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.
Utilizado por 50,000+ clientes em todo o mundo
Recurso por recurso comparação
| Recurso | Shifter | Byteful |
|---|---|---|
| Live IPs measured (US) | 136,667 | 117,330 |
| Live IPs measured (UK) | 53,506 | 35,595 |
| Preço Inicial | $2.00/GB | $3.25/GB |
| Melhor Preço | $0.75/GB | $1.75/GB |
| Protocolos | HTTP / HTTPS / SOCKS5 | HTTP / HTTPS / SOCKS5 |
| Geo-Targeting | Nível de cidade (mais de 195 países) | Country and city level |
| Rotação de IP | Por requisição + Sessões persistentes | Por requisição + Sessões persistentes |
| Bandwidth Expiry | Monthly plans, no expiry on top-ups | No expiry |
| Suporte ao Cliente | 24/7 em todos os planos | Business hours |
Comparação de Preços (por GB)
| Volume | ShifterAté 71% DESATIVADO | Byteful | Você Economiza |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrada | $10 for 5 GB ($2.00/GB) | $3.25/GB | 38% |
| Volume Médio (~100 GB) | $100 ($1.00/GB) | ~$2.50/GB | 60% |
| Scale (200 GB+) | $149 ($0.75/GB) | $1.75/GB floor | 57% |
Contamos os IPs residenciais ao vivo que Shifter e Byteful entregaram em cinco países, sob um teste idêntico. Veja os números e o método.
Nossa análise completa de Byteful: o que o pool, os preços e o comportamento do gateway somam, pontuados com os mesmos critérios de toda rede que testamos.
Por que usar Shifter proxies residenciais?
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.
Simples e transparente preços
Planos mensais fixos com largura de banda incluída. Sem taxas ocultas. Escale conforme seu uso cresce.
Perguntas frequentes
Perguntas comuns sobre migrar de Byteful para 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.
Byteful completed as few as 74.4% of requests in Germany during our run. At that rate roughly one request in four needs retrying, which inflates both crawl time and the bandwidth you are billed for.
Yes, at every tier we could compare. Byteful publishes $3.25/GB as its standard rate falling to $1.75 at volume. Shifter starts at $2.00 and reaches $0.75.
Usually yes. Both services use standard user and password authentication over HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5, so in most cases you change the endpoint and credentials and keep the rest of your code.
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.