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These posts are not benchmark reports. They explain proxy concepts, walk through procurement decisions, and unpack changes in the proxy market.

Jul 20, 2026
How we score: the gate and the six dimensionsOne number can hide a lot. Here is exactly how a provider line earns its place on our rankings — and what we refuse to fold into the score.
Methodology
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Jul 20, 2026
What is ASN diversity, and why does it matter for scraping?Two proxy pools with the same IP count can behave completely differently, and the difference usually lives in the autonomous systems behind them.
Concepts
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Jul 20, 2026
Sticky sessions vs. rotating sessions: a buyer's framingThe right rotation mode is a property of your workload, not of the provider's marketing page. A short field guide.
Concepts
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Jul 20, 2026
Reading a proxy provider's pool size claim"70 million IPs" is a marketing number. The number that determines your success rate is much smaller, and providers rarely print it.
Procurement
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