Residential vs. datacenter proxies: how to choose for your workload
What each network is good at, where it falls short, and a simple way to decide before you buy a single IP.
Residential and datacenter IPs for your apps, agents, browsers, and everything you build around them.
01Networks
Choose the IP type your work needs. Keep the tools you already know.
Consumer-network IPs for work that calls for a residential connection.
$1per IP, per month
Server-network IPs for your applications, automated requests, and everyday tooling.
$0.05per IP, per month
02Works with
Desktop browsers and headless drivers. Sessions keep their logic; only the exit changes.
Public posts, profiles and trends from the region you care about, on location-matched IPs.
Localized search results, tag verification and ad audits, seen the way each market sees them.
Plus any client that supports authenticated HTTP or SOCKS5 proxies.
03Connect
Put your connection details into your HTTP client, browser, or agent’s environment. Keep building from there.
Read the developer docscurl --proxy "$PROXY_URL" \
https://example.com
import os, requests
proxy = os.environ["PROXY_URL"]
r = requests.get("https://example.com",
proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy})
import { ProxyAgent, fetch } from "undici";
const dispatcher = new ProxyAgent(process.env.PROXY_URL);
const res = await fetch("https://example.com", { dispatcher });
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
args: [`--proxy-server=${process.env.PROXY_HOST}`],
});
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.authenticate({ username, password });
Use your proxy URL. These examples don’t run a request.
04Pricing
Start with the network and the number of IPs you need. See the estimate before you take the next step.
05FAQ
Can’t find what you need? The developer docs cover setup for every client.
Read the docs06Journal
What each network is good at, where it falls short, and a simple way to decide before you buy a single IP.
Launch options, per-page credentials and the one setting that quietly breaks authentication in headless mode.
Rate limits, regional feeds and session handling for teams tracking public posts and trends across platforms.
Why rankings differ by market, and how to see the results page your customers in each country actually get.
A plain comparison of the two protocols, what your client needs to support, and when the difference matters.
Audit what loads for visitors in each region, from consent banners to tag firing, without leaving your desk.