Andrew Dorokhov
Residential and datacenter proxies are commonly used when scraping or testing geo-distributed access. Wire them into HTTP clients (see cURL
for CURLOPT_PROXY).
Buying proxies
Overview article: open_in_new Top 5 Residential Proxy Providers .
Marketplace / discussions: open_in_new BlackHatWorld — Proxies for sale .
| Service | Price notes |
|---|---|
| open_in_new Smartproxy | ~$75/mo, ~$15/GB, 5 GB included (check current pricing) |
| open_in_new Luminati / Bright Data | ~$20/GB |
| open_in_new homeip.io | ~$200/mo, 10 GB included |
Unlimited-bandwidth style providers (verify quality yourself):
| Service | Notes |
|---|---|
| open_in_new Storm Proxies | |
| open_in_new rsocks.net | Mixed reports on residential quality |
Scraping middleware:
Testing proxies
- open_in_new AlexeyFreelancer/ProxyChecker
- open_in_new How to detect proxies with PHP (useful related links at the bottom of the article)