HTTP proxies understand what they are carrying
An HTTP proxy speaks the protocol it is forwarding, which makes it well matched to web requests. For scraping, monitoring and anything browser shaped, this is the straightforward option and generally the default.
SOCKS5 forwards anything
SOCKS5 operates lower down and does not care what it is carrying. That makes it the choice for traffic that is not HTTP at all, and for tools that expect a SOCKS interface. If your client asks for SOCKS5, use SOCKS5.
Neither one hides you better
A persistent myth. Anonymity comes from the exit address, not the protocol used to reach it, the site sees the same IP either way. Choose on compatibility, not on a security difference that does not exist.
Both are generated the same way
Pick the protocol in the generator and the lines come out in the format your tool expects. Nothing else about the order changes, and you can generate both from the same pool.
What to buy
HTTP for web work. SOCKS5 when your tool asks for it or your traffic is not HTTP. Same pool, same price, your choice.
Common questions
What is the practical difference?
HTTP understands web requests and can act on them. SOCKS5 does not look inside the traffic at all and simply forwards it, which makes it the more general of the two. For ordinary web work either is fine. For anything that is not HTTP, SOCKS5 is the one that will work.
Which should I choose?
Whichever your tooling supports best, and if both are equally supported, SOCKS5, because it carries fewer assumptions about what you are sending. Most libraries and browsers handle both, and both are offered on every pool here, so this rarely needs to be a considered decision.
Is SOCKS5 more private?
Slightly, in that it does not read or modify your request headers the way an HTTP proxy can. It is not encryption and it is not anonymity, and anything you send unencrypted is equally readable over either. Use HTTPS for the destination and treat the choice between the two as a compatibility question rather than a privacy one.