Shifter vs Byteful
A more reliable Byteful alternative. In our own five country benchmark Shifter served more live residential IPs than Byteful everywhere, completed a far higher share of requests, and runs from $0.75/GB against Byteful's $1.75 floor.
Con la confianza de 50,000+ clientes en todo el mundo
Función por función comparación
| Función | Shifter | Byteful |
|---|---|---|
| Live IPs measured (US) | 136,667 | 117,330 |
| Live IPs measured (UK) | 53,506 | 35,595 |
| Precio inicial | $2.00/GB | $3.25/GB |
| Mejor Precio | $0.75/GB | $1.75/GB |
| Protocolos | HTTP / HTTPS / SOCKS5 | HTTP / HTTPS / SOCKS5 |
| Geo-Targeting | A nivel de ciudad (más de 195 países) | Country and city level |
| Rotación de IP | Por solicitud + Sesiones fijas | Por solicitud + Sesiones fijas |
| Bandwidth Expiry | Monthly plans, no expiry on top-ups | No expiry |
| Soporte al Cliente | 24/7 en todos los planes | Business hours |
Comparativa de precios (por GB)
| Volumen | ShifterHasta 71% DTO | Byteful | Ahorras |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrada | $10 for 5 GB ($2.00/GB) | $3.25/GB | 38% |
| Volumen medio (~100 GB) | $100 ($1.00/GB) | ~$2.50/GB | 60% |
| Scale (200 GB+) | $149 ($0.75/GB) | $1.75/GB floor | 57% |
Contamos las IP residenciales activas que Shifter y Byteful sirvieron en cinco países, con una prueba idéntica. Consulta las cifras y el método.
Nuestro análisis completo de Byteful: lo que el pool, los precios y el comportamiento del gateway suman en conjunto, puntuado con el mismo criterio que cada red que hemos probado.
¿Por qué usar Shifter proxies residenciales?
More Live IPs in Every Country We Tested
Our benchmark counted the IPs each network actually had online. Shifter served 16.5% more in the United States, 50.3% more in the United Kingdom and 65.5% more in France. The full method and per country tables are published at /benchmark/byteful.
A Far Higher Share of Requests Completed
Byteful returned the weakest reliability of any provider in our test, completing between 74.4% and 92% of requests depending on country. Every failed request is a retry your crawler has to pay for twice.
Wider Network Spread
Shifter drew its addresses from noticeably more autonomous systems in all five markets. Anti-bot systems fingerprint the network an address sits on, so spread across ASNs protects a crawl more than raw address count.
Cheaper at Both Ends of the Ladder
Byteful starts at $3.25/GB and bottoms out at $1.75. Shifter starts at $2.00 and falls to $0.75, so you pay less whether you are testing with five gigabytes or running a few hundred a month.
Published, Repeatable Numbers
We publish the method, the sample sizes and the per country results so you can run the same test yourself. Most providers, Byteful included, publish only a headline pool figure.
Simple y transparente precios
Planes mensuales fijos con ancho de banda incluido. Sin tarifas ocultas. Escala a medida que crece tu uso.
Preguntas frecuentes
Preguntas frecuentes sobre cómo cambiar de Byteful a Shifter.
In our August 2026 benchmark Shifter served more live residential IPs than Byteful in all five countries tested, with margins from 16.5% in the United States to 65.5% in France. Full results are at /benchmark/byteful.
Switch to a network that answers reliably
More live IPs in every country we measured, a far higher success rate, and a lower price per GB. Start with a trial and compare on your own targets.