Honestly, the best proxy format depends on what you’re scraping. If it’s a site with heavy anti-bot measures, go for residential proxies. They’re slower but way less likely to get blocked.
For speed, datacenter proxies are unbeatable. I’ve used both HTTP and SOCKS5, and SOCKS5 is definitely faster, but HTTP is easier to set up, like you said.
I’d suggest trying out a mix of both. Use a tool like Scrapy with rotating proxies to see what works best. Also, check out Oxylabs—they’ve got a good range of proxy options for scraping.
For speed, datacenter proxies are unbeatable. I’ve used both HTTP and SOCKS5, and SOCKS5 is definitely faster, but HTTP is easier to set up, like you said.
I’d suggest trying out a mix of both. Use a tool like Scrapy with rotating proxies to see what works best. Also, check out Oxylabs—they’ve got a good range of proxy options for scraping.