Introduction

Afrihost is a large hosting company and they are best known for helping lower broadband prices in South Africa by a huge margin. They recently introduced cloud based hosting services, making use of MTN’s data centres. Afrihost offers a wide variety of hosting packages, including both Linux and Windows based solutions.

Entry Level Shared Hosting

With some very competitive prices these packages are ideal for people who want to host a small website. Only one domain is allowed and the Bronze and Silver packages do not have MySQL databases. A free .co.za domain is included, making the Bronze Home a good choice for people who want to set up a small website for only R108 per year with no additional costs.

Linux Pro Level Shared Hosting

The Pro Level packages are for websites that require more storage space and databases. Unfortunately only one domain is allowed which is something to take into account. These packages also include CM4all SiteBuilder (Bronze and Silver uses a limited version) to create websites easily.

Windows Entry Level Shared Hosting

Like the Linux entry level packages, the Windows packages include a free .co.za domain. Microsoft Access Databases are included with all four choices with Silver Home including a MySQL database and Gold Home an MSSQL one. Platinum Home includes one of each.

Windows Pro Level Shared Hosting

Similar to the Linux Pro Hosting but at a much higher price point. The advantage being that ASP.net and PHP are supported.