Website hosting that keeps your site fast and online
LiteSpeed servers, free SSL, email on your own domain and one-click WordPress, from R40 a month. Pay annually and get a free .co.za domain.
You need a domain and hosting for a website and email
Hosting needs a domain to point to. Without one, nobody can find your website and you can't have email on your own name.
Domain
Your name and address online, like yourbusiness.co.za.
Hosting
The server space that stores your website files and mailboxes.
Website and email
Your site at www.yourbusiness.co.za and email at you@yourbusiness.co.za.
Pay for a year of hosting on the Easy plan or bigger and your .co.za domain is free. Find your domain
Hosting plans
Every plan includes cPanel, PHP and MySQL, unlimited bandwidth, a website builder, free SSL and one-click WordPress. Choose by how many websites and mailboxes you need.
| Starter R120/year Billed annually only | Easy R40/month R432 per year | Recommended Basic R100/month R1,080 per year | Standard R175/month R1,890 per year | Advanced R250/month R2,700 per year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Websites | 1 | 3 | 10 | 30 | Unlimited |
| SSD storage | 1 GB | 5 GB | 10 GB | 20 GB | 30 GB |
| Email accounts | 10 | 100 | 500 | 1,000 | Unlimited |
| cPanel control panel | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| PHP and MySQL | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Website builder | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Free SSL certificate | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| One-click WordPress | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Order Starter | Order Easy | Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Advanced |
Starter
R120/year Billed annually only- Websites
- 1
- SSD storage
- 1 GB
- Email accounts
- 10
- cPanel control panel
- Included
- PHP and MySQL
- Included
- Bandwidth
- Unlimited
- Website builder
- Included
- Free SSL certificate
- Included
- One-click WordPress
- Included
Easy
R40/month R432 per year- Websites
- 3
- SSD storage
- 5 GB
- Email accounts
- 100
- cPanel control panel
- Included
- PHP and MySQL
- Included
- Bandwidth
- Unlimited
- Website builder
- Included
- Free SSL certificate
- Included
- One-click WordPress
- Included
Basic
R100/month R1,080 per year- Websites
- 10
- SSD storage
- 10 GB
- Email accounts
- 500
- cPanel control panel
- Included
- PHP and MySQL
- Included
- Bandwidth
- Unlimited
- Website builder
- Included
- Free SSL certificate
- Included
- One-click WordPress
- Included
Standard
R175/month R1,890 per year- Websites
- 30
- SSD storage
- 20 GB
- Email accounts
- 1,000
- cPanel control panel
- Included
- PHP and MySQL
- Included
- Bandwidth
- Unlimited
- Website builder
- Included
- Free SSL certificate
- Included
- One-click WordPress
- Included
Advanced
R250/month R2,700 per year- Websites
- Unlimited
- SSD storage
- 30 GB
- Email accounts
- Unlimited
- cPanel control panel
- Included
- PHP and MySQL
- Included
- Bandwidth
- Unlimited
- Website builder
- Included
- Free SSL certificate
- Included
- One-click WordPress
- Included
New clients get one free .co.za domain when they pay a year of hosting in advance on the Easy, Basic, Standard, Advanced or Reseller plans. Pay 3, 6 or 12 months upfront and save up to 5%.
A home for your website and email
Your domain is the street address. Hosting is the building your business works from.
Before you publish your first page or sell your first product, your website needs somewhere to live. Web hosting stores your website files, databases and email, and serves them to visitors around the clock. Link it to your domain name and your business is open online.
Performance
Our servers run LiteSpeed Web Server, which serves pages up to 4.5 times faster than Apache and stays stable during traffic spikes. Paired with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin, WordPress sites load noticeably quicker, and faster pages rank better on Google.
Linux reliability with a 99.9% uptime guarantee
We run on Linux for its security and stability, which lets us guarantee 99.9% uptime for your website and email.
Cloudflare CDN and security
Cloudflare caches your site across its global network, including data centres in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Visitors get pages from the nearest location, your server carries less load, and common attacks are filtered out before they reach your site.
cPanel control panel
cPanel makes it simple to manage domains, email accounts, files, databases and backups, whether you are a first-time site owner or a seasoned developer.
Free SSL on every domain
Every domain we host gets a free SSL certificate, so your site shows the padlock and runs on HTTPS. Some hosts charge extra for this. We don't.
One-click application installer
Softaculous and the WordPress Toolkit install WordPress, Joomla, online shops and hundreds of other applications in a few clicks, and keep them updated.
Common questions
Do I get a free domain with hosting?
Yes. New clients get one free .co.za domain when they pay for a year of hosting upfront on the Easy, Basic, Standard, Advanced or Reseller plans.
Can I move my existing website to eStart?
Yes. Send us your current hosting login or a full backup and we will move your files, databases and email accounts. Most moves are done with no downtime.
Is email included?
Every plan includes email on your own domain, from 10 mailboxes on Starter to unlimited on Advanced. Use webmail, or connect Outlook, Gmail or your phone.
Where are your servers?
Our Linux servers run LiteSpeed behind Cloudflare, whose network has data centres in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, so pages load quickly for South African visitors.
Can I install WordPress?
Yes, in one click. Softaculous and the WordPress Toolkit install and update WordPress and hundreds of other applications from cPanel.
Do you offer discounts for paying upfront?
Pay for 3, 6 or 12 months in advance and save up to 5% on your hosting.
Need help choosing a plan?
Tell us about your website and email needs and we will recommend the right plan. Moving from another host? We will do it for you.