ISP vs Residential vs Datacenter Proxies: Which One Do You Need?

Picking the wrong proxy type is the most common mistake we see — it usually means paying for more than you need, or hitting blocks you could have avoided.

ISP proxies

Dedicated IPs that look residential. Best for account management and long-running sessions where a stable identity matters.

Residential proxies

Real consumer IPs, billed by bandwidth, that rotate automatically. Best for large-scale scraping and geo-restricted access.

Datacenter proxies

The fastest and cheapest option. Best when raw speed matters more than trust score, against lightly-protected targets.

Rotating proxies

Automatically cycle IPs per request or session — useful anywhere you need a large, disposable IP pool rather than a persistent identity.