Datacenter vs residential

Best Practices

Cheap datacenter proxies: billing, sizing and where they fit

Cheap datacenter proxies are billed per IP or per GB, but value is set by how many requests return data. How to measure it, size an order and pick the tier.10 min read
Comparisons

Proxy pricing: per GB, per IP or per port for your job

Proxy pricing per GB, per IP and per port only compares once the job is fixed. How to size a job in GB, which unit fits it, and what else moves a bill.10 min read
Guides

Proxies for SERP tracking: location, device and pacing

Why rank data drifts when the location parameter and exit IP disagree, how to set city-level exits, which proxy type fits, and what Google's rules say.10 min read
Guides

Are free proxies safe? What a free list actually delivers

What studies of free proxy lists found: dead proxies, leaked IPs, injected scripts and swapped certificates, what HTTPS hides, and when free is fine.13 min read
Guides

USA datacenter proxies: which US targets accept them

USA datacenter proxies are fast US server IPs. Which US targets accept hosting networks, which filter them, how to test one exit and when another tier fits.10 min read
Comparisons

Datacenter vs residential proxies: which fits the target

Datacenter vs residential proxies compared on ASN, speed, location and billing model, with a 100,000-request job sized in GB and a test to pick per target.11 min read
Guides

What is a proxy server? How it works and when to use one

What is a proxy server: how a request travels through one, forward vs reverse, what it hides and what it does not, proxy vs VPN, the risks and what it costs.11 min read
Guides

What are datacenter proxies? Uses, limits and pricing

Datacenter proxies use IPs owned by hosting companies. What they are used for, why strict sites block them, how to test a target, and IPv4 port pricing.11 min read
Guides

Types of proxies: datacenter, residential, ISP and mobile compared

Types of proxies sorted by what the target sees: datacenter, residential, ISP and mobile, then by protocol, anonymity, rotation, access and billing.12 min read