1-Grid
1-grid is a web hosting provider based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 1997. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 72/100, a solid signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
1-grid is a Cape Town South African web hosting and domain provider offering shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, domains, SSL and company registration for SMEs. Roots go back to 1997 under Webafrica; the Gridhost business spun out and rebranded as 1-grid, serving tens of thousands of South African websites from local infrastructure.
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1-grid has not disclosed any facts yet. Pricing transparency, refund window, uptime SLA and data residency are among the 30 questions still unanswered. HostList verifies every disclosure and never charges for it.
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- Entry plan price
- Refund window
- Site migration
- Verified coupon
- Status page
- Incident history feed
- Uptime SLA
- Ownership
- Legal entity
- Data residency
- GDPR DPA
- Datacenter regions
- Server stack
- Storage
- Security included
- Security contact
- Certifications
- Data centre model
- Backups
- Support
- Support languages
- Published plans
- Resource limits
- Renewable energy
- Description
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- Founded
- Social profiles
- YouTube
- Changelog
What Customers Say About 1-grid
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Is 1-grid a good web hosting company?
1-grid has a HRI™ of 72/100 on HostList.io with a Google rating of 4.5/5 from 2,549 reviews, placing it among the better-rated providers in its category. HRI (HostList Ranking Index) is calculated algorithmically from trust signals, profile completeness, data freshness, and performance data, no provider can pay to improve it. A score of 70–79 indicates a solid provider with good trust signals.
What type of hosting company is 1-grid?
1-grid is classified as a dedicated web hosting company on HostList.io. Use the HostMatch™ tool at hostlist.io/match to describe your project requirements and get a ranked recommendation from 30,000+ hosting providers including 1-grid.
Where is 1-grid based?
1-grid is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. Hosting companies based in South Africa are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/south-africa.
How does 1-grid compare to other web hosting companies?
1-grid can be compared to any other hosting provider using HostList.io's side-by-side comparison tool at hostlist.io/compare. The tool shows both providers' HRI™ breakdowns, sub-scores (Trust, Completeness, Freshness, Performance), and review data side by side. 1-grid has a current HRI of 72/100.
Does 1-grid offer coupons or discounts in September 2026?
1-grid has no HostList-verified coupon code right now. Hosting providers commonly discount the first term of shared and WordPress plans, with the lowest prices on longer billing cycles. For codes checkout-verified across the market this month, see hostlist.io/deals/web-hosting-coupons, updated continuously.
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How 1-grid's Score Is Calculated
HRI is calculated algorithmically based on publicly available data. It considers trust signals (reviews, ratings), data completeness, freshness of information, and technical performance. No host can pay to improve their score.
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