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Zaphosting now charging to use lifetime servers
Zaphosting are now going to change a monthly fee to use your lifetime server. As it will now require a ZapX Pass.
https://legacy.zap-hosting.com/en/blog/2026/10/lifetime-behind-a-paywall/
Will you pay to use your lifetime server
- Will you pay for ZapX Pass?20 votes
- Yes0.00%
- No100.00%
- Maybe0.00%
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This is a scam. I'm not paying a monthly fee for a "lifetime" server.
I wouldn't be surprised if they started ignoring issues affecting legacy panel users to force them to migrate.
No, it is not required, as explained in the post you literally linked
That wouldn’t be allowed and would lead to a huge lawsuit. They will however only do security patches on the legacy panel.
Have we just stopped proof reading stuff before clicking publish , the amount of ai slop in that blog
Hello I'm old, I would like a tldr of what both is. Fanks
Has anyone bought one and tested it? I'm curious if anyone has had a positive or negative experience with the lifetime VPS plan.
zap-hosting offers lifetime server that you only pay for once (high initial price) and then need to open the product in panel every 3-4 months to keep it.
They now switch to a new control panel where you get backups for your servers, don't need to open the product to keep it and also a AI that can interact with the controls instead of you doing it yourself. If you want that, you need to pay a monthly fee, up to 16€/m depending on how many lifetime servers you have.
Yes, I have a bunch and there is also a thread on LES with a few people having a bunch too. It is very stable, support answers between 5-15 minutes, if the AI auto answer isn't good enough, which is most of the time good enough. They somehow got it right. They also patch vulnerabilities very fast, for example their PHP version on all webhosting offers were patched in, I think, 30 minutes or so.
tldr;
ZAP-Hosting sells “lifetime” servers at prices closer to yearly rates. But to use them, you need a $4.99/month ZapX pass. Without it, your VPS is locked and its IP revoked even if you bought the cheapest plan. The flat fee applies whether your VPS has 4GB or 16GB RAM.
"The locking" Feature is how they are peddling the logic of "it's still always your server"
@loay your also incorrect for life-time users you do HAVE to migrate, without the monthly pass you cannot use your servers. You cannot buy the Pass without the new panel.
The reason they say "no user HAS to migrate" is because your server will simply stay "locked" (there wording) until you do receive a monthly pass.
Can you read?
Yes I can, and if you actually read the small print, or watch there nice YT video.
it specifies if you do not have an active pass, and you only have life-time servers they will be "locked" in the old panel.
So yes your right, if you want to stare at an inactive server log into the old! you don't have too your right!
They say it over and over "No current obligation" this in English if you cannot read means eventually.
lol selling stuff labelled as “lifetime” and demanding a monthly fee to keep it is nothing but a scam. How are people ok with it?
When companies pull this kind of move we need to have some sort of wall of shame kind of like the sso.tax website.
What do you mean by looked, I have multiple lifetime servers and they are in the old panel just like before, it doesn't matter. You have to open the product page every 3-4 months to keep it active, that's it. You are not required to pay the fee to keep the product, you will just not receive new features as time goes on.
Because you don't have to
Oh so ur stupid enough to buy that crap? XD
Sorry I have to over explain my logic to you so it gets through ur thick skull but if a providers changes life-time to monthly, and uses the logic of "Currently no obligation" my mind, and I assume anyone with over 50IQ and the companies history ASSUMES it will be REQUIRED. Maybe not this second maybe not this month but it's clear it's happening pal.
No, only if you've already migrated to ZapX then you didn't pay the subscription the server is still yours but locked until you pay the fee.
from their blog post:
You do realise that they are a German company operating under German law, right? They are obligated to follow their ToS. If they force you to migrate, you can easily get your money back.
Looks to me like the whole "lowend" bubble is starting slow, but steady, to crack here and there... may not me much until it bursts.
Talking about this whole market segment, not only about OP's provider.
Again this applies aslong as they keep there promise.
A broken already fractured lie that of which u assumed you'd be on the same panel as everyone else for life. Unless they clarified to you on sign-up you'd be getting lesser treatment, no longer developed panel and thrown off upgrades because of there own "Lifetime" promise.
if you think this won't REQUIRE a move at some point, atleast you have the respect of the sitatuon to call it a "ransome" fee.
Oh great! that will totally work yeah. of course. clearly have no understanding of the LAW or met many business owners that don't like to give away a penny when things go south German, English, USA or not.
ALSO TO HELP OUT IN THERE OWN ToS ALSO LIFETIME REFERS TO THERE OPERATIONAL ABILITY TO KEEP GOING, ALSO COUPLED WITHNA 14-DAY RETURN POLICY IF THEY REMOVE THEM, OR FORCE THE MIGRATION U ARE WHATS THE WORD FUCKED. NO GERMAN LAW IS SAVING YOU IT SAVES THEM.
How easily?