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Zipper (TinyZipper) vs Vercel
Zipper (TinyZipper) Site Hosting is a Vercel-shaped frontend cloud: git, previews, env vars, redirects, and rollback. Unlike Vercel, CDN, WAF, DNS, and bot checks ship on the same workspace bill. All 26 named services provision with the first zone.
| Capability | Zipper | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Billing unit | Per workspace | Hobby free; Pro billed per user |
| Entry paid plan | US$12/mo · 20 sites | Pro ~$20/user/mo |
| Production URL | {workspace}.sites.tinyzipper.com | {project}.vercel.app |
| Preview URLs | Per branch + immutable ?d=sha | Per git SHA / branch |
| Env vars | Production → preview → development layers | Production / Preview / Development |
| Redirects / rewrites / headers | Hosting routes | vercel.json / dashboard |
| Instant rollback | Promote a previous deploy | Instant Rollback |
| Deployment protection | Password or Portcullis | Vercel Authentication / password |
| Speed Insights | LCP, INP, CLS, TTFB beacon | Speed Insights add-on |
| CDN + WAF | Crown + Keep on every plan | Separate vendors, or Firewall add-on |
| Edge compute | Edge Functions included | Fluid compute / Functions usage |
| Object storage | The Archives included | Blob (usage) |