Datacenter Proxy

Beginner

A fast, cheap proxy hosted in a data center rather than on a home connection.

In depth

Datacenter proxies originate from servers in data centers. They are fast and inexpensive but easier to detect, since their IP ranges are known to belong to hosting providers.

Examples

  • High-speed bulk requests on tolerant sites
  • Internal load testing

Common use cases

High-volume scrapingSEO monitoring

FAQs

When speed and cost matter more than stealth, and the target does not aggressively block hosting IPs.

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