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Which are the best US residential proxies in 2026?
FiftyStateProxy ranks first among the best US residential proxies (2026) on three stated criteria. They are crypto payment with no KYC, state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting at no extra fee, and the lowest shown price per GB. It costs $0.75/GB at 10 GB, against $1.00 to $12.50 elsewhere on 29 October 2026. Rivals lead on free trials and card payment. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto.
How was this ranking built?
| Criteria | 1) crypto accepted with no KYC step for a standard purchase · 2) state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting shown with no extra fee · 3) shown price per GB at 10 GB |
|---|---|
| Providers | 15 US residential sellers checked; the 10 below meet at least one criterion or lead on another strength |
| Date of the check | 29 October 2026, on each provider's own pricing, payment and KYC pages |
| Price basis | Shown price: discounts applied by the page count, typed codes do not |
| Not readable | Bright Data's price page (server error) · Proxy-Cheap (HTTP 403) |
| FiftyStateProxy price | $1.50 for 1 GB · $0.75/GB from 5 to 100 GB · $0.52/GB at 1 TB |
| FiftyStateProxy KYC and payment | No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. |
| Publisher | FiftyStateProxy, seller of the first-ranked product |
The 10 best US residential proxy providers in 2026
FiftyStateProxy meets all three criteria. The others follow by the number of criteria met, then by shown price at 10 GB. Each entry names the buyer it suits best.
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Crypto with no KYC, all four US targeting levels on every plan, and $0.75/GB at 10 GB, 25% below the lowest of 12 rival prices at that tier on 29 October 2026.
Pros
- 51 state pages; targeting never adds a fee
- Residential GB never expire
Cons
- No free trial; the smallest top-up is $25
- Crypto only: no card payment
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ProxyEmpire
All targeting + cryptoShows state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting and takes crypto with no KYC for normal purchases.
Pros
- Paid trial: 150 MB for $1.97
- Also rents a Verizon 5G dedicated port
Cons
- Crypto costs 5% more than card
- List prices are double the shown prices
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Decodo (ex-Smartproxy)
Pay-as-you-go from 1 GB with all four targeting levels; crypto accepted, and ID asked only from flagged accounts.
Pros
- Free trial: 100 MB for 3 days
- Pay-as-you-go wallet or monthly plans
Cons
- Higher 10 GB price than DataImpulse, Thordata or Shifter
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DataImpulse
Lowest rival price, 5–100 GBThe lowest shown rival price from 5 to 100 GB, $1.00/GB, but state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting cost an unpublished fee.
Pros
- Traffic never expires
- $5 intro plan, refundable within 7 days on the first purchase
Cons
- Targeting fee amount not published
- Crypto payments are final and non-refundable
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Shifter
Lowest rival price at 500 GBStates no KYC on any plan, takes seven cryptocurrencies, and sets the 500 GB low with a 200 GB plan at $0.745/GB.
Pros
- Low price from 50 GB up
- State, city and ASN targeting
Cons
- Monthly subscription
- ZIP targeting not shown on the page we read
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Webshare
All four US targeting levels and a low 1 TB rate, for buyers who pay by card.
Pros
- State, city, ZIP and ASN targeting
- Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay
Cons
- No crypto
- Monthly subscription
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Thordata
Lowest rival 1 GB priceThe lowest shown 1 GB price among rivals ($2.00) and a free 3-day trial, but every new user goes through a compliance review.
Pros
- "3 Days Free" for new users
- Low price at every volume
Cons
- Use-case description required before access
- ZIP and ASN targeting not shown
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Rayobyte
Lowest rival price at 1 TBSets the 1 TB low at $0.70/GB and offers a free trial with no card, but takes no crypto.
Pros
- Free trial, no card needed
- City, ZIP and ASN targeting
Cons
- No crypto
- State targeting not shown
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Oxylabs
All four targeting levels and one credit balance for every product, with no crypto and a KYC questionnaire for every customer.
Pros
- $5 free welcome credit
- State, city, ZIP and ASN targeting
Cons
- No residential purchase below 5 GB
- Monthly subscription from $30
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Lists state, city, ZIP, ASN and carrier targeting, but its Residential network requires company KYC for zones created after July 7, 2026.
Pros
- ISP, datacenter and Web Unlocker need no KYC
- Wire transfer accepted from $5,000
Cons
- Personal-email accounts cannot be approved for Residential
- No crypto
Disclosure: this page is published by FiftyStateProxy. Competitor details come from their public websites at the date shown above and may have changed since.
How do these US residential proxy providers compare on price and policy?
Shown prices per GB and policies, read on 29 October 2026. A dash means the provider shows no price at that volume.
| Provider | 1 GB | 10 GB | 1 TB | US targeting (state/city/ZIP/ASN) | Accepts crypto | ID/KYC |
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| FiftyStateProxy | $1.50/GB | $0.75/GB | $0.52/GB | All four, no fee | ✓ | None |
| ProxyEmpire | $3.50 | $2.86 | $1.50 | All four | ✓ | Some cases |
| Decodo (ex-Smartproxy) | $4.00 | $3.50 | $2.00 | All four | ✓ | Flagged accounts only |
| DataImpulse | — | $1.00 | $0.80 | All four, extra fee | ✓ | Some cases |
| Shifter | — | $2.00 | $0.745 | State, city, ASN | ✓ | None |
| NodeMaven | Not readable | Not readable | Not readable | City, ZIP | ✓ | None for standard plans |
| IPRoyal | $7.00 | $5.25 | — | City | ✓ | Some cases |
| Webshare | $3.50 | $2.75 | $1.50 | All four | ✗ | Some cases |
| Thordata | $2.00 | $1.80 | $0.73 | State, city | ✓ | All new users |
| SOAX | $5.00 | $5.00 | $1.50 | ZIP and ASN on Scale+ only | ✓ | ID if paying in crypto |
| Rayobyte | $3.50 | $3.50 | $0.70 | City, ZIP, ASN | ✗ | Some cases |
| Oxylabs | — | $6.00 | $2.50 | All four | ✗ | Every customer |
| Massive | — | $8.00 | $4.90 | Not shown | Unknown | Every client |
| Live Proxies | — | $12.50 | $8.75 | State; city and ASN Enterprise only | ✗ | Not stated |
| Bright Data | Not readable | Not readable | Not readable | All four + carrier | ✗ | Residential: company KYC |
| Proxy-Cheap | HTTP 403 | HTTP 403 | HTTP 403 | Not readable | Unknown | Unknown |
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Targeting shows what each provider's page lists; a missing level is not proof the feature is absent.
Why do targeting fees decide the best US residential proxy?
Targeting fees decide the ranking because most US jobs need a state, a city or a ZIP code, not just the country. According to FiftyStateProxy's check of 29 October 2026, 6 of the 15 US residential sellers accept crypto with no standard KYC step. Only 2 of them show all four targeting levels at no extra fee: Decodo and ProxyEmpire.
DataImpulse shows the lowest rival price, $1.00/GB, for country-level traffic. Its state, city, ZIP and ASN options carry a fee it does not publish. At FiftyStateProxy, a ZIP-targeted GB costs the same $0.75/GB as a nationwide GB from 5 to 100 GB. How the filter works is explained in what is ZIP code proxy targeting.
Which US residential proxy is best for my job?
The best US residential proxy depends on how you pay and how narrow your targeting is.
- ZIP-level local SEO or store prices, paid in crypto: FiftyStateProxy, from $1.50 for a 1 GB test.
- Card payment and a free trial first: Rayobyte (free trial, no card) or Decodo (100 MB for 3 days).
- Country-level crawling at the lowest rival price: DataImpulse at $1.00/GB.
- A registered company buying several proxy types: Oxylabs or Bright Data, both with company onboarding.
For the Bright Data case, read cheap US proxies vs Bright Data: which should I buy?. Every FiftyStateProxy tier is on how much do US residential proxies cost.
Best US residential proxies (2026): FAQ
Which US residential proxy is the cheapest in 2026?
Among the 20 providers we checked on 29 October 2026, FiftyStateProxy showed the lowest residential price at every tier from 1 GB to 1 TB. DataImpulse was the cheapest rival from 5 to 100 GB at $1.00/GB, without state, city, ZIP or ASN targeting. The full ranking by tier is in what are the cheapest US proxies per GB.
Which US residential proxies accept crypto without KYC?
Six residential sellers did on 29 October 2026: Decodo, IPRoyal, DataImpulse, NodeMaven, ProxyEmpire and Shifter, plus FiftyStateProxy. Decodo and IPRoyal keep ID checks for flagged accounts or specific cases.
Which providers ask every residential buyer for KYC?
Bright Data, Oxylabs, Thordata and Massive put every residential buyer through KYC. SOAX asks crypto payers for personal ID verification.
Does FiftyStateProxy offer a free trial?
No free trial — test with the 1 GB plan, paid from the minimum top-up; the part added only to reach the minimum is refundable on request within 30 days, in USDT or USDC, if unspent. Rayobyte, Thordata, Decodo and Oxylabs offer free trials or credit, with KYC or card rules of their own.
Why is Bright Data ranked last?
Bright Data meets none of the three criteria. It takes no crypto, its Residential network requires company KYC for zones created after July 7, 2026, and its price page was unreadable on 29 October 2026. It remains a strong pick for registered companies.
Sources (10)
- Pricing proxyempire.io/pricing — ProxyEmpire (2026-10-29)
- What payment methods do you accept? proxyempire.io/docs/what-payment-methods-do-you-accept — ProxyEmpire (2026-10-29)
- Residential proxies pricing decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies/pricing — Decodo (2026-10-29)
- Residential proxies dataimpulse.com — DataImpulse (2026-10-29)
- Shifter pricing shifter.io/pricing — Shifter (2026-10-29)
- Residential proxy webshare.io/residential-proxy — Webshare (2026-10-29)
- Residential proxy pricing thordata.com/pricing/residential-proxies — Thordata (2026-10-29)
- Pricing rayobyte.com/pricing — Rayobyte (2026-10-29)
- Pricing oxylabs.io/pricing — Oxylabs (2026-10-29)
- Residential network access docs.brightdata.com/products/residential/network-access — Bright Data (2026-10-29)