xneelo

South Africa's largest host with local Cape Town data centers.

4.4 3,450 reviews | South Africa | Est. 1996 | 99.95% uptime | Shared, VPS, Dedicated, Managed
Plans from $4.50/mo 40% off with a code
Speed
4.3
Support
4.4
Value
4.5
Features
4.4
Reliability
4.5

The verdict

xneelo, formerly Hetzner South Africa, is the largest hosting provider on the African continent, running its own data centers in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It gives African audiences local latency, ZAR billing and support in local time zones.

Best for: South African businesses African-audience websites Local-first hosting

What you get

  • South African data centers
  • Local ZAR billing
  • Unlimited traffic on shared plans
  • Free SSL certificates
  • Konsoleh control panel
  • Local support team

Plans & pricing

Web Hosting
$4.50/mo
  • 1 Website
  • 5 GB Storage
  • Unlimited Traffic
Business
$11/mo
  • Multiple Websites
  • 30 GB Storage
  • Daily Backups
VPS Small
$22/mo
  • 2 vCPU
  • 4 GB RAM
  • Root Access

The trade-off

In its favour

  • Best-in-region latency for African visitors
  • Own data centers, not resold capacity
  • Long operating history since 1996

Worth knowing

  • Little value outside Africa
  • Custom panel instead of cPanel

Infrastructure & support

Support channels

  • Business hours phone
  • Ticket system
  • Email support
  • Community forum

Data centers

  • South Africa (Cape Town)
  • South Africa (Johannesburg)

Common questions

Is xneelo the same as Hetzner?

xneelo was formerly Hetzner South Africa and rebranded in 2017; it now operates independently of Hetzner Online in Germany.

Where are xneelo servers located?

In xneelo's own data centers in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.