{"id":653061,"date":"2026-06-11T16:19:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=653061"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:22:13","slug":"south-africas-cheapest-fibre-internet-from-r99-to-r500-per-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/fibre\/653061-south-africas-cheapest-fibre-internet-from-r99-to-r500-per-month.html","title":{"rendered":"South Africa’s cheapest fibre Internet \u2014 From R99 to R500 per month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The most affordable FTTH plans in South Africa start at R99 per month, but more generally available packages are typically priced around R500, a MyBroadband analysis found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, several major fibre network operators (FNOs) have launched specialised products to cater to the rising demand for affordable connectivity in lower-income areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa’s largest FNO Vumatel offers the cheapest FTTH service on a monthly basis through its Vuma Key product, which is available from several Internet service providers (ISPs) for R99 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service provides users with uncapped data at 10Mbps download speeds and 5Mbps upload speeds in townships and informal settlements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vuma Key’s biggest competitor is Fibertime, which sells uncapped fibre access at up to 100Mbps for R5 per day per user or R10 a day for a household, working out to R150 or R300 per month, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both these services have recently expanded significantly in townships. Openserve, MetroFibre, and Frogfoot also offer dedicated low-cost services with prices starting under R300 per month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These products are commendable for helping bring affordable connectivity to the less affluent, many of whom previously relied on capped mobile data plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The geographical layout of housing in their typical coverage areas is key to enabling these packages’ low costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A much higher population density makes it possible to connect multiple homes with much less cable and supporting equipment than would be necessary for freestanding homes in suburbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in complexes and multi-household properties, homes are not located as close together as in many townships in South Africa. With the higher rollout cost comes a higher price tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, despite continued increases in FTTH prices for these customers in recent years, it is still possible to get a sub-R500 plan on most major networks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheapest fibre for people in suburbia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MyBroadband searched for the most affordable FTTH packages that are more generally available than the specialised low-cost offerings across the six largest fibre networks in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We considered pricing from nine major ISPs in our analysis \u2014 Afrihost, Axxess, Cool Ideas, Mweb, RSAWeb, Supersonic, Telkom, Webafrica, and Vox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We disregarded limited-period discounted rates that only applied for the first few months of a subscription. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, at the time of our analysis, Webafrica was offering the entry-level Vuma Core 30\/30Mbps package for R419 per month for the first two months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, thereafter, the price increases to R519, making it more expensive than Afrihost, Axxess, Cool Ideas, Vox, and Telkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telkom technically had the cheapest price on Vumatel fibre, charging R495 per month. However, it charges R2,733 once-off for installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Internet service providers (ISPs) don’t charge any additional fees for installation. However, unlike Telkom, they levy a cancellation penalty if a customer cancels within a few months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Telkom Group’s own FNO Openserve, Afrihost was the cheapest, at R497 per month, followed closely by Axxess and Telkom itself, with fees of R499 per month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, we found that most entry-level FTTH products in South Africa that were not limited to lower-income areas were priced around R500 and offered speeds between 25Mbps and 30Mbps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frogfoot was the exception. Its entry-level 60\/30Mbps plans were priced near R700 at the three most affordable ISPs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheapest FTTH outside townships in South Africa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
ISP<\/strong><\/th>Download\/Upload speed<\/strong><\/th>Monthly price<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Vumatel<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Cool Ideas<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R483<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Telkom<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R495<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Afrihost<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R497<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/tr>
Openserve<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Afrihost<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R497<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Axxess<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R499<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Telkom<\/td>25\/25Mbps<\/td>R499<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/tr>
Herotel<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Herotel<\/td>50\/50Mbps<\/td>R609<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/tr>
MetroFibre Nexus<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Afrihost<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R497<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Axxess<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R499<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Supersonic<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R499<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/tr>
MetroFibre Nova<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Cool Ideas<\/td>20\/20Mbps<\/td>R489<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Afrihost<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R527<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Level-7<\/td>30\/30Mbps<\/td>R529<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/tr>
Frogfoot<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Vox<\/td>60\/30Mbps<\/td>R685<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Afrihost<\/td>60\/30Mbps<\/td>R687<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
RSAWeb<\/td>60\/30Mbps<\/td>R695<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/tr>
Octotel<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
RSAWeb<\/td>25\/25Mbps<\/td>R535<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Axxess<\/td>25\/25Mbps<\/td>R545<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Supersonic<\/td>25\/25Mbps<\/td>R569<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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