Host Africa is one of the best web hosting companies in Kenya. It provides hosting solutions for small, medium and high traffic websites. Below we provide details about the company’s hosting packages, pricing, payment options and contacts—generally everything you need to know about the company.
Host Africa payment options
Host Africa allows you to pay through Cash, Cheque Deposits and EFTs.You can also pay through PayPal and MPESA Paybill Number.
Host Africa’s MPESA Paybill number is 890500
How to pay via MPESA
- Paybill Number
- Go to MPESA
- Select Lipa Na MPESA
- Select Paybill
- Enter Business Number(890500)
- Enter Account Number(Your Invoice Number)
- Enter amount you wish to pay
- Enter MPESA Pin and send
You will receive a message from Host Africa that the money has been received
Other payment options
Cash, Cheque Deposits and EFTs
Standard Chartered Bank
Account Name: EACdirectory Limited
Account Number (USD) 8702027541300
or
Account Number (KES) 0102027541300
Bank Address: P.O.BOX 18081
Postal Code: 00500
Bank Code: 02
Branch Code: 053
Bank Tel: +254 20 699 5000
Sameer Business | Park Block E
Mombasa Road, Nairobi
Swift Code: SCBLKENXXXX
NB: There are extra charges of KSh 1,200 if you make a payment through EFT.
Please send the proof of payment through to [email protected]
Host Africa does not accept LPOs
DPO & Paypal
During checkout, select either DPO or Paypal and make a payment using your VISA or Mastercard through the secure payment gateway.
To select your hosting package,click here to visit Host Africa website
Host Africa Kenya web hosting plans and pricing
Host Africa offers all types of hosting, starting from Shared Hosting,Reseller to Dedicated Server Hosting. You select the type of hosting depending on the size of your website.
Main features of the hosting
- Free SSL certificate
- Cancel anytime
- Free migrations
- Fast & expert support
- Free .co.ke domain name
- Locally hosted
- One-click installs
- PHP 4.4 5.x 7.x 8.x
- Outgoing mail protection
- Incredibly secure
- Fast SSD servers
- NodeJS on request
- Incremental Acronis backups
- Unlimited traffic
- 30-day money-back
- 99.9% uptime guarantee
Shared Web Hosting plans & Pricing
Starter(Ksh420 per month)
Features
- 20GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 2 Domains For two websites
- 25 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 5 Subdomains 5 Subdomains
- 5 MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
- 1 FTP Account Account access
Basic(Ksh 630 per month)
Features
- 40GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 5 Domains For five websites
- 100 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 100 Subdomains 100 Subdomains
- 50 MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
- 1 FTP Account Account access
Power(Ksh 945 per month)
Features
- 100GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 10 Domains For ten websites
- Unlimited Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 500 Subdomains 500 Subdomains
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
- 5 FTP Accounts Create custom accounts
Business(Ksh 1,399 per month)
Features
- 200GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 20 Domains For twenty websites
- Unlimited Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 1000 Subdomains 1000 Subdomains
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
- 10 FTP Accounts Create custom accounts
The plans are ideal for small and medium sites.If you want to host a new website,select starter plan.To select one of the plans,follow this link to visit the website
Host Africa WordPress Hosting plans and Pricing
In case you own a WordPress site, Host Africa is the right place to host it.Below are the features of their WordPress Hosting:
Starter(Ksh560 per month)
Features
- 20GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 1 Domain One website
- 100 Subdomains 100 Subdomains
- 25 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 1 FTP Account Account access
- 5 MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
Basic(Ksh 840 per month)
Features
- 40GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 2 Domains 1 Add-on Domain
- 100 Subdomains 100 Subdomains
- 25 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 1 FTP Account Account access
- 50 MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
Power(Ksh1,190 per month)
Features
- 100GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 3 Domains 2 Add-on Domains
- 500 Subdomains 500 Subdomains
- Unlimited Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 5 FTP Accounts Create custom accounts
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
Business(Ksh 1,960 per month)
Features
- 200GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 5 Domains 4 Add-on Domains
- 1000 Subdomains 1000 Subdomains
- Unlimited Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 10 FTP Accounts Create custom accounts
- Unlimited MySQL Databases
To select your plan,click here to visit Host Africa website
Host Africa Reseller Web Hosting
This type of hosting is ideal for individuals with many websites or web design companies. Once you compete designing a website, you can opt to host it for your client.
Here are the plans and pricing for this type of hosting:
Reseller Starter (Ksh 1,150 per month)
Features
- 80GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 20 cPanel Accounts Upgradable
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- Unlimited email addresses Unlimited email addresses
Reseller Basic(Ksh 2,500 per month)
Features
- 200GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 50 cPanel Accounts Upgradable
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- Unlimited email addresses Unlimited email addresses
Reseller Power (Ksh 4,400 per month)
Features
- 400GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 75 cPanel Accounts Upgradable
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- Unlimited email addresses Unlimited email addresses
Reseller Expert (Ksh 5,500 per month)
Features
- 600GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 100 cPanel Accounts Upgradable
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- Unlimited email addresses Unlimited email addresses
To select one of the plans,visit Host Africa website here
VPS Reseller hosting packages
VPS Reseller Discount
Monthly Spend5%
Under KSh37,50010%
KSh37,500 – KSh112,50015%
KSh112,500 – KSh300,00020%
Over KSh300,000
V1 Server(Ksh 688 per month)—-1CPU vCore,1GB RAM,20GB SSD Storage
V2 Server(Ksh1,160 per month)—-1CPU vCore,2GB RAM,50GB SSD Storage
V3 Server(Ksh1,632 per month)—-2CPU vCore,2GB RAM,80GB SSD Storage
V4 Server(Ksh2,320 per month)—-2CPU vCore,4GB RAM,100GB SSD Storage
V5 Server(Ksh4,640 per month)—-4CPU vCore,8GB RAM,200GB SSD Storage
V6 Server(Ksh6,960 per month)—–6CPU vCore,12GB RAM,300GB SSD Storage
V7 Server(Ksh9,280 per month)—–8CPU vCore,16GB RAM,400GB SSD Storage
V7 Server(Ksh15,520 per month)—–12CPU vCore,32GB RAM,500GB SSD Storage
LiteSpeed reseller plans ,packages & pricing
LS Reseller Starter(Ksh 1,550 per month)
Features
- 80GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 20 cPanel Accounts Upgradable
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin Access
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- Unlimited Email Addresses Unlimited Email Addresses
- Includes LS Cache Includes CDN Access
LS Reseller Basic(Ksh 3,300 per month)
Features
- 200GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 50 cPanel Accounts Upgradable
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin Access
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- Unlimited Email Addresses Unlimited Email Addresses
- Includes LS Cache Includes CDN Access
LS Reseller Power(Ksh 6,600 per month)
Features
- 400GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 75 cPanel Accounts Upgradable
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin Access
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- Unlimited Email Addresses Unlimited Email Addresses
- Includes LS Cache Includes CDN Access
LS Reseller Expert(Ksh 8,250 per month)
Features
- 600GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 100 cPanel Accounts Upgradable
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin Access
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- Unlimited Email Addresses Unlimited Email Addresses
- Includes LS Cache Includes CDN Access
Domain reseller pricing
You can also purchase a domain from Host Africa. The pricing is as follows:
To buy .co.ke domain, you pay Ksh 900.The price for .com domain is Ksh 1,600.Below is a table showing the prices of all the reseller domains:
Domain transfer from another hosting to Host Africa
To transfer a domain from another hosting provider to Host Africa,follow this link
The transfer is free.
Host Africa Dedicated Servers plans and pricing
Dedicated Servers serve high traffic websites. There are 4 main categories of dedicated servers which are priced as follows:
D0 Server(Ksh 10,400 per month)
Features
- Intel Xeon E3-1240 4 cores 8 threads
- 1TB Crucial SSD 2x 500GB SSD
- 16GB ECC RAM Upgradable to 64GB
- Unlimited Traffic Fair use policy applies
- Software RAID Protect against drive failure
- Hotswap SSD & PSU Replacement without downtime
- Dual Power Supply Extra power
- IPMI & RMI Access Full root access
- 1Gbit/s Network 10x faster network
D1 Server(Ksh 14,250 per month)
Features
- Intel Xeon E-2234 4 cores 8 threads
- 1TB Micron Pro SSD 2x 500GB SSD
- 16GB ECC RAM Upgradable to 128GB
- Unlimited Traffic Fair use policy applies
- Software RAID Protect against drive failure
- Hotswap SSD & PSU Replacement without downtime
- Dual Power Supply Extra power
- IPMI & RMI Access Full root access
- 1Gbit/s Network 10x faster network
D2 Server(Ksh 18,700 per month)
Features
- Intel Xeon E5-2620 8 cores 16 threads
- 1TB Micron Pro SSD 2x 500GB SSD
- 32GB ECC RAM Upgradable to 128GB
- Unlimited Traffic Fair use policy applies
- Hardware RAID Protect against drive failure
- Hotswap SSD & PSU Replacement without downtime
- Dual Power Supply Extra power
- IPMI & RMI Access Full root access
- 1Gbit/s Network 10x faster network
D3 Server(Ksh26,000 per month)
Features
- Intel Xeon E5-2680 10 cores 20 threads
- 1TB Micron Pro SSD 2x 500GB SSD
- 64GB ECC RAM Upgradable to 256GB
- Unlimited Traffic Fair use policy applies
- Hardware RAID Protect against drive failure
- Hotswap SSD & PSU Replacement without downtime
- Dual Power Supply Extra power
- IPMI & RMI Access Full root access
- 1Gbit/s Network 10x faster network
To select one of the plans,click here to visit Host Africa website
Host Africa Windows Cloud Servers plans and pricing
W1 Server (RSA)(Ksh 3,800 per month)
Features
- Upgradable
- 4GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 100GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Windows Server 2012-2022 2012/2016/2019/2022
W2 Server (RSA)(Ksh 7,600 per month)
Features
- 4 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 8GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 200GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Windows Server 2012-2022 2012/2016/2019/2022
W3 Server (RSA)(Ksh 11,400 per month)
Features
- 6 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 12GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 300GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Windows Server 2012-2022 2012/2016/2019/2022
W4 Server (RSA)(Ksh 15,200 per month)
Features
- 8 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 16GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 400GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Windows Server 2012-2022 2012/2016/2019/2022
W5 Server (RSA)(Ksh 26,000 per month)
Features
- 12 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 32GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 500GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Windows Server 2012-2022 2012/2016/2019/2022
W6 Server (RSA)(Ksh44,000 per month)
Features
- 16 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 64GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 500GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Windows Server 2012-2022 2012/2016/2019/2022
Linux virtual server plans & prices
V1 Server(Ksh 860 per month)
Features
- 1 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 1GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 20GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
V2 Server(Ksh1,450 per month)
Features
- 1 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 2GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 50GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
V3 Server(Ksh2,040 per month)
Features
- Upgradable
- 2GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 80GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
V4 Server(Ksh2,900 per month)
Features
- 2 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 4GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 100GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
V5 Server(Ksh 5,800 per month)
Features
- 4 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 8GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 200GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
V6 Server (Ksh 8,700 per month)
Features
- 6 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 12GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 300GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
V7 Server(Ksh 11,600 per month)
Features
- 8 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 16GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 400GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
V8 Server(Ksh 19,400 per month)
Features
- 12 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 32GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 500GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
V9 Server(Ksh 32,000 per month)
Features
- 16 CPU vCore Upgradable
- 64GB ECC RAM Upgradable
- 500GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Traffic Unlimited Traffic
- 1 Static IPv4 address 1 Static IPv4 address
- Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS
Email hosting prices and packages
You would also like to host emails at Host Africa. Below are the available packages:
Starter(Ksh350 per month)
Features
- 1 Free .co.ke Domain Renewed at normal price
- 10GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 5 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- Webmail Access cPanel access
- POP3, IMAP, SMTP SSL/TLS Encryption
- Daily Backups Incremental backups
Basic(Ksh 560 per month)
Features
- 1 Free .co.ke Domain Renewed at normal price
- 20GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 20 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- Webmail Access cPanel access
- POP3, IMAP, SMTP SSL/TLS Encryption
- Daily Backups Incremental backups
Power(Ksh 770 per month)
Features
- 1 Free .co.ke Domain Renewed at normal price
- 40GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- 50 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- Webmail Access cPanel access
- POP3, IMAP, SMTP SSL/TLS Encryption
- Daily Backups Incremental backups
Business (Ksh 1,120 per month)
Features
- 1 Free .co.ke Domain Renewed at normal price
- 80GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Unlimited Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- Webmail Access cPanel access
- POP3, IMAP, SMTP SSL/TLS Encryption
- Daily Backups Incremental backups
To start hosting your site and emails, follow this link
PrestaShop hosting plans and pricing
Starter(Ksh 560 per month)
Features
- 20GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 1 Domain One website
- 100 Subdomains 100 Subdomains
- 25 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 1 FTP Account Account access
- 5 MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
Basic(Ksh 840 per month)
Features
- 40GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 2 Domains 1 Add-on Domain
- 100 Subdomains 100 Subdomains
- 25 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 1 FTP Account Account access
- 50 MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
Power(Ksh 1,190 per month)
Features
- 100GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 3 Domains 2 Add-on Domains
- 500 Subdomains 500 Subdomains
- Unlimited Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 5 FTP Accounts Create custom accounts
- Unlimited MySQL Databases
Business(Ksh 1,960 per month
Features
- 200GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 5 Domains 4 Add-on Domains
- 1000 Subdomains 1000 Subdomains
- Unlimited Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- 10 FTP Accounts Create custom accounts
- Unlimited MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin access
Cloud backup pricing
Free
Features
- 20GB SSD Storage Cloud storage
- All Features Standard features only
- Backup Any Device Server, desktop or mobile
- Flexible Configuration Setup schedules and more
XS Plan(Ksh 1,365 per month)
Features
- 50GB SSD Storage Cloud storage
- All Features Standard features only
- Backup Any Device Server, desktop or mobile
- Flexible Configuration Setup schedules and more
S Plan(Ksh 1,965 per month)
Features
- 100GB SSD Storage Cloud storage
- All Features Standard features only
- Backup Any Device Server, desktop or mobile
- Flexible Configuration Setup schedules and more
SSL CERTICIATES PLANS AND PRICING
SSL Certificates are meant to secure a site. There are many plans offered by Host Africa.
PositiveSSL(Ksh 2,000 per year)
Features
- Issued in Minutes No verification needed
- Single Domain No sub-domains
- DV Certificate Domain validation
Sectigo SSL(Ksh 10,000 per year
Features
- Issued in 1-5 Days Identity verification
- Single Domain No sub-domains
- DV Certificate Domain validation
Positive Wildcard(Ksh 15,000 per year
Features
- Issued in Minutes No verification required
- Single Domain Wildcard Covers sub-domains as well
- DV Certificate Domain validation
Sectigo Wildcard(Ksh 18,000 per year)
Features
- Issued in 1-3 Days Identity verification
- Single Domain Wildcard Covers sub-domains as well
- DV Certificate Domain validation
Sectigo EV(Ksh20,000 per year)
Features
- Issued in 1-5 Days Identity verification
- Single Domain No sub-domains
- EV Certificate Extended validation
Website builder plans and pricing
Website Builder Starter(Ksh 490 per month)
Features
- 8GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 1 Domain For one website
- 25 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- Limited Plugins & Templates Upgrade for unlimited plugins & templates
- Free SEO Tools Optimise your site for search
Website Builder Pro(Ksh840 per month)
Features
- 20GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 2 Domains For two websites
- 100 Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- Unlimited Plugins & Templates Access to all plugins & templates
- Free SEO & Ecommerce Tools Optimise your site for search & sales
Website Builder Pro Plus(Ksh 1,540 per month)
Features
- 80GB SSD Storage Upgradable
- Host 6 Domains For six websites
- Unlimited Email Accounts Custom email addresses
- Unlimited Plugins & Templates Access to all plugins & templates
- Free SEO & Ecommerce Tools Optimise your site for search & sales
Domain prices
Domain prices vary based on the type of extension you want. For .co.ke ,you will buy Ksh 1.300. To know prices of other domain extensions,follow this link
Host Africa additional pricing
Existing clients
cPanel Migrations
- KSh400 per cPanel (from cpmove file)
Manual Migrations
- KSh2000 per hosting account from other control panels.
- Limits: Up to 200GB, 3 Databases (3GB max per DB)
- 10 email accounts synced
- Any excessive size resources to migrate will be quoted separately
New clients
cPanel Migrations
- Free (one domain per hosting account no splitting to add-on domains)
Manual Migrations
- KSh2000 per hosting account from other control panels.
- Limits: 1 Domain’s hosted content/website, and
- 3 databases who’s total size is less than 1GB, and
- up to 5 email addresses, who’s total stored and migrated information is less than 5GB.
- For accounts that exceed these limits an admin fee may apply.
Other services
Sysadmin – Ad-hoc
- KSh3500 per allocated 30 minute slot
Mail Sync
- From external host: KSh400 per email account
Outgoing Mail Filtering (Spam Experts)
- Applies to managed services only – KSh750/month
SSL Installation
- SSL Certificate Installation – KSh1600
Softaculous
- KSh400 per month
Domain WHOIS privacy / ID protection
- Free for selected extensions
VPS Restoration (Terminated Accounts)
- KSh1,500 per VPS
VLAN
- VPS: KSh1,500 per Cluster
(a single fees covers multiple VPS’s within the same cluster, contact sales for further information) - Dedicated Servers: KSh1,500 per dedicated server added to the VLAN
VPS Disk Image
- Supplying a VPS disk image for download – KSh1,600
(Download available for 24 hours)
cPanel Account Restoration (Terminated Accounts)
Notwithstanding unsettled service invoices or restoration fees, the following costs apply:
- Per cPanel account : KSh1,500
- Per Reseller WHM account : KSh3,000
cPanel / WHM Account Move
- Moving a cPanel/WHM account to another server or node – KSh1,600
Host Africa Kenya Contact details
Host Africa Kenya has not provided their mobile contact details.To contact them,visit their website via this link
