The honest Bright Data alternative
Bright Data (formerly Luminati) is the legacy giant — but their pricing is opaque, their KYC takes days, and their contract terms surprise teams every month. Rainproxy is what you wish they were: instant onboarding, public pricing, and a network sourced opt-in from day one.
Same network, half the price, none of the legal letters.
Why teams leave Bright Data
Bright Data verifies every account manually. You can be running on Rainproxy in 90 seconds.
Their calculator has 14 variables. Ours has one: gigabytes.
Go 10% over commit and you pay 2x. We just charge the next gigabyte at the same rate.
Years of legal coverage over Hola/Luminati's history. Our peers opt in for cash, signed SDK consent, audit-ready.
Rainproxy vs Bright Data
Real, public numbers — no asterisks, no "starting from".
| Feature | Bright Data | Rainproxy |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first request | 1–3 days (KYC) | Under 2 minutes |
| Residential price | $8.40–$15/GB | $1.50–$4.50/GB |
| Datacenter price | $0.90/IP/mo | $0.40/IP/mo |
| Commitment | Monthly, with overage | None. Bandwidth never expires. |
| IP source transparency | Mixed (SDK + ISP deals) | 100% opt-in, paid peers |
| Dashboard usability | Heavy, enterprise-y | Clean, made for engineers |
How to switch from Bright Data
Most teams migrate in an afternoon. Our chat will review your code while you do it.
- 1Replace zone endpoints
Our zone-style endpoints map directly to Bright Data's. Change the hostname, keep your code.
- 2Translate session IDs
Their session-* syntax matches ours. Sticky sessions carry over.
- 3Re-point your scrapers
Most teams migrate in a single afternoon. We'll review your code on chat for free.
FAQ — switching from Bright Data
Is the IP pool as large?+
Smaller (85M vs 150M+), but our rotation is fresher and our average success rate on tracked sites is higher. Pool size is a marketing number — success rate is what matters.
Will my Bright Data scripts work?+
Yes. We expose the same HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5 protocol and compatible session syntax.
Do you offer a SERP API like they do?+
Yes — see our Web Unblocker product. Same JSON-in, JSON-out shape, ~30% cheaper per 1k requests.
Try Rainproxy on us — 250 MB with Google sign-up.
Run the same scraper through both networks. If we don't win on success rate and price, you owe us nothing.
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