HostAfrica overview
HostAfrica is a hosting provider that sells shared web hosting, LiteSpeed hosting, WordPress hosting, managed and unmanaged VPS, dedicated servers, email hosting, domains, and reseller packages. The official pages emphasize African-hosted servers, free daily backups, free SSL, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Plans include unlimited bandwidth on most shared products and DirectAdmin control panel on standard web hosting. The company also offers a public API and CLI for automating server management.
It scores 8.0 in our editorial ranking, position 11 of the 11 providers scored so far.
Quick verdict
Who this host fits, and who it does not.
Choose it if...
- You want Africa-focused hosting with locally hosted servers in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, or Ghana
- You need free migrations, daily backups, and free SSL on shared hosting
- You prefer DirectAdmin control panel on shared plans
- You value transparent WordPress renewal pricing (published on WordPress plans)
Look elsewhere if...
- If published renewal pricing for shared, VPS, or dedicated plans is essential
- If you need explicit IPv6 support or DDoS mitigation commitments before purchase
- If you require details about payment methods and billing terms upfront
Pros & cons
Pros
- Free daily backups on shared, LiteSpeed, and WordPress hosting
- Free SSL certificates and free .africa domain on shared and LiteSpeed plans
- Unlimited bandwidth on shared hosting and n8n VPS plans
- 24/7 support via chat and tickets mentioned throughout official pages
- 30-day money-back guarantee and 99.9% uptime guarantee on core hosting products
- Data center presence in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana for n8n VPS
- Free website migrations on web hosting and LiteSpeed hosting
Cons
- Renewal prices not published for shared, LiteSpeed, email, VPS, and dedicated plans
- Payment methods not listed on supplied official pages
- IPv6 and DDoS protection details absent from official materials
- Headquarters, founding year, and company registration not disclosed in supplied official pages
- 99% uptime guarantee on n8n VPS is lower than the 99.9% shown for other services
Specifications & policies
Verified against the provider's own pages. Hover a row's source to see where it came from.
| Web Hosting Starter price | $6.15/mo ↗ |
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| Web Hosting Basic price | $8.32/mo ↗ |
| Web Hosting Power price | $14.41/mo ↗ |
| Web Hosting Business price | $21.21/mo ↗ |
| Web Hosting control panel | DirectAdmin ↗ |
| Web Hosting free .africa domain | Yes, on all shared web hosting plans ↗ |
| Web Hosting free SSL | Yes, Let's Encrypt SSL included ↗ |
| Web Hosting daily backups | Yes, free daily backups ↗ |
| Web Hosting bandwidth | Unlimited ↗ |
| Web Hosting Starter storage | 20 GB SSD ↗ |
| Web Hosting Basic storage | 40 GB SSD ↗ |
| Web Hosting Power storage | 100 GB SSD ↗ |
| Web Hosting Business storage | 200 GB SSD ↗ |
| Web Hosting Starter websites | 2 ↗ |
| Web Hosting Basic websites | 5 ↗ |
| Web Hosting Power websites | 10 ↗ |
| Web Hosting Business websites | 20 ↗ |
| Web Hosting email accounts | 25 on Starter, 100 on Basic, unlimited on Power and Business ↗ |
| Web Hosting MySQL databases | 5 on Starter, 50 on Basic, unlimited on Power and Business ↗ |
| Web Hosting FTP accounts | 1 on Starter/Basic, 5 on Power, 10 on Business ↗ |
| Web Hosting resource limits (Starter) | CPU maximum 100, memory 1024 MB, IO throughput 64 MB/s ↗ |
| Web Hosting billing terms | Monthly contract, monthly billing, cancel anytime ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting Starter price | $7.03/mo ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting Basic price | $11.88/mo ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting Power price | $21.21/mo ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting Shop price | $35.39/mo ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting free migrations | Yes ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting daily backups | Yes ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting free SSL | Yes ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting free .africa domain | Yes, free when used as primary domain; renews at normal price ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting uptime guarantee | 99.9% uptime guarantee ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting bandwidth | Unlimited traffic, subject to fair-use reduction for extensive use ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Hosting features | LS Cache, QUIC.cloud CDN access, HTTP/2/3, object cache support, WooCommerce and bbPress support ↗ |
| WordPress Hosting WP Starter intro price | $5.27/mo (renews at $7.03/mo) ↗ |
| WordPress Hosting WP Basic intro price | $8.91/mo (renews at $11.88/mo) ↗ |
| WordPress Hosting WP Power intro price | $15.91/mo (renews at $21.21/mo) ↗ |
| WordPress Hosting WP Shop intro price | $26.54/mo (renews at $35.39/mo) ↗ |
| WordPress Hosting daily backups | 5 daily backups on all plans ↗ |
| WordPress Hosting free professional email | 2 free Professional Email boxes for one year on primary domain ↗ |
| WordPress Hosting billing terms | Plans pre-paid annually; monthly/quarterly/biennially options mentioned ↗ |
| Email Hosting HMailPlus Core price | $1.99 per user/mo ↗ |
| Email Hosting HMailPlus Workspace price | $2.99 per user/mo ↗ |
| Email Hosting HMailPlus Core storage | 10 GB per user ↗ |
| Email Hosting HMailPlus Workspace storage | 50 GB per user ↗ |
| Email Hosting uptime guarantee | 99.9% uptime guarantee ↗ |
| Email Hosting features | Anti-spam, anti-virus, anti-phishing, mobile/desktop sync, calendar, tasks, office suite, AI email tools ↗ |
| Email Hosting migration | Self-migration from Microsoft 365, Exchange, Gmail, cPanel and others ↗ |
| Email Hosting billing options | Monthly, quarterly, biennially, annually; cancel anytime ↗ |
| n8n VPS C1 price and specs | $8/mo - 1 vCore, 1GB ECC RAM, 20GB NVMe SSD ↗ |
| n8n VPS C2 price and specs | $14/mo - 1 vCore, 2GB ECC RAM, 50GB NVMe SSD ↗ |
| n8n VPS C3 price and specs | $19/mo - 2 vCore, 2GB ECC RAM, 80GB NVMe SSD ↗ |
| n8n VPS C4 price and specs | $28/mo - 2 vCore, 4GB ECC RAM, 100GB NVMe SSD ↗ |
| n8n VPS C5 price and specs | $56/mo - 4 vCore, 8GB ECC RAM, 200GB NVMe SSD ↗ |
| n8n VPS C6 price and specs | $84/mo - 6 vCore, 12GB ECC RAM, 300GB NVMe SSD ↗ |
| n8n VPS C7 price and specs | $112/mo - 8 vCore, 16GB ECC RAM, 400GB NVMe SSD ↗ |
| n8n VPS C8 price and specs | $197/mo - 12 vCore, 32GB ECC RAM, 500GB NVMe SSD ↗ |
| n8n VPS C9 price and specs | $344/mo - 16 vCore, 64GB ECC RAM, 500GB NVMe SSD ↗ |
| n8n VPS locations | South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana ↗ |
| n8n VPS included features | Unlimited traffic, 1 static IPv4, KVM virtualization, SSH and root access, web console, instant setup, 24/7 monitoring ↗ |
| n8n VPS uptime guarantee | 99% uptime guaranteed ↗ |
| Linux Virtual Dedicated Server price (database) | $68.00/mo ↗ |
| Dedicated Metal Core Linux 8 price (database) | $104.00/mo ↗ |
| Dedicated Metal Core Linux 12 price (database) | $162.00/mo ↗ |
| Dedicated Metal Core Linux 16 price (database) | $194.00/mo ↗ |
| Dedicated Metal Core Linux 20 price (database) | $240.00/mo ↗ |
| Dedicated Metal Core Linux 28 price (database) | $364.00/mo ↗ |
| Domain .africa registration price | $6.49 ↗ |
| Domain .com registration price | $15.08 ↗ |
| Domain .net registration price | $16.19 ↗ |
| Domain .org registration price | $9.99 ↗ |
| Domain .xyz registration price | $18.99 ↗ |
| SSL certificates starting price | $16/year ↗ |
| Site Builder starting price | $4.05/mo ↗ |
| Hosting Reseller starting price | $21/mo ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Reseller starting price | $21/mo ↗ |
| Domain Reseller setup fee | $19.44 ↗ |
| Managed VPS starting price | $99/mo ↗ |
| Windows Servers starting price | $32/mo ↗ |
| Linux Cloud Servers starting price | $8/mo ↗ |
| Dedicated Servers starting price | $104/mo ↗ |
| Free website migrations | Yes, on web hosting and LiteSpeed hosting ↗ |
| Money-back guarantee | 30-day money-back guarantee ↗ |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% uptime guarantee ↗ |
| Contract terms | No contracts; cancel anytime on most plans ↗ |
| Support availability | 24/7 support via chat and tickets ↗ |
| African hosted servers | Yes ↗ |
| Managed VPS control panels | cPanel/DirectAdmin ↗ |
| LiteSpeed Reseller control panel | cPanel and WHM ↗ |
| API and CLI access | Public API, HA CLI, and MCP server for VPS management ↗ |
Score breakdown
Each component is scored out of 10 against published criteria.
8.0Overall editorial score, ranked 11 of 11 providers scored.
Plans & pricing
Intro and renewal prices shown separately. 10 plans tracked.
| Plan | Price | Renews at | CPU | RAM | Storage | |
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| Linux Virtual Dedicated Server pending verification | $68.00/mo | — | 3 vCPU | 24 GB | 450 GB NVMe SSD | View |
| Plan | Price | Renews at | CPU | RAM | Storage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Core Linux 8 pending verification | $104.00/mo | — | 8 vCPU | 16 GB | 1024 GB SSD | View |
| Metal Core Linux 12 pending verification | $162.00/mo | — | 12 vCPU | 32 GB | 2048 GB SSD | View |
| Metal Core Linux 16 pending verification | $194.00/mo | — | 16 vCPU | 64 GB | 2048 GB SSD | View |
| Metal Core Linux 20 pending verification | $240.00/mo | — | 20 vCPU | 96 GB | 2048 GB SSD | View |
| Metal Core Linux 28 pending verification | $364.00/mo | — | 28 vCPU | 128 GB | 2048 GB SSD | View |
A dash means we have not verified that value yet. Renewal prices are added as we confirm them with the provider. Some links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This does not affect our rankings. Full affiliate disclosure.
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Coupons & deals
4 active HostAfrica deals. Every one shows the date it was last verified.
Free website migration
Free SSL certificate on all web hosting plans
Free .africa domain with web hosting
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Frequently asked questions
Answers written by our editorial team.
What is HostAfrica's refund policy?
Official pages state a 30-day money-back guarantee on hosting plans.
Does HostAfrica publish renewal prices?
Only WordPress hosting plans show renewal prices; other plans show introductory monthly prices only.
Where are HostAfrica servers located?
Official pages indicate African-hosted servers; the n8n VPS page lists South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana as deployment locations.
What control panel is used on shared hosting?
The web hosting page specifies DirectAdmin; LiteSpeed reseller pages mention cPanel/WHM and managed VPS lists cPanel/DirectAdmin.