A route is only “best” if it clears the page and makes sense at your request volume.
Compare successful routes on three axes
- reliability
- cost per request
- latency
If two routes both work, the cheaper one usually wins. If the cheaper route is unstable, move to the more expensive route intentionally instead of by habit.
Start conservative
Use HTTP when it is enough. Move to residential traffic when you need it. Move to a browser when the report shows that HTTP is not clearing reliably.
Why this matters
The wrong default gets expensive fast. A preflight report keeps that decision grounded in actual outcomes instead of guesswork.
Run the free check to compare routes on a real target.