Shared vs Dedicated Proxies

A dedicated (private) proxy is yours alone. A shared proxy splits one IP between several customers, cutting the price but inheriting everyone else's reputation.

Reputation is the whole story

On a shared IP, one customer scraping aggressively poisons the address for everyone on it. Any workload touching a login form, a payment page, or an ad account should be on a dedicated IP.

Semi-dedicated middle ground

Semi-dedicated proxies cap the IP at two or three users and are often vetted per use case, giving most of the reputation benefit at roughly half the dedicated price.

How to test before you buy

Run the trial IPs through an IP reputation lookup and hit your actual target with 50 requests. A clean-looking IP that already 403s on your target is worthless regardless of price.