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Timur Gok
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Shared vs. Dedicated Proxies: What Matters Beyond Price
Help readers clearly understand the difference between shared and dedicated proxies so they can choose the right fit for their use case, budget, and risk tolerance.
8 minutes
Proxy Whitelist: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Set It Up
What is proxy whitelisting and how does it work? Complete guide to IP allowlists, from setup and benefits to troubleshooting and best practices.
10 minutes
iPhone Proxy Setup: Fix Trouble Configuring SOCKS5 Proxies
Learn the step-by-step iOS proxy setup. See how you can use third-party apps for SOCKS5 proxies and fix the common configuration issues.
7 minutes
Geo Proxies Explained: How Geographic IP Distribution Works?
Learn how geo proxies work, how geographic IP distribution affects targeting accuracy, and what to expect from country, city, and session-based routing.
10 minutes
What Is a Reverse Proxy? A Technical Overview
Understand how a reverse proxy works and explore some of the common implementation patterns of it. Learn the benefits of using a reverse proxy in your architecture.
10 minutes
Android Proxy Setup: Fix Trouble with Proxy Authentication
Set up a proxy on Android the right way. Fix the authentication failure most guides skip, with IP whitelisting and SOCKS5 app workarounds.
8 minutes
ExplainersProxy Detection Techniques: How Websites Identify Proxy Traffic?
Learn how proxy detection works, how it varies by proxy type, and how site owners and users can handle detection without false positives.
7 minutes
10,000 Hours in the Dashboard
After 10,000 hours inside our dashboard and 6,000+ support tickets, we rebuilt our UX from the ground up. Here’s what we changed and why.
15 minutes
NewsPing Proxies is now Byteful
Ping Proxies is now Byteful, as we build the leading ethical proxy infrastructure for web scraping, large-scale data collection, and agentic AI.
5 minutes
News2025 at Byteful: Major Releases & Meaningful Progress
In 2025, we shipped major releases, improved observability, added AI routing and ACL controls, expanded free tools, and earned Proxyway recognition.
5 minutes
NewsProduct updatesQ4 2025 Update: What’s New at Byteful
Q4 brings tighter access control, clearer diagnostics, faster setup tools and ISP regions so your proxy workflows stay reliable and ready to scale.
8 minutes
NewsProduct updatesNew Spain ISP Location
Launch of our new Spanish ISP proxies, unlocking reliable local access for data collection, market research, and Spain-focused automation at scale.
5 minutes
NewsNetstack.fm - Inside Byteful with Joseph Dye
We are excited to share that our very own Joseph Dye, founding engineer at Byteful, has been featured on the latest episode of Netstack!
1 minutes
NewsEventsWe're Heading to Web Data Extract Summit 2025 in Dublin
Byteful is heading to Extract Summit 2025 in Dublin to explore new web-scraping innovations and connect with industry experts. Come say hello!
1 minutes
NewsProduct updatesNew Ghana ISP Location
Ghana joins our global ISP network as the first in the industry to offer native African connectivity with real ISP infrastructure built on trust and stability
5 minutes
Byteful Q3 2025: Smartpath® AI, Platform Upgrades & More
Q3 brought smarter savings, better transparency, and future-ready performance with upgrades that keep users secure, fast, and in control.
8 minutes
NewsByteful Recognized in Proxyway Review
Proxyway has published their review of our services. See how we performed, what stood out in testing, and why this recognition is important to us
5 minutes
Product updatesNewsNew ISP Proxy Locations: Asia & EU
Europe and Asia just got new ISP proxy locations. Backed by regional ISPs and hosted in top-tier datacenters. Experience top reliability and performance.
5 minutes
Product updatesProxiesNewsWe’ve added Pool Size Indicators and State/ZIP Targeting to our Residential Proxies
Today we are launching three powerful new features for our residential proxy users: Live Pool Size Indicators, State Targeting, and ZIP Code Targeting.
5 minutes
NewsProduct updatesProxiesMajor Residential Proxy Price Cuts. Up to 50% off.
Today we’re very excited to share a large pricing reduction of up to 50% across our residential bandwidth tiers.
5 minutes
Product updatesProxiesIntroducing Smartpath®: AI-Powered Residential Proxy Optimization That Cuts Bandwidth Costs by 40%
We're excited to announce Smartpath, our intelligent, AI-driven proxy designed to optimize your residential proxy traffic and reduce your bandwidth costs by 40%.
10 minutes
Product updatesNewsByteful Q2 2025 Update: Faster, Smarter, and Better Control
From faster proxies to smarter tools, see what we built in Q2 2025. Including backend upgrades, live traffic insights, and what’s brewing for Q3.
8 minutes
Product updatesProxiesResidential Network Improvements in US East
Announcing upgrades to our US East residential proxy network where 40% of traffic originates. Experience 61% faster speeds & 4X capacity near major cloud hubs.
5 minutes
Product updatesProxiesNewsIntroducing Network Observability
Introducing our new Network Observability Panel! Monitor and optimize your proxy infrastructure with comprehensive, real-time analytics on usage and performance metrics. Make data-driven decisions with confidence and gain deeper visibility into your proxy activity.
5 minutes
NewsProduct updatesIntroducing the Byteful API
Introducing the Byteful REST API: Manage proxies directly in your code with powerful search, residential IP generation, user management, and analytics. Automate everything.
10 minutes
EventsNewsWe're Sponsoring StudentHack 2025!
We're thrilled to headline sponsor StudentHack 2025 at UoM! Visit our booth for our web-scraping challenge, win tech prizes, and connect with our team.
5 minutes
Use-casesProxiesExplainersCustomer Case StudiesHyperBrowser Case Study: Scaling Agentic Web Automation with Byteful
How HyperBrowser scaled AI-powered web automation to 10,000 concurrent sessions by partnering with Byteful for reliable residential and static proxy infrastructure.
10 minutes
NewsProduct updatesProxiesNew European Datacenter Proxy Locations
New datacenter proxies in France, UK, Austria & Netherlands offering high-throughput connectivity and strategic positioning.
1 minutes
NewsProduct updatesProxiesNew Hong Kong Static Residential ISP Proxy Location
New Hong Kong PoP on a native carrier enhances our Static Residential ISP proxy network in Asia with high-capacity servers & partnerships, following recent regional upgrades.
1 minutes
Product updatesProxiesResidential Network Upgrade: Reduced Latency & Improved Reliability
Byteful boosts performance with new backconnect regions and server upgrades! Enjoy lower latency and a self-correcting residential proxy network.
5 minutes
News2024 at Byteful: Record Growth & New Features
Reflect on 2024 with Byteful: record MRR growth, a fresh brand identity, enhanced dashboard, and ethical proxy solutions transforming global coverage.
10 minutes
