Review of ZippyKid
ZippyKid was founded in 2010 and is a WordPress hosting company. They have three plans and offer the typical services like managed updates, daily backups and hacker & malware protection. The best part is that their Content Delivery Network (CDN), which is already included in the "Solo"-Plan. For instance, at WP Engine you have to pay $19.95 extra for this feature in the starter plan. That is outstanding and boosts your website to a new level for at a reasonable price.
According to their website, ZippyKid calls famous companies like Reuters, Kangol, Esteé Lauder their customers.
According to their website, ZippyKid calls famous companies like Reuters, Kangol, Esteé Lauder their customers.
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Solo | Small Business | High Profile | Comment |
| Price | $25/mo | $70/mo | $399/mo | Best option for small websites. |
| Page Views | 100k/mo | 150k/mo | 1 mio./mo | You can buy additional 100k page views for $20 |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | According to their phone support there is no bandwidth limit. Great! |
| Local Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | No Limit! Best for tons of files. |
| Wordpress Updates | yes | yes | yes | Before they update you'll receive a notification. |
| Backups | yes | yes | yes | Automatic backups are carried out every day. |
| Restoring | yes | yes | yes | You have to write an email to the support. Can't be done by yourself. |
| Firewall | yes | yes | yes | ZippyKid performs security scans every night. |
| Malware Detection | yes | yes | yes | Detection and removal of malware is included. |
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | yes | yes | yes | Also included in the Solo-Plan. That's great! |
| SSL Support | $10/mo | $10/mo | $10/mo | Necessary for credit card payment on your website; requires a Dedicated IP |
| Dedicated IP | $10 | $10 | $10 | Can be good for SEO, but is a must online shops |
| SFTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Manage your WordPress files with Secure FTP. |
| Support | Email, Telephone, Chat | Good availability of support. Mo. - Fr. 24/5, Weekend 8am - 5pm | ||
| Easy Cancellation | yes | yes | yes | You can cancel the service via the backend. |
Conclusion
ZippyKid is a great WordPress hosting company that offers many fantastic features for a low price. When we called them for some presale questions they were able to answer every single one of them. Interesting to know, there is no bandwidth limit, as we couldn't find the information on the website. Ok, yet there is a page views limit and you could say that 100.000 page views aren't a lot, but it is possible to buy additional 100.000 page views for $20. That's still much cheaper than paying $70 for the "Small Business" plan.
The only thing that should be improved, is that you cannot restore a backup on your own via the dashboard. Instead you have to write an email to support. They seem to take support very seriously as their CEO Vid Luther has posted his personal phone number on this Quora thread, for example. If you need a hosting company with high security standards and great features, but you don't want to break the bank, then ZippyKid could be the best choice for you!
The only thing that should be improved, is that you cannot restore a backup on your own via the dashboard. Instead you have to write an email to support. They seem to take support very seriously as their CEO Vid Luther has posted his personal phone number on this Quora thread, for example. If you need a hosting company with high security standards and great features, but you don't want to break the bank, then ZippyKid could be the best choice for you!
