Residential vs Datacenter Proxies

How do residential and datacenter proxies differ, and when are free proxies good enough?

ResidentialDatacenterFree Proxy
IP sourceReal home devices from consumer ISPsServers in data centersPublic servers from open lists, origin unknown
IP reputationHighest, looks like a real visitorGood, slightly lower than residentialPoor, often already blacklisted
Blocking riskLow, even on strict sitesHigh on strict sitesVery high
IP rotationEvery request or sticky for 30 minutesStatic or manualUnpredictable, IPs die fast
Typical pricingUsually per GB; ours is flat monthly with unlimited bandwidthPer IP or per GB$0, but slow and unstable
Best forWeb scraping, social media, strict websitesSpeed and high volume on lenient sitesLight personal use; try our free proxy list

Our rotating proxy service offers both types in one pool: 14581 proxies in total, including 365 residential IPs.

Best Residential Proxy Providers

Compare starting prices and fine print across popular residential proxy providers.

ProviderStarting priceNotes
IPRoyal$7.00/GBPay-as-you-go option (no subscription): $7.35/GB
Oxylabs$6.00/GBMonthly subscription from $30
SOAX$5.00/GBMinimum top-up $25
Bright Data$4.00/GBKYC verification required
Infatica$3.84/GBPay-as-you-go option (no subscription): $4/GB
Decodo (Smartproxy)$3.75/GBPay-as-you-go option (no subscription): $4/GB
Webshare$3.50/GBKYC may be required
Free-Proxy-List.net$29.97/monthUnlimited bandwidth, residential IPs as a bonus for datacenter proxy plans

Approximate starting prices as of October 2026. Check vendor sites for current pricing.

Residential Proxies Use Cases

Three common scenarios where a real home IP works better

Web Scraping

Strict sites such as Google, Amazon and social networks block datacenter IPs quickly. Residential IPs look like normal visitors, so your scraping scripts meet fewer CAPTCHAs and bans.

Social Media & Ads

Manage multiple social accounts, check ads and verify campaigns across markets. A home IP keeps your accounts from being flagged as bot traffic.

Geo Testing

Use the country filter for location-sensitive checks: the US, UK, Germany, Europe and more. Residential is a separate pool mixed from many countries, so pick it when a site trusts home IPs rather than one exact location.

Learn more about our rotating proxy service or browse the free proxy list.

How it works

Gateway proxy redirects requests to new IPs in the proxy pool, then to the target

Rotating Proxy

Guide

How to use our rotating proxy with your software?

Usage

Use it in fast rotating mode, slow rotating mode, or both

Slow Rotating Mode

The real IPs behind the slow rotating ports change every 30 mins. If you want to change IP at once, just use a new port.

Fast Rotating Mode

Rotate IP for every request. You can use it in traffic software or scraping scripts. Here is a quick guide.

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Pricing

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MonthlyYearly 2 Months Free

Rotating 5M
$99.97999.7
per monthyear
High Speed (5X)
100 Threads
Unlimited Bandwidth
14581 Premium IPs
365 Residential IPs
HTTP(S) & SOCKS5
5 Whitelist IPs
Rotating 2M Most Popular
$49.97499.7
per monthyear
Medium Speed (2X)
40 Threads
Unlimited Bandwidth
14581 Premium IPs
365 Residential IPs
HTTP(S) & SOCKS5
2 Whitelist IPs
Rotating 1M
$29.97299.7
per monthyear
Low Speed (1X)
20 Threads
Unlimited Bandwidth
14581 Premium IPs
365 Residential IPs
HTTP(S) & SOCKS5
1 Whitelist IP

We accept PayPal, credit cards, Alipay, Bitcoin, and many other payment methods. All plans include a 15-day money-back guarantee.

* Bonus: we have a free traffic bot for our rotating proxy users.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions about our rotating proxy

Our own 14581 premium proxies in 789 networks in 66 countries, including 365 residential IPs.

Those proxies are stable and always working. Their success rate is 99%. If a website blocks datacenter IPs, you can use our Residential Proxy pool.

Here is the speed of each package.

  • 1M package - 1Mbps = 128 KB/s
  • 2M package - 2Mbps = 256 KB/s
  • 5M package - 5Mbps = 640 KB/s

What is 1Mbps? It is the traffic speed, 1 million bits per second.

We don't meter the traffic you used.

Short answer: "40 threads" means you can use 40 proxies every second.

Detailed answer: Threads mean concurrent connections. One connection usually lasts one second for a web page but a few minutes for a video. So you may need more threads for videos.

Some software only supports HTTP(S) proxy and some only supports Socks proxy.

If your software supports both, HTTP(S) is recommended.

Our rotating proxy service supports two authentication methods.

  • Username/Password: You can use this method if your IP changes from time to time.
  • Whitelist IP: You can use this method if your program doesn't support the user/pass method.

You can choose the authentication method as you like.

1. Whitelist your IP for "IP Authentication" in the client area.
Otherwise, the proxy will deny your requests.

2. Input that proxy to the proxy option of your software.
Proxy IP: (get from the client area)
Proxy Port: 2000 (HTTP) or 3000 (SOCKS5)

3. How to check the real proxy IP behind that proxy?
Use that proxy to surf this show-my-IP page: http://ifconfig.co

Since the proxy rotates IP every second, you will see a new IP every time.

4. Here are more detailed tutorials for you.

We provide 500 slow-rotating ports 2001~2500 that rotate IPs every 30 minutes. You can use one of them for 3 minutes and then change to the next.

If you want to rotate IP every second, please use the fast-rotating port 2000.

No, our proxies don't support mailing. We block SMTP ports 25, 587, and 465. By the way, we are not aware of any proxy vendor that sells mailing proxies.

Rotating Open Proxy uses public proxies that are unstable. About 80~90% of your requests to it will succeed. Rotating Premium Proxy is stable. Its success rate is 99%.

Yes. Our rotating proxy pool now includes 365 residential proxies besides the datacenter ones, at no extra cost. If a website blocks datacenter proxies, you can use our residential proxies.

Our Rotating Proxy service includes both datacenter and residential proxies. You can use both at no extra cost.

The datacenter proxy pool has more IP addresses. They work for most websites. If a website blocks datacenter proxies, you can try the Residential Proxy pool.

No, they are shared, not exclusive.

You can buy a 3-day refundable trial to check whether it works for your target website.

We provide a 15-day money-back guarantee. If not satisfied, you can request a full refund.

The country filter picks IPs by the country they are registered in. The residential pool is a separate selection mixed from many countries, so you use either the country filter or the residential filter, not both at once. If your target needs one specific country, pick it from the list below.

  • All Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Europe
  • USA & Europe
  • Asia
  • South America
  • Other Countries

If you want to choose IPs for a specific country, please follow this instruction.

No. We only update a small portion of the proxy pool every day. Major updates are made occasionally.

No. Your two licenses will use the same proxy pool as we only have one.

However, you can get more speed and threads with two licenses.

The IPs in A.B.C.0 ~ A.B.C.255 (ex. 11.22.33.0 ~ 11.22.33.255) are in the same subnet.

It's easy for websites to trace or block IPs from the same subnet.

Other vendors usually sell 10K proxies in 50 subnets. Our subnets are much more.

1. Each datacenter proxy usually charges $1+/month. Residential proxies usually charge $4+/GB.

We provide 14581 proxies (including 365 Residential proxies) at $29.97/month. Each proxy charges less than $0.003, with unlimited bandwidth.

2. Other vendors usually sell 10K proxies in 50 subnets. We sell 14581 proxies in 789 subnets.

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Statistics

We have 14581 premium proxies in 66 countries

Total 14581 IPs in 789 Subnets in 66 Countries
Total14581Subnet 789Google763Residential365Europe6144Asia3652
LatAm243
US
4522
KR
1539
RU
919
SE
789
IN
670
DE
665
FR
589
NL
410
FI
350
CA
333
GB
257
RO
223
CN
220
HK
204
ES
185
TR
167
PL
167
CH
167
AU
166
DK
166
SG
166
JP
128
AE
112
TH
95
BR
94
IT
91
TW
74
PK
74
NO
73
CO
73
CL
38
AR
38
LU
38
MX
38Others741

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