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Uruguay residential proxies

Uruguay residential proxies from TrueProxies: 68 of 72 test requests exited in Uruguay on October 1, 2026. GB-based plans, from $1.64 for 1 GB, target by country, city, region or ASN; Unlimited plans, from $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps, by country and city.

Coverage verified

68/72

requests exited in country

4

cities seen

820 ms

median response

Market context

Why use proxies in Uruguay

Uruguayan shoppers pay in pesos (UYU) for everyday goods, but property, cars and many appliances are quoted in US dollars, so the same site often lists two currencies and a price series needs to keep them apart. Storefronts and search use the Rioplatense Spanish shared with Buenos Aires, which means Argentine sites compete for many of the same queries. The cash networks Abitab and Redpagos are still offered at checkout next to cards and Mercado Pago, letting buyers order online and pay in cash at counters found across the country.

PedidosYa, now a regional delivery brand, was founded in Montevideo in 2009, and Mercado Libre Uruguay, the supermarket chain Tienda Inglesa and Tiendamia, which sells imported US products to Uruguayan buyers, are the usual retail benchmarks. InfoCasas and Gallito list homes and rentals, including Punta del Este, where summer rents and hotel rates climb between December and February. El País, El Observador and Montevideo Portal are the main national publishers.

Google dominates search, and results on google.com.uy mix Uruguayan and Argentine domains, so ranking checks need Uruguayan connections to reflect what users in Montevideo or Salto see. Uruguay has one of the region's older privacy laws, Law No. 18.331 on Personal Data Protection and Habeas Data of 2008; the European Commission recognized it as adequate in 2012, and Law No. 19.670 added breach notification in 2018.

Travel pricing in Uruguay centers on the Río de la Plata. Buquebus runs fast ferries from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento and Montevideo, with coach connections on to Piriápolis and Punta del Este, and competes with Colonia Express on the Colonia crossing, so ferry fares form a natural price series alongside flights into Montevideo's Carrasco airport. Inside the country, long-distance coaches leave from Montevideo's Tres Cruces terminal, which doubles as a shopping center. Argentine visitors make up much of the summer demand in Punta del Este and Colonia, so hotel and ferry prices on the Uruguayan side respond to Argentine holidays as well as local ones.

Measured

Uruguay measured coverage

Test results

Verified
October 1, 2026
Requests that exited in the country
68 of 72 (94%)
By test run
23/24 at 2026-09-30 17:09 UTC, 23/24 at 2026-09-30 17:55 UTC, 22/24 at 2026-10-01 03:59 UTC
Distinct exit IPs
47
Cities seen
4 (Montevideo, Maldonado, La Capuera, Cardal)
Networks seen
2 (Administracion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, Telefonica Moviles del Uruguay)
Median response time
820 ms
Sticky sessions
Same IP for 30 minutes in 1 of 2 tests
Targeting
Country, City
Sessions
Rotating, Sticky
Protocols
HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5
Unlimited plans
Country and city targeting; not part of this test

Measured from our gateway in the Netherlands. Results describe the test, not a reserved exit, city or network. How we measure

What teams use Uruguay proxies for

Market research

In Uruguay: Track peso and dollar prices on Mercado Libre Uruguay, Tienda Inglesa and Tiendamia, and follow property sales and rents on InfoCasas and Gallito, including Punta del Este's summer season.

Market research proxies

Ad verification

In Uruguay: Check placements and creatives on El País, El Observador and Montevideo Portal from Uruguayan connections, and confirm that peso or dollar prices in the ads match the landing page.

Ad verification proxies in Uruguay

SEO monitoring

In Uruguay: Follow google.com.uy rankings for Spanish queries where Uruguayan domains compete with Argentine sites using the same vocabulary, and check local results for Montevideo and Punta del Este.

SEO monitoring proxies

Plans for Uruguay

Integration

Start using Uruguay proxies in 3 steps

Select Uruguay with the country suffix -country-uy in your proxy username.

Python
import requests

proxies = {
    "http": "http://USER-country-uy:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
    "https": "http://USER-country-uy:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
}

response = requests.get(
    "https://httpbin.org/ip",
    proxies=proxies,
    timeout=30,
)

print(response.json())

Uruguay proxy FAQ

Are prices on websites in Uruguay shown in pesos or US dollars?

Both, depending on the product. Groceries, delivery orders and most everyday goods are priced in pesos (UYU), while homes, holiday rentals in Punta del Este, cars and many appliances are quoted in US dollars, often on the same site. Mercado Libre Uruguay listings can use either currency. Record the currency with every price, and convert at a fixed daily rate if you need a single series.

How does Uruguay's online market compare with Argentina's?

They share a dialect and several platforms, including Mercado Libre and PedidosYa, but run separate sites with their own catalogs, sellers, prices and payment options. Uruguay uses pesos with dollars for big-ticket items, the Abitab and Redpagos cash networks, and Tienda Inglesa and Tiendamia as retail benchmarks. Argentine prices move with a different currency and inflation path, so treat the two markets as separate series.

When are the busiest shopping and travel periods in Uruguay?

The calendar differs from its neighbors. Uruguay marks 6 January as Children's Day, when many families give gifts, so toy and electronics prices move in late December and early January. Christmas is officially Family Day, Holy Week is called Tourism Week and brings a full week of travel, and Carnival adds holidays in February or March. January is the summer peak for Punta del Este, so record the season with each price.

Does TrueProxies have residential proxies in Uruguay?

Yes. 68 of 72 test requests exited in Uruguay on October 1, 2026, from 47 IPs in Montevideo, Maldonado and La Capuera on Administracion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones and Telefonica Moviles del Uruguay. Both plans can also target a city there; GB-based plans add region and ASN targeting.

How fast are Uruguay proxies?

820 ms median response in our October 2026 test, timed from our gateway in the Netherlands.

Can I keep the same Uruguay IP address?

Yes: 1 of 2 sticky sessions kept one IP for 30 minutes in our test.

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