Residential vs Datacenter vs ISP Proxies: What’s the Difference?
Proxy providers offer residential, datacenter, and ISP proxies. Each type has its own strengths and limits. Understanding what they are, where their IP addresses come from, how they perform, and how providers charge for them can help you choose the right option for your needs. A residential proxy routes internet traffic through an IP address associated with a residential or small-business internet connection, typically assigned by an Internet Service Provider (ISP). To the destination website, requests generally appear to originate from the residential or small-business network associated with the proxy's exit IP. However, this does not guarantee that the traffic will be treated as ordinary user activity. Your request is sent to the proxy provider's gateway, which routes it through a selected residential IP address in its network. The destination website typically sees the exit IP…