Fastest Fibre
South Africa's #1 Fibre Comparison Site
Fastest Fibre is a leading fibre comparison site with some of the best fibre deals in South Africa from award-winning providers, a speed testing tool, coverage maps, and an expert series of articles offering solid advice on fibre terminology, trends and insights.
What is Fastest Fibre?
Fastest Fibre is a fibre internet comparison site. We don't own any fibre networks and we don't sell fibre broadband connections. We offer people the opportunity to compare uncapped fibre internet packages including fibre deals from leading ISPs like Webafrica, RSAWeb, MWEB, Afrihost and Vodacom.
We also provide analysis of ISP reviews, articles on the latest fibre news, jargon-busting articles on fibre terminology (like jitter, Mbps, packets etc.), and niche comparisons like fibre for gaming and streaming. From maps of the city (e.g. Cape Town) to local areas we give you the information that you need to help find the fibre deals that suit you best.
What's the fastest fibre in my area?
To find out the fastest fibre in your area, you'll need to start by looking at the available networks at your address using a fibre coverage map. Fibre packages tend to be month-to-month rather than long-term contracts, as you find with cellphone packages.
Superfast fibre broadband in South Africa reaches right up to 1000 Mbps upload and 1000 Mbps download - similar to what the UK calls "full fibre broadband". As a comparison, the fastest fibre network in the USA is Google Fiber, with advertised speeds up to 2,000 Mbps and a max tested speed of 1,858.7 Mbps.
You typically won't need fibre nearly that fast for normal home use. South Africa's average download speed sits around 20 Mbps, which downloads a 5GB movie in about 36 minutes. Fibre is also surprisingly affordable - you can get a 25 Mbps line on Openserve for around R399, or check cheapest fibre deals across all networks.
What are the Benefits of Fibre?
Fibre provides a fast and reliable internet connection. Nowadays it's also uncapped and unthrottled which means you can enjoy as much streaming and browsing as you like at any time of the day - with no cap on the amount you can download or the speed at which you can download it.
You can connect multiple devices on a single line so you don't have to worry about family members or your partner slowing things down. Equally beneficial for people working from home is the clear, low-latency connection fibre offers - perfect for video calls, cloud apps and competitive gaming.
- →Uncapped & unthrottled
- →Multi-device ready
- →Work-from-home stable
- →Up to 1000 Mbps
- →Sub-20ms gaming ping
- →Month-to-month - no contract
What's the difference between a fibre network and a fibre ISP?
Generally there's a separation between the network providers that lay the fibre cable (the roads of fibre, if you like) and the fibre internet service providers (ISPs) who get your data from point A to point B at a certain speed (the cars in this analogy).
There are over 15 fibre networks in South Africa. You're restricted by the networks available in your area and the ISPs that package those deals so they're ready-to-use. Prominent networks include Openserve, Octotel, Frogfoot, Vumatel, Zoom and Mitsol. Other networks include Lightstruck and Linklayer.
Without adding too much confusion, you'll find very large brands like Telkom who act as both a Network (laying fibre cable) and an ISP (selling packages to the end user). Prominent ISP fibre packages can be found from Webafrica, Afrihost, RSAWeb, MWEB and Vox.
What Fibre Plan is Right For You?
From light browsing to running a small business, here's how the four most common speed tiers in SA stack up.
Casual Use
Light browsing
- 10 Mbps Download
- 3–4 Connected Devices
- 4K Streaming N/A
- 5 GB HD Movie - 1 hr 8 min
Media Streaming
Couples / streaming
- 20 Mbps Download
- 4–5 Connected Devices
- 4K Streaming (1 Device)
- 5 GB HD Movie - 36 minutes
Multi-Device
Family homes
- 40 Mbps Download
- 5–10 Devices
- 4K Streaming (2 Devices)
- 5 GB HD Movie - 18 minutes
Best for Business
Power users / SME
- 100 Mbps Download
- 10+ Connected Devices
- 4K Streaming (5 Devices)
- 5 GB HD Movie - 7 minutes
How fast is your current line?
Before you switch ISPs or upgrade your speed tier, check what you're actually getting. Our free fibre speed test measures your real download, upload and ping in seconds - no signup, no email, no app to install.
If your test result is significantly lower than your advertised package, you may be paying for speed you can't use. That's the moment to either downgrade your plan or escalate to your ISP - and we'll show you which step makes more sense.
How does fibre compare to LTE, 5G & ADSL?
Fibre wins on almost every metric a household cares about - but it's worth knowing what the alternatives offer before you commit.
| Connection | Typical Speed | Latency |
|---|---|---|
Fibre | 10 – 1000 Mbps | 5 – 20 ms |
LTE / 5G | 10 – 200 Mbps | 20 – 60 ms |
Fixed Wireless | 10 – 100 Mbps | 15 – 40 ms |
ADSL | Up to 10 Mbps | 30 – 80 ms |
Compare every fibre network in SA
From nationwide giants like Openserve and Vumatel to metro specialists like Octotel and Zoom - see who reaches your address.
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Top ISPs in South Africa
More than 100 retail ISPs sell fibre in South Africa over the same physical networks. Pricing on identical line speeds can differ by R150+ per month between providers, and the support experience varies wildly. Here are the household names worth knowing.
Webafrica
#1 for Netflix in SA
Cape Town-based, founded 1997. Aggressive setup discounts, WhatsApp support and the lowest install fees in the market.
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Afrihost
Award-winning support
Slick app, transparent pricing and famously responsive support. Strong on Openserve and Vumatel coverage.
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RSAWeb
Premium ISP
Cape Town favourite for premium home and small-business fibre. Symmetrical Frogfoot and Vuma plans.
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Cool Ideas
Power-user darling
Gaming-friendly routing, no shaping, no peering nonsense. Beloved by SA's competitive gaming community.
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Vox
Business-grade
Strong business focus with VoIP, managed Wi-Fi and SLAs. Also a solid consumer fibre option on Vumatel.
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MWEB
Veteran ISP
One of South Africa's oldest internet brands. Bundles email, security and fibre in one bill.
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Supersonic
MTN-owned
Backed by MTN, expanding rapidly. Aggressive promo pricing on Vumatel and Openserve.
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Cybersmart
Symmetrical specialists
Faster Internet symmetrical plans, no contracts, technically excellent. Cape Town heritage brand.
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