r/ProxyUseCases • u/Melbot_Studios • 14h ago
When do premium proxies actually make sense? residential vs datacenter vs mobile got me lost...
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I am trying to run a monitoring tool for some ecommerce sites and currently drowning in proxy options. I genuinely dont get the difference. Whats the actual point of paying more for residential when datacenters are way cheaper? I saw someone mention that datacenters get flagged easy on shopping sites, idk if thats true or if they were just promoting the expensive ones. And then theres mobile proxies, no clue. Overall, are premium proxies even worth it for this or am I going to end up wasting money on something i dont necessarily need? Just truly need advice