headline pricing

IPRoyal Royal Residential: $1.75/GB. Webshare Rotating Residential: $2.99/GB. Both ethically sourced, both with no monthly minimum.

Webshare wins — 10 free datacenter proxies, 1GB/month, no card. IPRoyal offers no free tier but pay-as-you-go starts at $1 deposit.

IPRoyal: 32M+ residential. Webshare: 80M+ shared residential (rotating).

IPRoyal: SOCKS5 on all plans, sticky sessions up to 24h, sneaker ISP product. Webshare: Simpler product line, single dashboard, faster onboarding.

For raw residential bandwidth on a budget, IPRoyal at $1.75/GB. For developers who want it running in 60 seconds, Webshare.