Purchase terms
Pay-as-you-go proxies: residential costs, expiry and renewal
Pay-as-you-go residential proxies can have different rules for unused traffic and the next purchase. Evomi Core, DataImpulse Standard and PacketStream state that paid traffic or balance does not expire. Decodo gives unused PAYG traffic and unused wallet credits a 12-month validity window. Bright Data's paid-balance expiry was not established in the sources checked. The table applies those terms to a hypothetical 13-month pause. USD list rates and purchase terms were checked on 27 September 2026; coupons, taxes and processing fees are excluded. These are published terms, without a purchased trial or performance test.
Compare residential PAYG purchase and expiry terms
These are provider-advertised conditions checked on the dates below. We have not opened trial accounts or tested checkout eligibility. Unpublished terms remain unconfirmed.
Nonexpiring prepaid traffic
| Provider & product | Allowance & upfront cost | Access & payment | Renewal & next purchase | Expiry & unused traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EvomiSources checked 2026-09-26 Core Residential PAYG Offer checked 2026-09-27Evomi — Pricing ↗ · Evomi — Core Residential product ↗ · Evomi — Terms of Service ↗ · Evomi — FAQ ↗ | Allowance & upfront cost $0.99/GB from 15 GB: a $14.85 traffic purchase by multiplication. This is Core PAYG; the $49/100 GB monthly plan has different renewal and expiry rules. | Access & payment Buy Core traffic without a required monthly commitment. A separate cash-funding floor was not established. Verification may be requested even though the FAQ says KYC is not required by default. | Renewal & next purchase PAYG has no monthly commitment. The terms describe auto-recharge, but its default setting and initial amount are not published in the cited sources; check the account configuration. | Expiry & unused traffic Hypothetical pause: 1 GB left after 13 months with no activity or additions remains unexpired under Core PAYG's no-time-limit rule. This assumes an open account and unchanged terms, not measured future availability. |
| DataImpulseSources checked 2026-09-26 Standard Residential PAYG Offer checked 2026-09-27DataImpulse — Standard Residential product ↗ · DataImpulse — Minimum payment and plan sizes ↗ · DataImpulse — Terms of service ↗ · DataImpulse — Payment methods ↗ · DataImpulse — Auto-recharge ↗ | Allowance & upfront cost The once-per-type Intro is $5 for 5 GB. After it, the same proxy type has a $50 minimum; the Standard Basic package provides 50 GB for $50. | Access & payment No subscription is required for the one-time package. ID may be requested. Payment processing fees are extra, and PayPal access requires a support request and approval. | Renewal & next purchase Buy more when needed, or enable optional auto-recharge. FastSpring charges the configured amount immediately on enablement; Stripe charges when the selected traffic threshold is reached. | Expiry & unused traffic Hypothetical pause: 1 GB left after 13 months with no activity or additions remains unexpired under the purchased-traffic rule. The separate corporate test offer does not establish the same retention. |
| PacketStreamSources checked 2026-09-27 Retail Residential bandwidth Offer checked 2026-09-27PacketStream — Pricing ↗ · PacketStream — Trial credit request ↗ · PacketStream — Country targeting ↗ | Allowance & upfront cost $1/GB with a $50 retail purchase minimum, equivalent to 50 GB by division. The separate $500 reseller minimum does not apply to this retail comparison. | Access & payment Fund the retail account by credit card or PayPal. No recurring subscription is required. Country targeting is documented; city, ZIP and ASN selection are not established. | Renewal & next purchase The retail pricing page says nothing renews. Purchase another bandwidth balance when needed; requested trial credits have separate, unpublished limits. | Expiry & unused traffic Hypothetical pause: prepaid balance equivalent to 1 GB remains unexpired after 13 months without activity or additions under the stated paid-balance rule. This does not establish trial-credit expiry. |
Traffic with a validity window
| Provider & product | Allowance & upfront cost | Access & payment | Renewal & next purchase | Expiry & unused traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DecodoSources checked 2026-09-26 Residential PAYG through Wallet Offer checked 2026-09-27Decodo — Residential pricing ↗ · Decodo — Monthly subscription model and auto-payments ↗ · Decodo — Paying with Wallet ↗ | Allowance & upfront cost $4 buys each 1 GB unit from Wallet. This traffic unit does not establish the minimum external cash payment needed to fund the Wallet. | Access & payment Use an account with a funded Wallet; one credit equals $1. PAYG does not require a monthly subscription and cannot run alongside a monthly plan. | Renewal & next purchase At 90% use, PAYG automatically buys the next 1 GB from Wallet. This is a wallet debit; the cited rule does not establish automatic funding from an external payment method. | Expiry & unused traffic Hypothetical pause: 1 GB remaining for 13 months without activity or additions has passed its 12-month validity window. Unused Wallet credits also expire after 12 months; clock-reset behavior was not established. |
Paid-balance expiry not established
| Provider & product | Allowance & upfront cost | Access & payment | Renewal & next purchase | Expiry & unused traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright DataSources checked 2026-09-26 Residential PAYG for approved access Offer checked 2026-09-27Bright Data — General FAQs ↗ · Bright Data — Residential network access policy ↗ · Bright Data — Residential pricing ↗ | Allowance & upfront cost $8/GB list rate with no monthly commitment; the displayed temporary coupon is excluded. A universal funding minimum was not verified, so $10 is not presented as a purchase floor. | Access & payment For new zones after 7 July 2026, add real funds before company KYC. A registered company, corporate email and human approval are required; existing zones and approved customers have exceptions. | Renewal & next purchase There is no monthly commitment. Automatic recharge is optional; Bright Data says PAYG does not recharge automatically when it is off. Check the account's actual setting. | Expiry & unused traffic Hypothetical pause: expiry of prepaid value sufficient for 1 GB after 13 months with no activity or additions is unknown. The 30-day trial-credit rule and monthly nonrollover rule do not answer paid PAYG retention. |
What happens to 1 GB after a 13-month pause?
Assume an account has exactly 1 GB of purchased traffic left, stays open, and then has no activity or additions for 13 months, with optional auto-recharge off. Keep the published terms unchanged for this calculation. Evomi Core, DataImpulse Standard and PacketStream leave that traffic or its paid balance unexpired; Decodo's 12-month validity window has elapsed. Bright Data meters use against funds, so its equivalent case is prepaid value sufficient for 1 GB at the stated rate; the sources do not establish whether that balance expires. This is a hypothetical reading of current terms, not an observed 13-month test or a guarantee of future service availability.
Evomi — FAQ ↗ · DataImpulse — Minimum payment and plan sizes ↗ · PacketStream — Pricing ↗ · Decodo — Monthly subscription model and auto-payments ↗ · Bright Data — Residential pricing ↗
A traffic unit does not always reveal the cash needed to start
Evomi Core starts at 15 GB for $0.99/GB, or $14.85 by multiplication. DataImpulse offers one $5/5 GB Intro per proxy type, followed by a $50 minimum for that type. PacketStream's $50 retail minimum buys 50 GB at $1/GB. Decodo sells a 1 GB PAYG unit for $4 from its Wallet, but that does not establish the minimum external payment needed to fund the Wallet. A universal Bright Data funding floor was also not verified. Compare a quoted rate, a traffic purchase and an account deposit as separate amounts.
Evomi — Pricing ↗ · DataImpulse — Minimum payment and plan sizes ↗ · PacketStream — Pricing ↗ · Decodo — Residential pricing ↗ · Bright Data — Residential pricing ↗
Check what can buy more traffic automatically
Decodo buys the next 1 GB from Wallet when 90% of the current unit has been used; this is wallet spending, not proof of an automatic card top-up. DataImpulse has optional auto-recharge: FastSpring charges the chosen amount when it is enabled, while Stripe charges at the selected traffic threshold. Evomi's terms describe auto-recharge without establishing its default setting or initial amount. Bright Data says PAYG is not automatically recharged when that option is off. Review the actual account settings before leaving a funded account idle.
Decodo — Monthly subscription model and auto-payments ↗ · DataImpulse — Auto-recharge ↗ · Evomi — Terms of Service ↗ · Bright Data — Residential pricing ↗
Monthly rollover has a different stopping point
A cheaper monthly rate can come with different retention rules. Evomi says unused subscription data does not roll over and subscription top-ups expire at renewal, while its Core PAYG traffic has no time limit. Geonode's residential subscription advertises rollover while the subscription continues. Its cancellation help describes a five-day reactivation grace period after the billing cycle, after which the saved balance is lost. Neither subscription arrangement should be treated as a promise that an idle prepaid PAYG balance lasts indefinitely.
Evomi — FAQ ↗ · Geonode — Residential product — background only ↗ · Geonode — Subscription cancellation and grace — background only ↗
Keep targeting charges attached to the base rate
The lowest listed rate may not cover the filters a job needs. DataImpulse documents double-rate billing for Standard state, city, ZIP and ASN targeting. Evomi Core includes country, region and city, but ZIP, ISP, ASN and other expert filters can consume extra billed bandwidth; its dashboard supplies the applicable rate. Check those settings before estimating how many useful requests a purchased GB will cover. These published billing rules do not measure success rates or speed.
DataImpulse — State parameter ↗ · DataImpulse — City parameter ↗ · DataImpulse — ASN parameter ↗ · DataImpulse — ZIP parameter ↗ · Evomi — Core Residential product ↗
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