✔ Hipex review

📄 Editorial Review

🔧 Services: Hosted App (PaaS)Web Hosting

Active in the hosting industry for more than 10 years, Hipex is a growing web hosting provider. Founded in 2008, Hipex claims to be a hosting platform 100% tailored for the customers’ requirements. Hipex has been recently acquired by team.blue and they have united with Hypernode, formerly known as Byte.

Products that can be acquired here are:

• Shared Hosting;
• Cluster Servers;
• Dedicated Servers;
• E-commerce Hosting (Magento/WooCommerce/Pimcore/PHP Webshop/Shopware/Akeneo Hosting);

Their shared hosting plans are designed for startups, as these do not require advanced tech knowledge. With unlimited bandwidth and daily backups, plans also support PHP 5.6 to 8.0, Varnish, redis, Elasticsearch 5.0 to 7.9, as well as free Let’s encrypt SSL certiticate.

Cluster servers are a combination of Cluster hosting and bare metal servers. Designed for webshops, customers have the possibility to configure their server. These include a series of unlimited resources for the users:

• Unlimited installations;
• Unlimited store views;
• Unlimited data traffic;

Dedicated servers are fully managed ad they are based on enterprise hardware. Autoscaling is available and they guarantee no downtime of your server. With their dedicated servers, you will enjoy support for the following CMS: Magento, Akeneo, WordPress, WooCommerce, Oro CRM, Joomla or Drupal.

💰 Price & Cost

Compared to the prices on the European market, Hipex offers affordable prices for the number of features included in their plans.

All customers have the possibility to freely try out their services for 30 days and therefore, get a taste of what they offer.

⌛ Reliability

There is no specific uptime percentage mentioned on their page, but they offer a robust SLA support. Their service level agreement is available in three versions – Bronze, Silver or Gold. For further information and details, customers can contact their team to get additional explanations.

🏢 Data Center

The company is located in Rhenen, Utrecht (The Netherlands).

✍️ Customer Support

Available on phone, ticket support and e-mail, Hipex doesn’t offer live chat support, but customers have the possibility to access their knowledgebase, FAQ and the Hipex Docs section (especially indicated for developers and IT professionals). Support is provided from Monday to Friday between 9am and 6pm. They are also available on social media platforms, meaning you can write to them on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn in case you need extra information.

🔨 Control Panel

Server management is made through their in-house web-built Hipex hosting panel. They claim an easy-to-use interface where you can manage your apps and account.

🎯 Conclusion

One of the top Dutch companies, Hipex offers affordable well-equipped plans. Even if there is no live chat available and account control is made via their in-house Hipex hosting panel, Hipex is a great choice when looking for hosting services.

📢 Special pages

• Contact us
• About us
• Terms of Service
• Knowledge base