There are foreign hosts cheaper than any local option, and there is no point hiding it. The question is whether the cheapest is still cheapest at the end of the year, once everything is counted.
The five points that decide it
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Where your visitors are. If they are in Angola, a closer server answers faster. If your audience is international, the advantage flips.
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What currency you pay in. A foreign price is not a fixed price: it depends on the rate and your card's fees.
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What invoice you get. For an Angolan company a local invoice works; a foreign one does not always.
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What time you need help. A problem at 9am in Luanda catches many international support teams asleep.
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The .ao domain. Most international providers do not register it — and an Angolan site without .ao loses credibility.
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Where foreign wins
On entry price, on number of data centres and often on raw VPS power. If you are building an international project, or an application that does not depend on an Angolan audience, that is a sensible choice.
Where local wins
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Foreign |
Interweb |
| .ao domain |
Rarely available |
We register it with the national registry |
| Currency and invoice |
Foreign |
Kwanzas, local invoice |
| Support |
Another time zone, in English |
WhatsApp, ticket and e-mail 24h; phone 08:00-16:00 |
| Angolan audience |
Depends on distance |
Built for here |
| Migration |
On you |
We do it |
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The mixed option exists. Site abroad and the .ao domain with us, or the other way round. You do not have to pick one side for everything — tell us what you have and we will organise it.
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If you still do not know what kind of service you need, start with shared, VPS, Cloud or dedicated .
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Unsure? Tell us about the project and we will give an opinion without pushing the dearest plan.
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