Hey guys so I just started trying to do some SEO stuff and I need to scrape Google for keywords and SERP data. I bought some cheap datacenter proxies last week like $10 for 10 ips and my tool got blocked in like 2 hours. Total waste. Then I tried a residential proxy trial from this provider called ProxyNet or smth, it was $50 for 5GB and it worked for a day then got detected again. I'm so confused. I see people talking about BrightData and Oxylabs but their pricing is insane like $500 a month? I can't afford that yet. Can someone just tell me straight up which proxy type I should use for SEO tools like Ahrefs or Scrapebox? And maybe a provider that's not crazy expensive? I need real numbers like how many requests you can make before a ban, what's the detection rate. I'm getting impatient cuz every guide says something different.

ok so careful with cheap proxies, they often get banned quick or detected easy. U think scraping Google is even feasible with low-cost residential or datacenter proxies without hitting a wall? How are u planning to balance request volume and detection chances?

If you wanna go cheap and still get decent results, try rotating residential proxies from smaller providers, not the big players. They usually have lower costs and better detection resistance for SEO scraping. Just keep your request rate reasonable and rotate IPs often, like every 10-20 requests, to avoid bans.

man careful with cheap proxies, they get banned fast, try rotating residentials from smaller providers like LimeProxies or GeoSurf, they usually handle Google better without breaking the bank

dude, I tried balancing it myself, but google's super smart. even with rotating residentials, I'd hit limits fast, like 500 requests before a ban. fwiw, keep it slow and rotate often, but honestly, luck and proxies gotta line up right.

imho, that's half the battle, but even with slow rotation luck still plays a huge role, especially with Google cracking down.

just my 2 cents, I ran some tests and residential proxies from smaller providers like GeoSurf or even Oxylabs' lower tiers can do about 300-400 requests before getting flagged if you keep it slow and rotate every few requests but google's always tweaking stuff so no guarantee.

Last month I was testing some cheap residential proxies and I swear I got like 200 requests before the ban. Thought I was doing okay then bam, blocked again. Sometimes I wonder if it's really about the proxy or just pure luck with Google sniffing us out

spot on, trying to scrape Google is a pain and kinda a guessing game. from what I've seen, residential proxies from mid-tier providers like BrightData or Oxylabs can give you around 300-400 requests max before getting flagged if you keep it super slow and rotate properly. but yeah, they ain't cheap, and cheaper proxies just get blocked faster fr. honestly, you might wanna look into rotating proxies or mix in some free tools to test what kinda request volume you can push without getting banned.

Have you actually tested these proxies in real-world conditions or just guessed based on limited tries?

yep exactly, cheap proxies are basically throwing darts in the dark. ymmv but I'd say investing in even mid-tier residentials kinda pays off if you wanna go legit and keep scraping longer. sm

Been doing this 3 years and honestly, cheap proxies are just a gamble. You get what you pay for most of the time, and if you wanna scrape longer without hitting walls, better to invest a bit more in residential or rotating proxies. The low-cost datacenter ones are just not built for this kind of legit scraping

careful with cheap proxies for SEO tools, they get detected quick. mid-tier residentials or rotating proxies are more stable, even if pricier. spend a little more now to avoid getting banned constantly, trust me.