Proxies for market research
Market research increasingly starts with public web data: competitor listings, reviews, job postings, local search results and regional product ranges. Residential proxies let you gather that data as it appears in each market you're studying.
Compare markets side by side
Because the location is part of the username, the same collection script can run across countries, states or cities by changing one segment. All 172 countries are on the same plan, so expanding a study to a new region doesn't change your price.
# same request from the US and Germany
curl -x http://<USERNAME>-type-residential-country-us:<PASSWORD>@gw.nodelighthouse.com:9000 https://example.com/search?q=coffee
curl -x http://<USERNAME>-type-residential-country-de:<PASSWORD>@gw.nodelighthouse.com:9000 https://example.com/search?q=coffeeBuild a clean dataset
Store the location, timestamp and URL with every record so results from different markets can be compared later. Collect only the fields you need, and avoid personal data unless you have a lawful basis for processing it.
- Prefer official APIs and data exports where they exist.
- Follow each site's terms and keep request rates modest.
- Academic and journalistic research on public information is a permitted use; see the acceptable use policy.
Start small
The $2 test pack (500 MB) is enough to validate a collection script and estimate how much bandwidth a full study needs. After that, plans are a flat $1.65/GB: 50 GB is $82.50. See pricing.
Setup guides
Questions
- How many countries are covered?
- Residential IPs are available in 172 countries, with state and city targeting included.
- Is there a minimum purchase?
- The smallest option is the $2 test pack for 500 MB. Regular plans start at 5 GB for $8.25.
- Can I use SOCKS5 for research tools?
- Yes. SOCKS5 is on port 11000 with the same username and password.
Try it on your own targets
A flat $1.65/GB on every plan, with state and city targeting included. Start with the $2 for 500 MB test pack, paid in crypto.