What Are Residential Proxies?
Residential proxies are IP addresses that belong to real users (individuals) connected to the internet through a home or mobile provider.
These proxies are used when you need to make your traffic look like genuine user behaviour and gain a high level of trust from online services.
🔍 Why are residential proxies considered the most reliable?
- IP addresses belong to real people, not data centres or hosting providers;
- They pass deep anti‑bot filters and work even on the most sensitive platforms (Google Ads, TikTok, Amazon, Facebook, etc.);
- They provide geo‑targeting precision — you can choose an IP down to the city, region or even ASN;
- They support dynamic IP rotation — they are part of the dynamic proxies line in Mango Proxy.
✅ Advantages of residential proxies
| Advantage | Details |
|---|---|
| 🔐 Maximum anonymity | Routing through everyday users' IPs makes your traffic “real” and invisible |
| 📍 Precise GEO / ASN targeting | You can select not just the country but the city, region or provider |
| 🧠 Bypassing advanced anti‑bot systems | Suitable even for farming under KYC/AML/AI protection |
| 🌍 Huge pool of IP addresses | Millions of unique addresses around the world |
| 🔁 Automatic IP rotation | Available in Mango Proxy by timer, via API or on every request |
⚙️ What residential proxies are suitable for
| Task | Residential proxies |
|---|---|
| Farming accounts (Google, TikTok, Facebook) | ✅ Best choice |
| Bypassing advanced anti‑bot filters | ✅ Pass unnoticed |
| RPA, testing, emulating “real” users | ✅ Reliable |
| Website parsing and data scraping | ✅ Suitable |
| Geo‑checking and search result monitoring | ✅ High precision |
| Promotion in social media via anti‑detects | ✅ Integration via anti‑detect browsers |
| Logging in and maintaining sessions | ⚠️ Possible disconnects when the peer leaves the network |
⚠️ Possible disadvantages
- 📉 Speed may be lower than with ISP or data‑center proxies — it depends on the peer network;
- 🔌 Connection drops are possible if the peer disconnects from the network;
- 💸 Most expensive per gigabyte — quality comes at a price.
💡 Comparison with other dynamic proxy types
| Characteristic | Data‑center | ISP | Residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO/ASN targeting | Country only | Country | Region, city, ASN |
| Speed | 🔼 Very high | 🔼 High | 🔽 Medium/variable |
| Anti‑bot performance | 🔽 Low | 🔼 Medium | ✅ High |
| Visibility as a proxy | High | Medium | Low |
| Price | 💰 from $0.6/GB | 💰 from $0.8/GB | 💰 from $2/GB |
| Use in grey/white niches | Often in grey | Universal | Ideal for white projects |
See also: What are dynamic proxies
💸 Mango Proxy pricing (retail)
| Proxy type | Price per GB (from) |
|---|---|
| Data Center | $0.6 – $1.5 |
| ISP | $0.8 – $2 |
| Residential | $2 – $5.2 |
Prices depend on volume: the more you buy the cheaper the GB. See the payment page for a rate calculator.
🧩 Integration with anti‑detect browsers
Mango Proxy residential proxies support native integration with:
- Dolphin Anty
- Octo Browser
- GoLogin
- and many others
You can use the connection format ip:port:user:pass or a proxy link, with automatic IP rotation right inside the browser.
📘 Helpful materials
- What are dynamic proxies
- Types of proxies: data‑center, ISP, residential
- Proxy setup in your account
- Choosing a protocol: HTTP / SOCKS5
- Top up your balance and pricing
Residential proxies are the gold standard in the industry.
If you work with sensitive platforms, advertising, SEO or automation — you can’t do without them.
🧠 Use residential proxies + an anti‑detect browser + IP rotation → and forget about bans.