Hosting for businesses

Web Hosting for Small Businesses in Kenya

A business website has three jobs: stay online, carry email on your own domain, and survive a bad day. Here is how to choose hosting that does all three.

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How much does small business hosting cost?

The short answer: Most small businesses in Kenya need three things from hosting: a website that stays online during working hours, email on their own domain, and backups they can restore. Corporate Hosting starts at KES 10,000 a year and has room for several sites. The Bundle Package puts a domain, hosting and email together from KES 3,500 a year.

Corporate Hosting plans
Plan Price Storage Websites
Executive KES 10,000/yr 100 GB 5
VIP KES 20,000/yr 150 GB 10
Corporate KES 25,000/yr 180 GB 20
Unlimited KES 50,000/yr Unlimited 25

Prices as of September 2026. See Corporate Hosting for everything each plan includes. Page last updated 11 September 2026.

Key facts
Business plans from Corporate Hosting, KES 10,000 a year
New business Bundle Package, from KES 3,500 a year
Email only Email Hosting, from KES 500 a month
Backups Daily on Corporate Hosting
Uptime 99.9%
Prices in Kenyan shillings (KES)
Pay with M-Pesa

What does a small business website actually need from hosting?

Customers judge a business by whether its website loads and whether its emails arrive. Whatever plan you choose, make sure it gives you:

  • A site that stays up when customers look for you, especially during working hours and promotions.
  • Email on your own domain, so staff write from info@yourbusiness.co.ke rather than a free webmail address.
  • Backups you can restore, and a clear answer on who takes them.
  • An SSL certificate, so browsers show the padlock and not a warning.
  • Support you can reach when something goes wrong.

We run every NairoHost plan for 99.9% uptime, and each one includes a free SSL certificate.

Which NairoHost plan fits a small business?

Match the plan to where the business is today. Moving up later is easier than paying for room you will not use for years.

Plans compared
Plan Starts at Best for
Starter Hosting KES 2,000 a year A single brochure site on a tight budget
Bundle Packages KES 3,500 a year A new business that needs a domain, hosting and email together
Corporate Hosting KES 10,000 a year An established business with several sites or more traffic
VPS Hosting KES 2,000 a month Custom software, or full control of the server

Does your business need email on its own domain?

An address like info@yourbusiness.co.ke looks more trustworthy than a free webmail address, and the mailbox stays with the business when staff leave.

You can run it on Email Hosting from KES 500 a month, or connect your domain to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 through our business email setup service.

How should a small business handle backups and security?

Most website disasters are ordinary: an update that breaks the site, a deleted page, a hacked plugin. A few habits cover most of them:

  • Keep at least one recent copy of the site somewhere other than the server it runs on.
  • Test a restore once, before you need it.
  • Keep WordPress, themes and plugins updated, and delete the ones you no longer use.
  • Use strong, unique passwords for the hosting account and the website admin.

Corporate Hosting is backed up daily, so there is always a recent copy to restore from if an update or a deleted page breaks the site. On other plans, check the backup details on the plan's product page before you rely on them.

How do you get a small business online?

Four steps take a business from no website to a working site and email.

  1. Register your domain

    Most Kenyan businesses start with a .co.ke name. Search for it and pay by M-Pesa.

  2. Choose your hosting

    Pick a plan from the table above, or a bundle if you need a domain, hosting and email together.

  3. Set up business email

    Create mailboxes on your domain for each person or department.

  4. Build or move your website

    Build a new site yourself, have us design one, or move an existing site across from another host.

Is there hosting advice for your sector?

Schools, SACCOs, clinics, NGOs and online shops each need something slightly different from a website. The industries pages cover what matters in each sector.

Questions

Questions about small business hosting

How much does hosting cost for a small business in Kenya?
At NairoHost, business sites usually start on Corporate Hosting from KES 10,000 a year. A new business that also needs a domain and email can start on a Bundle Package from KES 3,500 a year.
Do I need a VPS for my business website?
Usually not. A VPS suits custom software, developers who need root access, and sites that have outgrown shared hosting. Most company websites run well on a shared plan.
Can I get a .co.ke domain with my hosting?
Yes. You can register a .co.ke domain in the same checkout as your hosting, or choose a Bundle Package, which combines a domain, hosting and email.
What happens if my website goes down?
We run hosting for 99.9% uptime, but if your site does go down, contact our support team with your domain name and what you are seeing. Corporate Hosting is backed up daily, so there is a recent copy to restore from.
Can you move my existing website to NairoHost?
Yes. Our website migration service moves an existing site across from another host.
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Put your business online properly

Compare the Corporate plans, then pay in shillings by M-Pesa.

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