# Peer networks

> P2P exit nodes from apps and consented peer devices.

Peer networks distribute exits across user devices that join a proxy or bandwidth-sharing network. Quality depends on peer density, consent model, and routing software. They can offer broad residential-like coverage at competitive rates when the network is healthy.

## Best for
- Cost-efficient residential-like coverage
- Broad country sampling
- Experiments before committing to premium pools

## Tradeoffs
- Peer quality and uptime vary
- Ethics and consent must be verified
- Support and SLAs can lag enterprise vendors

Canonical: https://misterproxy.com/network-types/peer-networks