Quick answer
What is a good DataImpulse alternative for city-targeted proxies in Asia?
If you need city IPs, compare city prices: DataImpulse's documentation says city-targeted traffic is billed at double its standard rate, so $1.00/GB becomes $2.00/GB (read 18 October 2026). Banyan Proxies includes city and ASN targeting on every plan: $5.94 for 10 GB and $50 for 100 GB, crypto, no KYC.
How do DataImpulse and Banyan Proxies compare?
| Banyan Proxies | DataImpulse | |
|---|---|---|
| City targeting | Included on every plan | Billed at double the standard rate |
| ASN targeting | Included | Billed at double the standard rate |
| Smallest purchase | $1.88 for 1 GB | $5 for 5 GB (intro pack, new customers, once) |
| 10 GB with city targeting | $5.94 | $20.00 (computed: $1.00/GB × 10 GB × 2) |
| 100 GB with city targeting | $50 | $200.00 (computed) |
| 1 TB with city targeting | $500 | $1,600 (computed: $0.80/GB × 1,000 GB × 2) |
| Traffic expiry | Never expires | Never expires |
| KYC | None | Not to buy; ID may be requested on suspicion; resellers verified |
| Crypto | Yes | Yes |
| City guarantee | None: city availability varies | "We cannot guarantee the availability of proxies from a specific city" |
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DataImpulse figures from its residential pricing page and its city parameter documentation, read 18 October 2026. Totals marked computed apply the published double rate to the published per-GB price.
When might DataImpulse suit you better?
When you need targeting we do not offer. Its documentation lists state and ZIP parameters, at the same double rate as city; Banyan Proxies stops at country, city and ASN. Its traffic never expires, like ours. For plain country-level traffic, compare the published rates: DataImpulse lists $1.00/GB, and $0.80/GB at 1 TB, while our 10 GB plan works out at $0.59/GB and our 100 GB plan at $0.50/GB.
When does Banyan Proxies fit better?
When the city is the point of the job: marketplace prices in Surabaya, local search in Cebu City, ads in Chiang Mai. Then the double rate applies to all your traffic, and a plan with city targeting included costs less at every volume we read. Banyan Proxies also documents each city: population, time zone, ISPs, postcode format and the exact parameter, so you can plan a job before you buy.
How do I move a DataImpulse job to Banyan Proxies?
Change the gateway host to gw.banyanproxies.com (port 7777 for HTTP, 7778 for SOCKS5) and rewrite the username as USERNAME-country-<cc>-city-<city>, for example USERNAME-country-my-city-kuala_lumpur. Sessions use -session-<id>-ttl-<minutes>. The city syntax page has tested curl, Python and Node.js examples.
Where else can I compare?
See every provider side by side in the price index, the city targeting surcharge comparison and the IPRoyal alternative. Our tiers are on the pricing page.
What else do buyers ask when leaving DataImpulse?
Is DataImpulse cheaper than Banyan Proxies?
On the prices read on 18 October 2026, no: DataImpulse lists $1.00/GB at country level and $2.00/GB with city targeting, against $0.59/GB on our 10 GB plan. Prices change: compare the rate for the parameter you will use on the day you buy. We do not claim to be the cheapest at any volume.
Does DataImpulse require KYC?
Not to buy, according to its terms read on 18 October 2026; it may ask for ID if use looks prohibited, and resellers must be verified. Banyan Proxies asks for no ID, no selfie and no documents.
Can I pay both in crypto?
Yes. DataImpulse accepts crypto through a payment processor; Banyan Proxies accepts BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC directly.
Where do these facts come from? (3)
- DataImpulse residential proxies (pricing) dataimpulse.com/residential-proxies — DataImpulse (2026-10-18)
- DataImpulse city parameter documentation docs.dataimpulse.com/proxies/parameters/city.md — DataImpulse (2026-10-18)
- DataImpulse terms of service dataimpulse.com/terms-of-services — DataImpulse (2026-10-18)