domains.co.za VM1, ZAR 179.00/mo. on Linux/Windows Cloud

VM1 has been discontinued on December 17, 2025 (added January 14, 2018), Aggregate Rating (9 out of 10 from 1 reviews)

💪 CPU/Cores :	1 Core Processor
🔋 RAM :	1000 MB
🔌 Hosted domains :	unlimited
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsWire Transfer
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp Desk
🌏 Server Locations :	South Africa
⚑ Targeting :	ZA

Original plan URL was https://www.domains.co.za/cloud-server-hosting

📜 Plan description

Instant Activation

All Cloud Servers Include
Super Fast SSD SAN
Free Monthly Backups
99.9% Uptime
No Contracts
IPv4/IPv6 Connectivity
Custom Firewall
Private Networking
Hardware Failover
Additional Options
cPanel Licence R230 p/m
CloudLinux Licence R220 p/m
Extra IP's R50 per IP p/m
Windows 2008/2012 R425 p/m
Extra RAM R75 per GB p/m
Traffic Overage R3 per/GB
Extra SSD Space R5 per GB p/m
Weekly Snapshots 20% of VM cost

Platform Features

Below is an overview of the platform features, these features are continually expanded on based on what our Registrars and Resellers are looking for.
Our domains solution will also offers .joburg, .durban and .capetown as well as numerous other new gTLD’s.
Super Fast SSD SAN

Our Cloud Hosting is done on a Super Fast, Self Healing SSD SAN. Ensuring that your Cloud Server has the best possible I/O performance for your applications and operating system.
Fast and Reliable

We only use the very best in SuperMicro hardware. All Hypervisors are configured with Dual Intel Xeon E5 Processors, 256 GB DDR3 RAM and Redundant Power Supplies.
Locally Hosted

Our servers are hosted locally in Johannesburg in a N+1 Data Center, on a Vender Neutral Network with multiple network providers for redundancy.
Instant Activation

When paying by Credit Card or PayFast Instant EFT, your Cloud Server will instantly be activated.
Complete Control

Take complete control of your Cloud Server with the ability to: Power On/Off, Reboot Server, Change Password, Change Hostname, Upgrade and instantly Reload your OS.
IPv6 Connectivity

Our entire infrastructure is native IPv6 and we offer full IPv6 connectivity on all our Cloud Servers with unlimited IPv6 addresses included as a default.
Free Monthly Snapshots

Get FREE monthly backup snapshots of your Cloud Server which can be used to restore your Cloud Server in the event of a failure or system error.
Private Networking

Interconnect your Cloud Server together on our secure Private Network which offers unmetered bandwidth
Full Root / Admin Access

You are provided with root or administrator access to your Cloud Server allowing you to take full control.
KVM Virtualization

KVM Virtualization is one of today's fastest-growing virtualization solutions and is designed to offer a high level of security and performance.
No Overselling

We have strict limits in place to ensure that No Overselling is done on our Cloud Infrastructure. This ensures that your Cloud Server will always receive the full resources it is allocated.
We are Not Resellers of Someone Else

Unlike some other providers, we own and manage our own IP Ranges (IPV4 & IPV6), Network Equipment, Server Infrastructure and Hardware and do not resell on rented hardware.

We offer High Performance, High Availability SSD Cloud Server Hosting

Our server hosting is geared towards Hosting Resellers, SME businesses and developers. To ensure total peace of mind, our SSD Cloud Servers come backed with efficient service and support from our dedicated teams as well as our 60 Day Money Back Guarantee. Our aim is to provide a high quality infrastructure with the highest level of performance and reliability in a Cloud Hosting Environment that you can offer to your customers, with a 99.99% guaranteed uptime.

📄 Editorial Review

Domains.co.za is a South African domain registrar and hosting provider aimed primarily at SMEs, entrepreneurs, and local businesses that want an affordable, professional online presence. They operate as a division of DiaMatrix, active since 2001, and positioned as one of Africa’s leading, ICANN-accredited registrars with more than two decades of operational experience.

The core of the business is domains plus a broad hosting stack. On the domain side, they cover hundreds of extensions, from .co.za and .africa to a wide range of gTLDs. Customers can register, transfer, bulk-order, and manage domains, use WHOIS search, and add WHOIS privacy. There is also an AI Domain Name Generator for brainstorming names and tools for bulk registrations and transfers, which make the platform attractive for agencies and resellers.

On the hosting side, their main shared product is cPanel Web Hosting, offered as SSD/NVMe-based packages with free domain registration on selected extensions, unlimited traffic, daily backups and free SSL certificates. These plans are clearly pitched at small to medium websites that need stable performance without managing servers. WordPress Hosting is a separate, optimized line built to "super-charge" WordPress and WooCommerce, combining local hosting with performance tweaks, unlimited traffic, free domain registration on certain tiers, and one-click installations.

Email-only hosting is an important standalone service: packages scale from a handful of mailboxes up to hundreds of accounts, all with NVMe storage, unlimited traffic, spam and antivirus filtering, IMAP/POP3, free SSL on mail, webmail access, free email migration and daily off-site backups via Acronis. For many small businesses this is a pragmatic way to get professional email on their own domain without full web hosting.

Higher up the stack, Linux and Windows VPS hosting is built on AMD EPYC CPUs, SuperMicro hardware and redundant NVMe RAID, with guaranteed resources, KVM virtualisation, dual-stack IPv4/IPv6, private 10 Gbps networking, and a 99.9% uptime SLA. Plans come with full root/admin access, free monthly backups (upgradeable to more frequent snapshots), and instant activation when paying via card or instant EFT.

There is also a Managed cPanel Hosting line where customers receive their own cPanel VM with dedicated CPU, RAM, storage and IP resources, while Domains.co.za’s team manages the OS, security hardening, updates, backups and monitoring. This is clearly aimed at agencies, developers, and growing businesses that have outgrown shared hosting but do not want to maintain a server.

Beyond core hosting, the portfolio includes a drag-and-drop Site Builder (with templates, SEO and security tools, payment gateway integrations and e-commerce options), a simple "Link in Bio" one-page site product, SSL certificates (Domain Validation and Organisation Validation) and antivirus solutions. For partners and larger resellers, they offer a white-label domain reseller platform, web hosting reseller packages on SSD/NVMe servers, and registrar/EPP integration services that allow ISPs and other providers to build their own branded offerings on top of Domains.co.za’s infrastructure.

Overall, Domains.co.za comes across as a vertically integrated registrar-plus-hosting provider with a strong local footprint in Johannesburg, a modern NVMe/EPYC platform, and a product range that scales from single-site bloggers to agencies and resellers.

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