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Web hosting in South Africa starts at R 327 a year with Hostnali. That buys a fast, secure home for your website and business email. But price is only half the story: what matters is what you get for it, and whether it will still serve you as your business grows.
This guide walks through our four web hosting plans, what every plan includes, and how to choose.
Web hosting prices in South Africa at a glance
| Plan | Price per year | Websites | NVMe storage | Bandwidth | Free domain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | R 327 | 1 | 10 GB | 100 GB a month | No |
| Standard | R 627 | 5 | 30 GB | 300 GB a month | Yes |
| Executive | R 1 122 | Unlimited | 60 GB | 1 TB a month | Yes |
| Platinum | R 1 512 | Unlimited | 100 GB | Unlimited | Yes |
Prices are in rand and are updated from our billing system every day, so what you see here is what you pay. You can compare all plans on the web hosting page.
What every plan includes
- NVMe SSD storage and LiteSpeed web servers. NVMe drives are several times faster than ordinary SSDs, and LiteSpeed serves pages faster than Apache, especially for WordPress.
- Free SSL certificates for every domain, installed automatically, so your site shows the padlock.
- Unlimited email accounts on your own domain, such as [email protected], in webmail, Outlook or on your phone.
- cPanel, the most widely used hosting control panel, to manage files, databases, email and domains.
- Softaculous, which installs WordPress and more than 400 other apps in one click.
- SitePad, a drag-and-drop website builder with over 1,000 templates.
- Automatic daily backups you can restore yourself from cPanel.
- Node.js and Python support for developers.
- 24/7 support by live chat and tickets.
Which plan should you choose?
Starter is for one website: a company profile, a personal blog or a portfolio. It doesn’t include a free domain, so register one separately or use a domain you already own.
Standard is our most popular plan. It hosts up to five websites, triples the storage and includes a free domain. It suits most small businesses.
Executive and Platinum host unlimited websites with more RAM, storage and bandwidth. Choose them for online shops, busy blogs, or if you host sites for clients. If you want to sell hosting under your own brand, look at reseller hosting instead.
You can upgrade at any time from the Client Area, and nothing is lost when you do.
Paying for hosting in South Africa
You can pay by card or bank transfer, in rand. Your account is set up instantly once payment is confirmed. Yearly web hosting plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Moving from another host?
We move your website, databases and email from your current host for free, and plan the switch so there is little or no downtime. Not sure what to look for in a host? Our comparison of web hosting companies in South Africa can help.
Get started
Pick a plan, add your domain, and your website can be online today. See the web hosting plans, or read our guide to WordPress hosting in South Africa.
