The most common proxy types are residential, mobile, ISP, and datacenter proxies.
Residential Proxies
Residential proxies use IP addresses assigned to real household devices by internet service providers.
Because they appear as normal users, they are harder for websites to detect.
They are commonly used for:
social media management
advertising accounts
e-commerce platforms
account management
Residential proxies are usually more expensive but provide higher trust levels.
Mobile Proxies
Mobile proxies route traffic through mobile carrier networks (4G or 5G).
These IP addresses are shared by many real mobile users, which makes them highly trusted by websites.
They are commonly used for:
social media automation
ad verification
mobile platform testing
ISP Proxies
ISP proxies are hosted in data centers but registered through internet service providers.
They combine some advantages of both datacenter and residential proxies:
stable IP addresses
good speed
higher trust compared to datacenter proxies
They are often used for:
SEO monitoring
account management
long-term sessions
Datacenter Proxies
Datacenter proxies are hosted on servers in data centers rather than residential networks.
They are usually faster and cheaper than residential proxies, but websites may detect them more easily.
They are commonly used for:
web scraping
automation tasks
testing workflows