Assess quality of proxy

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Curious what tools or services you guys use or would recommend for assessing ip quality of a residential proxy, figure if it’s a static ip then the ip quality given by the provider is really important once it’s yours. Figure mainly the real world test of what you’re trying to access is the final test but in terms of an initial check, for any issues like is an ASN real, does the value line up etc. Any rec?
 
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I prefer datacenter IP that isn't shared and is fast because those are my requirements. I'm using it for social media browsing.

For account creation I prefer outsourcing and mobile IPs if I need to create my own.

Residential proxies without abuse are rare and I only saw them through private deals.

VPN is better than 98% of residential proxies. Sad bad true.
 
flatdiskprod said:
Curious what tools or services you guys use or would recommend for assessing ip quality of a residential proxy, figure if it’s a static ip then the ip quality given by the provider is really important once it’s yours. Figure mainly the real world test of what you’re trying to access is the final test but in terms of an initial check, for any issues like is an ASN real, does the value line up etc. Any rec?
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PixelScan + ASN lookup + a few reputation checkers is usually enough for initial screening after that actual session behavior matters more than any public score site
 
for initial checks i usually look at a few things, not just one score

ipinfo / maxmind for geo + asn, then something like scamalytics or ipqualityscore to see if it’s already marked risky

but yeah, real world test is still the final one. some ips look clean on checkers and still fail on the actual site, while others show a medium score and work fine

also check if geo, timezone and asn make sense together… if those don’t line up, that’s usually a bad sign
 
Check the ASN numbers from which the IPs are coming. If they are genuinely from ISP providers, they are of good quality. Also, perform a bulk request to test how many unique IPs there are. This will ensure there are many clean IPs available. If there are few IPs, even if they come from quality ISP ASNs, they may not be useful to you.
 
Thanks i’m really digging into the various services that report ip related data now. I’ve got a solution with an ip proxy now, that is consistently showing on many websites “no proxy detected” because of how the the system is setup with chrome. And 0 captchas anywhere it’s damn near perfect. The only issue at this point is finding good solid ip’s. I think @J0shxe is right, residential static ip is too easy to block. But if you keep your activity very low abuse then you’re unlikely to get blocked.

Mobile is major unlock but so expensive and also comes with its own bag of issues, finding providers that give you real sim cgnat ip vs fake looks like mobile types.

Also don’t want to spend money on scam lytics or any of the other paid services but may need to bite the bullet, it looks like there is some level of info that isn’t quite publicly available. Unless that’s just mainly tracking over time or general signal over time that they’re providing.

The fingerprint ja3 and ja4 is also tricky, and proxies supporting udp for an authentic webrtc probe works the best as long as there’s no leak it gives the best signal. Ton of criteria to evaluate, i’m thinking of putting together a simple app just to evaluate all of the different criteria so i can use it for grading proxies for my use cases.
 
J0shxe said:
Thanks for a shout out, as mentioned. Suggest checking my recommended provider, I am sure support will find you the right solution. From my experience, budget wise it's always better to spend a bit more and forget all the hassle and time waste. Regarding real of fake sim you should not worry about, they sell mobile carrier infra only.

Anyways, wish you best of luck.
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I checked out suggested service but jfc so expensive, at that point might as well just buy a sim hotspot etc thats the funniest thing, if I can't find a better solution the best is probably just a hotspot which now that I think about it isn't a bad idea.
 
flatdiskprod said:
Curious what tools or services you guys use or would recommend for assessing ip quality of a residential proxy, figure if it’s a static ip then the ip quality given by the provider is really important once it’s yours. Figure mainly the real world test of what you’re trying to access is the final test but in terms of an initial check, for any issues like is an ASN real, does the value line up etc. Any rec?
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A lot of what’s been said here is accurate: tools like IPinfo, MaxMind, IPQS, and Scamalytics are useful for a first pass, but they only tell part of the story. What usually matters more is whether ASN, geo, timezone, and DNS context all align cleanly, and then how the IP behaves under real sessions on the target site.

In practice, I’ve seen “clean” scores still fail and “medium” scores work fine, so the real-world test is always the final check. The biggest thing I’ve learned from working with residential proxies is that IP quality varies a lot by subnet, even within the same provider, so screening and testing before scaling matters more than relying on any single checker. At the end of the day, no tool fully reflects how a platform will treat the session — it’s more about alignment + behavior than any single score. I hope this helps.
 
Yea my only concern regarding social media access is shadowban just because the proxy or ip is lousy. Because it's a good amount of work or even cost to setup an account/buy one etc.
 
flatdiskprod said:
Yea my only concern regarding social media access is shadowban just because the proxy or ip is lousy. Because it's a good amount of work or even cost to setup an account/buy one etc.
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I find it to be more related to actions and content you post than proxy.

Blame all elements of the system / setup and find the culprit. Usually every single thing can be improved. And if you have well done content, do actions in a smart way, your proxies are secondary issue.

You can afford any proxy or even rent a phone if you generate good income per account, website and so on.

People want to scale bad setups... it's common, fast money and easiness of early replication seem tempting.

I personally went from $1 per account to $100 per account. I did it on home IP. So I can afford more expensive accounts and proxies. My setup isn't anything unusual. And my niche is pretty bad... yet it can work because I take care of what I do.
 
proxygo said:
care promoting sales products out side the market place
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This is not promotion or selling of products, but an answer to the thread author's question.
Did you notice any affiliate links in my response?
How is my mention of these services different from other participants mentioning similar services in their replies to the thread?
 
I'm not going to report or anything but dude he actually mentioned a brand and service, in my case i got a level 2 warning/temp suspension for mentioning something i'm working on, literally could've been a free open source product, no brand name no promotion nothing, just literally "i'm working on something that does x and would want to chat", Got insta reported or something, sigh just airing out grievances though regarding that haha no harm done i guess.
 
I think you're actually on the money, if you do the thing with adding value and not just straight promoting you can almost get away with murder regarding with promotion where its explicitly not allowed but if you dont instaban etc. In my case (see previous message), that may have been the issue, wherein the dude in this thread did add some helpful messaging along with slipping in a brand. it's clearly a pro move I gotta give respect where due hah.
 
I usually check ASNs using IPinfo/IP2Location, test reputation via Pixelscan or IPQS and then compare geolocation and abuse history. But ultimately, i still have to test directly on the target site to know if the IP is truly clean
 
For checking ASN and Fraud Score use iPhey, Pixelscan or Scamalytics. These tools are for rough filtering, a more accurate analysis is only possible on the actual site. Remember to avoid blacklisted sites or those tagged with Business for peace of mind.
 
it depends on the nearby range. who are your neighbours on the same network? the best performers are not the prettiest on paper. but is in a healthy pool with some churn
 
ipinfo.io and ipqualityscore.com cover 90% of what you need — ASN, ISP class, fraud score, proxy/VPN/datacenter flag, recent abuse history. Cross-check against pixelscan.net or browserleaks for WebRTC and DNS leak under your actual browser stack, because a "clean" IP behind a leaky setup still gets you flagged. For static residential specifically watch the ASN: if it's a real ISP like Comcast/BT it's fine, if it's HostRoyale, GSL Networks, or any "Internet Hosting" labelled ASN — you got sold a relabeled DC and it'll burn fast.
 
Typically I use Scamalytics for a quick initial check, it's pretty basic but works well enough for a cursory look, got your fraud score, ASN consistency, hosting/moblie/ersi tag checks, etc. After that it's off to test on actual sites with test accs. On top of that, I usually test across fifferent anti-detect browsers and different setups just cuz. There's other adjecent sites I use which are like Scamalytics, btw. Results vary but understandably so.
 
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