[b]"Can someone explain the key differences between forward proxy vs reverse proxy?"[/b] or [b]"Forward proxy vs r

Performance hits? Yeah, both can add latency if misconfigured.

Forward proxies can bottleneck if too many clients use the same one. Reverse proxies can struggle under heavy traffic unless tuned right.

Tools? Try Apache Traffic Server for reverse proxy or residential proxies (like Luminati) for scraping.