Bright Data Alternative for US Residential Proxies Without a Company Account

What changed for Bright Data residential proxies in July 2026?

Bright Data's Residential network requires company KYC for zones created after July 7, 2026. Its documentation, modified on 2026-09-01, gives the details word for word:

• Residential access is for "verified companies only".
• Accounts on personal email (Gmail, Outlook, iCloud) "cannot be approved".
• There is "no automatic, instant or self-serve path" to Residential access.

The same page states that "government websites are blocked across all networks." These quotes were checked on 2026-10-05.

Who is affected by Bright Data's Residential KYC?

Buyers without a verified company are affected, because Bright Data's Residential network is for "verified companies only". That includes individuals, freelancers and small teams that sign up with a personal email address.

The rule covers Residential zones created after July 7, 2026. For zones created earlier, read Bright Data's own documentation. StatesideIP serves the affected buyers: Account-number login; email is optional, and no ID, selfie or company document is asked for.

What does Bright Data still offer without KYC?

Bright Data still offers ISP, Datacenter and Web Unlocker products without KYC, per the same documentation. Only the Residential network moved to company verification.

So a buyer who needs datacenter or ISP proxies can still use Bright Data without paperwork. StatesideIP does not sell ISP or datacenter proxies. It sells residential proxies, dedicated 4G/5G mobile ports and rotating mobile traffic. Bright Data discontinued its mobile proxy product in April 2026, per Proxyway's 2026 market research.

When is Bright Data still the better choice?

Bright Data remains the better choice for a verified company that wants many proxy types from one vendor. It also suits buyers who rely on published scale figures.

• Product range: ISP, Datacenter and Web Unlocker sit beside Residential. StatesideIP has none of those three.
• Advertised scale: Proxyway lists Bright Data's advertised US pool at 4.6 million IPs (vendor claim).
• City depth: Bright Data lists 279,373 New York IPs (vendor claim; the figure changes daily).
• Measured results: 99.14% success and 1.00 s response in Proxyway's 2024 US test.

StatesideIP publishes no pool size and is not yet in Proxyway's test.

How do I move a US residential job from Bright Data to StatesideIP?

Move a job by changing the gateway and the username, then testing on a small plan. StatesideIP uses one host, gw.statesideip.com, on port 7777 for HTTP/HTTPS or 7778 for SOCKS5.

Location goes in the username, in the format USERNAME-country-{cc}-state-{state}-city-{city}-zip-{zip}-asn-{asn}-session-{id}-ttl-{minutes}. A New York ZIP job becomes USERNAME-country-us-zip-10001. Buy the 1 GB plan for $1.50 on the pricing page, run your targets, then size up. Every plan, including the smallest, is paid from a $25 minimum top-up; the rest stays on your balance (never expires, non-refundable). The getting-started guide has curl, Python and Node examples.