Research
Working notes
Practical writing for the people who buy and run proxy infrastructure. No rankings, no manufactured statistics.
How to benchmark a proxy provider without being misled
A protocol for comparing providers on your own targets: what to measure, how many samples, and which averages hide the failures.
Per GB, per IP or per request: reading proxy pricing
Three billing models, what each really charges for, and the failure mode of each.
Questions to ask any proxy vendor about IP sourcing
A checklist for procurement and security reviewers: consent, compensation, withdrawal, customer vetting, and what evidence to request.
Diagnosing 403 and 429 responses in a collection pipeline
A decision tree for blocked requests: rate limit, reputation, fingerprint or geography, and what each one needs.