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Types of Proxies: A Complete Overview

Discover the types of proxies - datacenter, residential, mobile, and more - and learn how to choose the right one for your needs.

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Overview

What Are Proxies and Why Are They Important?

From giving online privacy to enabling businesses to scale operations undetected, proxies play a pivotal role in how we interact with the internet.

However, with so many types available, it can be overwhelming to determine which proxy type suits your needs best.

In this guide, we’ll break down the different types of proxies, their use cases, and how to choose the best one for your needs.

Proxies act as links between your device and the internet, routing your online requests through a server to mask your real IP address. This offers a layer of privacy and opens up a world of possibilities for businesses and individuals alike.

Platform

Platform capabilities for this workflow

Quality filtering, flexible sessions, geo targeting, and standard HTTPS/SOCKS5 endpoints from one dashboard.

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Residential

Real-user IPs for high-trust scraping and research. From $2.20/GB.

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Mobile

Carrier 4G/5G paths for social and mobile-first flows.

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ISP

Static residential-grade lines from $2.99/IP.

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HTTPS & SOCKS5

Standard protocols for browsers, scrapers, and apps.

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Sticky or rotate

Match session length to logins, carts, or bulk crawls.

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Geo targeting

Country, city, and ZIP options on eligible plans.

Deep dive

Residential Proxies

In a world where data breaches and privacy invasions are popular, proxies serve as a critical shield.

By hiding your IP address, proxies give anonymity, making it harder for evil actors or prying eyes to track your online activities.

For businesses, this added layer of security is vital for protecting sensitive operations.

Proxies are versatile tools used for various purposes:

Workflow

Data center Proxies

Step 1

Create a Gateproxies account and open the dashboard.

Step 2

Choose residential, mobile, or ISP based on the job and risk profile..

Step 3

Set country or city targeting and sticky vs rotating sessions.

Step 4

Copy the proxy string into your browser, scraper, or antidetect profile.

Step 5

Monitor success and usage, then scale bandwidth as needed.

Step 6

Contact support if a target needs protocol or geo tuning.

Details

Mobile Proxies

Gateproxies is built for operators who need clean exits and predictable sessions for types of proxies workflows. You pick the IP class, set rotation or sticky behavior, and keep auth simple in the dashboard.

Residential pools start from $2.20/GB on high-volume monthly tiers. Mobile follows the same bandwidth ladder. ISP static lines start from $2.99/IP for long-lived logins.

Success rates depend on your target stack, but quality filters reduce weak endpoints before they enter rotation. That keeps scrapers, browsers, and automation jobs more stable over time.

Integrate with Puppeteer, Playwright, AdsPower, Multilogin, Dolphin, and system tools like Proxifier using standard username and password proxy strings.

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Pricing snapshot

Maximize Your Proxy Potential with Gateproxies’s Residential Proxies

Residential and mobile bandwidth scales from starter packages down to $2.20/GB on high-volume monthly tiers. ISP is priced per IP.

Monthly tier	$/GB	Pay as you go	$/GB
2 GB	$4.25	2 GB	$5.00
20 GB	$3.75	20 GB	$4.50
100 GB	$3.00	100 GB	$3.45
450 GB	$2.60	450 GB	$2.92
1k GB	$2.20	1k GB	$2.45
ISP static		From $2.99/IP

FAQ

FAQs

Yes. Pick residential, mobile, or ISP based on risk and session needs, then point your tool at the proxy host from the dashboard.

Residential and mobile use per-GB packages (billed monthly or pay as you go). ISP is priced per IP. There are no free unlimited plans.

HTTPS works for most browser and scraper stacks. SOCKS5 is available when your tool prefers it.

Yes on eligible products. Hold the same IP for multi-step flows, or rotate per request for bulk collection.

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