DNS.AO is the national registry for the .ao zone, under INFOSI. Like CIUEM in Mozambique, it is not a service provider: it is the institution that runs the extension.
Both are local providers, both sell hosting and domains. The short answer: on the basics they are similar, and the choice comes down to three or four details. Let us go through them one by one.
Hosting and panel
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Interweb — cPanel with CloudLinux, free SSL and Imunify360, with clear per-account limits.
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DNS.AO — Offers no hosting and no panel. The domain is only the name.
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Domains
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Interweb — .ao registered with the national registry, with a DNS manager and real-time nameserver changes — the only provider in Angola offering it.
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DNS.AO — Runs .ao, .co.ao, .it.ao, .org.ao, .edu.ao and .gov.ao, and accredits the providers who register on customers’ behalf.
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How you pay
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Interweb — Kwanzas, with a local invoice.
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DNS.AO — Directly with the registry, in kwanzas; sometimes with price campaigns.
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Backups
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Interweb — Every night before dawn, kept for a year, restored through JetBackup.
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DNS.AO — Not applicable.
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Interweb — WhatsApp, panel ticket and e-mail 24 hours a day, plus phone calls from 08:00 to 16:00 — all in Portuguese, with a written record of everything asked and done kept in the panel.
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DNS.AO — It is a registry, not a support service: when something breaks technically, there is nobody to call.
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For companies: VPS and reseller
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Interweb — VPS, Cloud, dedicated and reseller, unmanaged by default.
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DNS.AO — Not applicable.
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Main differences
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Interweb |
DNS.AO |
| Panel |
cPanel (Linux) and Plesk (Windows), with CloudLinux and Imunify360 |
Offers no hosting and no panel. |
| National domain |
.ao with the national registry |
Runs .ao, .co.ao, .it.ao, .org.ao, .edu.ao and .gov.ao, and accredits the providers who register on customers’ behalf. |
| Currency |
Kwanzas, with a local invoice |
Directly with the registry, in kwanzas; |
| Backups |
Nightly, kept 1 year, self-service restore |
Not applicable. |
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WhatsApp, ticket and e-mail 24h; phone 08:00-16:00 |
It is a registry, not a support service: when something breaks technically, there is nobody to call. |
Where DNS.AO is strong
It is the official source for the .ao zone, and during a campaign it can be cheaper than any reseller.
Why we recommend Interweb
If you want everything in one place and in local currency: national domain, hosting, e-mail and invoice on one account. We are among the few who state in writing how long backups are kept — one year — and let you restore them yourself from the panel, with no ticket and no waiting. Add CloudLinux, which stops a neighbour’s site ruining your performance, Imunify360 against malicious code, free SSL that renews itself, free migration of your current site, free .mz transfers, over 100 domain extensions and one-click WordPress.
Entry price: the Hospedagem Pro plan starts at Kz 9.000/month (108.000 a year), with SSL, backups and cPanel included. Price current in August 2026 — check the store for today’s figure.
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In short. For a business in Angola — with a national domain, an invoice in local currency and someone who answers any hour by WhatsApp, ticket or e-mail — Interweb is the choice we recommend. And if you ever change your mind, you take everything with you, with no fee.
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The test worth more than this article. Before deciding, send a technical question to both support teams and compare how long they take and how good the answer is. That applies to them and to us — it is how you judge a provider.
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Comparison drawn from each provider’s public pages in August 2026. We did not test their services, and the information may have changed since. If you spot anything out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
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