Best overall network
Bright Data review 2026
The largest and most feature-complete proxy network on the market. Excellent targeting, strong tooling and enterprise-grade compliance — with a learning curve and pricing to match.
Benchmark results
- Pool size
- 150M+ IPs
- Success rate
- 99.2%
- Avg. response
- 0.7s
- Price
- from $4.20 / GB
Proxy types offered
- Residential
- Datacenter
- ISP
- Mobile
What we liked
- Huge, well-maintained IP pool
- City and ASN level targeting
- Mature dashboard and APIs
What could be better
- Complex pricing tiers
- Steeper onboarding than rivals
Verdict
Bright Data scores 9.4/10 in our 2026 benchmark and is the option we recommend for large-scale data collection teams. If your workloads look different, compare it against the rest of the field before committing to a plan.
Next steps: compare it in the full provider ranking, confirm the proxy type matches your use case, and size your plan with the buying guides.
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