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Thordata
Proxy · Residential Proxy
Verified Editor's pick RESIDENTIAL PROXY
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Affordable residential and mobile proxy network with 110M+ IPs — pay-as-you-go pricing from $1.05/GB for high-volume scraping and data collection.
- Very competitive residential proxy pricing — from $1.05/GB at high volume
- Pay-as-you-go model with no subscription lock-in
- Includes scraping API, mobile, ISP, and datacenter proxies in one platform
- Web Scraper API abstracts anti-bot complexity
SaaSTweaks Score
61/100Solid — with caveats★★★★★
A capable mid-market proxy provider with strong value versus premium brands, but the deal is access-only and pool claims require verification.
- Deal Strength3.0/10
INPUT states 'access_only — affiliate/partner access, no verified public discount (CAP dealStrength at 3)' and 'SAVINGS CLAIM: none'.
- Value for Money7.0/10
EDITORIAL SUMMARY positions it as 'half the price of Bright Data' for small workloads, with pricing between Bright Data ($8-15/GB) and DataImpulse ($1/GB). Residential entry is $3/GB, dropping to $1.80/GB at volume, offering better value than premium peers but not the absolute cheapest.
- Capability8.0/10
LIVE SITE and EDITORIAL list residential, datacenter, ISP, mobile proxies, web unblocker, SERP API, scraping browser, datasets, and 120+ scraper APIs. EDITORIAL notes 'more featured than DataImpulse' but lacks a 'premium tooling like Web Scraper IDE.' Broad offering with few gaps.
- Time to Value8.0/10
EDITORIAL SUMMARY advises 'Top up the $9 minimum' and test targets quickly. LIVE SITE promotes 'Get started for free' and 'No credit card required.' Standard auth and pay-as-you-go suggest setup within hours.
- Trust & Reliability5.0/10
LIVE SITE claims '99.9% uptime,' '99.7% success rate,' and 'Trusted by 4,000+ enterprises' with partner logos. EDITORIAL notes 'claimed pool size of 60M IPs is hard to verify independently' and warns about 'Pool overlap with other resellers.' No independent review consensus or SLA details provided, so score is conservative.
- Flexibility & Exit7.0/10
EDITORIAL SUMMARY states 'Minimum top-up is $9' and pricing is pay-as-you-go or volume commitments. No mention of long-term contracts or cancellation fees. Data export likely standard via APIs. Good flexibility but no explicit mention of full portability.
Scored 2026-06-06 · How we score →
About Thordata
Snapshot
Thordata is a Hong Kong-based proxy provider selling rotating residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile IPs alongside a managed web unblocker and a SERP scraper API. The pitch is enterprise-grade infrastructure at half the price of Bright Data — and on small workloads, that math actually checks out.
How it works
You sign up, choose a product (residential, datacenter, ISP, mobile, unblocker or SERP API) and top up. Auth is the standard user/pass against a gateway, with country, state and city targeting on residential. Sticky sessions hold an IP for up to 30 minutes; rotation defaults to per-request.
The web unblocker is the more interesting product — you point requests at a single endpoint, Thordata picks the right proxy type, handles JavaScript rendering and CAPTCHA solving, and returns the rendered HTML. You pay per successful request, not per GB.
Pricing reality
Residential: $3/GB pay-as-you-go, dropping to $1.80/GB at 1TB commitments. Datacenter: $0.20/GB. ISP proxies: $5/IP/month. Mobile (4G/5G): $9/GB. Unblocker: from $2.50 per 1,000 successful requests. Minimum top-up is $9.
That puts Thordata roughly between Bright Data ($8–15/GB) and DataImpulse ($1/GB). The argument for paying more than DataImpulse is the larger claimed pool and the bundled unblocker product. The argument against paying Bright Data prices is the absence of premium tooling like Web Scraper IDE.
Thordata vs the alternatives
| Provider | Residential $/GB | Pool size | Unblocker | Min spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thordata | $3.00 | 60M+ (claimed) | Yes ($2.50/1k req) | $9 |
| Bright Data | $8.40 | 150M+ | Yes (Web Unlocker) | $500/mo |
| Oxylabs | $8.00 | 100M+ | Yes | $300/mo |
| DataImpulse | $1.00 | ~10M | No | $5 |
The honest read: Thordata sits in a crowded mid-market. It is cheaper than Bright Data and Oxylabs, more featured than DataImpulse, but the claimed pool size of 60M IPs is hard to verify independently. Run your real targets against it on a $9 top-up before committing to gigabytes.
Who should buy, who should skip
Buy if
- You need an unblocker plus residential proxies in the same dashboard.
- Your targets fail on small-pool providers like DataImpulse but you can't justify Bright Data's $500 minimum.
- You scrape SERPs or e-commerce and want a managed unblocker pricing per success rather than per GB.
- You already use Asia-region proxies and want a provider with strong APAC coverage.
Skip if
- Your workload is under 50GB/month — DataImpulse will save you 60% with adequate quality.
- You need SOC 2/ISO documentation for enterprise procurement.
- You want a managed scraping browser or no-code IDE — Thordata doesn't have one yet.
Thordata is a credible mid-market option but not a slam dunk. Top up the $9 minimum, run your three or four hardest targets through both residential and the unblocker, and only commit to a paid term once you have measured the success rate against what your existing provider is delivering.
Try Thordata — $9 minimum top-upCapabilities
- • Residential proxies with rotating IPs from a consent-based peer network
- • Datacenter proxies for high-speed bulk data collection tasks
- • 190+ country targeting with city-level precision on major markets
- • HTTP(S) and SOCKS5 protocol support
- • Rotating and sticky session modes with configurable session duration
- • Self-serve dashboard with instant proxy endpoint generation
- • API for programmatic proxy management and bandwidth tracking
- • Flexible pay-as-you-go credit system with no monthly minimum
What's included
What SaaSTweaks members actually get with Thordata.
Monitor SERP rankings and e-commerce pricing
Thordata's SERP API and e-commerce scrapers, combined with precise geo-targeting, enable real-time tracking of competitor movements and market positioning across regions.
Detect infringement and verify ad placements
Analysts leverage the platform's web unlocker and scraping browser to anonymously monitor digital channels for unauthorized brand use or non-compliant advertisement displays.
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Frequently asked
What is the smallest amount I can spend on Thordata?
$9. That gets you roughly 3GB of residential bandwidth or 3,600 unblocker requests — enough to seriously test the platform against your targets.
Is the unblocker product a separate subscription?
Pay-as-you-go alongside everything else. You only get charged for successful requests, with $2.50 per 1,000 successes at entry pricing.
How does Thordata compare to Bright Data?
Roughly half the price on residential bandwidth, smaller (but still substantial) IP pool, and missing Bright Data's Web Scraper IDE. For mid-volume scraping the maths often favours Thordata; for 1TB+ workloads with strict compliance needs, Bright Data still wins.
Where is Thordata based?
Hong Kong, with global infrastructure. APAC coverage is one of its stronger points compared with western-headquartered competitors.
Does Thordata work for sneakers, ticketing or social-media scraping?
Mixed reports. Test on a $9 top-up before committing — the pool overlap with other resellers means burn rate on heavily protected targets can be unpredictable.
Is there a free trial?
No formal trial, but the $9 minimum and pay-as-you-go pricing function as one. Many users top up once, run their workload, and decide based on real success rates.
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