HOSTAFRICA Review

Description

African hosting holding company HOSTAFRICA is a subsidiary brand of Host Africa (Pty) Ltd, founded by Michael Osterloh and two experienced entrepreneurs from Europe. Since its inception, HOSTAFRICA has quickly established an important position in the hosting market in Africa, offering a variety of services including web hosting, domains, e-commerce and VPS. Expansion into Nigeria in 2021 and Kenya in 2022 underscores the company’s commitment to strengthening its presence on the continent. HOSTAFRICA’s continued growth demonstrates its commitment to the development of web hosting in Africa.

Since its inception, the HOST AFRICA (Pty) Ltd family has grown to include over eight hosting brands. Over the course of its operations it has acquired many companies and businesses such as Greycell CC (with subsidiary brand AmpleHosting), hosting companies Gweb Hosting, Hob Host, EAC Directory, Sasahost, Web4Africa, Webmanager and several others. “Growth and expansion have always been at the heart of our journey to empower users,” said Michael Osterloh, CEO and Co-founder of HOSTAFRICA. “This acquisition milestone solidifies our leadership position in the West African market.”

Services and prices

HostAfrica is known for its quality customer support, which is especially important for those who are new to online business. The company offers personalized assistance and fast response times, providing support to all customers regardless of their experience level. This allows users to successfully develop their digital projects.

HostAfrica offers a variety of hosting services that are suitable for both private users and businesses:

• Windows and Linux Virtual Servers (VPS): These are powerful virtual machines with dedicated resources that provide high performance and flexibility. VPS is ideal for high traffic and demanding applications.
• Dedicated Servers: Full control over a physical server that provides maximum performance and security. This solution is suitable for large projects and businesses that require high reliability.
• Windows and Linux Cloud Hosting: Dynamically allocate resources across multiple servers to ensure high availability and scalability. Users pay only for the resources actually used, making this option convenient for sites with variable load.
• Shared hosting: A cost-effective solution for small websites and blogs. It includes support for popular platforms like WordPress and provides all the tools you need to quickly deploy your site.
• Email hosting: A service for managing corporate email with the ability to use your own domain. Provides spam protection and reliable data backup. Pricing for 5 accounts starts at $3.31 per month.
• Domain Registration: Host Africa (Pty.) Ltd. is an ICANN accredited company (IANA number 664). With HOSTAFRICA’s domain registration services, you can register a domain using a wide range of TLDs at affordable prices.
• Reseller Hosting: Suitable for those who want to start their own hosting sales business. Includes all the tools you need to manage your customers and resources.
• SSL Certificates: Ensures website security and increases user trust. HostAfrica offers different types of certificates to protect your data.
• Acronis Backup: A data backup service that helps protect customer information from loss.
• Website Builder: A handy tool for creating websites without the need for programming, allowing you to get your project up and running quickly.

How to order a VPS service in the right location

If you only need to run a few lightweight applications and you have a small budget, VPS hosting will be the perfect choice for you. It is the cheapest and most cost-effective option. Automatically ordered servers will be based in South Africa. After that, VPS servers can be requested for deployment in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya on request.

Linux, Windows cloud servers are located in South Africa, UK, USA and Germany.

Contacts HOSTAFRICA

• Website: hostafrica.com, hostafrica.co.za
• Company: Host Africa (Pty.) Ltd. – registered in South Africa
• Founded: March 9, 2017
• Website Language: English

Support language: English

Central office: 12 Helena Ave, Helena Heights Somerset West, 7130 South Africa

Technical support contact information

To avoid fraud, you should be aware that Hostafrica will only communicate from the official email address or domain name hostafrica.co.za or hostafrica.com. The company owns a number of other domains, but these are used for sending emails.

Technical support is available 24/7 via the ticketing system and even on holidays and weekends via the ticketing system in your personal account. Live chat on the site can be used for short consultations.

• phone: no, communication only via 24/7 Live chat or Ticket System.
• email: abuse@hostafrica.com, contact form on the website
• social networks: Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube, Instagram, X (Twitter).

Management:

• Position: CEO and Co-founder
• Full name: Michael Osterloh

Payments: Bank cards (Visa, MasterCard, credit cards), bank transfer, Flutterwave, PayPal.

Clients: Your partner in hosting. HOSTAFRICA believes that the only way to do business is to genuinely care about customers and their needs. Our mission is to help Africans take their business online easily by providing world-class hosting services with excellent support, reliable partnerships and cutting-edge technology.

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