.4UVmK5aw_1uGpNi.svg){kind=small}
.AzQB9McO_PVSYK.svg){kind=small}
.DjhlE8MO_Z1DYVxU.svg){kind=small}
.DM2pllEO_1cxFXE.svg){kind=small}
.CvN5042A_Z10D5qc.svg){kind=small}
.Dcqs_gC__NRL3p.svg){kind=small}
Byteful vs Floppydata
Floppydata and Byteful mobile proxies side by side, measured in our own benchmark of 11 providers (24–27 October 2026): cost, Google access, shared IPs, speed and sticky sessions.
We operate Floppydata and tested it on the same terms as the other providers. See the full benchmark.
- Public price
- $1.00/GB
- Best placements in our test
- Cost per 1,000 successful requests: 1st of 11
- Price per GB: 1st of 11
- Google Success Rate: 1st of 11
- IPs shared with other providers: 1st of 11
- Regular price
- $4.25/GB
- Best placements in our test
- Latency, median: 1st of 11
- Latency, P90: 1st of 11
- Geo Accuracy: tied 1st of 11
- Instagram Success Rate: 3rd of 11
Overview
Every row is a measured result from our benchmark. The better value in each row is highlighted. Where our 95% confidence intervals don't separate the two results, we don't call a winner and leave the row unmarked.
| Metric | Floppydata | Byteful |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per 1,000 successful requests Money spent on traffic divided by successful requests lower is better | $0.012 | $0.064 |
| Price per GB Regular price of the smallest mobile package, without promo codes or VAT lower is better | $1.00/GB 19 GB for $19 | $4.25/GB 2 GB for $8.50, subscription |
| Google Success Rate Google searches that got results, not the CAPTCHA, as a phone browser without JavaScript higher is better | 97.8% 95% CI 97.4–98.1 | 95.5% 95% CI 94.9–96.0 |
| IPs shared with other providers Exit IPs that another tested provider also gave out during the test lower is better | 5.5% 95% CI 5.2–5.8 | 55.7% 95% CI 55.0–56.4 |
| TCP fingerprint: Windows share Connections whose TCP handshake looks like Windows, not a phone (p0f) lower is better | 0.2% 95% CI 0.1–0.5 | 49.3% 95% CI 47.4–51.1 |
| Duplicate Rate Successful requests that reused an IP already seen lower is better | 16.4% | 30.4% |
| Fraud Score (avg, 0–100) Scamalytics risk score, averaged over 300 sampled IPs lower is better | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Latency, median Full request time on successful requests: connect, tunnel, TLS, response lower is better | 1.11 s | 0.73 s |
| Latency, P90 9 in 10 successful requests were at least this fast lower is better | 2.42 s | 1.30 s |
| Success Rate Rotating requests that got a valid answer, 28,800 per provider higher is better | 98.6% 95% CI 98.4–98.7 | 99.7% 95% CI 99.6–99.7 |
| Instagram Success Rate The public Instagram profile page loaded without a login wall higher is better | 97.1% 95% CI 96.3–97.8 | 99.2% 95% CI 98.7–99.5 |
| Sticky: IP kept for 30 minutes 30-minute sticky sessions that kept one IP to the end higher is better | 27.6% 95% CI 23.4–32.3 | 56.5% 95% CI 51.5–61.4 |
| Geo Accuracy Exit IP was in the country we requested (Cloudflare database) higher is better | 99.9% 95% CI 99.8–99.9 | 100.0% 95% CI 100.0–100.0 |
How we tested. We bought rotating mobile traffic from each of 11 providers and ran the same scripts from three servers (USA, Germany, Singapore) on 24–27 October 2026: 28,800 rotating requests per provider, plus Google and Instagram, sticky-session, TCP-fingerprint and IP-quality tests. Prices are the regular price of the smallest package.
Full results and methodology · Raw data and scripts on GitHub
Which One Should You Choose?
Choose Floppydata if you need:
- Lower cost per 1,000 successful requests: $0.012 vs $0.064
- Lower price per GB: $1.00/GB vs $4.25/GB
- Higher Google success rate: 97.8% vs 95.5%
- Fewer IPs shared with other providers: 5.5% vs 55.7%
- Fewer connections from Windows (more phone-like): 0.2% vs 49.3%
Choose Byteful if you need:
- Lower median latency: 0.73 s vs 1.11 s
- Lower P90 latency: 1.30 s vs 2.42 s
- Higher success rate: 99.7% vs 98.6%
- Higher Instagram success rate: 99.2% vs 97.1%
- Longer-lasting sticky IPs: 56.5% vs 27.6%
Benchmark Results
Tested by Floppydata, 24–27 October 2026. Each bar is scaled to the highest value among all 11 tested providers.
Pros & Cons
Ranked against all 11 providers we tested, not only these two. A pro is a top-third result (places 1–4 of 11), a con a bottom-third result (places 8–11), so both providers can share a pro. For the head-to-head result, see the Overview table.
Pros
- Cost per 1,000 successful requests: $0.012, 1st of 11
- Price per GB: $1.00/GB, 1st of 11
- Google Success Rate: 97.8%, 1st of 11
- IPs shared with other providers: 5.5%, 1st of 11
- TCP fingerprint: Windows share: 0.2%, 1st of 11
Cons
- Success Rate: 98.6%, 11th of 11
- Sticky: IP kept for 30 minutes: 27.6%, 10th of 11
- Instagram Success Rate: 97.1%, tied 9th of 11
- Latency, median: 1.11 s, tied 8th of 11
- Fraud Score (avg, 0–100): 3.5, 8th of 11
Pros
- Latency, median: 0.73 s, 1st of 11
- Latency, P90: 1.30 s, 1st of 11
- Geo Accuracy: 100.0%, tied 1st of 11
- Instagram Success Rate: 99.2%, 3rd of 11
- Cost per 1,000 successful requests: $0.064, tied 4th of 11
Cons
- TCP fingerprint: Windows share: 49.3%, 11th of 11
- IPs shared with other providers: 55.7%, 10th of 11
- Fraud Score (avg, 0–100): 3.6, 9th of 11
In Our Benchmark
How each provider did overall, from the provider-by-provider notes of the full benchmark.
$1.00/GB · 98.6% success · 27.6% kept 30 min
$4.25/GB · 99.7% success · 56.5% kept 30 min
Floppydata vs Byteful: Which Is Better?
Which one is better depends on what you need most:
- Best for lowest cost per request Floppydata
- Best for access to Google Floppydata
- Best for exclusive IPs Floppydata
- Best for speed (median latency) Byteful
- Best for success rate Byteful
- Best for sticky sessions Byteful
