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 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…
- Proxy Use CasesOpen World EvaluationOct 26
Best Instagram Proxies: Residential & Mobile IPs
Instagram restricts and flags accounts that automate access to or scrape Instagram data at scale. Managing multiple Instagram accounts or running Instagram automation safely often requires a reliable proxy provider. We evaluated the top Instagram proxy providers for reliability and geographic coverage: The table below summarizes the top Instagram proxy providers by price per GB,…
- Web ProxiesFeature ComparisonOct 26
NetNut Takedown: What Buyers Need to Know
On July 2, 2026, the FBI seized hundreds of domains associated with NetNut, a residential proxy network run by Nasdaq-listed Alarum Technologies (ALAR). Researchers and Google allege that at least part of NetNut’s exit-node pool overlapped with Popa, a residential-proxy botnet estimated by Google to have at least 2 million devices. Alarum disputes the allegations…
- Web ProxiesBenchmarkOct 23
VPN Benchmark of Top 5 VPN Providers
We tested six leading consumer VPN services, measuring throughput, packet drops over 15 minutes per provider, CPU and RAM use on macOS, and VPN connection behavior under load. Our test on VPN providers show that best VPN services change based on different needs. We combined the six measurements into two scores: Windscribe scored highest on…
- Proxy Use CasesBenchmarkOct 22
The Best Twitter (X) Proxies: Benchmark & Providers
We test proxies on x.com every 15 minutes from 4 continents, across residential, datacenter, mobile and web unblocker products. At our request rate, datacenter proxies often matched or beat residential proxies on success rate and were faster. Web unblockers had the most consistent success rates, but their response times differed widely between providers. Each provider…
- Proxy ComparisonsFeature ComparisonOct 22
Decodo Review: Pricing, Speed & Success Rates
Decodo is a proxy and web-scraping provider covering residential, ISP, mobile, and datacenter proxies plus scraping APIs. We benchmarked its per-GB pricing against competing providers from 10 GB to 10 TB and reviewed its published performance and feature set. Our proxy pricing benchmark found Decodo to be the cost-efficiency leader across all tested volumes, delivering…
- Proxy TypesOpen World EvaluationOct 15
Best Video Proxies: Benchmark Results
High latency, bandwidth bottlenecks, and aggressive IP blocking make video data extraction one of the most challenging tasks. A standard proxy setup often can’t keep up with the advanced anti-bot measures used to protect streaming content. Compare the video proxy services based on their response time and success rate: The chart shows how many GB…