Unlimited Proxies: Unmetered Residential & Datacenter Bandwidth

Most providers advertise unlimited proxies, but almost none are truly unlimited. In practice, unlimited means governed by a fair-use policy (FUP): you can send as much traffic as you want until you hit a hidden GB or concurrency threshold.

Quick take by policy type:

• Unmetered (no GB counting): ProxyScrape, IPRoyal (ISP/datacenter)
• Unlimited under fair use: Bright Data, Oxylabs, Decodo, Webshare
• Unlimited but conditional: IPRoyal (mobile has a daily soft cap)

Bandwidth policies of top providers

Compare the bandwidth policies behind unlimited claims across residential, ISP, datacenter, and mobile proxies, including the exact fair-use thresholds and what happens when you cross them.

Unlimited proxies price per-GB comparison

Compare the starting per-GB rates across the providers below for the proxy type you need:

Best unlimited proxy providers reviewed

Bright Data provides unlimited ISP proxies, including shared and dedicated IP addresses. The proxy provider allows users to access many IP addresses with an unlimited ISP proxy network. However, usage is calculated based on bandwidth consumption.

Bright Data’s fair usage policy for unlimited proxies includes a monthly limit of 100GB per proxy, whether shared or dedicated. When you exceed your fair usage, you will receive email reminders. You will be charged for data exceeding the fair use allowance at the current “pay as you go” rate.

While Oxylabs does not impose traffic restrictions on their dedicated datacenter, ISP, and datacenter (per IP) proxies, they have a fair usage policy restricting concurrent sessions. Oxylabs’ fair usage policy regarding ISP proxies is as follows:

• Up to 100 concurrent sessions are permitted for the initial 50 GB of data you utilize with an ISP proxy in a month.
• Once 50 GB of utilization is reached, the number of concurrent sessions is reduced to 10 for the remainder of the month.

Decodo provides unlimited traffic by default, with dedicated static residential (ISP) and datacenter proxies. You can also use this traffic option with static residential Pay/IP and datacenter Pay/IP. Decodo enforces the Fair Usage Policy (FUP) for unlimited bandwidth options when both of the following conditions are met:

• The total traffic usage for a subscription term exceeds 10TB
• Traffic per IP address exceeds 25 GB.

When your usage exceeds the above-mentioned traffic limits, the provider reduces the number of concurrent sessions available for the remainder of your subscription.

Webshare offers unlimited bandwidth proxies for its dedicated plans. To get unlimited bandwidth, you should meet the following proxy count requirements:

• 1000 premium proxies, 100 private proxies, and 75 dedicated proxies.

Lower-tier plans have bandwidth constraints. The free package includes 10 proxies and 1 GB of data per month. Paid options start at 100 proxies and 250 GB of bandwidth, with larger plans offering unlimited bandwidth.

While Webshare offers unlimited bandwidth on specific plans, it uses fair usage monitoring to enforce bandwidth limits on users’ plans. This includes datacenter, static residential, and verified proxies. The provider may temporarily reduce bandwidth speed if a user violates the FUP.

ProxyScrape offers unmetered residential and shared datacenter proxies. Similarly, dedicated proxies provide unlimited bandwidth.

Both solutions include unmetered bandwidth, so transfer costs don’t rise with usage. Residential proxies support both HTTP and SOCKS5 protocols, offer unmetered traffic, and provide city-level targeting with optional sticky sessions.

The shared datacenter plans support up to 40,000 concurrent proxies and allow unlimited simultaneous connections per IP address.

IPRoyal provides unmetered proxies, including dedicated ISP (Static Residential) and datacenter proxies. For those specifically seeking a mobile proxy with unlimited bandwidth, IPRoyal offers unmetered 4G/5G connections in major locations, though it’s important to monitor the 20-25GB daily soft-cap to maintain peak performance.

Mobile proxies are available in the following countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, Lithuania, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, Malaysia, and Australia.

The use of ISP and datacenter proxies is unlimited. However, the proxy provider imposes data usage limits on mobile proxies, allowing 20-25GB per day.

Unlimited bandwidth residential & ISP proxies

True unlimited residential proxies are rare and expensive because residential IPs come from real user devices, which are costly to maintain.

Most residential plans are priced by bandwidth rather than offered at a flat unlimited rate. Where unlimited residential exists, it almost always operates under a fair-use policy or is actually a static residential (ISP) product rather than a rotating residential one.

How proxy providers define unlimited

When you are looking for an unlimited proxy service, it is essential to verify whether there is any potential fair usage policy.

When checking for an unlimited proxy service, you can review the proxy provider’s Terms of Service (TOS) or see if they clarify what happens if you exceed your limits. Example scenarios, although some proxy providers:

• When claiming to offer unlimited proxies, it is essential to contact the provider directly. The phrase “unlimited” refers to an unrestrained approach to reason. However, the definition of “reasonable” differs per provider.
• Offer proxies with unlimited bandwidth and connections as long as the user adheres to the usage policy; the cost can rise as the user’s usage increases.

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Types of unlimited proxies

Learn about the different types of proxies before choosing a provider.

• Unlimited datacenter proxies offer high connection speeds and do not impose bandwidth restrictions. These proxies are suitable for applications such as process automation.
• Unlimited residential proxies use IP addresses assigned to actual user devices and typically operate under fair-use policies. Unmetered residential proxies are generally considered more reliable and can facilitate access to geographically restricted websites.
• Unlimited mobile proxies employ IP addresses associated with mobile SIM cards, which frequently rotate. These proxies often include daily data usage limits established by the service provider.  

Unmetered vs. unlimited: what’s the difference?

These two words are used interchangeably in marketing, but they mean different things:

• Unlimited: You can use as much as you want, but a Fair Use Policy caps you in the background. Exceed it, and the provider throttles your speed or reduces the number of concurrent sessions. Common for residential and ISP proxies.
• Unmetered: The provider does not count your gigabytes. You pay for the connection, not the traffic. Most common on datacenter proxies.

Rule of thumb: if the plan is priced per GB, it is not truly unlimited. If it is priced per IP / per port / per connection, it can be genuinely unmetered.

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