Which Hosting Plan is Right for Your Business?
Compare shared, VPS, dedicated, and cloud hosting to find the right fit for your Tanzania business.
Choosing the Right Hosting
Shared Hosting — TZS 7,000–35,000/month
Best for: Brochure websites, portfolios, small business sites, blogs, NGO/church websites.
Your website shares server resources with others. Low cost but not ideal for high-traffic sites (5,000+ daily visitors) or resource-intensive apps.
Includes: cPanel, free SSL, email hosting, one-click WordPress, daily backups.
VPS (Virtual Private Server) — TZS 27,800–119,000/month
Best for: E-commerce stores, web applications, developer environments, medium-traffic sites.
Dedicated slice of a physical server — guaranteed CPU and RAM with root access to install any software.
Dedicated Server — from TZS 59,500/month
Best for: High-traffic platforms, SaaS products, financial applications, hosting resellers.
An entire physical server exclusively for you. Maximum performance, security isolation, and configuration flexibility.
Cloud/Web Apps Hosting
Best for: Node.js, Next.js, React apps, APIs, modern web applications.
Containerised, scales automatically. No server management required — just deploy your code.
Quick Decision Guide
- New business website? → Shared Hosting (Swala or Sungura)
- Online store with M-Pesa? → Shared Faru or VPS 1 Core
- Custom web app / API? → Web Apps Hosting or VPS
- Agency hosting 10+ client sites? → Reseller Hosting or VPS
- Not sure? → Start with shared, upgrade anytime with no data loss
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