There are over 20 web hosting companies in Kenya, but not all of them are the best. Over the past 7 years I have heard nasty stories involving web hosting companies and their clients. One client narrated how the company exposed him to the government…it revealed his identity despite paying for privacy. The blogger was eventually arrested and charged for writing bad about the government.
When looking for good web hosting companies, there are important factors to consider.
Malware attack
There is nothing as bad as hosting your site with a vulnerable company and later hear that your site has been attacked by malware.I know three or four web hosting companies in Kenya that are highly vulnerable to virus attack and those strong enough to prevent the online vice.
When looking for a good web hosting company, ensure the company is free of malware attack.
Website loading speed
Another factor to consider is website loading speed. A good web hosting company should have advanced infrastructure that support blazing loading speed.
Price
For new sites, the owners aren’t making enough money to pay for expensive web hosting services. A good web hosting company should be relatively cheap.
When a website is new and without much traffic, charging Ksh3,000 per year is reasonable, but when traffic is high,Ksh3,000 per month is reasonable.
Customer care
Customer care is the most important aspect of web hosting. You will realize that when running a website, especially WordPress site, you will face numerous challenges. A good web hosting company should have somebody standby to answer all your queries.
Make sure before you choose a web hosting company in Kenya,it has 24/7 customer service.
Resource allocation
Resource allocation includes bandwidth, memory capacity and SSL certificate.
When searching for a good web hosting company, look at the bandwidth and the memory your website will be allocated.
Based on those factors discussed above, here are the best web hosting companies in Kenya:
Kenya Web Experts
Kenya Web Experts is the country’s number one web hosting company.The company has a rating of 5-star among hosting companies in Kenya.
Kenya Web Experts charges as little as Ksh2,100 per year for medium and small websites.
If you have a medium or small blog that gets less than 10,000 views,Kenya web experts is the company to approach for hosting services.
There are two main plans, one costing Ksh 2,100 per year and another one costing Ksh5,000 per year.The most popular plan is one that costs Ksh2,100 per year.
When you purchase a plan from Kenya Web Experts, here are the features you will get.
MAIN HOSTING PLANS
Website & Email Hosting Services
| FEATURES | STARTER PLAN | STANDARD PLAN | BRONZE PLAN | GOLD PLAN |
| Secure Disk Space | 30GB | 40GB | 50GB | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth/Web Traffic | 300GB | 400GB | 500GB | Unlimited |
| Yearly Price(Ksh) | 2,100 | 4,100 | 7,100 | 14,000 |
If you’re having a new blog,buy the starter plan that costs Ksh 2,100 per year.
Secure SSL Certificates Prices (https)
Make sure that your customers feel safe
- Domain Secure SSL @ 5,000
- Company Secure SSL @9,000
- Wildcard Secure SSL @15,000
- UCC Secure SSL @ 21,000
CLOUD HOSTING PLANS
Cloud Hosting plans are categorized into three: Starter, Standard and Bronze. Standard is the most popular plan and it costs Ksh 17,100 per year.
Cloud hosting is only suitable for blogs that receive more than 10,000 visits per day.
The three plans have the following features:
| MAIN FEATURES | STARTER PLAN | STANDARD PLAN | BRONZE PLAN |
| Cost(Ksh) | 13,100 | 17,100 | 25,100 |
| Bandwidth/Web Traffic | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| SSD Cloud Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| CPU Cores | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| RAM | 2GB | 4GB | 6BG |
| Email Account | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Web Host Kenya
The second most popular hosting company in Kenya is Web Host Kenya.For bloggers who prefer not to host with Kenya Web Expert,I would advise you to host with Web Host Kenya.
The company has 4 main plans:Platnum,Diamond,Gold and Silver.You will choose a plan based on your needs; each plan has the following features:
| PLATINUM |
| Kes4095 /HY Regularly Kes5800 |
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| DIAMOND |
| kes5800 /HY Regularly kes6960 |
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| GOLD |
| Kes2900 /HY Regularly Kes3480 |
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| SILVER |
| Kes2100 /Y Regularly Kes2320 |
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Bluehost
Bluehost is located in the U.S and is one of the most popular hosting company for Kenyan bloggers. I always advise Kenyans to host their blogs at Bluehpst because it’s both stable and has advanced features. In fact,most web hosting companies in Kenya don’t have their own servers, they purchase a space from Bluehost,partition it and sell to local bloggers. As a blogger, if you need advanced services, go to Bluehost.
Bluehost has several plans, which start from shared hosting,Wordpress hosting,WooCommerce hosting, Cloud Hosting, VPS and Dedicated server hosting. Shared hosting is the most popular and it costs as little as Ksh300 per month.
To start hosting at Blu
ehost, you simply sign up through this link and follow instructions. The best way to go about it is to engage Bluehost staff in an online Live Chat.
Kinsta
The last web hosting company we feature in this article is Kinsta.Kinsta is now the best web hosting company in the world. This one is the best for companies with busy traffic and traffic surges. It’s best for bloggers who want their websites to load faster.It’s the best for bloggers who don’t want their websites to be attacked by malware.
If you own a company and you wish to host in a website that will not be a problem to you, then Kinsta is the best.
I have been hosting with Kinsta for almost 2 years and ever since I migrated my sites to them, I haven’t experienced any challenge. My traffic numbers have soared and earnings increased courtesy of Kinsta.
To start hosting with Bluehost,visit the company’s website through this link and create a profile by signing up,then chat with Kinsta staff online for hosting services.