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How to Choose a Proxy Category?

Choose between static and rotating proxy categories based on whether your legitimate use case needs a stable or changing IP.

Written by Alex Krasnov

Choose a proxy category based on whether your legitimate use case needs the same IP during a session or IPs that change according to the package configuration. Select the relevant Purpose during checkout so we can route the order correctly. A purpose does not guarantee that a third-party website or platform will accept an IP.

Static proxies

Static proxy packages provide an IP address that remains assigned to you for the duration of the package. Choose a static option when you need a stable IP during a session.

  • Static Residential (ISP): a static option delivered through residential ISPs.

  • Static Datacenter: a static option delivered from datacenter infrastructure.

The product page and checkout show the available countries, packages, protocols, and purposes for each category.

Rotating proxies

Rotating proxy packages change the IP according to the package configuration. Choose a rotating option only when IP rotation is appropriate for your intended use and the package supports the required purpose.

  • Rotating Residential: rotating IPs delivered through residential networks.

  • Rotating Datacenter: rotating IPs delivered from datacenter infrastructure.

How to choose

If you need…

Start with…

The same IP during a session

A static proxy category

IPs that change under the package configuration

A rotating proxy category

A platform-specific use case

The matching Purpose in checkout, when available

A requirement not available in checkout

Contact support before ordering

For web data collection, use PrivateProxy only for information that is publicly available and legally accessible. You are responsible for ensuring that your use complies with applicable law and the target platform’s Terms of Service. We do not support access to private, gated, paid, or protected data, or bypassing a platform’s security controls or rate limits. Read our Responsible Use & Ethical Use Policy for the full policy.

Need help choosing?

Choose the closest product, country, and purpose available in checkout. If you need an exclusive or reserved pool, custom volume, or another option not available there, contact support with your intended use, proxy type, country, quantity, and expected volume.

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