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THE CHEAPEST .CO.ZA DOMAIN REGISTRATION IN SOUTH AFRICA R85 a year (ex. vat)

GRAB YOUR SIZE
FROM R10 A MONTH

Twelve sizes, 500MB up to 20GB, priced from R10 to R65 a month. Every one comes with uncapped bandwidth, free SSL, daily backups and a free migration, and you take the size your site actually uses.

Free to start · We move you in · Refund any time

  • ✔ Uncapped bandwidth on every plan
  • ✔ Start free, pay from your first invoice
  • ✔ We move your site in for you, free, once you send us your old host’s login details
  • ✔ Change size any time, no contract
  • ✔ Refund any time on hosting you have not used

THE SIZE DIAL

STORAGE

500MB

R10

per month (ex. vat)

UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH AT EVERY SIZE

500MB 20GB
GET MY 500MB PLAN
UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH FREE SSL DAILY BACKUPS CAPE TOWN SERVERS

WITH GREAT PRICES COME GREAT SAVINGS

All twelve plans, on one page.

Twelve sizes, one price each. Storage is the only thing that changes as you go up the list, because bandwidth is uncapped on all of them. Every plan is listed on this page, and the amount you pick today is the amount on your invoice next year. Move up or down whenever your site changes.

500MB

STORAGE

R10 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 500MB PLAN

1GB

STORAGE

R15 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 1GB PLAN

2GB

STORAGE

R20 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 2GB PLAN
MOST POPULAR

4GB

STORAGE

R25 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 4GB PLAN

6GB

STORAGE

R30 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 6GB PLAN

8GB

STORAGE

R35 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 8GB PLAN

10GB

STORAGE

R40 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 10GB PLAN

12GB

STORAGE

R45 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 12GB PLAN

14GB

STORAGE

R50 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 14GB PLAN

16GB

STORAGE

R55 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 16GB PLAN

18GB

STORAGE

R60 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 18GB PLAN

20GB

STORAGE

R65 / month

(ex. vat)

+ UNCAPPED BANDWIDTH
+ SSL, BACKUPS & FREE MIGRATION

GET MY 20GB PLAN

Every price excludes VAT. VAT is added once, on your invoice, at the end of the billing month. Bandwidth is uncapped on every plan, at every size. Domain registration is prepaid and billed separately.

EVERY PRICE, ON ONE CHART

R0 R20 R40 R60 R80 10 500MB 15 1GB 20 2GB 25 4GB 30 6GB 35 8GB 40 10GB 45 12GB 50 14GB 55 16GB 60 18GB 65 20GB

Five Rand a step, all the way up. Doubling your storage does not double your bill, and there is no cliff at 10GB where the price jumps onto a different table.

MEANWHILE, BACK AT YOUR CONTROL PANEL…

NOT SURE WHICH SIZE?

Storage is the only number you have to get right, because bandwidth is uncapped either way. Your current control panel already knows how much disk you use, and it will tell you in about ten seconds. Look it up, then pick the matching size below. Most brochure sites, blogs and small shops fit in the four smallest plans.

STEP ONE

Log in to your current host's control panel and find the disk usage figure. In cPanel and DirectAdmin it is on the first screen you land on.

STEP TWO

Pick the next size up from that number. A little headroom is sensible. Traffic does not come into it, because bandwidth is uncapped on every plan.

STEP THREE

Order it, then send us the login details for your current hosting account. We move your site, mail and files across at no charge, and your site stays up while we do it. Without those details we cannot reach your data, so nothing can be moved until we have them.

Still not sure? Send us your disk figure on WhatsApp and we will help you pick the right plan. ASK ON WHATSAPP

EVERY PLAN GETS ALL OF THIS, EVEN THE R10 ONE

The list below is identical on all twelve plans, uncapped bandwidth included, and none of it appears as a line on your invoice. It is all part of the price you see.

Uncapped bandwidth

Not metered, not throttled, not billed. A post that does well costs you nothing extra.

Free SSL

Every domain and subdomain, renewed automatically, for as long as you host with us.

Free Softaculous

One-click WordPress and hundreds of other apps, straight from DirectAdmin.

Unlimited mailboxes

Make as many as your business needs: you@yourbusiness.co.za, sales@, support@ and the rest.

Unlimited databases

MySQL databases for WordPress, WooCommerce or anything else, with no per-database fee.

Unlimited FTP accounts

Give a developer or designer their own access without handing over your login.

Unlimited domains & subdomains

Host one site or fifteen on the same plan, as long as they fit in your storage.

NVMe storage

Solid-state storage throughout, so pages and databases respond quickly.

Servers in Cape Town

South African visitors do not wait on a round trip overseas before your page loads.

Daily backups

Taken every day on every account, included at no extra cost.

DirectAdmin control panel

A fast, familiar panel for domains, mail, databases and files.

Free assisted migration

Send us the login details for your current hosting account and we back up, move and import everything. We cannot move data we cannot log in to, so we do need working access.

Real support

WhatsApp, tickets and live chat, answered by people in Cape Town.

FOUR THINGS HAPPEN, AND THAT IS ALL

  1. 1

    You pick a size

    No card at sign-up and no setup fee. The price you choose is the price that stays on your invoice.

  2. 2

    We move you in

    Send us the login details for your current hosting account and we handle the migration: site, mail, databases, files. We cannot copy anything we cannot log in to, so those details are the one thing we need from you. Keep your domain where it is registered, or transfer it to us, whichever you prefer.

  3. 3

    One invoice, on the 1st

    The same amount every month, due by the 10th. Nothing changes, and there is nothing to check with a calculator.

  4. 4

    You change size whenever you want

    Grown out of your plan, or cleared out enough to drop a size? Move up or down whenever you like, with no penalty and no renegotiation.

THE LETTERS PAGE

What people who switched wrote in.

“My little business site sits at about half a gig, so I am on the smallest plan and paying ten bucks a month. I was paying five times that elsewhere for space I was never going to use.”

Hendrik van der Westhuizen Aggeneys

“The bill is the same number every month and I know what it is. No surprises and nothing in the fine print that changes later. That alone was worth the move.”

Jaco Engelbrecht Nuwerus

“Moving our portfolio site took no effort on my side because they handled the migration. Refreshing to deal with a local host that does not push you into a yearly contract.”

Sello Mokoena Springfontein

“I started on 1GB, outgrew it, and moved up to 4GB in a couple of minutes. No penalty and no renegotiation. Great help the one time I had a DNS question too.”

Themba Khumalo Dordrecht

“If you run a brochure site or a couple of basic blogs, you end up paying for far more space than you will ever use. Here I pay for the size I need and nothing above it.”

Andries Meyer Hobhouse

“I was sceptical because the pricing sounds almost too cheap, but it is legit. No hidden fees, no setup costs, and DirectAdmin is snappy. I can spin up extra databases and mailboxes without checking whether my tier allows it.”

Cornelia Saayman Jansenville

“Clean, straightforward hosting. Daily backups and SSL are included rather than added at checkout, which makes a real difference to the final number.”

Bennie Cloete Griekwastad

“Switched three freelance client sites over to test the waters. All three fit on small plans, and together they cost less than one of them used to cost me on shared hosting.”

Magrieta Swartz Brandvlei

“Help arrives quickly when you need it, and the price list is one page long. It is nice to know exactly what I am buying.”

Gert Gouws Mount Fletcher

“Easy to set up, local servers mean the site loads instantly for local clients, and picking a size took about four seconds. Very happy so far.”

Johannes van Zyl Loeriesfontein

STRAIGHT ANSWERS TO THE COMMON QUESTIONS

What happens if I fill up my plan?

You hear from us before anything breaks. Your client area shows how full your plan is, and when you get close we tell you, so you can move up a size. Moving up takes effect immediately and there is no charge for the change itself. Nothing is deleted without you knowing about it.

Can I change plans later?

Yes, up or down, whenever you like. You are not locked to the size you picked on day one. Pick the plan that fits your site today and move when your site does.

What happened to the old pay-as-you-go plans?

They are retired. Metering every gigabyte meant a different amount on every invoice, which made it hard to budget. Fixed sizes with published prices are simpler to compare and easier to check. Existing metered accounts move to the nearest plan size and will not pay more than they did before.

Are these plans right for every website?

Not quite every one. Storage is the only ceiling on these plans, so if your site needs more than 20GB of disk, or it needs dedicated resources rather than shared hosting, it is worth talking to us first. Send us your numbers and we will let you know what would suit you best.

Do I need a credit card to sign up?

No. Signing up is free and does not need a card. You add a payment method when you are ready to pay your first invoice.

Is there a contract or a minimum term?

No. There is no contract and no minimum term. You can cancel whenever you like.

What if I cancel part way through a month?

You get the money back. Our refund policy runs the whole time you are with us, not just for a first month: if you decide the service is not for you, we refund the hosting you have paid for and have not used. It is not limited to new accounts and there is no window to miss. Full detail is in our Terms & Conditions.

Does my domain have to move to you?

No. Hosting and domain registration are separate, and you can host with us while your domain stays registered wherever it is now. If you would rather have everything in one place you can transfer the domain to us, and we will help you do it. Either way your site keeps working while the move happens.

How much bandwidth do I get?

Uncapped, on every plan including the R10 one. We do not meter it, bill for it, or throttle you when a post does well. Storage is the only thing that differs between the twelve sizes. The one limit is the fair use section of our terms, which is there to stop hosting accounts being used as file storage. A normal website will never run into it.

Can I move my existing website over?

Yes, and we do the work at no charge. Order your plan and send us the login details for your current hosting account, and we move your site, email and files across for you.

What do you need from me to move my site?

Working login details for the hosting account your site is on now. Usually that means the control panel username and password for cPanel, DirectAdmin or Plesk. If you do not have a control panel, we can work with FTP or SFTP details plus database access instead. We cannot copy data we are unable to log in to, so this is the one thing the migration cannot start without. If you have lost the details, your current host can reset them for you, and we are happy to talk you through what to ask them for. Once the move is done, change those passwords.

What happens if I do not pay my invoice?

Invoices are issued on the 1st of the month and due immediately, with a grace period until the 10th. If it is still unpaid after that, your hosting is suspended. Nothing is deleted and your domain is not affected while suspended. Full detail is in our Terms & Conditions.

Do the prices on this page include VAT?

No. Every price shown excludes VAT. VAT is added once, on your invoice, at the end of the billing month.

MEANWHILE, IN YOUR CLIENT LIST…

YOU ALREADY PUT SITES SOMEWHERE.
GET PAID FOR IT.

Every site you build has to be hosted by someone. Send it here and you earn 5% of everything that client ever spends on hosting, domains and upgrades, for as long as they stay with us. No cap, no expiry, no renegotiation each year. Withdraw whatever has settled after 30 days.

IT PAYS WHILE YOU SLEEP

Hosting is the rarest thing in referral work: a bill that renews by itself. You place a site once and the commission arrives every month it stays live, whether you touch the account again or not.

IT SELLS ITSELF

You are not talking anyone into an expensive package. Plans start at R10 a month with uncapped bandwidth, free SSL and daily backups. The pitch is the price list. Send the link and let it do the work.

NOBODY GETS LOCKED IN

No contracts, free migration in, refund on unused hosting. Which means recommending us costs you nothing in reputation if it does not suit them. That matters more than the rate when it is your client, not a stranger.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE

This suits people who place a lot of sites: developers, agencies, anyone maintaining a stable of client websites. Twenty client sites on the 4GB plan plus their domains earns you a few hundred Rand a year that arrives whether you invoice or not. Two hundred sites is real money. It is a long game, not a lottery ticket, and we would rather say so than dress it up.

1

Sign up free

No card to enter and nobody vets your traffic first. You get a link and a dashboard.

2

Send people the link

In a proposal, a footer, a blog post, or when a client asks where to host.

3

Get paid, monthly

5% of every invoice they pay, withdrawable 30 days after it settles.

SEE WHAT IT PAYS SIGN UP FREE

Free to join · No minimum audience · No exclusivity

GRAB YOUR PLAN. WE DO THE REST.

Take the size your site actually is, from R10 a month. Uncapped bandwidth comes with every plan, we move you in from your old host for free, and the refund runs the whole time you are with us: cancel whenever you like and we refund the hosting you have paid for and not used.

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