Web Proxies
Web proxies are servers that act as a middleman between your device and the internet, allowing you to remain anonymous, access geo-restricted material, and collect scalable web data. We benchmarked the most popular proxy services to compare their speed, reliability, and effectiveness for data collection.
- Proxy TypesFeature ComparisonOct 29
We Tested the Best SOCKS5 Proxies
SOCKS5 providers differ in which proxy types carry it, which ports they allow, and whether UDP works. The full methodology is below. Cost efficiency changes with usage; the cheapest proxy provider at 10 GB is not the cheapest at 1 TB. Find your monthly volume on the x-axis before comparing: Bright Data SOCKS5 proxy connections…
- Geo ProxiesBenchmarkOct 28
Best US Proxies: Benchmark of American Residential IPs
We test the top US residential proxy providers against Amazon, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other sites that actively block bots. Based on our benchmark, here is which provider to choose for your specific objective: The results below update automatically after each test run; see our methodology for how we test. Bright Data runs one of…
- Proxy Use CasesBenchmarkOct 27
Best Amazon Proxies: Benchmarks & Pricing
We tested proxy performance by connecting different services to scraper APIs and making more than 150,000 requests on major Amazon domains. Our benchmark compares the success rate and median latency for residential, datacenter, ISP, and unblocker proxies to give a data-based comparison. *Starting monthly subscription price for residential proxies. Bright Data provides residential, ISP, datacenter,…
- Proxy Use CasesBenchmarkOct 27
TikTok Proxy Benchmark: Best TikTok Proxies Tested
On public TikTok pages, the best datacenter proxies in our test match or beat residential and mobile proxies. The common advice that TikTok requires residential or mobile IPs does not hold for scraping public pages. We send requests to real TikTok pages every day through residential, datacenter, mobile and web unblockers, and check whether each…
- Proxy Use CasesBenchmarkOct 27
Proxies for Scraping: Residential vs. Datacenter vs. Unblocker Benchmark
Proxy vendors advertise 95–99% success rates. On sites that actively block bots, we see 55–75%. We have sent requests through residential, datacenter, and unblockers every ~5 minutes, from servers in different countries. Proxy type matters more than the vendor. For example, on the same targets, unblockers return ~10–25 more real pages per 100 than datacenter…
- Proxy pricingFeature ComparisonOct 26
Cheapest Proxies for Low-Volume: 10–200 GB Compared
Proxy providers often promote the lowest per-GB rate available on their largest plans. A buyer needing 10 or 50 GB can pay several times that rate when the provider imposes a fixed monthly charge. We compared the total cost of selected residential, mobile and datacenter proxy products at 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 GB.…
- Proxy Use CasesOpen World EvaluationOct 26
Best LinkedIn Proxies: Automation & Scraping
We benchmarked different proxy types for LinkedIn scraping and account management. A proxy alone won’t keep a LinkedIn account safe. Success comes from slow, human-like actions, one high-quality residential or mobile proxy per account, and avoiding aggressive automation. The providers below are compared for general proxy capabilities and lawful, authorized use cases. Bright Data offers…
- Geo ProxiesBenchmarkOct 26
France Proxy Providers: Benchmark & Pricing
A France proxy uses IP addresses in France to provide access to local websites such as Amazon.fr and Cdiscount. It also lets users verify ads on French mobile networks. We tested the success rates and response times of the major France residential proxy services on Amazon France, eBay France, Instagram, and TikTok. The chart above…