Rotating proxy
A rotating proxy changes your exit address per request or per session. 34 of the 42 providers Proxy Compare tracks offer rotation and 25 also sell static addresses, read 5 Oct 2026. Rotation is the default for scraping and the wrong choice for anything that has to stay logged in.
Why it costs you money
Rotation is what makes volume possible, and it is the wrong default for anything involving a login. A session that changes address mid-flow looks like an account being accessed from several countries at once, which is the pattern fraud systems are built to catch.
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Related terms
- Sticky sessionHolding the same proxy address for a set period so a login or checkout survives more than one request.
- BackconnectOne gateway address that fans out to the whole pool behind it, so your code never handles an address list.
- Proxy poolThe set of addresses a provider can route you through. The advertised size is a vendor claim nobody outside can verify.
- Session durationHow long a provider will keep giving you the same address before it rotates, measured in minutes or requests.
- Exit nodeThe address a target website actually sees. Everything before it in the chain is invisible to the site you are fetching.
- Every term we define
Questions
How often does my address change?
Per request or per session, depending on the offer. 34 of the 42 providers here offer rotation, and 29 also offer a sticky session that holds one address for a window, read 5 Oct 2026.
When is rotation the wrong choice?
Anything that has to stay logged in. A new address part way through a session looks like a new visitor, and the target treats it as one, so the session breaks rather than degrades.
Can I get a fixed address instead?
25 of the 42 providers sell static addresses, read 5 Oct 2026, normally billed per address per month rather than per gigabyte, which changes the arithmetic as well as the behaviour.