Across 978 independent reviews — 4.3 on Trustpilot from 570 reviews, and 4.2 on Google from 408 reviews.
What customers mention most: our support team, how quickly issues get resolved, and getting a real person on live chat.
NVMe SSD speed, free SSL, free website design and expert local support — from R34.50/mo when billed annually.
Chat to our SA team — we'll match you to the right plan in under 2 minutes. No pushy sales, just honest advice.
Powered by our technology and over a decade of South African hosting experience.
Every second of load time costs you visitors. Your website loads quickly and stays responsive, even during traffic spikes — powered by LiteSpeed caching and NVMe storage working together behind the scenes, so your customers stay and convert.
Every Hostking plan includes free SSL, automatic malware scanning, DDoS protection and daily backups — protecting your site and your customers at no extra cost.
If your SA business doesn't have a professional website, you're losing customers every day. A Facebook page is not enough. That's why we design a free 1-page website for all new Starter plan customers.
Start on Starter from R64.50/mo and our South African team designs and builds your website free. Already have a site? We’ll move it across at no cost, with no downtime.
Have questions about website hosting? We've got answers.
Website hosting is a service that stores your website’s files on a server so anyone can reach them on the internet. Hostking hosts South African websites on NVMe SSD servers with free SSL, business email and daily backups included on every plan, from R34.50/mo billed annually.
Choose the Starter plan (R64.50/mo billed annually) or above and our South African team designs and builds a professional one-page website for your primary domain at no cost. There are no agency fees and no design contract — you pay for hosting, and the website is included.
Yes. Migration is free on every shared hosting plan. Our team moves your files, databases and email, and we plan each migration to avoid downtime. There is no charge and no setup fee.
The first-year price is a promotional rate for paying annually up front. The renewal is our standard catalogue price, and we print it on every plan card rather than hiding it in the terms — so Launch renews at R69/mo, Starter at R129/mo and Premium at R259/mo. No surprises in year two.
Yes. Eligible shared hosting plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee as set out in our terms of service. If it is not right for you, tell us within 30 days and we will refund you. VPS plans are excluded.
Yes. Monthly billing is available on all shared hosting plans at the standard rate. Annual billing works out roughly half the monthly price for the first year, which is why we show it first.
Our South African team is available on live chat and support tickets from 7am to 10pm on weekdays, and 8am to 10pm on weekends. Start a live chat from any page and you will usually have an answer in a few minutes, or email support@hostking.host and we will come back to you.
No. There are no setup fees on any plan, no charge for migrating your existing website, and no long-term contract. You can upgrade at any time without downtime and only pay the difference for the remainder of your term.
Hostking offers shared web hosting, WordPress hosting, cPanel hosting, Windows and ASP.NET hosting, VPS hosting and reseller hosting — each suited to different needs, from a first website to running your own hosting business.
