Session duration
Session duration is how long one exit address stays yours. 0 of the 42 providers Proxy Compare tracks publish a maximum, read 5 Oct 2026, the longest at an unstated hours. Shorter than your task and the login breaks, and the ceiling is rarely printed on the pricing page.
Why it costs you money
Anything requiring a login needs the address to survive the whole flow, and a session that rotates mid-checkout fails in ways that look like the target blocking you. Providers that publish a maximum are telling you what their network can hold; those that do not are worth testing before committing.
See it in the data
Related terms
- Sticky sessionHolding the same proxy address for a set period so a login or checkout survives more than one request.
- Rotating proxyA connection that hands you a different address on each request, or on a timer. The default for scraping at volume.
- BackconnectOne gateway address that fans out to the whole pool behind it, so your code never handles an address list.
- Success rateThe share of requests that get through. The number that decides everything, and the one no comparison table can give you.
- Every term we define
Questions
How long can I hold one address?
0 of the 42 providers publish a maximum, read 5 Oct 2026, the longest at an unstated hours. The rest sell sessions without saying where the ceiling is, so you find it by reaching it.
What happens when the session ends?
You get a different address and the target sees a different visitor. Anything mid-flow, a login or a cart, breaks at that moment rather than slowing down, which is why the ceiling matters more than the feature.
How do I choose a duration?
Longer than the task and no longer than you need. A session held open past its work is bandwidth you are renting and an identity you are exposing for no return.