Proxy rotation setup with Python - price vs quality breakdown

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Proxy rotation setup with Python - price vs quality breakdown

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Been messing with proxy rotation stuff lately. For residential ones paying like 5-7 bucks per GB was okay-ish but the quality is totally hit or miss. Some give me maybe 10-15% captcha others are up at 30-40%. Datacenter proxies cheap like 1-2 bucks per IP but they get blocked so fast after barely 50 requests. Mobile proxies ugh so expensive but yeah way less detectable i guess. I tested like 20 providers cheapest mobile was $20 for a GB and it was garbage honestly. If you want captcha under 10% gotta shell out at least $10 per GB for residentials prob. Anyone else testing this? Would love some real numbers on what people actually pay and what success rate they get tbh
 
If you're serious about balancing cost and quality, check out Luminati (now Bright Data). They got a solid mix of residential and mobile proxies and offer good API control. Price is high but success rate and reliability are worth it if you scale up.
 
80% of my testing showed residential proxies at around 8-10 bucks a GB with 15-20% captcha but the success rate dips hard if you try to cut costs below that. Mobile proxies? Same story, totally overpriced for what you get.
 
I think people often forget that success rates really depend on the use case, not just the proxy type or price. Like, if you're running simple scraping, maybe cheaper residentials can work if you manage proxies right. But if you need solid captcha success, sometimes shelling out more for quality is just the smarter move lol.
 
Honestly, I'd be skeptical about all these "cheap" proxies. Most of the time they're just not reliable enough for serious work. You get what you pay for, and cheap proxies usually end up
 
just my 2 cents, proxies are such a pain honestly, like you pay through the nose for kinda ok ones or get burnt with cheap ones in 50 requests. seems like there's no perfect solution, only trade offs. maybe it's just luck if you find that sweet spot but yeah, frustrating as hell.
 
you think the sweet spot is really just paying more for residentials? kinda feels like mobile proxies are the only real way to go but tf they're so damn pricey lol.
 
just my 2 cents, I think focusing only on price vs quality misses the point sometimes, reliability and speed matter more than just saving a few bucks.
 
i dunno, seems like a classic trap to focus only on price and quality. what about reliability? speed? those matter more when you running scripts that need to stay alive. cheaper proxies often come with a risk of slow loads or being blocked, and that can kill your ROI fast
 
Are you saying cheap proxies kill your script uptime? Tbh, I've seen solid ones at lower price points, but yeah, often reliability's a gamble.
 
I gotta disagree tho, I think sometimes ppl overlook the importance of proxy speed and stability, not just price. Ive been thru cheap proxies that just tank after a day and end up costing more in the long run. Quality might be a bit pricier but saves me tons of headaches.
 
Different angle: if you want solid proxy rotation with good balance of speed and stability, check out Luminati. their residential proxies cost a bit more but the quality is way better than cheap shared ones. you save in cr and cf by avoiding a bunch of downtime.
 
Just my 2 cents, but sometimes the cheapest proxies aren't actually cheap in the long run. You might save a few bucks upfront but end up wasting more time fixing broken connections or dealing with bans. Quality proxies, even if pricier, can save a lot of headaches and keep your scripts running smoothly. ymmv
 
honestly disagree I've had totally different experience with cheap proxies holding up longer than premium ones, ymmv but sometimes lower cost proxies work fine for what I do.
 
Been doing this 3 years, and honestly I think it's all about testing your own use case. I've seen cheap proxies work just fine, long as you're not doing high volume scraping, and premium proxies can still drop dead randomly. It's not just about price or quality, it's about matching proxies to your actual needs, not some blanket rule.
 
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