Not all proxies are equal, and buying the wrong type is the most common (and expensive) mistake. Here's how to pick.
Datacenter proxies: speed and volume
Hosted in data centers, these are blazing fast and the cheapest per GB. The trade-off: their IP ranges are known, so sensitive targets block them more easily. Perfect for high-volume scraping of tolerant sites, SEO monitoring, and cost-driven workloads.
Residential proxies: stealth
Real IPs assigned by ISPs to real homes. Because the traffic looks like an ordinary person, residential proxies pass where datacenter IPs fail — account management, ad verification, sneaker and ticketing, and anything that demands trust.
Mobile proxies: maximum trust
4G/5G IPs shared by thousands of real devices behind carrier-grade NAT. Blocking one means blocking many real users, so platforms rarely do. The most resilient — and most premium — option.
Quick rule of thumb
- Cost & speed first → datacenter
- Need to look human → residential
- Hardest targets → mobile
With Proxysterr you can mix all three under one wallet and switch per task — pay only for the GB you use.