Zappiehost Review
Zappiehost is a small, long-running VPS provider with own-network operations (AS61138) across three rare regions: Auckland (New Zealand), Johannesburg (South Africa), and Santiago (Chile). The standout differentiator is free BGP sessions on Premium KVM tiers — uncommon in the budget tier. Pricing is on the higher side at $6/mo for KVM entry, but the location footprint and BGP offering justify the premium for APAC/LATAM/Africa buyers and operators with their own IP allocations.
Starting at $4.50/mo (LXC) / $6.00/mo (KVM)
Pros
- ✅ Own network AS61138 in 3 rare regions (NZ, SA, Chile)
- ✅ Free BGP session on Premium KVM tiers (uncommon at budget)
- ✅ Multi-RIR membership: ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, Afrinic
- ✅ Bitcoin + crypto payments accepted
- ✅ Automatic backups included on all tiers
- ✅ Dedicated IPv4 + IPv6 on every VPS
Cons
- ⚠️ Semi-annual pricing model — monthly billing costs more
- ⚠️ No US or EU datacenter locations
- ⚠️ Self-managed only — no managed services tier
- ⚠️ Limited to 6 vCPUs on top tier (Super KVM)
- ⚠️ SA + Chile capped at 100 Mbps port (NZ gets 1 Gbps)
- ⚠️ No published affiliate program — uses RackNerd fallback on this site
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Our Verdict
Zappiehost occupies a niche that no hyperscaler covers: rare-region VPS hosting in Auckland, Johannesburg, and Santiago, with own-network (AS61138) operations and free BGP sessions on Premium KVM. The pricing model is on the higher side — $6/mo KVM entry, $4.50/mo LXC entry, both semi-annual — but for buyers whose use case requires these locations or BGP, no other Western-managed provider matches the footprint. For budget-focused buyers whose workloads can run on US/EU DCs, RackNerd's annual-special floor at $10.98/yr remains the cheaper entry path. For APAC/LATAM/Africa buyers, network operators with their own IP space, and crypto-payment buyers, Zappiehost is a strong pick.