MWeb 🆚 Red Cactus - Mar, 2024

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MWeb (mweb.co.za) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2018.
Red Cactus (redcactus.co.za) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2019.

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mweb.co.za logo
Profile completion status:
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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
"About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs 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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👉 Total Reviews: 1
🙌 Average Rating: 1 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 0
👎 Bad Reviews: 1
👈 Official Responses: 0
1 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

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redcactus.co.za logo
Profile completion status:
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Note: Company descriptions is short. Recommended 1000 chars
Company address location is complete
Company phone/fax is added
"About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs 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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MWEB N1 City 100 Fairway Close, Parow
Cape Town, WC 7500
ZA

mweb.co.za
113 Blake Street Riviera
Pretoria, GT 0084
ZA

redcactus.co.za
📧 Emailbilling@m...support@r...
☎ Phone+27 11 575 0055, Fax: +27.113883425012 329 3171
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 24,407▲8,839 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 4,115▼-28 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in ZA 160
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 62/63🔗 Links 350,893
🏆 Alexa Rating 1,141,090▲315,515 (lower is better)
Alexa Rank in ZA 3,806
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 19/40🔗 Links 452,935
Languages en-US en-ZA
📄 InfoEstablished in 1997, Mweb is a division of Internet Solutions Digital (Pty). The company kept on growing over the years, launching products after products: ADSL, free WIFI connectivity, iBurst, LTE Rain, LTE Cell C. Today, beside these services, they also provide Fibre connectivity.

In terms of hosting services, they specialize in shared hosting and email hosting.

All shared hosting packages include addon domains, parked domains, subdomains. In unlimited amount, customers will find the [...]
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Our standard hosting package has all these great features… Unlimited traffic, unlimited emails and full control of your hosting account with an easy-to-use hosting panel. Disk space is limited to the various plans. We give you more of what you want: more speed, more support, more reliability and more expertise. And your customers get what they want: the fastest possible connection to your site. OUR SERVICES Graphic Design Drive-thru logos Custom Websites Template Websites Standard Hosting [...] Read full review
📡 Established19972000
🏁 Site speedAverage, load time 2.1 seconds 44% sites are slower
SEO Links count 1,736
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📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media

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mweb.co.za Iconmwebtweets
Started from: March, 2010
  • Tweets: 110,528
  • Followers: 25,947
  • Friends: 13,494
  • Last activity:

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redcactus.co.za IconRed Cactus
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MWeb Blog
  • Blog Posts: 0
  • Blog added on: Mar, 2018

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🔧 Shared Hosting - 3/6
💡 Plan NameLite [Linux]Starter [Linux]
💰 PriceZAR 75.00/mo. VAT 14% incZAR 49.00/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited3 GB SSD
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimitedunlimited
🆓 Free Domain01
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanelCPanel
🌏 Server LocationSouth AfricaSouth Africa
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Website Builder
Control Panel cPanel
Backup and restore
Addon/Parked Domains
Sub Domains
Redirects
Sites Allowed 1
INFO (mouse over)Unlimited Domains
Unlimited MySQL databases
Unlimited* Traffic/bandwidth
Free SSL Certificate
Unlimited Email Accounts
WordPress Installer
MySQL 5.7
Free* .co.za Domain
99.999% up-time*
SSD storage
📅 Date PlanMay 2021Feb 2021
💡 Plan NamePro [Linux]Entry [Linux]
💰 PriceZAR 105.00/mo. VAT 14% incZAR 99.00/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited8 GB SSD
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimitedunlimited
🆓 Free Domain01
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanelCPanel
🌏 Server LocationSouth AfricaSouth Africa
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansSame as previous plans
📅 Date PlanMay 2021Feb 2021
💡 Plan NameUltra [Linux]Personal [Linux]
💰 PriceZAR 159.00/mo. VAT 14% incZAR 169.00/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited20 GB SSD
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimitedunlimited
🆓 Free Domain11
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanelCPanel
🌏 Server LocationSouth AfricaSouth Africa
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)For those small businesses who need tech support 365 days a year, as well as additional mailboxes, databases & tools.

This package includes

*First month FREE
20 X 50MB mailboxes
FREE .co.za domain
3 Databases
FREE website self build tool

Upgrade options

As your website [...]
Same as previous plans
📅 Date PlanMay 2021Feb 2021
💡 Plan Name-Business [Linux]
💰 Price-ZAR 229.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-50 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
💡 Plan Name-Enterprise [Linux]
💰 Price-ZAR 449.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-100 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
💡 Plan Name-Bulk [Linux]
💰 Price-ZAR 860.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-200 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
🔧 Emails - 2/0
💡 Plan Name25GB Premium Mailbox [Linux]-
💰 PriceZAR 59.00/mo. VAT 14% inc-
💿 Disk Space25 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)25GB mailbox storage
Protection against spam and phishing attempts
Improved email support
Email access using any device and an email client

MWEB's Premium Mailbox gives you larger storage space, as well as added extras such as calendar, tasks and briefcase features.
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📅 Date PlanMay 2021-
💡 Plan Name50GB Premium Mailbox [Linux]-
💰 PriceZAR 75.00/mo. VAT 14% inc-
💿 Disk Space50 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationSouth Africa-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Improved email support
Protection against spam and phishing attempts
50GB mailbox storage
Email access using any device and an email client

MWEB's Premium Mailbox gives you larger storage space, as well as added extras such as calendar, tasks and briefcase features.
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📅 Date PlanMay 2021-
🔧 Reseller Hosting - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-SMALL [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-ZAR 199.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-10 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)All packages are white label, and resellers can structure them however they please.
Solid CP / MSP Control Panel
Unlimited MySQL / MS SQL databases
Optional White Label Client Support
Unlimited Mail
Unlimited user accounts
Unlimited Domains / Websites
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
💡 Plan Name-MEDIUM [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-ZAR 349.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-65 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
💡 Plan Name-LARGE [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-ZAR 549.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-110 GB
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
🔧 VPS - 0/5
💡 Plan Name-VPS Entry [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-ZAR 650.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-100 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
💪 CPU-2 vCPU
🔋 RAM-3 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-Hyper-V
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Free* .co.za Domain
Unlimited* Traffic
SSD performance
Fully managed Hyper-V
24/7 monitoring
Firewall

R119 / per month
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
💡 Plan Name-VPS Starter [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-ZAR 950.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-200 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
💪 CPU-4 vCPU
🔋 RAM-6 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-Hyper-V
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Free* .co.za Domain
Unlimited* Traffic
SSD performance
Fully managed Hyper-V
24/7 monitoring
Firewall

R259 / per month
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
💡 Plan Name-VPS Standard [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-ZAR 1,100.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-500 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
💪 CPU-6 vCPU
🔋 RAM-8 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Free* .co.za Domain
Unlimited* Traffic
SSD performance
Fully managed Hyper-V
24/7 monitoring
Firewall

R499 / per month
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
💡 Plan Name-VPS Premium [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-ZAR 1,300.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-750 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
💪 CPU-8 vCPU
🔋 RAM-10 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-Hyper-V
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Free* .co.za Domain
Unlimited* Traffic
SSD performance
Fully managed Hyper-V
24/7 monitoring
Firewall

R780/ per month
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
💡 Plan Name-VPS Enterprise [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-ZAR 1,800.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-1500 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
💪 CPU-16 vCPU
🔋 RAM-16 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-South Africa
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Free* .co.za Domain
Unlimited* Traffic
SSD performance
Fully managed Hyper-V
24/7 monitoring
Firewall

R1299 / per month
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2021
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
  • Linux/Windows
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Emails
  • Shared Hosting
  • Reseller Hosting
  • VPS
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Live Chat
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
Leeanne (liamleah1985@g...)
on 📆 Aug 20, 2020
poor service
😠 my fibre has run out i im having a problem connecting to buy a new voucher but do you think that i could get hold of anybody today, it is so frustrating as i called to their call centre twice and the calls just gets cut off after hanging on forever.

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