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
HostAfrica vs Truehost: 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
HostAfrica starts at $6.15/mo (Web Hosting Starter) and Truehost at $1.60/mo (WebHosting Starter (annual)). For 10 people that's $6.15 vs $1.60 a month: Truehost is $4.55 a month (74%) cheaper than HostAfrica on list price.
Truehost
Cheaper for 10 people
From$1.60/mo
10 people: $1.60 a month · $19.20 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per plan
Plans
HostAfrica and Truehost plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
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.
Truehost
WebHosting Starter (annual)
10 websites, 30GB SSD · Free SSL, daily backups · cPanel, unlimited email
$1.60/mo
WebHosting Pro
30 websites, 50GB SSD · Free daily backups · cPanel, unlimited email
$6.47/mo
WebHosting Unlimited
Unlimited websites, unmetered SSD · Free .co.ke on annual plan · Auto backups
$26.79/mo
Cloud VPS Elite
1 vCPU, 1GB RAM · 25GB NVMe, 1TB transfer · Full root access
$4.75/mo
Prices in KES converted at 1 USD = 129.9 KES. Starter KES 2,500/yr (also KES 500/mo on monthly billing), Pro KES 840/mo, Unlimited KES 3,480/mo; 3-year terms drop to KES 188 / 371.75 / 1,632 per mo. Cloud VPS from KES 617/mo (Cloud VPS 1 KES 877, VPS 2 KES 1,557, VPS 3 KES 3,867). Also operates truehost.com and other country sites.
Prices from Truehost'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 | HostAfrica (Web Hosting Starter) | Truehost (WebHosting Starter (annual)) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $6.15/mo$73.80/yr a year | $1.60/mo$19.20/yr a year | Truehost $4.55 less a month |
| 10 people | $6.15/mo$73.80/yr a year | $1.60/mo$19.20/yr a year | Truehost $4.55 less a month |
| 25 people | $6.15/mo$73.80/yr a year | $1.60/mo$19.20/yr a year | Truehost $4.55 less a month |
HostAfrica is priced per plan. Truehost is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
HostAfrica vs Truehost: questions
Which is cheaper, HostAfrica or Truehost?
HostAfrica starts at $6.15/mo (Web Hosting Starter) and Truehost at $1.60/mo (WebHosting Starter (annual)). For 10 people that's $6.15 vs $1.60 a month: Truehost is $4.55 a month (74%) cheaper than HostAfrica on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do HostAfrica and Truehost have free plans?
HostAfrica has no free plan in Surba's catalog. Truehost has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
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