Datacenter Proxies

A datacenter proxy is a type of proxy server that provides a data center IP address instead of one linked to an internet service provider (ISP). Like other proxy types, it still hides your IP address, changes your digital location, and routes your traffic through a proxy server before it reaches the internet.

Since datacenter proxy IP addresses aren’t provided by an ISP, the servers also have a data center Autonomous System Number (ASN). This means that the websites, apps, or services you use can tell you’re connecting via a proxy.

This isn’t much of an issue for most proxy use cases. However, proxies which use IP addresses that are announced to datacenter networks or ASNs can be flagged and banned by the security systems of some websites.

We support both username/password authentication and IP authentication (Static Proxies Only) across our services.

Our innovative Proxy User and IAM system allows you to create Proxy Users, edit their credentials, track their usage, limit their residential bandwidth, and link their access to specific proxies and services all from our dashboard.

The main difference between residential and datacenter proxies lies in their origin and how they're perceived by websites. Residential proxies use IP addresses from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like AT&T or Comcast, making them appear as regular internet users and harder to detect as proxy traffic. Datacenter proxies, on the other hand, use IP addresses from data centers, which are easier to identify and more likely to be blocked by websites.

Residential proxies offer better anonymity and access to restricted content, as they're associated with residential Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) and are less likely to be on blocklists. Datacenter proxies, while often faster and more cost-effective, may face limitations on platforms that actively block known datacenter IPs.

All our datacenter proxies are hosted on 10G uplinks and our network is designed with redundant capacity in every PoP to guarantee continuous service availability, even during times of peak usage. This built-in redundancy safeguards against outages and ensures consistent, fast performance.

Yes, web scraping is arguably the most popular use case for datacenter proxies. Solid speeds and reliable performance allows users to collect large amounts of data quickly. This makes it possible to conduct market research, monitor prices, analyze competitors, and make data-driven decisions effectively.

We do not offer shared Datacenter Proxies. All our Datacenter Proxies are dedicated and private, meaning you are the sole user of the IPs you purchase. This ensures better performance, higher security, and helps maintain the IP address reputation since no other customer will have access to or use the same IPs.

If we ever do sell Shared Datacenter Proxies then they'll be clearly marked as such on any product pages and checkout.

Our datacenter proxies are currently located in New York, Miami, and Germany. All of these proxies are hosted in advanced, ISO-certified datacenters, ensuring high standards of security, performance, and uptime. By strategically locating our proxies in these regions, we provide low-latency connections and reliable service for a wide range of use cases, including web scraping, ad verification, and SEO monitoring.

You can't completely prevent blocks with datacenter proxies - it's about minimizing them. Stick to reasonable request rates with a couple requests every few seconds per IP usually works better than hammering servers. Rotate between different subnets rather than sequential IPs.

The biggest risk is wasting money on proxies that don't work for your target sites.

Datacenter IPs get blocked fast on scraping-conscious platforms so you should understand your target sites and make proxy purchasing decisions based on their requirements; sometimes you’ll need to upgrade to residential proxies but for basic web-scraping datacenter proxies usually work fine.