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 WP Engine: 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 WP Engine at $28/mo (Essential). For 10 people that's $5.09 vs $28 a month: Afrihost is $22.91 a month (82%) cheaper than WP Engine on list price.
WP Engine
Cloud
From$28/mo
10 people: $28 a month · $336 a year
- No free plan
- Up to 20% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Afrihost and WP Engine 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.
WP Engine
Essential
1 site, 25K visits/mo · 10 GB storage, 75 GB bandwidth · Daily backups, free SSL
$28/mo
Business
Isolated resources · Chat and phone support · Managed migrations
$400/mo
Essential: $28/mo billed annually ($336 today; first-year price for new Essential customers). Business: from $400/mo billed annually. Managed Hosting Platform capacity tiers (1, 3, 10, 30 sites) offer monthly or annual billing with 'Save 20%' on annual, but the tier prices are not rendered in the page text; WP Engine's own pages also cite plans 'starting at $30/month'. Enterprise: contact sales.
Prices from WP Engine'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) | WP Engine (Essential) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $5.09/mo$61.08/yr a year | $28/mo$336/yr a year | Afrihost $22.91 less a month |
| 10 people | $5.09/mo$61.08/yr a year | $28/mo$336/yr a year | Afrihost $22.91 less a month |
| 25 people | $5.09/mo$61.08/yr a year | $28/mo$336/yr a year | Afrihost $22.91 less a month |
Afrihost is priced per plan. WP Engine 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 WP Engine: questions
Which is cheaper, Afrihost or WP Engine?
Afrihost starts at $5.09/mo (Linux Silver) and WP Engine at $28/mo (Essential). For 10 people that's $5.09 vs $28 a month: Afrihost is $22.91 a month (82%) cheaper than WP Engine on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Afrihost and WP Engine have free plans?
Afrihost has no free plan in Surba's catalog. WP Engine has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
Are Afrihost and WP Engine cheaper if you pay yearly?
WP Engine lists up to 20% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Afrihost.
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