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
Afrihost vs HostAfrica: 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 HostAfrica at $6.15/mo (Web Hosting Starter). For 10 people that's $5.09 vs $6.15 a month: Afrihost is $1.06 a month (17%) cheaper than HostAfrica on list price.
HostAfrica
Cloud
From$6.15/mo
10 people: $6.15 a month · $73.80 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Afrihost and HostAfrica 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.
HostAfrica
Web Hosting Starter
20GB SSD, 2 websites · 25 email accounts · Free .africa domain and SSL
$6.15/mo
Web Hosting Basic
40GB SSD, 5 websites · 100 email accounts · Daily backups
$8.32/mo
Web Hosting Power
100GB SSD, 10 websites · Unlimited email accounts · Daily backups
$14.41/mo
Web Hosting Business
200GB SSD, 20 websites · Unlimited email accounts · Daily backups
$21.21/mo
USD prices shown by the vendor (site also prices in NGN, KES, ZAR, GHS, EGP, RWF). Billing monthly, quarterly, 6-monthly or annually. Also sells Linux/Windows VPS, VDS, dedicated and GPU servers. Domains e.g. .africa $6.49, .com $15.08. Web4Africa (web4africa.com) now redirects to HostAfrica.
Prices from HostAfrica'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.
| Team | Afrihost (Linux Silver) | HostAfrica (Web Hosting Starter) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $5.09/mo$61.08/yr a year | $6.15/mo$73.80/yr a year | Afrihost $1.06 less a month |
| 10 people | $5.09/mo$61.08/yr a year | $6.15/mo$73.80/yr a year | Afrihost $1.06 less a month |
| 25 people | $5.09/mo$61.08/yr a year | $6.15/mo$73.80/yr a year | Afrihost $1.06 less a month |
Afrihost is priced per plan. HostAfrica 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 HostAfrica: questions
Which is cheaper, Afrihost or HostAfrica?
Afrihost starts at $5.09/mo (Linux Silver) and HostAfrica at $6.15/mo (Web Hosting Starter). For 10 people that's $5.09 vs $6.15 a month: Afrihost is $1.06 a month (17%) cheaper than HostAfrica on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Afrihost and HostAfrica have free plans?
Afrihost has no free plan in Surba's catalog. HostAfrica has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
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