Proxy types

ISP Proxies vs Rotating Proxies

ISP Proxies vs Rotating Proxies — the two get confused often. Here's the practical difference, with pricing and best-fit tasks.

Attribute	ISP	rotating
Price/GB	$1–$6	$0.45–$8
Anonymity	High	High
Speed	Fast	Medium
Pool	Medium	Largest
Best for	account management, sneakers	large-scale scraping, SERP data

ISP Proxies

ISP proxies combine the trust of residential IPs with datacenter speed — static residential IPs hosted on fast infrastructure, so you get residential legitimacy without the latency.

Pros

residential trust + speed
static/persistent
great for logins

Cons

fewer locations
mid price

Rotating Proxies

Rotating proxies automatically assign a fresh IP on every request or on a timer, spreading traffic across thousands of IPs so you can scrape at scale without tripping rate limits.

Pros

scales scraping
avoids rate limits
huge IP variety

Cons

sessions can break
not for logins

Which should you choose?

Choose ISP for account management, sneakers, stable sessions. Choose rotating for large-scale scraping, SERP data, crawling. Many providers — including our value pick Cheapest Proxies — sell both.

Both types, best price

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ISP vs rotating — FAQ

What's the difference between ISP and rotating proxies?

ISP proxies combine the trust of residential IPs with datacenter speed — static residential IPs hosted on fast infrastructure, so you get residential legitimacy without the latency. By contrast, rotating proxies automatically assign a fresh IP on every request or on a timer, spreading traffic across thousands of IPs so you can scrape at scale without tripping rate limits.

Which is cheaper, ISP or rotating?

ISP proxies run $1–$6/GB; rotating run $0.45–$8/GB. rotating is generally cheaper.

Which should I choose?

Pick ISP for account management; pick rotating for large-scale scraping. Cheapest Proxies offers both from $0.45/GB.