South Africa
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This is your starting point for choosing web hosting in South Africa. We review and compare the three major local hosts — HostAfrica, xneelo, and Afrihost — with honest pricing data, support ratings, and clear recommendations for different use cases.
Our Top Pick
HostAfrica is our #1 recommendation for most South African websites — R99/month, cPanel, free SSL and backups, and a 4.9/5 TrustPilot rating. See our full best hosting in South Africa guide for all three picks.
Reviews
HostAfrica Review
Best overall value. Tier-3 SA data centre, cPanel, 4.9/5 support rating. From R99/month.
xneelo Review
Premium choice for enterprises. Own data centres, PCI-DSS compliance, managed WordPress. From R99/month.
Afrihost Review
Cheapest major SA host at R84/month, but 1.3/5 TrustPilot and custom panel lock-in.
Comparisons
HostAfrica vs Afrihost
Hosting specialist vs multi-product ISP. HostAfrica wins on storage, support, and portability.
HostAfrica vs xneelo
Value vs premium. Same starting price, different strengths in infrastructure and features.
Why Local Hosting Matters
South African-hosted websites deliver roughly 25ms latency to local visitors versus 280–400ms for US or European hosting. That difference affects page load speed, SEO rankings, and e-commerce conversion rates. All three hosts we review operate from South African data centres.
Load shedding makes data centre infrastructure especially important in SA. Hosts like xneelo maintain 7+ days of generator fuel reserves, while HostAfrica's Tier-3 facility has three-feed power with generator backup.