Side by side
DataImpulse vs PacketStream
The short answer
On residential, DataImpulse is the cheaper of the two at $0.80/GB against PacketStream's $1/GB, a gap of about 20%.
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IPs (their number)
90 million
7 million
Countries
194
190
Won't work for
Nothing we know of
Streaming
Warnings
Gets its IPs from bundled apps
Gets its IPs from paid volunteers
DataImpulse against PacketStream, product by product
Residentialcompared above
$0.80/GBon Advanced, $800/mo, read 12 Augfrom $5/mo on Intro, 3 plans
$1.00/GBon Residential Proxies, read 12 Aug1 plan
Datacenter
$0.45/GBon Advanced, $450/mo, read 12 Augfrom $5/mo on Intro, 3 plans
Does not sell this
Mobile
$1.60/GBon Advanced, $1,600/mo, read 12 Augfrom $5/mo on Intro, 3 plans
Does not sell this
Choose DataImpulse if
the rate is lower, $0.80/GB against $1, and the country list is wider, 194 against 190.
Choose PacketStream if
the two run close on price, $1/GB against $0.80, so the rows above are what decides it.
Questions
Does DataImpulse or PacketStream ask for ID?
Both ask for the same thing: just an email.
Which is cheaper, DataImpulse or PacketStream?
DataImpulse, at $0.80 per GB against PacketStream's $1 per GB, both residential rates read from the providers' own pages and dated above.
Which has more addresses, DataImpulse or PacketStream?
DataImpulse, on their own numbers: 90 million, 194 countries against PacketStream's 7 million, 190 countries.
Neither of these?
We don't pick a winner, the numbers are the same ones on each provider's page, checked yesterday.