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Megabit Cloud
Megabit Cloud
East Africa Cluster · Uganda · UGX Pricing · MTN Mobile Money Accepted
Shared and cloud web hosting for Ugandan businesses, startups, and individuals. cPanel, free SSL, daily backups, and 24/7 East Africa support. UGX pricing. From $2.99/mo.
Megabit Cloud serves Ugandan customers from our East Africa cluster infrastructure. Your website runs on servers optimised for low latency across the East Africa region, fast load times and data handled in-region to satisfy Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act requirements.
Every web hosting plan includes cPanel, free SSL, daily backups, a CDN, and 80+ one-click app installations including WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. Scale from a personal site to a high-traffic business website without switching providers.
Ugandan organisations and businesses across these sectors rely on this service.
Uganda hosts hundreds of international and local NGOs, from World Vision to local CBOs, who need NITA-U–aware web hosting with beneficiary data protected under the Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019. A local vendor on record simplifies compliance documentation.
Ugandan small businesses, from Kampala Arcade traders to Kikuubo wholesale merchants, are moving online. They need web hosting that accepts MTN Mobile Money at checkout and loads fast enough for customers on 4G across Kampala, Jinja, and Mbarara.
Uganda's independent media houses, radio station websites, and digital newspapers, including NBS TV, NTV Uganda, and Nile Post, need East Africa infrastructure that handles traffic spikes during breaking news and election coverage.
Makerere University, Kyambogo, and Uganda's 30+ private universities need reliable web hosting for student portals, e-learning systems, and administrative websites, with local data residency aligned to NITA-U guidelines for public institutions.
How regional East Africa providers, offshore cloud, and Megabit Cloud compare.
| Factor | Regional EA hosts | Offshore (EU / USA) | Megabit Cloud Uganda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Server location | East Africa (varies) | EU or USA | East Africa cluster |
| Uganda Data Protection Act 2019 | ⚠ Varies by provider terms | ⚠ Offshore transfers require extra steps | ✓ Data stays in East Africa |
| Latency within Uganda | 10–60 ms | 120–300 ms | < 20 ms (EA cluster) |
| UGX billing | ✓ Some providers | ✗ USD or EUR only | ✓ |
| MTN Mobile Money | ✗ Rarely | ✗ | ✓ |
| Airtel Money | ✗ Rarely | ✗ | ✓ |
| Enterprise SLA (99.99%+) | ✗ Often limited | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1 Tbps+ DDoS mitigation | ✗ Not standard | Varies | ✓ Included on all plans |
| Own network backbone (ASN) | ✗ Third-party transit | ✗ | ✓ AS203905 |
| UIXP peering | ✗ Varies | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free website migration | Varies | Varies | ✓ Included |
Megabit Cloud serves Ugandan customers from our East Africa cluster, giving Ugandan visitors low latency and keeping data in the East Africa region to support Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 compliance.
Megabit Cloud web hosting plans start with clear plans. All plans can be billed in UGX and paid via MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money, or bank transfer.
Yes. Every web hosting plan includes a free SSL certificate. Your site runs on HTTPS from day one, with auto-renewal managed for you.
Yes. WordPress is available as a one-click install on all web hosting plans. For a managed WordPress experience with staging and auto-updates, see our WordPress Hosting plan.
Yes. We migrate your existing website, databases, email accounts, and DNS settings for free. Most migrations complete within 24 hours.
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East Africa cluster. UGX billing. MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money accepted.