# IPRoyal: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 27 judge labels across 1 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/iproyal/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proxy and web data providers | 2% | 7 | 19% | 27 |

## What the models said for it

- "Bright Data, IPRoyal, and FloppyData are most often considered the best providers in 2025" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Proxy and web data)
- "1. IPRoyal - Best for Very Tight Budgets ($0-100/month)" (Kimi K2, Proxy and web data)
- "IPRoyal: Affordable (34M+ ethical IPs, 40+ countries). Rotating/sticky sessions, city-level targeting. Good for small-medium use." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Proxy and web data)
- "one of the cheaper residential proxy providers that also offers affordable private datacenter, ISP and mobile addresses" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Proxy and web data)

## And against it

- "Providers with Red Flags: IPRoyal: Removed from some recommendation lists due to concerns about fake reviews and transparency issues." (Mistral Small, Proxy and web data)
- "This provider has a strong number of severe warnings regarding deceptive marketing." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "Lower performance benchmarks (90% success rate, slower response times ~3.7s), limited city/country targeting" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Proxy and web data)
- "More straightforward and budget-oriented, but less ideal if you need a more robust mid-market setup" (Perplexity Sonar, Proxy and web data)

## In its own words

What IPRoyal's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Proxy Infrastructure Built for Scale and Speed (https://iproyal.com/)
- For: individuals and companies worldwide (https://iproyal.com/)
- Price stated: from $1.75/GB; from $1.80/proxy; from $1.39/proxy; from $10.11/day; from $1.00/1000 requests; custom pricing (https://iproyal.com/)
- Starting price: 1.39 (https://iproyal.com/)
- Free plan or trial: No credit card required. Instant full access. (https://iproyal.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 650 (https://iproyal.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, ISO 27001
- Hosting: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, China, India
- Customers named: Reworkd, NitroPack, GoTranscript, Ondato, Growth Bite, financial institution

## What it publishes

Every page iproyal.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 19037 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 460 pages, 35 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- case study: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-02-18
- conference or event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-02
- comparison: 93 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- glossary or explainer: 27 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-02
- news or press: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-05
- Recent: 2026-10-02 glossary or explainer: What is udp proxy https://iproyal.com/blog/what-is-udp-proxy/
- Recent: 2026-09-30 blog: Iproyal 2026 q3 update https://iproyal.com/blog/iproyal-2026-q3-update/
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Best google trends apis https://iproyal.com/blog/best-google-trends-apis/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Access denied big data ldn recap https://iproyal.com/blog/access-denied-big-data-ldn-recap/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Instagram action block https://iproyal.com/blog/instagram-action-block/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Proxy pool https://iproyal.com/blog/proxy-pool/

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.