Best WordPress hosting in Kenya (A review)
Looking for reliable, affordable, and fast wordpress hosting in Kenya? This article explores the best wordpress hosting available for you in Kenya.
WordPress is the largest and most used CMS in the world, powering over 40% of the web. In Kenya, it powers almost all government and institutional websites and is a popular choice for developing online shops (E-commerce).
The reason behind this popularity is that it’s free (WordPress.org), easier to get started with it, and you can build and power almost any type of website with wordpress, from e-commerce, marketplaces, booking systems, and more, using themes and plugins, without writing a single line of code.
Personally, I have been building on wordpress since 2019, and since 2021, I have been hosting all my projects in Kenya. In fact, this website (kenseo.co.ke) is built on WordPress and hosted on hostpinnacle, plus many more that I have developed and maintain today. I usually say, if it can be done on WordPress, there is no need to reinvent the wheel.
In this article, I will share my experience with WordPress hosting in Kenya and the best WordPress hosting options available for you, depending on your requirements, budget and more.
Best WordPress hosting services and companies in Kenya
The following is a head-to-head comparison of the best wordpress hosting companies in Kenya, their pricing, storage allocation, memory (RAM), bandwidth, traffic caps, allowed number of add-on domains, subdomains and more.
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Company |
Website link |
Price (Yearly) |
Memory (RAM) |
Email accounts |
Server uptime |
Free SSL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hostpinnacle |
|
35GB NVMe SSD |
4 GB |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
99.9% |
Yes | |
|
Truehost |
Ksh 2,500 |
30 GB SSD |
1 GB |
max of 25,000 per month |
Unlimited |
A max of 10 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
99.9% |
Yes | |
|
Hosting.com |
Ksh 5,760 |
15GB |
2 GB |
unlimited |
unlimited |
Single domain |
A max of 5 |
5 email accounts |
99.9% |
Yes | |
|
Host Africa Kenya |
Ksh 7,800 |
20GB |
N/A |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Two domains |
5 subdomains |
25 email accounts |
99.9% |
Yes | |
|
Safaricom |
Ksh 1,500 |
0.5GB |
N/A |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
One domain |
5 subdomains |
10 email accounts |
99.9% |
Yes |
Hostpinnacle wordpress hosting
Hostpinnacle offers affordable managed WordPress hosting powered by wordpress LiteSpeed servers, and advanced security through firewall protection and free Let’s Encrypt SSL.
Each plan covers PHP automatic updates and control, LiteSpeed caching (You might need to install the LiteSpeed cache plugin for better performance), regular backups, malware scans, e-commerce performance optimization, DDoS protection, and more.
One thing I love about hostpinnacle is the ability to host unlimited websites (Domains) in one plan, High memory allocation (The cheapest plan guarantees 4GB of RAM), LiteSpeed servers with NVMe SSD storage which makes their servers super fast, free wordpress migration if you are moving your website from another company to them, and fast responding customer support.
Hostpinnacle could be even better if they enabled Redis or memcached caching(They informed me that these are not enabled in shared hosting environments for security reasons), and if their support could extend past 9:00 PM.
Hostpinnacle wordpress hosting
Truehost
Truehost is a tried, tested, and proven WordPress hosting company in Kenya with unbeatable support available 24/7/365. Their prices are affordable, with occasional offers, and you can opt to pay monthly, yearly, or triennially.
With the cheapest plan, you can host up to 10 websites and the maximum monthly visitors is capped at 25,000.
Truehost wordpress hosting
HostAfrica WordPress hosting
HostAfrica offers up to 50% off on any of their wordpress hosting plan. However, Normal prices apply on renewal. They also give you a free .co.ke domain, which you will also be required to renew annually at the normal domain price (The domain name is only free in the first year).
They offer instant wordpress setup, excellent customer support, accelerated wordpress performance through LiteSpeed CDN, and an easy-to-use direct admin interface.
HostAfrica
Hosting.com (Formerly Kenya Web Experts)
Hosting.com joined the Kenyan hosting market after acquiring Kenya Web Experts. They offer 50% off on any of their hosting package and a free domain for the first year. Normal charges apply during renewal.
One thing I love about hosting.com wordpress hosting is their custom user account, wordpress is already pre-installed, EMD EPYC CPU, LiteSpeed servers, and it’s the only hosting company in Kenya Redis enabled on a shared hosting environment.
Hosting.com
Safaricom
Although Safaricom does not offer dedicated wordpress hosting, you can still host your wordpress project on Safaricom Cloud. One thing I love about hosting with Safaricom is their local server farms, meaning your website will be hosted locally.
The same can be achieved in other hosting providers that don’t have local servers through content delivery networks (CDN) such as Cloudflare.
Safaricom cloud
Types of WordPress Hosting in Kenya
Depending on the size of your project and your growth roadmap, you can opt to host your wordpress project on either Shared hosting, VPS, or a dedicated server. With wordpress hosting, it’s advisable to start shared hosting since it’s the cheapest option and scale as you grow.
For example, a low-traffic blog (at most 30,000 visitors a month) will run smoothly on a starter shared hosting plan. High-traffic sites or e-commerce websites can either use a Virtual Private Server (VPS) or consider a shared hosting plan with more resource allocation.
Another reason to upgrade is in case you exhaust resources such as disk space, inodes, or other resources capped by your hosting provider.
Hosting companies offering managed wordpress hosting in Kenya
With managed wordpress hosting, the hosting company takes care of all server-related technical issues. You will still be responsible for content development, website development, themes and plugins updates. The following companies offer managed WordPress hosting in Kenya.
- Hostpinnacle – Best overall with the best value for money.
- Truehost
- HostAfrica
- Hosting.com
VPS WordPress hosting
As your website grows, you might consider upgrading to a Virtual Private Server (VPS). A VPS have excellent performance, giving your website excellent performance. With a good VPS, a website can handle over 50,000 visitors per day. News websites such as Tuko are powered by a Virtual Private Server.
Hostpinnacle have the best VPS services in terms of pricing and server resources.
Why you should opt for WordPress hosting in Kenya?
WordPress hosting in Kenya offers payment flexibility since you can pay with local currency and swiftly through mpesa.
The support is also reliable. They are dedicated to solving server issues promptly.
Hosting companies with local data centres guarantee fast website loading speeds, which is a good user experience.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the best wordpress hosting company in Kenya?
Based on our testing, hostpinnacle offers the best WordPress hosting in Kenya with the best value for money.
Is wordpress available in Kenya?
Yes, wordpress is available in Kenya. You can opt for open source wordpress (WordPress.org), which you can install on cPanel through Softaculous or WordPress.com which will be hosted for you by wordpress.
Winding Up
When choosing a WordPress hosting company in Kenya, Always scrutinize their pricing, server resources and customer support.
Choose the service that gives you the best value for money without compromising service quality.
Do you have any questions regarding WordPress hosting in Kenya? Please ask in the comments section below, shoot me an email, or chat with me via WhatsApp.
