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.
We Benchmarked the Best UK Proxies (2026)
We benchmarked the top UK proxy services against high-security British domains, including social media and e-commerce sites, to identify the best UK-based residential proxies. Tested at 15-minute intervals, here are our top picks based on success rates and speed: *Ranges show the minimum and maximum of the daily average success rates and response times measured…
Best LinkedIn Proxies in 2026: 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…
Ranked the Top 12 Antidetect Browsers in 2026
Antidetect browsers protect your online identity and simplify managing multiple online accounts. Professionals in advertising, eCommerce, and SEO can use these tools to appear as new users with each login. We evaluated the best antidetect browsers for performance and usability. Below is our review of the best free and paid options. ** Access and manage…
WhatsApp Proxy Setting: Setup & Free Options
WhatsApp proxies let you connect to WhatsApp through an intermediary server rather than directly. People use it for two different reasons: The proxy supports text messages and media. Voice and video calls won’t route through it. The free proxy providers listed below reliably run proxy services with large managed networks, transparent IP sourcing, and customer…
Best Discord Proxies: Free Plans, Features & Setup
Discord proxy compatibility depends on which part of Discord needs to be routed. Loading Discord Web requires HTTPS support. Receiving messages and server events depends on a Gateway WebSocket connection. Joining voice channels introduces a separate UDP requirement. The Discord desktop application creates an additional setup problem because it does not provide a documented field…
VPN Benchmark of Top 5 VPN Providers
We tested six leading consumer VPN services, measuring throughput against a clean baseline, 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:…
NodeMaven Proxies: Pricing & Capabilities
NodeMaven is a proxy infrastructure provider offering rotating residential and mobile proxies, static residential proxies, proxy management tools, API access, and a managed scraping browser. NodeMaven combines residential and mobile IP access under the same bandwidth-based pricing structure. Users do not purchase a separate mobile-only traffic package; mobile addresses are included with the residential and…
Best Amazon Proxies for 2026: Benchmarks & Pricing
We tested proxy performance by connecting different services to scraper APIs and making more than 150,000 requests on seven Amazon domains (.com, .ca, .co.uk, .de, .fr, .it, and .es). Our benchmark compared the success rate and median latency for residential, datacenter, ISP, and unblocker proxies to give a data-based comparison. The following providers were identified…
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…
Best High Speed Proxies Based on Our Benchmark
The fastest proxy is not always the one with the lowest response time. In real-world scraping and automation, speed is important, but requests must finish reliably. A provider that seems fast on its own but fails more often can cause more retries. We evaluated proxy providers on two metrics: average response time, which shows raw…