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# Should I choose Dedicated or Shared Datacenter Proxies?

Dedicated Proxies give you exclusive IP resources, making them better for account management, stable logins, long-running jobs, and consistent identity. Shared Proxies are shared across users and are usually better for cost-sensitive or traffic-based data collection.