SA Webhosts PLATINUM, $ 5.76/mo. on Linux/Windows Shared

PLATINUM has been updated on January 28, 2020 (added December 1, 2018)

🔌 Hosted domains :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsWire Transfer
🔨 Control Panel :	CPanel
✍️ Support Options :	EmailPhone / Toll-Free
🌏 Server Locations :	South Africa United Kingdom
⚑ Targeting :	ZA

See also initial PLATINUM plan location on their website!

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

SA Webhosts is a South African web hosting and digital-services provider founded by Johann Joubert in 2009. The business was formally incorporated as Simply Awesome Webhosting CC on June 24, 2011. Its origins are connected to Joubert’s earlier involvement with a South African accommodation platform created around the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where the need for affordable hosting, straightforward website creation and locally accessible payment options became apparent.

The company primarily serves individuals, start-ups, small businesses and organizations looking for South African hosting with prices displayed in rand. Its service portfolio includes shared hosting, Linux VPS, domain registration, domain transfers, email hosting, website development, e-commerce development, logo design, brand identity and printed business materials.

Shared hosting is divided into Silver, Gold, Platinum Plus and Multi Domain packages. Silver is intended for a small informational website and includes 1 GB of storage, five email accounts, one MySQL database and an SSL certificate. Gold raises the allocation to 5 GB of storage, ten email accounts and five MySQL databases while retaining SSL support.

Platinum Plus is the most balanced package for a conventional business website. It includes a free .co.za domain, SSL, unlimited mailboxes, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited web space and unlimited MySQL databases. As with most hosting services using unlimited terminology, resource use remains governed by normal server limits and fair-use conditions rather than providing unrestricted access to hardware capacity.

Multi Domain Hosting is designed for customers managing several separate websites. It supports up to five domains and includes 20 GB of storage, unlimited mailboxes, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited MySQL databases, SSL and one free .co.za domain.

The shared hosting environment supports popular content-management and e-commerce applications, including WordPress and Joomla. A browser-based website builder with more than 300 templates is also available, giving beginners a relatively easy way to create a business website without working directly with code.

Linux VPS hosting is available in three main configurations. VPS Linux S includes one virtual CPU, 1 GB of RAM, 20 GB of SSD storage, one static IP address and 500 GB of bandwidth. VPS Linux L increases the resources to three virtual CPUs, 4 GB of RAM, 150 GB of SSD storage, one static IP address and 1,500 GB of bandwidth. VPS Linux XL includes four virtual CPUs, 6 GB of RAM, 250 GB of SSD storage, one static IP address and 2,000 GB of bandwidth.

The VPS packages are suitable for development environments, private applications, small business systems and websites that require more control than ordinary shared hosting. The published VPS specifications do not include enough technical detail about virtualization, backup frequency, server management, operating-system templates or administrative software, so these aspects should be confirmed before placing an important production workload on the platform.

Windows VPS packages were previously associated with the company, but the current VPS range is centered on Linux. Dedicated servers, reseller hosting and colocation are not part of the active public product catalog.

Domain registration and transfer services complement the hosting packages. South African and international domain extensions are available, while selected shared hosting plans include a free .co.za registration. The client portal supports billing in South African rand and US dollars and includes multiple interface-language choices through the account-management system. The main company website remains focused on English-speaking customers.

Website development and design services cover corporate sites, online shops, logo creation, brand identity and printed business materials. These are project-based services rather than standardized packages with fixed technical allocations, making them more suitable for customers who prefer one provider to handle both hosting and the initial website build.