Smartproxy

Smartproxy is a leading provider of web data gathering and proxy solutions. Originally launched as a self-service-based proxy infrastructure, Smartproxy now offers transparently sourced residential and data center IPs worldwide, with over 40 million proxies and a range of powerful web scraping solutions in its product portfolio.



For three years in a row, Smartproxy has been recognized for its premium quality products, user-friendly experience, and affordable prices. It provides ready-made data scraping and proxy management tools for anyone, including data scientists, developers, performance marketers, and non-technical individuals.

Its clients range from individuals and universities to Fortune 500 companies. Smartproxy is the go-to proxy provider for startup founders and entrepreneurs looking to access data and goods to experiment with new ways of making money. The service aims to create an environment for business growth, enabling its clients to succeed and prosper.

Smartproxy is a web data scraping service that can empower teams and organizations of all sizes to reliably collect online data with a flexible, versatile, and powerful set of tools.

Featuring all the latest techniques for managing large data flows in a secure and reliable environment, it can effortlessly move past geo-blocking, IP bans, and other security features (such as CHAPCHAs) and enable lightning-fast data acquisition using both direct connections and routing through the industry-leading offering of over 40 million proxies located at over 195 locations across the world.



Main Features

It allows users to set up the best procedures for scrapping online data sets at all scales, including the ability to scrape from multiple targets and manage all types of eCommerce and social media accounts. Using the wide array of pre-built tools and procedures, users can extract maximum value from this service and supercharge it with their own solutions using powerful Scraping APIs for communication with 3rd party apps.

Free tools to sharpen your proxies

• X Browser
• Chrome Browser Extension
• Firefox Browser Add-on
• No-Code Scraper extension
• Address Generator

Smartproxy can be accessed via multiple platforms, including Chrome and Firefox browser extensions as well as the “X Browser” package that was built from the ground up to manage data scrapping more easily with multiple profiles. The platform also supports the Address Generator feature that simplifies the procedure of managing user/pass lists, and the No-Code Scraper extension for users who want to scrape data without any coding skills.

One of the foundations of the Smartproxy platform is its focus on the wide availability of proxy routing locations. Users can take advantage of residential IP locations in 195 countries and large data centers, with 100% control of how their scrapping projects are routing data. Novices can quickly get up and running with all advanced Smartproxy techniques with the help of extensive documentation.

FAQ

What should I consider before purchasing residential proxies?

Before buying residential proxies from any provider, you should consider the following:

• Determine how much traffic, proxy pool size, and proxy speeds you will need.
• Check the available geo-locations.
• Compare pricing from different providers.
• Look into customer support in case of any issues.
• Decide whether you require sticky proxies or advanced rotation.

Avoid free proxies, as they pose cybersecurity risks and have poor performance. Instead, look for affordable residential proxies from reliable providers.

What are residential proxies?

A residential proxy is an intermediary that uses an IP address provided by an Internet Service Provider.

Can I choose proxies from a specific location?

Yes, you can access residential proxies through country-specific or city-specific ports. You will need to use your login credentials (username and password) or whitelisted IPs.

Can I use proxies with third-party software, bots, and automation tools?

Yes, you can integrate Smartproxy proxies with all major automation bots. If your software runs on a dedicated server or local machine, simply add the machine's IP to your list of whitelisted IPs.

Can I track my proxy usage?

Yes, you can. Once you have a subscription plan in the dashboard, go to the Sub-users tab and create a sub-user. You can set limits, and dedicate traffic for different tasks, locations, etc. for every sub-user.

Are there any blocked sites?

Yes, some sites were blocked due to forbidden targets or fraudulent activities.

Can I get a dedicated IP list?

Yes, you can get a dedicated IP list with dedicated data center proxies. In the dashboard, you can replace up to all of the dedicated IPs for the subscription's price per IP. Additionally, you can choose between SOCKS5 and HTTP(S) types and between non-sequential and sequential lists. You can copy or download your proxy list in .csv or .txt formats. Please note that there is a 25% extra fee for non-sequential IPs.

Do you support SOCKS protocols?

Currently, only dedicated data center proxies support the SOCKS5 protocol. However, all proxies support HTTP(S), and the communication protocol is encrypted using a proprietary algorithm.

Alternatives

Lumiproxy: 25M+ active IPs updated every day with 99.9% success rate!

Pricing

It offers seven distinct premium packages that can serve the needs of all types of users. These tiers are “Residential Proxies”, “Datacenter Proxies”, “Dedicated Datacenter Proxies” (with unlimited transfer support and private US IPs), “No-Code Scraper”, “SERP Scraping API”, “eCommerce Scraping API”, and “Web Scraping API”.

3-day free trial  and testing proxies

Try one of three Scraping APIs or No-Code Scraper for 3 straight days with 3,000 requests! Just remember that a free trial is available for one Scraping API product only. So if you choose to test a Web Scraping API, you won’t be able to test SERP Scraping API, eCommerce Scraping API, and No-Code Scraper.

PROS

• Wide range of proxy solutions
• User-friendly experience
• Flexible pricing options

CONS

• Additional fees

Overall

Smartproxy is one of the most praised proxy-server rental services for the highest quality IP addresses and a large selection of data-scraping tools for both personal and business use.