The short answer
Rayobyte and Geonode are both self-serve providers with residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile proxies plus managed scraping tools, but they lean in different directions:
- Rayobyte is the breadth and precision choice: every proxy type in static and rotating forms, ZIP, ASN and device OS targeting, SOCKS5 UDP and HTTP/3, very cheap Scale Residential for verified businesses, a Web Unblocker and hosted stealth browsers.
- Geonode is the flexible residential choice: lower per-GB prices at small volumes, bandwidth that doesn't expire, sticky sessions up to 24 hours, unlimited residential plans, cheaper ISP IPs and a family of scraping APIs with Markdown output.
Disclosure: Team of Monkeys is an affiliate of both companies (and of Webshare). We've written this to be useful whichever you choose.
Side by side
| Rayobyte | Geonode | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential price (list, Oct 2026) | $3.50/GB under 50 GB, $2 from 50 GB, $1.50 from 250 GB, $0.70 from 1 TB | About $0.88/GB at 10 GB, falling to $0.30/GB at 100 TB |
| Residential expiry | Not stated for pay as you go; confirm before large buys | Purchased GB doesn't expire |
| Residential pool (provider figures) | 50M+ opted-in devices a month, 190+ countries | 7.5M+ IPs active monthly, 150+ countries |
| Targeting | Country, state, city, ZIP, ASN, device OS | Country, state, city, ASN |
| Sticky sessions | 1 to 120 minutes | Up to 24 hours |
| Protocols | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5, SOCKS5 UDP, HTTP/3 | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 |
| High-volume residential | Scale Residential, from $0.0095/GB on monthly plans, no targeting | Unlimited residential from about $1,800/month at 200 Mbps |
| ISP proxies | Static from $5/IP (5-IP minimum); rotating ISP per GB | From $1.75 shared or $3.50 dedicated per IP, 3-IP minimum |
| Datacenter | Static (29 countries), semi-dedicated from $1/IP, rotating from $0.30/GB | Rotating, about $0.53/GB at 10 GB |
| Mobile | US carriers, monthly plans from $250, 30-day expiry | 4G/5G in the US, UK and Australia, per GB |
| Managed tools | Scraping API, Web Unblocker, rayobrowse | Scraper, Map, Crawl and Search APIs |
| Free options | No-card free trial; 5,000 API requests; 48 browser hours | Low-cost residential trial; 1,500 Scraper API requests a month |
Prices are list prices at the time of writing and change often. Pool figures are measured differently and aren't directly comparable.
Where Rayobyte wins
- Product range. Rotating ISP, static and semi-dedicated datacenter, HTTP/3 and the Web Unblocker have no direct Geonode equivalent. See Rayobyte vs Geonode datacenter proxies.
- Targeting precision. ZIP and device OS targeting. See geo-targeting compared.
- Protocols. SOCKS5 UDP and HTTP/3 for apps, games and modern browsers. See protocols compared.
- Huge untargeted crawls. Scale Residential costs around a cent per GB. See unlimited and high-volume residential.
- Cheaper rotating datacenter at small volumes.
- A no-card trial across several products. See free trials compared.
Where Geonode wins
- Small and medium residential budgets. At 10 to 50 GB, Geonode's list price is a fraction of Rayobyte's. See Rayobyte vs Geonode pricing.
- No expiry. Unused GB stays in your account. See bandwidth expiry compared.
- Long sessions, up to 24 hours. See sticky sessions compared.
- Cheaper ISP IPs and a smaller minimum order. See ISP proxies compared.
- Scraping APIs with Markdown and a recurring free allowance. See scraping APIs compared.
- Antidetect browser integrations. See browser extensions and integrations.
Residential tip: The simplest way to settle this comparison is to test both: Rayobyte has a free trial with no card, and Geonode sells a low-cost residential trial. Run the same targets through each. See our complete Rayobyte guide.
Which to choose, by job
| Job | Better fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Residential scraping under 100 GB a month | Geonode | Lower per-GB price, no expiry |
| Residential scraping at 1 TB+ | Test both | Rayobyte's $0.70 tier competes; Geonode keeps falling |
| Untargeted crawl of many TB | Rayobyte | Scale Residential |
| Hyperlocal (ZIP) checks | Rayobyte | ZIP targeting |
| Long logged-out sessions | Geonode | 24-hour sticky sessions |
| Account management on a budget | Geonode | Cheaper ISP IPs |
| Lenient high-volume targets | Rayobyte | Rotating datacenter from $0.30/GB |
| LLM and agent pipelines | Either | Geonode APIs return Markdown; Rayobyte has rayobrowse |
| UDP apps and games | Rayobyte | SOCKS5 UDP |
More by use case: web scraping, SEO, social media, sneakers and AI training data.
Using both
A common pairing is Geonode for everyday residential traffic that doesn't expire, and Rayobyte for rotating datacenter, ZIP-targeted checks and the hardest targets via the Web Unblocker. Both use standard proxy URLs, so routing by domain takes a few lines of code. See using Rayobyte and Geonode together.
How to decide
- Start Rayobyte's free trial and buy Geonode's small residential trial.
- Run identical code against your three hardest targets on each.
- Measure success rate, speed and cost per 1,000 successful results.
- Choose per target, not per provider.
Our speed and reliability comparison has a test plan. To add Webshare to the comparison, see Rayobyte vs Geonode vs Webshare.
If you're still shortlisting, compare these options with the wider market in our best proxies guide, and use our cheap proxies guide to estimate a sensible budget. To understand the IP type behind this, read our residential proxies guide.
Proxy tip: If your residential usage comes in bursts, Geonode is worth a look: purchased GB doesn't expire and sticky sessions can last up to 24 hours. More in our complete Geonode guide.
Every Rayobyte vs Geonode comparison
- High-Volume Residential
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Authentication
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Bandwidth Expiry
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Billing
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Browser Extensions and Integrations
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Dashboards and APIs
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Datacenter Proxies
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Ethics and Sourcing
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Free Trials
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Geo-Targeting
- Rayobyte vs Geonode IP Pools
- Rayobyte vs Geonode IP Rotation
- Rayobyte vs Geonode ISP Proxies
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Mobile Proxies
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Pricing
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Protocol Support
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Residential Proxies
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Scraping Tools
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Speed and Reliability
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Sticky Sessions
- Rayobyte vs Geonode Support
- Rayobyte vs Geonode at Enterprise Scale
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for AI Agents
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for AI Training Data
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Ad Verification
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Agencies
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Amazon
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Antidetect Browsers
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Beginners
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Brand Protection
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for E-commerce
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Instagram
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Market Research
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Node.js
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Playwright
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Price Monitoring
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Puppeteer
- Puppeteer proxies guide
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Python
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Real Estate Data
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for SEO
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Scrapy
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Selenium
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Sneaker Bots
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Social Media
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for TikTok
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Travel Fares
- Rayobyte vs Geonode for Web Scraping
- Rayobyte vs Geonode on a Small Budget
- Using Rayobyte and Geonode Together
Budget tip: For jobs where a fixed IP list is enough, Webshare is one of the cheapest options: shared datacenter proxies are sold by the IP, and static residential (ISP) proxies cost well under a dollar per IP per month at the time of writing. More in Rayobyte vs Geonode vs Webshare.
Key takeaways
- Rayobyte wins on product range, targeting precision, protocols and huge untargeted volume.
- Geonode wins on small-volume residential price, non-expiring bandwidth, long sessions and cheaper ISP IPs.
- Choose per job; many teams use both.
- Test both on your hardest targets before committing.
FAQ
Is Rayobyte or Geonode cheaper?
For residential traffic under a few hundred GB, Geonode is cheaper at list prices. For rotating datacenter traffic and massive untargeted crawls, Rayobyte is cheaper. For ISP IPs, Geonode is cheaper per IP.
Which has the bigger residential pool?
Rayobyte reports 50M+ opted-in devices a month in 190+ countries; Geonode reports 7.5M+ IPs active monthly in 150+ countries. They measure differently, so test depth in your own locations.
Can I use Rayobyte and Geonode together?
Yes. Both support standard HTTP and SOCKS5 proxy URLs, so you can route each domain to whichever works best.
Editorial note: Proxy providers change their pools, features and prices often, so treat any figures here as typical ranges at the time of writing and confirm current terms with the provider before you buy.