IPRoyal

What IPRoyal is

IPRoyal is a budget-friendly proxy provider that has built a loyal following since launching in 2020. It is best known for its "Royal Residential" network and an honest pay-as-you-go model that lets you buy traffic without locking into a big monthly commitment. The company also runs Pawns.app, the consumer-facing app through which it ethically sources residential IPs by paying users to share idle bandwidth.

On paper it offers 34M+ residential IPs and a 5M+ mobile pool across 195 countries, with a quoted 99.9% uptime and roughly 0.6s average response. Residential pricing starts around $1.75/GB and mobile around $7.00/GB, which puts it firmly in value territory.

Who it's for

IPRoyal is popular with the sneaker and ticketing community, small-scale scrapers, and individual buyers who want a no-nonsense top-up model. The pay-as-you-go residential plans mean unused traffic does not evaporate at the end of the month the way it does with some rivals, which suits bursty, project-based work.

It is a less obvious fit for large enterprises that need formal SLAs, dedicated account management, and the breadth of automation tooling that the top-tier vendors provide. If you want maximum success rate against the very hardest targets, the bigger pools elsewhere may edge it out — but for everyday tasks the value is hard to beat.

Proxy types & network

• Residential (34M+ IPs) — the core offering, sourced via Pawns.app, with country, state, and city targeting.
• Mobile (5M+ IPs) — real carrier IPs for the toughest mobile-app and social targets.

IPRoyal also sells datacenter and dedicated options outside the headline residential/mobile pools, plus sticky-session controls and flexible rotation. Non-expiring residential traffic is a standout feature.

Performance & reliability

Performance is solid for the price. The network handles common scraping, account management, and verification tasks reliably, with quoted uptime around 99.9%. It will not always match the absolute success rates of the most expensive providers on the most defended sites, but for the majority of use cases the gap is small and the savings are large.

Pricing & plans

This is IPRoyal's strongest card. Residential from roughly $1.75/GB with non-expiring traffic, pay-as-you-go flexibility, and volume discounts make it one of the better value plays in the market. Mobile is pricier, as it always is. Pricing changes often, so confirm current rates and any minimums with the provider.

Pros and cons in practice

The wins are price, the non-expiring traffic model, and ethical sourcing through Pawns.app. The compromises: there is no free trial, the network is mid-sized rather than enormous, and the tooling is leaner than the enterprise platforms. Support is decent but not white-glove.

Support & documentation

IPRoyal provides 24/7 live chat and reasonable documentation covering setup and integration. It is responsive enough for most buyers, though it does not offer the dedicated technical account management you would get from a premium vendor.

Bottom line

IPRoyal is the value pick for individuals and small teams: cheap, flexible, ethically sourced, and refreshingly free of long contracts. Just temper expectations on pool scale and enterprise extras.