What Are Residential Proxies and When Should You Use Them?
Residential proxies are proxies that use IP addresses associated with residential internet connections. They are often compared when users need location coverage, residential ISP IP behavior, rotation options or proxy setups for specific workflows. Residential proxies are not automatically the best choice for every task. Users should compare them with datacenter, ISP/static and mobile proxies before choosing a provider. How residential proxies work A residential proxy provider gives access to a pool of residential IP addresses. Depending on the provider, users may be able to choose countries, cities, rotation settings and sticky sessions. Residential proxy plans are often priced by bandwidth, so traffic limits and plan size are important comparison points. When residential proxies may make sense Residential proxies may be useful when users need: country or city coverage; residential ISP IP behavior; rotating proxy access; sticky session options; public web ...