Massive vs IPRoyal (2026)
Head-to-head on price, speed, privacy posture and features - based on our independent reviews of both providers.
Score comparison
| Massive | IPRoyal | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.0 | 8.5 | IPRoyal |
| Speed & reliability | 8.2 | 8.2 | Tie |
| Privacy & trust | 9.2 | 8.2 | Massive |
| Features & coverage | 7.4 | 8.0 | IPRoyal |
| Value for money | 8.2 | 9.8 | IPRoyal |
| Ease of use | 8.4 | 9.0 | IPRoyal |
Side by side
| Massive | IPRoyal | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $2.50/GB | $3.50/GB |
| Service types | Residential Proxies, Scraping APIs | Residential Proxies, Static ISP Proxies, Datacenter Proxies, Mobile Proxies |
| Jurisdiction | United States in the 5 Eyes | United States in the 5 Eyes |
| Logging policy | Not a privacy service; operational logs by design | Not a privacy service; operational logs by design |
| Independent audits | Prescient Assurance (2024) | None published |
| Network | 1M IPs | 34M IPs |
| Country coverage | 195 | 195 |
| Money-back guarantee | - | 3 days |
| Free tier | - | - |
| Support | email, slack, chat | chat, email, telegram · 24/7 |
| Pay with crypto | - | ✓ |
Which should you pick?
Choose Massive if this fits: best ethically sourced residential proxies. Massive competes on consent rather than pool size, and does it credibly: disclosed opt-in, SOC 2 certification and clean IPs. The right pick when procurement asks how the IPs were obtained.
Choose IPRoyal if this fits: best value residential proxies for small buyers. IPRoyal is the small buyer's network: $7 gets you started, unused traffic never expires, and the static IP pricing undercuts almost everyone. Not the pool to bring to the hardest targets.
Overall, our scores favor IPRoyal (8.5 vs 8.0) - but the right choice depends on which trade-offs matter to you. Read the full Massive review and IPRoyal review.