Smart Web.com.ng Standard, NGN 9.000/yr. on Linux Shared

Standard has been updated on October 28, 2022 (added May 7, 2017), Aggregate Rating (1 out of 10 from 5 reviews)

🔌 Hosted domains :	5
🆓 free domains :	1
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsWire Transfer
🔨 Control Panel :	CPanel
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
🌏 Server Locations :	Nigeria
⚑ Targeting :	NG

See also initial Standard plan location on their website!

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Smartweb Nigeria Limited is a Nigerian web hosting, domain registration, cloud infrastructure, email, and digital-services provider founded in 2004 by Murtala Muhammad Abdullahi. The company operates from offices in Abuja and Jos and has built a strong local presence around Nigerian domain names, business hosting, reseller services, managed infrastructure, and support for small and medium-sized organizations.

Smartweb became a NiRA-accredited registrar in 2013, which makes the company particularly relevant for customers registering or managing .ng, .com.ng, and other Nigerian domain extensions. Founder Murtala Muhammad Abdullahi joined the Nigeria Internet Registration Association in 2011, was elected to its board in 2018, and later served as a NiRA vice president. Smartweb also received NiRA’s Best Local Hosting Company award for 2022.

The company has handled more than 150,000 domain registrations, 100,000 hosted websites, and 90,000 customers. Its service portfolio is extensive and covers the needs of individuals, developers, agencies, hosting resellers, small businesses, and larger organizations.

Domain services include new registrations, transfers, renewals, premium-domain acquisition, DNS management, and reseller access to more than 1,200 extensions. The domain reseller API integrates with WHMCS and Blesta, allowing agencies and hosting businesses to automate domain searches, registrations, transfers, renewals, and customer billing.

Free DNS management supports standard record types such as A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, PTR, SOA, DNAME, and AFSDB. This gives customers direct control over website routing, email delivery, verification records, subdomains, and other DNS functions.

Linux cPanel hosting is the company’s conventional shared-hosting service. Packages include cPanel, SSL certificates, email accounts, MySQL databases, an application installer, jailed SSH access, two-factor authentication, and support for multiple websites on the larger plans. WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and other popular applications can be installed through the included software installer.

Linux hosting ranges from entry-level packages with a few gigabytes of storage to larger plans with considerably higher or unmetered allocations. Certain resource limits differ between the main hosting tables and the final checkout configuration, so customers should rely on the completed order summary when comparing storage, bandwidth, website, database, and email allowances.

DirectAdmin hosting provides a more affordable Linux hosting alternative. It includes website management, email, databases, SSL certificates, and application installation, with administration handled through DirectAdmin instead of cPanel.

Reseller hosting is available through either WHM/cPanel or DirectAdmin. cPanel reseller packages generally provide around 30 GB to 150 GB of storage and approximately 250 GB to 1 TB of bandwidth. DirectAdmin reseller packages offer similar resource levels at lower starting prices.

Resellers can create individual hosting accounts, define their own packages, and manage customers through the chosen control panel. Smartweb provides technical assistance for the reseller account, while the reseller remains responsible for supporting their own customers.

Free reseller migration normally covers up to 50 accounts, with each transferred account expected to remain below approximately 4 GB. Larger accounts, additional migrations, or transfers requiring extensive manual work may involve extra charges.

Windows hosting supports ASP.NET applications, Microsoft SQL Server databases, business email, and multiple hosted domains, depending on the selected package. Management is provided through Plesk. The range extends from smaller single-site accounts to larger packages with approximately 60 GB of storage and support for as many as 15 websites.

Managed cloud hosting combines cPanel with allocated processing power, memory, monitoring, migration assistance, SSL, DNS, email, and generous storage and transfer allowances. The main configurations provide 2, 4, or 6 CPU cores with 2 GB, 4 GB, or 6 GB RAM.

Cloud data is stored through a Ceph 3N architecture, which maintains three copies of customer data and provides self-healing storage functionality. Additional RAM, CPU cores, and dedicated IP addresses can be added when more capacity is required.

Monthly visitor allowances vary between some package tables and checkout configurations. High-traffic customers should confirm the applicable monthly-visitor limit, processor allocation, and scaling cost before ordering.

Managed WordPress hosting is intended for customers who want automatic updates, migration support, WP-CLI, Git access, SSL, email, database optimization, and a managed cloud environment. Packages support between one and five WordPress websites, with monthly visitor capacities extending from approximately 25,000 to 500,000.

Linux VPS hosting includes virtual servers with root access, one IPv4 address, SSD storage, and defined monthly traffic allowances. Entry configurations begin with approximately 2 GB RAM and 40 GB storage, while the broader KVM range includes substantially larger virtual servers.

Backups are not included with standard VPS configurations, and commercial control-panel licenses may need to be purchased separately. Customers are responsible for server administration unless a managed service is included in the selected configuration.

Windows VPS hosting is also available, with configurations ranging from approximately 2 GB to 20 GB RAM in the main package range. Customers receive administrative access and can select Windows-oriented management options. Some configurations still use older Plesk version references, so the current control-panel release should be confirmed during ordering.

Dedicated servers can be deployed in Arizona, United States; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Lagos, Nigeria. Standard configurations include approximately 64 GB to 128 GB RAM, RAID storage, substantial outbound-transfer allowances, and Linux or Windows operating-system choices.

Hardware and pricing combinations vary between server packages and checkout configurations. Several older operating systems also remain among the configuration examples, including CentOS 6, CentOS 7, Ubuntu 16.04, CloudLinux 6/7, and Windows Server 2012 R2. A current quotation should include the exact processor, RAM, storage layout, RAID level, operating system, bandwidth allocation, IP allowance, provisioning period, and management level.

The higher-priced Platinum Server category is intended for enterprise, government, and corporate projects requiring customized Linux, Windows, cloud, clustering, or load-balancing architecture. These packages are tailored infrastructure contracts rather than ordinary single-server rentals.

Smartweb also provides several business email services. Business Email includes 5 GB per mailbox, webmail, mobile synchronization, contacts, and calendar functionality. Enterprise Email provides 25 GB mailboxes, 5 GB file storage, antivirus protection, and collaboration tools.

Professional Open-Xchange packages add shared calendars, cloud storage, document editing, and office-style collaboration. Incoming and outgoing spam filtering can be purchased separately, while email archiving is available for organizations requiring longer message-retention periods.

Google Workspace licenses are also available. Some package names still use the former "G Suite" branding and older storage terminology, so the current Google storage allocation, application access, user licensing, and renewal conditions should be confirmed before payment.

Security and auxiliary products include SSL certificates, website scanning, malware removal, off-site backup services, WHMCS licenses, cPanel licenses, SEO tools, and website-builder packages.

SSL options include certificates from Certum, Comodo/Sectigo, RapidSSL, GeoTrust, and DigiCert, depending on the selected ordering route.

SiteLock packages range from basic daily scanning to malware repair, web application firewall protection, and CDN functionality. CodeGuard adds daily off-site backups, change monitoring, one-click restoration, and WordPress update tools.

Smartweb also provides data-protection compliance services, staff training, DPO assistance, and fixed wireless internet packages for residential, business, and enterprise customers. Web design and hosting-business startup services also form part of the broader catalog, although some sections remain limited or under development.

The company’s main website has a legacy, information-dense design with long comparison tables, repeated package entries, older footer dates, and occasional differences between product summaries and checkout. Navigation is less convenient on small screens than a modern responsive hosting catalog. The WHMCS customer portal is cleaner and better suited to ordering, billing, domain administration, account management, and technical support.

The main website is in English. The customer portal supports Arabic, Azerbaijani, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Persian, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Ukrainian.

Products can be displayed in Nigerian naira or U.S. dollars.

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