Market research proxies
Proxies for market research: study competitors, products, reviews and demand in any country or city, seeing each market the way a local customer sees it. Residential IPs from $0.49/GB.
- A local view of every market
- Rotating IPs for large studies
- No KYC
Proxies for market research
Lowest rate for each. Every tier is on the pricing page.
Why market research needs proxies
Desk research from one office shows you one market: your own. Three things get in the way of seeing the others.
Markets look different from inside
Assortments, prices, reviews, rankings and promotions change by country and often by city. Exit through the market you are studying and you see what its customers see.
Research means volume
A study is thousands of product pages, listings and reviews. Collected from one address, that volume is rate-limited long before the sample is complete.
Your own footprint skews the data
Repeat visits from one IP get personalised or throttled results, and your company’s address range shows up in a competitor’s logs. Rotating residential IPs keep the view neutral and discreet.
Which proxy for which research job
Ongoing tracking and one-off studies are billed differently, so pick by how often you collect.
| Research job | Proxy type | Why | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing competitor and category tracking | Budget Residential | Our lowest per-GB rate, with country, region and city targeting, on 30-day plans. | $0.49/GB |
| One-off studies and market-entry research | Eternal Residential | 80M+ IPs in 195 countries. The GB never expire, so a project pays only for what it uses. | $0.75/GB |
| Public statistics, directories and open data | Datacenter | The fastest route for sources that accept server IPs. | $0.84/GB |
| Platforms with strict bot protection | Premium Residential | Our highest-trust residential pool, for the platforms that block everything else. | $5.16/GB |
| App stores and mobile-first markets | Mobile | Real 4G/5G carrier IPs show what people on phones are shown. | $4.40/GB |
Sample a market from the inside
Add the country, and the city when it matters, to the connection string. City names are written in lowercase with dots for spaces. The example uses the Eternal Residential format.
- _country-US Two-letter country code
- _region- Region or state
- _city-los.angeles City, in lowercase, with dots for spaces
- _session-study3 Hold one IP for a multi-page visit
- _lifetime-10 Minutes to hold the IP, up to 60
Python: the same category page from three US cities
import requests
for city in ["new.york", "los.angeles", "chicago"]:
proxy = f"http://USERNAME:PASSWORD_country-US_city-{city}@et.vantixproxy.com:1000"
r = requests.get("https://example.com/category/headphones",
proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy}, timeout=30)
with open(f"headphones_{city}.html", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
f.write(r.text)
print(city, r.status_code, len(r.text))Proxy line for a research or scraping tool
et.vantixproxy.com:1000:USERNAME:PASSWORD_country-US_city-chicagoMarket research proxy questions
What is market research with proxies?
Collecting public information about competitors, products, reviews, rankings and demand from the markets you care about, at a volume and from locations you could not reach from one office. It overlaps with price monitoring, SEO checks and brand protection.
Which proxy is best for market research?
Budget Residential for ongoing tracking, and Eternal Residential for one-off studies. Use Datacenter proxies for open data and Premium Residential for strictly protected platforms.
Why does Eternal Residential suit research projects?
Research comes in projects, not in steady monthly volume. Eternal Residential is bought once and never expires, so what one study does not use is there for the next.
Can I research a specific country or city?
Yes. Our residential, mobile and datacenter proxies support country, region and city targeting, so you can compare markets, or cities within one market, side by side.
How much bandwidth does a study use?
Multiply the page size by the number of pages. As an example, 200,000 pages at 250 KB each is about 50 GB, which is the $32 Budget Residential plan. Skipping images cuts that sharply.
Is this allowed on VantixProxy?
Collecting publicly available information is a normal use of our proxies. If your research touches personal data, the privacy law that applies to it is your responsibility. Overloading a site, attacks and anything illegal are never allowed. Every customer agrees to our Acceptable Use Policy, so VantixProxy is not responsible for its users’ actions.
Proxies for each data source
Maps, property portals and job boards each guard their data differently. Each guide covers what they check, which proxy fits and how to set it up.
Research any market from the inside
A Budget Residential plan from $0.49/GB, or 5 GB of Eternal Residential for $4.75 that never expires. No KYC, crypto or card.