Glossary · Proxy types
Static proxy
A proxy that keeps the same IP address for your exclusive use over an extended period, rather than rotating it between requests.
A static proxy is defined by what it does not do: change. The same address stays assigned to you for as long as you hold the plan, which is the right model whenever an identity needs to persist. Sites that fingerprint returning visitors see a consistent address, which for the right task reads as stability rather than suspicion.
Most static proxies are ISP proxies under the hood, datacenter machines announcing residential-registered space, because that combination is what makes a single address both trustworthy and reliably available. A static datacenter address exists too, but carries the usual hosting-range reputation.
Choosing static over rotating is a choice about the job, not about quality. Continuity work wants a fixed address; high-volume anonymous collection wants a rotating pool. Neither is better, they answer different questions.
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