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Residential proxies send traffic from IP addresses that consumer internet providers assign to homes; datacenter proxies use addresses owned by hosting companies. Websites and IP databases can tell the two apart, so residential suits targets that treat hosting traffic differently, while datacenter is often faster and cheaper per connection. Test your own targets before choosing.
Read articleResidential IPv4 proxies cover web display, search and landing-page checks, with city and ASN targeting where campaigns are bought that way. Mobile carrier proxies are for in-app inventory and carrier-targeted campaigns. Datacenter proxies are filtered as invalid traffic and shown clean pages, so they only suit redirect status checks. A VPN is usually a datacenter exit with less control.
Read articleAn IPv6 proxy forwards your requests from an IPv6 address instead of an IPv4 one. Because IPv6 space is so large, a provider can give one customer a whole /48 and a fresh address on every connection. The limit is reach: an IPv6 proxy only works for sites that publish an IPv6 (AAAA) address.
Read articleA /48 is an IPv6 prefix whose first 48 bits are fixed, leaving 80 bits for addresses: 2^80 addresses, or 65,536 /64 subnets. RIPE guidance for network operators recommends one per business customer. On a proxy, a private /48 means every exit address is yours alone, and a site that limits by prefix sees one network.
Read articleA rotating proxy picks an exit IP from its pool for each new connection or request; a sticky session reuses one exit IP for every connection that carries the same session ID, while that IP stays available. Use rotation for independent requests and a sticky session when a permitted login, cart or multi-page flow needs one address.
Read articleWant to build your own residential proxy network? What it actually takes — infrastructure, cost, legal, and ethical considerations — plus the easier path.
Read articleISP proxies use addresses registered to an internet provider but run on servers in a data center, so one address can stay assigned to you for a whole plan. Residential proxies route through household connections from a large rotating pool. Choose ISP proxies for long, stable sessions and residential proxies for exit diversity and location targeting.
Read articleLearn how to compare datacenter proxies by address family, region coverage, pricing unit, protocols, and target compatibility.
Read articleUnlimited residential proxies charge for plan speed and time, so extra traffic costs nothing; per-GB plans charge for every gigabyte. On September 29, 2026 prices a 10 Mbps monthly plan ($121.13) equals about 124 GB at the 100 GB pack rate, so steady workloads above that usually cost less on unlimited. Below that, or for occasional jobs, traffic packs win.
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