About SafeKeep

SafeKeep exists because "secure hosting" is one of the most abused phrases in the industry. Almost every host stamps "secure" on its plans, but the word covers everything from a genuinely proactive firewall-and-backup stack to a free SSL certificate and nothing else. We cut through it by scoring hosts on concrete, checkable controls — free SSL, malware scanning and removal, restorable backups, DDoS and firewall protection, account isolation, patching and access controls — and by being clear that no host, however good, can secure the parts of your site that are yours to secure.

What we cover — and what we don't

SafeKeep is not a hosting company, and we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any host we cover. We don't sell hosting or run servers. We focus on the security and reliability of web hosting — shared, VPS, cloud and managed — and we deliberately stay out of website builders like Wix or Squarespace, which are a different product entirely. Host names and small logos appear only to identify the companies we write about, never as our own branding.

How we assess security (and what we won't fake)

Every security feature we describe is drawn from the provider's own documentation, read on a dated day (currently 2026-09-10), and framed as advertised. We do not run penetration tests, we do not stage attacks, and we never publish uptime or "we caught X threats" numbers we didn't measure — because we didn't, and pretending otherwise would be exactly the kind of dishonesty this site is against. Where a claim comes from a third party, such as Forbes Advisor or a provider's SLA, we name the source and the date. Security features and pricing change often, so we date everything and tell you to verify current terms before you buy.

How we stay independent

Some links to hosts are affiliate links, meaning we may earn a commission if you sign up — at no extra cost to you. That commission never changes a ranking or a recommendation, and we prove it with the advice we give most often: the single best security upgrade for most sites is Cloudflare's free plan, which pays us nothing, and we recommend it on nearly every page. When the honest answer earns us less, or nothing, that's still the answer. The full details are in our affiliate disclosure.