Our dedicated proxies are located in the US. Want them elsewhere? Don’t be shy, tell us – we’re constantly looking for ways to make our products better!

The three main types of proxies are:

• Datacenter proxies. These proxies route internet traffic through data centers, providing anonymity and speed at a low price.
• Residential proxies. Residential IP addresses come from real residential devices, making them extremely hard to detect.
• Mobile proxies. Mobile proxies route internet traffic through mobile devices, leveraging cellular networks for anonymity and reliable connections.

Smartproxy uses a subscription-based pricing model. Currently, there are four subscriptions for the main customer base. Our plans are billed monthly. For more information on pricing, visit our pricing page.

Dedicated datacenter proxies offer these benefits:

• Enhanced performance. With private IPs, these proxies provide faster speeds and lower latency compared to shared proxies, ensuring a smooth browsing and web scraping experience.
• Exclusive IP address. Dedicated datacenter proxies assign a unique IP address to each user, reducing the risk of IP blocking.
• Scalability. Dedicated proxies offer the flexibility to scale your operations as needed.
• Cost-effectiveness. Compared to other types of proxies, dedicated datacenter proxies are generally more affordable.
• Compatibility. Dedicated datacenter proxies are compatible with a wide range of applications, including web scraping, SEO monitoring, ad verification, market research, and so on.

Dedicated datacenter proxies can significantly enhance your online activities as it's reliable, high-performance, and cost-effective.

We don’t rotate dedicated proxies, nor do we have any automatic rotators for dedicated datacenter proxies, so they’re fully static. If you’re looking for rotating proxy servers, we recommend shared datacenter proxies. They are pretty unbeatable since they have over 100 subnetworks and change IP addresses randomly. For elite performance, try Smartproxy’s residential proxies.

These proxies are perfectly flexible. You can use them with basically all devices that support HTTP/HTTPS proxies.

Yes, our DDC proxies support SOCKS5 and HTTP(S) protocols. Make sure to choose the IP type you want before buying a subscription.

However harsh that may sound, we need to set up a block or two when greedy scrapers force us to. The following sites and those related to them are blocked for dedicated datacenter proxies: 

• Netflix 
• PlayStation 
• RiotGames 
• Roblox 
• Minecraft 
• EpicGames 
• Spotify 
• government (.gov) websites

No. As a general rule, an IP address or an entire subnet can be blocked for a couple of hours. It can also depend on a website. For example, Google has a 1-hour ban, Amazon might be blocked for 2 hours, and some websites may even have a much longer ban (in some very rare cases up to 6 months).

On a final note here, we can also block a website for a specific IP address or subnet if we feel that there’s a risk. In such cases, always contact our customer support.

After an IP is returned from the customer to the global pool, it remains in quarantine, i.e. we won’t assign it to any customer for 14 days. Why are we doing this? Well, that’s due to potential CAPTCHAs, blocked targets, and general browsing history.

P.S.: the period of 14 days might be altered in the future.

Dedicated datacenter proxies speed test is based on datacenter IPs due to the significant similarities of origin. Speed was tested using Python requests and time libraries by noting the time before sending a request and after receiving a response. We sent 500 requests per endpoint to the http://ipinfo.io/ip website. After receiving 500 HTTP 200 response codes, we divided the total time by 500 to determine the average response time. Requests were sent from a US VPN server when connecting to US proxies. The test was conducted using a rotating session type with Python 3.9.6. version. Check the Python code example in our help docs.

A private proxy is a specialized proxy variant with restricted and exclusive access. In contrast to shared proxies, a private proxy provides a solitary IP address dedicated to a single user. Opting for a private proxy is ideal when seeking heightened anonymity for online activities.

There’s no significant difference between the two terms. Private and dedicated proxies provide users with their own dedicated IP address and resources, ensuring better performance, higher security, and improved anonymity compared to shared proxies.

Indeed, our dedicated datacenter proxies are designed for the SOCKS5 and HTTP protocols. With support for the SOCKS5 protocol, you gain the advantage of a robust and versatile proxying solution. Meanwhile, the HTTP protocol support ensures compatibility with various online services and applications. We also offer HTTPS proxies to handle encrypted web traffic, providing an additional layer of security. Make sure to select your preferred IP type when buying a subscription plan.