The short answer
A dedicated IP (or private proxy) is assigned to one customer only. You control everything that IP does, so its reputation is yours to keep or lose.
Dedicated vs shared vs semi-dedicated
- Shared: several customers use the IP at once. Cheapest, but someone else can get it banned on the site you need.
- Semi-dedicated: shared by a small, fixed number of users, often 2 or 3.
- Dedicated: only you. Costs more per IP, worth it for account work, sneaker sites and anything where one ban is expensive.
Also known as
Private proxy, exclusive IP, single-user proxy.
Learn more
- Dedicated proxies
- Shared proxies
- Private proxies
- Rayobyte dedicated vs semi-dedicated
- IP reputation data from Spamhaus
- What an internet service provider is
- RFC 791, IPv4
- Credential stuffing, the abuse shared IPs get blamed for
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Editorial note: Proxy providers change their pools, features and prices often, so treat any figures here as typical ranges at the time of writing and confirm current terms with the provider before you buy.
Editorial note: Proxy providers change their pools, features and prices often, so treat any figures here as typical ranges at the time of writing and confirm current terms with the provider before you buy.