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# What are Proxidize Proxies?
A proxy routes your internet traffic through another device, so the website you visit sees that device's IP address instead of your own. Proxidize provides proxies built on real mobile and residential networks, which makes your traffic look like an ordinary user rather than automated or datacenter traffic.
### Mobile Proxies
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Mobile proxies route traffic through real SIM-Based devices on U.S. mobile carrier networks (4G/5G), so your traffic appears to come from a genuine upstream device running one of the Major US-Carriers.
Mobile carriers use **CGNAT**, meaning many real users share the same public IP. This is a strength: because a mobile IP is shared across many genuine subscribers, platforms can't easily block it without affecting real users. That's what makes mobile proxies the most authentic, hardest-to-block option, and the strongest choice for account management and social media.
Mobile proxies are currently available in the **United States only**.
Learn more in [Mobile Proxies](/proxidize-proxies/mobile-proxies.md).
### Residential Proxies
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Residential proxies use real home-ISP IP addresses, sourced ethically and with consent through Proxidize's bandwidth-sharing app and partner apps. Because the traffic comes from ordinary home connections, it's trusted by most websites.
Residential proxies cover **190+ countries** with city-level and ISP-level targeting, which makes them ideal for large-scale, geo-targeted work anywhere in the world.
Learn more in [Residential Proxies.](/proxidize-proxies/residential-pergb.md)
### Why mobile and residential IPs are trusted
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Both types use real IPs from real networks, so they blend in with normal user traffic. Datacenter IPs, by contrast, come from hosting providers and are easy for websites to identify and block. Mobile IPs are considered the most premium because of carrier-grade infrastructure and natural IP rotation; residential IPs offer the widest global coverage.
### What people use them for
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* Social media and multi-account management
* Ad verification
* Web scraping and large-scale data collection
* Price and SEO monitoring
* Market research and AI/LLM data collection
* Geo-targeted testing
### Which one should you use?
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If you need U.S. mobile IPs or account-safe identities, choose Mobile. If you need coverage outside the U.S. or the widest reach, choose Residential. For a full breakdown, see [Choose Between Mobile and Residential Proxies](/getting-started/choose-between-mobile-and-residential-proxies.md).
### Plans and Pricing
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Proxidize Proxies offer flexible pricing plans to cater to businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises. Whether you need a small pool of proxies for occasional use or a large-scale network for intensive tasks, we have a plan for you. Detailed pricing information is available on our website
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