The key difference lies in their origin and authenticity. Residential Proxies: These use IPs assigned by ISPs and are linked to real devices. They are harder to detect, making them ideal for sensitive tasks like scraping or ad verification. Data Center Proxies: These are generated from cloud servers and are not tied to physical locations. They are faster and cheaper but more likel... http://blog.piguse.com/blog/network-basics/selection-and-configuration