--- title: Datacenter Proxies: How They Work & When to Use Them description: Datacenter proxies use IP addresses from cloud hosting providers rather than ISPs, making them faster, more stable, and significantly cheaper than residential... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/datacenter-proxies-how-they-work-when-to-use-them-d8vg5f6bs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Datacenter Proxies: How They Work & When to Use Them | daily.dev og:description: Datacenter proxies use IP addresses from cloud hosting providers rather than ISPs, making them faster, more stable, and significantly cheaper than residential... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/datacenter-proxies-how-they-work-when-to-use-them-d8vg5f6bs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/d8Vg5f6bS.png og:image:alt: Datacenter Proxies: How They Work & When to Use Them og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Datacenter Proxies: How They Work & When to Use Them **[Oxylabs](https://daily.dev/sources/oxylabs)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Datacenter proxies use IP addresses from cloud hosting providers rather than ISPs, making them faster, more stable, and significantly cheaper than residential proxies. They work by routing requests through a proxy server that masks your real IP. Key advantages include high speed, large IP pool availability, and low cost per IP. The main trade-off is that some websites treat datacenter IPs with more suspicion than residential ones. Best use cases include price monitoring, market research, large-scale web scraping, and review monitoring. Shared proxies suit low-traffic tasks needing diverse IPs, while dedicated proxies offer consistent performance for serious projects. ISP proxies serve as a middle ground between datacenter and residential options. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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