Fibre ISPs in South Africa
Every fibre ISP and FNO operating in South Africa, explained. Live deals, plain-English coverage, and how to pick the right ISP for your address.
Live ISP deals across SA
Every line below is priced by the ISP that sells it - Webafrica, MWeb, Afrihost, RSAweb, Vox, Herotel and Accelerit - on the FNO named in each row. Filter by network and price tier to see what the same speed costs from each.
Prices checked 9 November 2026 · price-per-Mbps shown on every deal
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What each network costs to get onto
There are 684 live plans in the table above, spread across 45 fibre networks. They are not interchangeable: the cheapest way onto Octotel is R99 a month, while the same question on Cybersmart starts at R879. Which networks reach your address is usually decided for you, so the useful comparison is within a network rather than across the whole list.
| Network | Live plans | Cheapest | Speed | Best R/Mbps, any plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octotel | 34 | R99/mo | 100/100 Mbps | R0.40 |
| Metro Nexus | 36 | R249/mo | 30/30 Mbps | R1.24 |
| Accelerit | 8 | R293/mo | 10/10 Mbps | R7.53 |
| Openserve Web Connect | 9 | R307/mo | 10/5 Mbps | R9.88 |
| FibreSuburb Networks | 11 | R309/mo | 5/5 Mbps | R5.45 |
| Comtel Fibre | 22 | R337/mo | 5/5 Mbps | R1.34 |
| Evotel Pulse | 2 | R345/mo | 10/10 Mbps | R19.75 |
| Thinkspeed | 27 | R349/mo | 10/5 Mbps | R1.44 |
| Evotel | 29 | R355/mo | 30/30 Mbps | R1.35 |
| Fibre Geeks | 31 | R379/mo | 20/10 Mbps | R2.46 |
| Vumatel | 43 | R399/mo | 30/30 Mbps | R0.70 |
| Herotel | 3 | R399/mo | 20/10 Mbps | R3.50 |
| 33 smaller networks | 429 | from R417/mo | various | see table above |
The last column is the best rand-per-Mbps available anywhere on that network, at any speed — not the unit price of the cheapest line beside it. The two are rarely close, and the gap is the argument against buying on headline price. The entry tier in this segment is R99 for 100 Mbps on Octotel, which is R0.99 per Mbps; the best unit price in the whole segment is R0.40 per Mbps. Paying a little more for a much faster line is usually the better deal; paying the minimum almost never is.
| Monthly | 12 months | 24 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional rate, if it never ended | R99/mo | R1 188 | R2 376 |
| Standing rate after promo | R845/mo | R10 140 | R20 280 |
| Once-off fee | R250 once | R250 | R250 |
| What you actually pay | R742/mo avg | R8 898 | R19 038 |
The first row is the number that gets advertised, and it is the one to ignore. Octotel is discounted from R845 to R99 for the first 2 months, then steps up by R746 a month — a 754% increase on the rate that sold you the line. Over two years that is R19 038 rather than the R2 376 the headline price implies, which works out at R793 a month rather than R99. Budget on the standing rate and treat the discount as a rebate on the first few months. The totals above include the R250 once-off charge this line carries, but not a router you buy outright. Cancellation terms are the other cost that does not appear in a monthly price: no fixed term is not the same as no cancellation fee, and several ISPs here claw back a waived install if you leave inside six or twelve months.
Looking wider than this segment? Compare every fibre deal we track puts the full catalogue in one sortable table, and the cheapest fibre deals ranks the whole market on price and rand-per-Mbps rather than within one network.
The fibre ISPs that matter
There are 16+ fibre ISPs in SA, but six dominate the residential market. Here's the honest one-line on each.
Webafrica
The #1 Netflix-ranked streaming ISP in SA, with free install, free router and a 14-day activation guarantee on every plan. Note it is not the cheapest way in - see the price table above.
Afrihost
Largest customer base, widest network support and strong self-service ClientZone tools. Premium pricing but consistently good performance.
Cool Ideas
The technical user's pick. Publishes 1:20 contention ratio, low-latency peering, IPv6 by default. Smaller support team but loved by gamers.
MWEB
South Africa's original ISP, now part of Vodacom. Top-tier support and Cape Town–based call centre. Premium pricing on Openserve and Vumatel.
RSAWEB
Strong gaming and remote-work peering, premium support and 4G failover options on business plans.
Vox
Bigger on business fibre but a credible residential option with own-network peering and bundled VoIP.
Major fibre ISPs
The networks behind your line
Your ISP rents capacity from a Fibre Network Operator. The FNO determines whether you can even get fibre at your address, and which speeds your line supports.
Openserve
The Telkom-owned FNO and the largest open-access network nationally. Mostly asymmetrical speeds, broadest geographic reach.
Vumatel
Largest residential FNO in metro SA. Symmetrical Vuma Core for suburbs, prepaid Vuma Reach for townships.
Frogfoot
Cape Town–strong open-access network with FTTH, FTTB and Frogfoot Air fixed-wireless products.
Octotel
Cape Town's largest open-access fibre network. Symmetrical speeds, strong ISP marketplace.
MetroFibre (Nexus / Nova)
Dominant in Pretoria, Centurion and parts of Joburg. Symmetrical speeds and growing ISP support.
Smaller FNOs
Mitsol, Comtel, Zoom, Fibre Geeks, Balwin, Evotel - strong in specific estates and suburbs but rarely available outside their footprint.
Fibre networks operating in SA
Pick the right ISP for you
Step one is always coverage: which FNOs have lit your street? That eliminates 80% of choices instantly. Once you know your network, the question becomes which ISP to use on it.
For pure price + everyday streaming, Webafrica wins. For deep technical support and gaming peering, Cool Ideas or MWEB. For the widest plan range and bundled extras, Afrihost. Don't pick on brand alone - performance varies suburb-by-suburb. If mobile-bundle perks matter more to you than the cheapest headline price, Vodacom is worth a closer look too - see our full Vodacom Fibre packages breakdown for pricing and free extras.
buying fibre by ISP in South Africa is the right buy if…
- You want the cheapest way onto fibre at allRSAweb has the lowest entry price of the 7 ISPs priced here, at R99/month. That is R300 a month below Herotel's cheapest line, which is the widest gap on this table and worth more over a year than most of the bundled extras an ISP will offer you.
- You care about rand per megabit, not the monthly minimumHerotel has the best median value at R4.16/Mbps across every line we track from it, and it is NOT RSAweb - the cheapest entry point and the best value per megabit are different ISPs, so which one is right depends on whether your budget or your speed is the binding constraint.
Who should look elsewhere
- You are picking an ISP before checking your addressEvery price on this page is conditional on which network reaches your street. An ISP's rate card is irrelevant if it does not resell the FNO outside your door, so the coverage check comes first and the ISP comparison second - not the other way round.
- You are buying on the advertised monthly price aloneA promotional rate reverts and an installation fee is charged once, and between them they reorder a price-sorted table. Herotel's entry line at R399/month is the dearest here on sticker price, but sticker price is not what any of these cost to own for a year.
- You want a single ISP recommendation for everyoneThis page will not give you one, because the catalogue does not support one. The cheapest entry point, the best value per megabit and the best-supported ISP are three different answers, and an independent comparison that collapsed them into one favourite would be telling you something our own data contradicts.
ISP questions
Find the right ISP for your address
Filter the live deals table above by network and price to see what each ISP charges for the same line. Every row links to the ISP that sells it.