Audience · Africa
VPS hosting for users in South Africa
Ranking for South Africa
Sorted by fit, not by distance alone. “Est. ping” is a distance-based estimate from the biggest city in South Africa to the host’s nearest data center.
| # | Host | Nearest data center | Est. ping | From / mo | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | Tel AvivIL | 116 ms | $10 | 26 |
| 2 | xneelo | SamrandZA | 6 ms | $5.48 | 2 |
| 3 | UltaHost | JohannesburgZA | 5 ms | $5.52 | 29 |
| 4 | Google Cloud Compute Engine | JohannesburgZA | 5 ms | $6.11 | 41 |
| 5 | Gcore | JohannesburgZA | 5 ms | $10.01 | 28 |
| 6 | Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (B-series) | JohannesburgZA | 5 ms | $6.86 | 48 |
| 7 | Truehost Cloud | NairobiKE | 55 ms | $4.46 | 1 |
| 8 | Melbicom | LagosNG | 81 ms | $4.37 | 9 |
| 9 | Contabo | MumbaiIN | 124 ms | $6.16 | 10 |
| 10 | netcup | ViennaAT | 147 ms | $2.07 | 5 |
| 11 | Cloudzy | DubaiAE | 114 ms | $2.48 | 13 |
| 12 | Infomaniak | GenevaCH | 146 ms | $3.25 | 1 |
| 13 | ServerCheap | DallasUS | 254 ms | $3 | 1 |
| 14 | Time4VPS | VilniusLT | 158 ms | $3.35 | 1 |
| 15 | Hostinger VPS | MumbaiIN | 123 ms | $11.99 | 10 |
Ping ladder
The same top eight hosts, by estimated round trip. Orange bars are hosts we feature.
Closest hosts by raw distance
If only latency matters and price does not.
Data-center cities nearest to South Africa
- Johannesburg5 km · 4 hosts
- Samrand34 km · 1 host
- Cape Town1,258 km · 1 host
- Nairobi2,926 km · 1 host
- Lagos4,505 km · 1 host
- Djibouti4,510 km · 1 host
- Riyadh6,006 km · 1 host
- Doha6,258 km · 2 hosts
Neighbouring markets
Questions people ask
Which VPS is best for users in South Africa?
LikeVPS ranks first here on this index, with an estimated 116 ms to Tel Aviv. The ranking weighs distance (46 of 100 points), price, value per GB of RAM, features, reputation and published terms.
How far is the nearest VPS data center from South Africa?
Inside South Africa itself, in Johannesburg. Across all hosts, UltaHost gives the lowest estimate at 5 ms (Johannesburg).
What is the cheapest VPS I can serve South Africa from?
ConoHa VPS starts at $1.95 a month, with its nearest city Tokyo at about 235 ms. Under 60 ms, the cheapest is Truehost Cloud.