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Introduction

In this guide, we’ll look deeper into Koch Secrets and some of the provider's technical specifics. Koch is one of Rampage’s more premium providers, boasting specialist pools, extra ban protection, and a huge IP range, perfect for anyone requiring such specialities.

Company Overview

Based in Germany, Koch is a long-term player in the residential proxy market. Offering premium performance, their users are keen to use custom features not often provided by other residential providers.

IP Availability and Supply

Koch’s IP availability is on the larger end, at a peak of 80M. As mentioned previously, they are one of our more premium providers. This provider is currently the only one with custom “pools”, making it perfect for niche use cases.

In terms of best supply per country, in the following order of most:

• India
• Russia
• China
• USA
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• Brazil
• France
• Netherlands
• Spain

All IP addresses are sourced ethically from real residential devices.

Proxy Speed and Performance

We tested each residential provider so that you don't need to. Rampage endeavours to create fair, thorough, and reproducible tests to ensure each provider can be compared against another.. Please note, your results may vary based on your individual factors when setting up.

Using a server hosted in a german datacenter, we tested 10,000 rotating proxies across 5 popular locations. These locations were picked to represent popular locations and give global coverage. The locations we used to test all providers were the following:

• United States of America
• United Kingdom
• Canada
• Germany
• Hong Kong

Our testing suite checks the proxy connection against IpInfo to remain as impartial as possible. We use the information collected from the request, along with IP enrichment data from IpInfo to provide a clear picture of the proxy.

In addition to the usual metrics, we have provided the standard deviation of the response times. A smaller standard deviation suggests that the scores are tightly clustered around the mean, indicating greater consistency or precision in the measurements.

Finally, this script also records the number of unique IP addresses per region tested, as this can be used as a judgement for the diversity of the IP pool. Here’s the results from the tests of Koch:

Country	Total Tests	Total Successes	Total Failures	Success Percentage	Total Unique IP Addresses	Fastest Speed	Lowest Speed	Average Speed	Standard Deviation
US	10000	9681	319	96.81%	8988	1.02 seconds	18.81 seconds	6.49 seconds	1.92 seconds
GB	10000	9737	263	97.37%	7231	0.58 seconds	25.23 seconds	6.35 seconds	1.90 seconds
CA	10000	9619	381	96.19%	6054	2.32 seconds	18.81 seconds	6.54 seconds	1.82 seconds
DE	10000	9495	505	94.95%	5581	2.09 seconds	24.08 seconds	6.53 seconds	1.87 seconds
HK	10000	9517	483	95.17%	6312	2.31 seconds	21.41 seconds	7.03 seconds	1.93 seconds

Finally, we’ve collected the averages across all 5 geo’s:

• Fastest Proxy Speed: 1.66 seconds
• Lowest Proxy Speed: 21.66 seconds
• Average Proxy Speed: 6.58 seconds
• Standard Deviation: 1.69 seconds
• Success Rate: 96.09%

Location and Targeting Options

Koch Secret supports only worldwide, country-level targeting as its location options. This is selectable via the dashboard when generating your proxies. There is no precision city/state targeting.

Rotation

Per our dashboard, these proxies can be generated in static and rotating varieties from a mix of pre-set country pools and Koch’s custom. The default session time for static proxies for Koch is up to 30 minutes; however, we cannot guarantee the sessions are active at that time due to the dynamic nature of these proxies. Unlike other providers, this session time is not adjustable.

Pricing

As previously mentioned, Koch is on top of the residential providers we sell in terms of pricing. For non-Rampage Retail subscribers, Koch starts at $12.7 per gigabyte and drops to $10.10 for subscribers. Rest assured, the quality is well reflected in the price. In bulk and monthly committed purchases, prices can become lower. Please contact us directly for this pricing.

Here's how Koch stacks up pricing wise, compared to the other providers on the dashboard:

All other provider pricing can be found here

Suggested Use Cases

Koch offers excellent quality proxies; here are some suggestions for uses:

• Queue-it, for those who utilise software that waits in the queue before purchasing.
• Circumventing geo-restrictions, accessing content on sites around the world with ease.
• In e-commerce, you can purchase the hottest and most sought-after product releases without getting blocked or having your purchases refunded.

Pros and Cons

Pros of Koch Secrets

Koch's most prominent feature is the pure quality of the proxies. Reflected by the price, we’ve seen Koch successfully take on the most challenging use cases, and our users have leveraged this for plenty of success.

Alongside this, the custom pools are an excellent addition. For example, and without spilling all the secrets, Koch’s “queue-it” pool is often favoured by those running queue-sitting bots, where we’ve heard reports these proxies flew through the queue and allowed users to purchase their desired product easily, not stuttering or suffering anti-bot blocks.

The incredible pool size of 80M stands out amongst other residential providers. It gives users access to a massive range of IPs worldwide, perfect for those who need to leverage such diversity for their desired use case.

Cons of Koch Secrets

With all the pros come some potential drawbacks. The biggest of all is the cost. While superb quality, the high price can be a barrier to entry for those looking for residential proxies on a budget, making the features available inaccessible.

The provider's lack of city/state targeting can also be a considerable drawback, making it unsuitable for those looking to utilise such premium proxies with precision targeting.

What Others Say

We're impartial and keen to share the voice of others and their views on our providers. Here's a series of reviews taken directly from sites such as TrustPilot:
Great proxy provider: Since I found Koch, I don’t use any other Proxy Provider. The secrets are unbanned on all sites and really fast. Also really good support via discord.
Very good proxies for all site: Very good proxies for all site, mainly using for mesh and courir and it works perfectly.

Executive Summary

Koch Secret represents the epitome of Rampage's premium residential proxy services. It provides unparalleled quality, custom features, and a vast IP range to meet the needs of specialised use cases. As one of Rampage's top-tier providers, Koch offers unique advantages tailored to users who require top-notch performance and reliability.

Koch stands out for its extensive coverage across key countries such as India, Russia, China, and the USA. Custom pools complement these IPs, catering to niche requirements not commonly found with other providers. While Koch boasts exceptional proxy speed and performance, offering static and rotating proxies, it only supports worldwide, country-level targeting. The absence of precision city/state targeting may limit its applicability for users requiring granular location control.

In summary, Koch offers exceptional quality, custom features, and a vast IP pool, making it an ideal choice for users seeking premium residential proxies with uncompromising performance and reliability.

If you'd like to learn more about this providers features and compare options, more information can be found here.