Host Africa.co.za Review 2026. Is hostafrica.co.za good web hosting in South Africa?

📄 Editorial Review

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With over 15 years of experience in the hosting field, HostAfrica has been created by German cloud computing pioneers.

HostAfrica specializes in the following hosting services:

• Shared Hosting;
• VPS Hosting;
• Dedicated Servers;
• Cloud Hosting;
• Website Builder;
• Domain Registration;

Shared hosting plans include one domain name and SSL certificate for free. All plans have incremental backups implemented in them and offer support for PHP (multiple versions), SQL databases, FTP accounts or open-source apps (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Prestashop, Magent0).
Reseller plans include the following features in unlimited amount:

• Unlimited email addresses;
• Unlimited SQL databases;
• Unlimited data traffic;

Their reseller servers run on cloud and SSD infrastructure and can be upgraded at any time.

VPS servers include SSH and full root access and is available on CentOS, Ubuntu or Debian. They are configured in Virtuozzo system container and include full DNS/RDNS control. Cl0ud servers run on both Linux and Windows. Linux cloud servers are KVM-based and run on Intel processors. Windows cloud servers have 2 administrator RDP sessions and Acronic online backups as optional.

Dedicated servers are powered by Juniper backbone. They are customizable, so you can choose the amount of dedicated resources you need (CPU, RAM, disk space, IO). The setup of your server is free as well.

💰 Price & Cost

The prices they display are affordable: even if plans can be slightly expensive, the collection of features and tools included in their hosting packages makes the pricing system at HostAfrica fair. Customers can choose between monthly or annual contracts.

Customers can pay for their products by using multiple payment methods (PayPal, SnapScan, PayFast) as the company accepts credit cards and debit cards, mobile payments or EFT.

If customers are not satisfied with their services, they can get their money back within 14 days from the moment of the purchase.

⌛ Reliability

The company promises 99.9% uptime guarantee for their services.

🏢 Data Center

The headquarters of the company are registered in Somerset West, South Africa. The company also has multiple global data centers located in:
- UK;
- USA (Los Angeles, Chicago);
- Germany (Dusseldorf);
- Brazil;
- South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg);
- Nigeria;

✍️ Customer Support

In order to get in touch with tech support, customers can contact them on phone, e-mail, live chat or social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter). Customers can also check out their knowledgebase in order to find solutions for various issues they might encounter.

🔨 Control Panel

The company uses the standard cPanel for easy server management through web interface.

🎯 Conclusion

HostAfrica provides a variety of products equipped with essential tools for server management. All hosting packages come at reasonable and fair prices, even if they can go slightly over the average rates on the market. They are a risk-free company as they have a 14-day money-back policy.

With multiple data centers around the globe, responsive customer support and fair prices, HostAfrica proves to be a good hosting choice when looking to start your online business.

🌏 Server locations:

Johannesburg Cape Town Los Angeles Chicago Dusseldorf

📢 Special pages

• About us
• Terms of Service
• Privacy
• Acceptable Use Policy