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Afrihost vs Domains.co.za: pricing compared

Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Cloud tools. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Side by side

Afrihost starts at $5.09/mo (Linux Silver) and Domains.co.za at $6.61/mo (Web Hosting Basic). For 10 people that's $5.09 vs $6.61 a month: Afrihost is $1.52 a month (23%) cheaper than Domains.co.za on list price.

Afrihost

Cheaper for 10 people

From$5.09/mo

10 people: $5.09 a month · $61.08 a year

  • No free plan
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 4 plans · priced per plan

Domains.co.za

Cloud

From$6.61/mo

10 people: $6.61 a month · $79.32 a year

  • No free plan
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 4 plans · priced per plan

Plans

Afrihost and Domains.co.za plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

Afrihost

  • Linux Silver

    2GB storage · 50 email accounts · Free .co.za domain first year

    $5.09/mo

  • Linux Bronze Pro

    8GB storage · 500 email accounts · 20 MySQL databases

    $8.18/mo

  • Linux Platinum Pro

    50GB storage · Unlimited email accounts · Unlimited MySQL databases

    $35.09/mo

  • Cloud Hosting Bronze

    1 vCPU, 2GB RAM · 100GB storage · Self-managed, admin access

    $27.88/mo

Prices in ZAR converted at 1 USD = 16.5 ZAR; month-to-month, no contracts. Linux shared: Silver R84, Gold R94, Platinum R109, Bronze Pro R135, Silver Pro R179, Gold Pro R265, Platinum Pro R579 per month; Windows from R109 pm. Self-managed cloud hosting R460 to R2,930 pm; managed from R1,600 pm. Domains from R79 once-off.

Prices from Afrihost's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Domains.co.za

  • Web Hosting Basic

    5 websites, 25GB NVMe · 25 email accounts · Free domain and SSL

    $6.61/mo

  • Web Hosting Standard

    10 websites, 50GB NVMe · 50 email accounts · Daily off-site backups

    $9.64/mo

  • Web Hosting Advanced

    20 websites, 100GB NVMe · 100 email accounts · cPanel, LiteSpeed

    $15.09/mo

  • Linux EPYC VPS 1

    1 vCPU, 2GB DDR5 · 50GB NVMe · Hosted in Johannesburg

    $12.67/mo

Prices in ZAR (VAT inclusive) converted at 1 USD = 16.5 ZAR. cPanel hosting: Basic R109, Standard R159, Advanced R249, Deluxe R369 per month. Linux VPS R209 (1 vCPU) to larger plans (2 vCPU R419, 4 vCPU R829); Windows VPS from R1,139/mo; email hosting from R69/mo; reseller from R419/mo.

Prices from Domains.co.za's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Team cost

What each costs your team

Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.

Afrihost and Domains.co.za cost by team size
TeamAfrihost (Linux Silver)Domains.co.za (Web Hosting Basic)Difference
5 people$5.09$61.08/yr$6.61$79.32/yrAfrihost $1.52 less a month
10 people$5.09$61.08/yr$6.61$79.32/yrAfrihost $1.52 less a month
25 people$5.09$61.08/yr$6.61$79.32/yrAfrihost $1.52 less a month

Afrihost is priced per plan. Domains.co.za is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.

FAQ

Afrihost vs Domains.co.za: questions

Which is cheaper, Afrihost or Domains.co.za?

Afrihost starts at $5.09/mo (Linux Silver) and Domains.co.za at $6.61/mo (Web Hosting Basic). For 10 people that's $5.09 vs $6.61 a month: Afrihost is $1.52 a month (23%) cheaper than Domains.co.za on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do Afrihost and Domains.co.za have free plans?

Afrihost has no free plan in Surba's catalog. Domains.co.za has no free plan in Surba's catalog.

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