# Residential proxies

> Real ISP-assigned IPs with the highest trust footprint.

Residential proxies route traffic through consumer devices or ISP-assigned home IPs. They pass geo and anti-bot checks more reliably than datacenter ranges, which makes them the default for protected sites, localized SERP checks, and account workflows. Cost is usually per GB; success rate and ethical sourcing matter as much as raw pool size.

## Best for
- Localized SEO and SERP monitoring
- E-commerce price and availability checks
- Sites with aggressive bot protection
- Ad verification and brand protection

## Tradeoffs
- Higher cost per GB than datacenter
- Variable latency depending on peer quality
- Pool ethics and consent policies differ by vendor

Canonical: https://misterproxy.com/network-types/residential