Smartweb 🆚 webafrica.co.za - Mar, 2024

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Company descriptions is fine
Company address location is complete
Company phone/fax is added
Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added
Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are added
Products (plans) are added, but some are not updated from over 2 years
Note: Add a promotion or coupon

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"About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are missing
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👉 Total Reviews: 21
🙌 Average Rating: 2 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 2
👎 Bad Reviews: 19
👈 Official Responses: 0
2 / 10

21 user reviews
 
7 Bree Street
Cape Town, WC 8001
ZA

smartweb.co.za
webafrica.co.za
The Boulevard Office Park, Block E,
Cape Town, EC 7925
ZA

webafrica.co.za is inactive, but is redirected to 1-grid.com
webafrica.co.za
📧 Emailmail@s...info@w...
☎ Phone+27.866483181+27 (21) 464-9500, Fax: 021-413-1111
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 1,203,335▼-208,815 (lower is better)
Alexa Rank in ZA 1,925
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 23/33🔗 Links 914
🏆 Alexa Rating 77,854▲6,702 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 907▼-5 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in ZA 646
Languages en-ZAen
📄 InfoSmartweb is a South African web host and provider of affordable SSL certificates. Our web hosting boasts super fast SSD-powered servers for amazing speeds and reliability. With free site builder software, 1-click installs and expert 24/7 technical support, you'll be up and running in no time! We also offer SSL certificates at low prices from the world's largest certificate authorities, including Comodo, Geotrust, Thawte and RapidSSL. Give us a try today! You won't regret it. Read full reviewNEW 2019: On the hosting side, we just offered basic web hosting services. Now we have VPS, Website design & marketing and Website security. And during that period we have bought 10 other hosting businesses to beef us up. From 1st November, we are changing things to allow us to serve you better. All of our Hosting customers will be serviced under one of our existing brands, Gridhost. ---------- Web Africa, a multi-award-winning internet service provider (ISP) founded in 1997, has established [...] Read full review
📡 Established-1997
🏁 Site speedFast, load time 1.2 seconds 70% sites are slower
SEO Links count 19
Average, load time 2.4 seconds 35% sites are slower
SEO Links count 298
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media

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smartweb.co.za Iconsmartwebsa
Started from: February, 2013
  • Tweets: 71
  • Followers: 148
  • Friends: 127
  • Last activity:

https://twitter.com/webafrica
Started from: June, 2009
  • Tweets: 26,020
  • Followers: 11,458
  • Friends: 5,973
  • Last activity:

smartweb.co.za IconSmartweb
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  • Last activity:

https://www.facebook.com/webafrica/
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  • People talking about them:
  • Last activity:

-https://www.linkedin.com/company/web-africa/
  • Followers: 620
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 1997
  • Employee Count: 51-200
  • Industry: Internet

https://www.smartweb.co.za/blog/
  • Blog Posts: 12
  • First post from: Oct, 2013
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

https://www.webafrica.co.za/blog/
  • Blog Posts: 319
  • Blog added on: Feb, 2012
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

🔧 Shared Hosting - 3/3
💡 Plan NameValue [Linux]Standard [Linux]
💰 PriceZAR 59.00/mo.$ 2.90/mo.
💿 Disk Space2 GB SSD2 GB
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains1 
🆓 Free Domain0 
🔨 Control PanelCPanelCPanel
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Unlimited Email Accounts
cPanel Control Panel
Litespeed & CloudLinux
PHP Versions 5.6 & 7.x
Unlimited MySQL Databases
Daily Backups
POP3, IMAP & Webmail
Anti-Spam Filtering
Free & Instant Setup
Shell (SSH) Access
1-Click Install of +200 Apps
Unlimited Subdomains
99.9% Uptime [...]
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📅 Date PlanFeb 2021Dec 2016
💡 Plan NameStandard [Linux]Premium [Linux]
💰 PriceZAR 109.00/mo.$ 5.88/mo.
💿 Disk Space5 GB SSD5 GB
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains5 
🆓 Free Domain0 
🔨 Control PanelCPanelCPanel
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansN/A
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021Dec 2016
💡 Plan NameBusiness [Linux]Premium Plus [Linux]
💰 PriceZAR 219.00/mo.$ 14.82/mo.
💿 Disk Space20 GB SSDunlimited
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains10 
🆓 Free Domain1 
🔨 Control PanelCPanelCPanel
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansN/A
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021Dec 2016
🔧 Reseller Hosting - 4/0
💡 Plan NameSTARTER [Linux]-
💰 PriceZAR 229.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space5 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain1-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, WHM-
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Free SSL Certificates
Free Domain Name*
WHM / cPanel Control Panel
CloudLinux & LiteSpeed
POP3, IMAP & Webmail
MySQL 5.6
Malware Scanning
Anti-Spam Filtering
Free Website Builder
PHP Versions 5.x, 7.0 & 7.1
Shell (SSH) Access
1-Click Install of +200 Apps
99.9% Uptime Guarantee
24/7 [...]
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📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
💡 Plan NameSILVER [Linux]-
💰 PriceZAR 499.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space40 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain1-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, WHM-
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa-
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plans-
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
💡 Plan NameGOLD [Linux]-
💰 PriceZAR 699.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space60 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain1-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, WHM-
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa-
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plans-
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
💡 Plan NamePLATINUM [Linux]-
💰 PriceZAR 999.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space100 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain1-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, WHM-
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa-
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plans-
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
🔧 SSL Certificates - 3/0
💡 Plan NameComodo Wildcard SSL-
💰 PriceZAR 1,595.00/yr.-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Domain Validation
$10,000 Warranty
Issued in Minutes
Site Seal + Padlock
-
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
💡 Plan NameEV SSL-
💰 PriceZAR 2,299.00/yr.-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)1 Domain
256-bit Encryption
$1,000,000 Warranty
Issued in 1-5 Days
Site Seal + Padlock
Green Address Bar
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📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
💡 Plan NameTrueBusinessID Multi-Domain-
💰 PriceZAR 3,995.00/yr.-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)5 SAN Included (Up to 100)
Organisation Validation
$1,250,000 Warranty
Issued in 1-2 Days
Site Seal + Padlock
Secures MS Exchange
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📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
🔧 Website Builder - 3/0
💡 Plan NameSMALL-
💰 PriceZAR 95.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space2 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain1-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Free Domain Name*
Free Website Hosting
Free Email Accounts
100s of Templates
Responsive Design
Free SSL Certificate
Image Galleries
Google Analytics
SEO Tools Included
Social Media & Live Chat
Import Any Website
No Contracts or Hidden Costs
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📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
💡 Plan NameMEDIUM-
💰 PriceZAR 195.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space5 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain1-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa-
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plans-
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
💡 Plan NameLARGE-
💰 PriceZAR 295.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space20 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain1-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa-
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plans-
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021-
🔧 VPS - 0/5
💡 Plan Name-Starter [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 7.37/mo.
💿 Disk Space-10 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains- 
🆓 Free Domain- 
💪 CPU-1 core
🔋 RAM-1 GB
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-N/A
📅 Date Plan-Dec 2016
💡 Plan Name-Standard [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 22.26/mo.
💿 Disk Space-50 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains- 
🆓 Free Domain- 
💪 CPU-1 core
🔋 RAM-2 GB
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-N/A
📅 Date Plan-Dec 2016
💡 Plan Name-Premium [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 37.15/mo.
💿 Disk Space-100 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains- 
🆓 Free Domain- 
💪 CPU-2 cores
🔋 RAM-4 GB
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-N/A
📅 Date Plan-Dec 2016
💡 Plan Name-Premium Plus [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 52.04/mo.
💿 Disk Space-150 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains- 
🆓 Free Domain- 
💪 CPU-3 cores
🔋 RAM-6 GB
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-N/A
📅 Date Plan-Dec 2016
💡 Plan Name-Ultimate [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 74.38/mo.
💿 Disk Space-300 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains- 
🆓 Free Domain- 
💪 CPU-4 cores
🔋 RAM-8 GB
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-N/A
📅 Date Plan-Dec 2016
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Reseller Hosting
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
  • Website Builder
  • Shared Hosting
  • VPS
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
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-anonymous- (-no email-)
on 📆 May 30, 2020
😁 Due to power outages my modem to Fiber connection broke during lockdown. I ended up without internet and had to buy Afrihost . Could not get hold of anyone at Webafrica for days and lost all hope. And all of a sudden in the morning i received WA [...]

Chris (x.grp@i...)
on 📆 Jan 15, 2022
Not worth it
😠 Only support via whatsapp (very slow) & don't even bother to call the support line.You will just waist your money. Promised me the R1300pm for 3 months then Normal price afterwards.Never happened.Charge me full amount from the start.Late payment [...]

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