Dedicated vs Semi-Dedicated Proxies

Choose dedicated proxies for control

A dedicated proxy is assigned to one customer, which makes it the stronger option for account management, repeated logins, social media workflows, ecommerce tasks, and automation that depends on a stable network identity.

Choose semi-dedicated proxies for value

Semi-dedicated proxies cost less because a small number of customers share the pool. They are a practical fit for research, scraping, SEO checks, and testing where price per IP is important.

Separate account work from public checks

A login, checkout, dashboard or long browser profile should usually stay on one dedicated proxy so cookies, security prompts and route history remain consistent. Public checks, comparison research and short-lived QA tasks can often use semi-dedicated proxies if the target accepts the route and the operator records which IP was used.

Plan the assignment before buying volume

Start by mapping each project to a proxy role: account session, rank check, scraping target, browser QA or monitoring endpoint. Then choose one proxy per stable identity or a small batch for public testing. This avoids overbuying, reduces unexplained failures and gives support enough context to investigate a specific endpoint.

Compare assignment, compatibility and price

After choosing the level of sharing, compare the billing unit: the per-IP versus per-GB pricing guide shows how address count and expected traffic affect the total cost.

Test before scaling

Before using a large proxy list, run the IPs through the proxy tester, blacklist checker, and anonymity checker so weak entries are caught early.