What Is Shared Hosting?
Shared hosting means your website lives on a server alongside other websites. Think of it like renting a flat in a well-managed apartment block ├ö├ç├ you have your own private space, but you share the building infrastructure with other tenants. This shared model keeps costs low without sacrificing the features most small and medium businesses need.
What Is Included?
Our shared hosting plans include everything you need: a free SSL certificate, daily automatic backups, professional email addresses like info@yourbusiness.co.za, a cPanel control panel, 99.9% uptime guarantee, and South African support in your timezone.
Is Shared Hosting Fast Enough?
For the vast majority of South African business websites ├ö├ç├ services sites, portfolios, small online stores, blogs ├ö├ç├ shared hosting is absolutely fast enough. Modern shared hosting environments use SSD storage and server-side caching that deliver page load times well under two seconds. Where shared hosting may not be the right fit is for high-traffic websites with 50,000 or more visitors per month, or complex web applications.
Shared Hosting vs VPS
Shared hosting starts at R99/month and is ideal for SMEs, blogs, and portfolios needing up to roughly 30,000 visits per month with no technical knowledge required. A VPS starts at R500/month or more, offers dedicated resources, suits high-traffic or growing applications, but requires some technical knowledge to manage.
What About South African Servers?
Hosting your website on infrastructure optimised for South African traffic makes a significant difference for local visitors. Lower latency means faster page loads, which improves both user experience and your Google ranking in South African search results.
Which Plan Is Right for Me?
Our hosting plans start at R99/month and scale based on the number of websites, storage, and email accounts you need. View all our hosting plans and find the one that fits your business.