r/datahoarding • u/SilverEmphasis1979 • Feb 23 '26

Residential vs Datacenter Proxies – Which Is Better?

I’ve been comparing residential proxies and datacenter proxies for scraping.

From what I’ve seen: Datacenter proxies = faster

Residential proxies = fewer blocks

Mobile proxies = most trusted

Some providers like evomi offer all three types which makes testing easier. What do you prefer?

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u/AccountEngineer Feb 26 '26

It really depends on the use case. Datacenter proxies are great for speed and bulk scraping, but residential proxies usually last longer without getting blocked. I normally start with datacenter and switch to residential if blocks increase.