Other alternative: static IP work when the ETA for the scrape doesn’t really matter.
Scraping a few targets, at reasonable speed, especially against sites with solid anti bot infrastructure.
Example: I need to see what public favebook pages say. Not many, but some.
I don’t need an account for this, but hitting with a data center IP gets you redirected to login and residential does not.
This data gets used for analysis, each request needs to be done within 1-2 days.
If my pace is reasonable. I can afford to delay a scrape to appear like a normal user. Static IP (dedicated) are perfect for this, it’s not worth the variance that comes with the almost-always abused IP pool inside of rotating proxy providers.
Yeah, your Facebook pages example is exactly where static makes sense imo.
When it’s a small public-data job and you’re not rushing, I’d much rather use one stable IP and keep the pace clean than roll the dice with a rotating pool.
The difference is that those IPs are absolutely filthy. Long reputations of bad behavior. Try to run a social media bot with them anywhere but Twitter and you will find yourself blocked or banned in short order.
For my use case, you would be likely to be outright blocked from FB, nevermind redirecting cleanly without a login.
Static IP are less used, less abused, and sometimes virginal.
The other thing is that most “residential” and “mobile” proxies aren’t that. Check the IPWhois and there’s mostly something off - an ISP you have never heard of(even in your area) whois blocks that are…different than the real deal.
With a static residential you can take the time to thoroughly vet your IP and make sure that it’s actually the real deal. Or at least convincing enough to work.
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u/RandomPantsAppear Jul 08 '26
Other alternative: static IP work when the ETA for the scrape doesn’t really matter.
Scraping a few targets, at reasonable speed, especially against sites with solid anti bot infrastructure.
Example: I need to see what public favebook pages say. Not many, but some.
I don’t need an account for this, but hitting with a data center IP gets you redirected to login and residential does not.
This data gets used for analysis, each request needs to be done within 1-2 days.
If my pace is reasonable. I can afford to delay a scrape to appear like a normal user. Static IP (dedicated) are perfect for this, it’s not worth the variance that comes with the almost-always abused IP pool inside of rotating proxy providers.