Last reviewed June 2026
formerly known as Luminati
Bright Data is one of the largest and oldest names in the residential proxy market. ProxyOmega is a smaller, focused provider built around predictable unlimited-bandwidth pricing. This page sets the two side by side using only public information from each vendor’s own site, so you can pick the one that fits your workload rather than the loudest brand.
Bright Data fits enterprise teams that need the broadest pool, granular city and ASN targeting, and an account manager for compliance review. ProxyOmega fits operators who want a flat unlimited-bandwidth price for high-volume scraping, ad verification, or multi-account work without per-GB metering surprises.
ProxyOmega
Positioned for high-volume scrapers, growth marketers and small-to-mid teams that prefer a single predictable monthly bill.
Bright Data
Positioned for enterprises with compliance, KYC and data-broker workflows that justify per-GB metering and account-manager onboarding.
Example workload: 100 GB of residential traffic in a single month.
ProxyOmega
Port-based unlimited bandwidth, advertised entry tier $51.99/month
From $51.99/month regardless of how many gigabytes you transfer
Bright Data
Per-GB residential metering, advertised entry plans around $8.40/GB
~$840 for 100 GB at the advertised residential rate
Bright Data’s committed-volume tiers reduce the per-GB rate substantially. The figure above is the public list price for non-committed usage. Pricing accurate as of June 2026; check vendor sites for current rates.
| Feature | ProxyOmega | Bright Data |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Port-based, unlimited bandwidth | Per-GB metered, plus committed-volume tiers |
| Pool size (vendor claim) | Large rotating pool, 70+ countries (Budget Unlimited), 150+ (Premium) | One of the largest pools in the industry, advertised at 70M+ IPs |
| Targeting granularity | Country on Budget; country, state, city and ASN on Platinum | Country, state, city, ASN and carrier |
| Minimum spend / trial | No minimum spend; entry tier from $51.99/month | Pay-as-you-go available; trials gated by KYC on most plans |
| Payment methods | Cards, crypto, wire | Cards, wire, PayPal |
| Support response time | 24/7 live chat and ticketing | Account manager for committed plans; ticketing for self-serve |
| Best-for use case | High-volume scraping and multi-account work on a flat budget | Enterprise data collection with compliance and procurement review |
The clearest difference between the two providers is how bandwidth is billed. Bright Data charges per gigabyte of residential traffic, with the entry rate advertised around $8.40/GB and lower effective rates on committed-volume plans. The model rewards careful workload sizing, but it punishes any team whose monthly traffic is hard to predict.
ProxyOmega’s Budget Unlimited line is port-based: you pick the number of concurrent ports you need and pay one monthly price, with no data caps and no overage. The trade-off is that each port has a per-port speed limit, which is what allows the operator to sell unlimited bandwidth without losing margin. For workloads where total throughput is steady but volume is unpredictable, the flat model usually wins on total cost of ownership.
Bright Data publishes one of the largest residential IP pools in the market and offers targeting down to city, ASN and even mobile carrier. For teams that need to look like a residential user inside a specific metro on a specific carrier, that depth is hard to match.
ProxyOmega offers a large rotating residential pool with country selection on Budget Unlimited and full state, city and ASN granularity on the Platinum tier. For most ad verification, SERP scraping, e-commerce monitoring and multi-account tasks, country plus state-level rotation is sufficient and does not justify paying enterprise per-GB rates.
Bright Data’s self-serve sign-up is fast, but committed plans and certain use cases trigger a KYC review and a sales conversation. That is by design: their target customer is the enterprise buyer who wants a paper trail. The reward is documented compliance posture, named account managers and an established legal team.
ProxyOmega keeps onboarding instant. There is no sales gate, no KYC for standard plans, and live chat is available around the clock. Customers who need an invoice, a wire payment or a custom plan can request one, but the default experience is sign-up, top up, run.
If your business depends on contracts that require a named vendor with audited compliance and a five-figure-plus monthly commit, Bright Data is the safer choice. The per-GB premium buys risk reduction at the procurement layer, not just bandwidth.
If your workload is scrape-heavy, your traffic is unpredictable, or your finance team prefers a flat line on the credit card statement, ProxyOmega’s unlimited model is built for that shape of business. The two providers compete in different segments more than they compete head to head.
Both providers run residential infrastructure designed for production scraping. Bright Data has a longer track record at enterprise scale; ProxyOmega publishes uptime targets of 99.9% and offers 24/7 support. Reliability differences in practice depend more on workload shape than on brand.
Bright Data’s residential plans are per-GB. Truly unlimited bandwidth is not part of their standard catalogue. ProxyOmega’s Budget Unlimited and Premium Unlimited lines are designed specifically for that pricing shape.
Bright Data offers pay-as-you-go entry plans, but committed-volume tiers that meaningfully lower the per-GB rate carry monthly minimums. ProxyOmega has no minimum spend beyond the entry-tier monthly price.
Both work. Bright Data has finer carrier-level targeting if you need to verify campaigns on specific mobile networks. ProxyOmega is typically cheaper at high request volumes because bandwidth is uncapped.
Yes. ProxyOmega supports HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 across product lines. Bright Data supports the same protocols through their proxy manager.
Flat unlimited bandwidth, instant activation, 24/7 support.