Forward and reverse proxy server

Datacenter proxies can also be differentiated by the way they are used. For instance, a forward proxy allows users to access pages without revealing their identity. It also allows users to send a high volume of client requests to the target server. In contrast, a reverse proxy server handles requests from clients to the server. Reverse proxies can be used as protection for websites by hiding important or sensitive information from those trying to access them. It may also be used for load balancing and it�s commonly used in content delivery networks for efficient content caching and serving.

Datacenter proxies are used more often as forward proxies since most datacenter proxy users are looking for a high volume of datacenter proxies to imitate client behavior in order to send client requests. Also, these proxies do not specialize in handling large amounts of bandwidth, typically their specialty is in high IP range, IP rotation and integration to tools used for web scraping or price monitoring.