Web Hosting Gate
A first website, portfolio or brochure site with room to grow.
- Disk space2000 MB
- Bandwidth usage25 GB
- Email accounts10
- Sub-domainsUnlimited
- SSL certificateFree, 1 year
- Server typeLinux / Windows
PKR 2,199year · SSL ready
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All hosting types · HTTPS everywhere
Secure Web Hosting in Pakistan
One place to compare every way we can host your website: shared plans, WordPress, servers inside Pakistan, virtual servers and dedicated machines. Whichever you choose, the site is served over HTTPS, the servers are kept updated and our team answers in English or Urdu.
The range at a glance
Five ways to host a secure website in Pakistan
Each option below is a different balance of price, control and isolation. Start where your project is today; moving up later is a ticket away, not a rebuild.
4yearly shared plans in rupees, Linux or Windows
3WordPress plans, each with free SSL
3plans with data stored in Pakistan
36worldwide locations for global VPS
Shared SSL hosting
The simplest and lowest-cost route. Your site shares a well-maintained server with other isolated accounts, with cPanel or Plesk, email on your domain, one-click installers and free SSL on the two entry plans.
Read moreWordPress hosting
Plans prepared for WordPress, with a free certificate on every tier, one-click installation and malware scanning. A good fit for blogs, company sites and WooCommerce shops that want fewer moving parts.
Read morePakistan data centre hosting
Three yearly plans that keep your files, databases and mail on servers inside Pakistan. Useful when a client, board or policy expects local data storage and when nearly all visitors are in the country.
VPS hosting
A KVM virtual server with root access and a dedicated IPv4 address, in Karachi, in a Tier III Islamabad facility with 800 Gbps DDoS mitigation, or in 36 global locations on NVMe storage.
Read moreDedicated servers
A whole physical machine. Pakistan servers have a 500 Mbps port and 10 Gbps DDoS protection; Netherlands servers sit in a Tier III facility with 40 Gbit/s DDoS protection and 50 TB of traffic.
Read moreReseller hosting
Host your own clients under your own brand on servers we manage. Reseller accounts are arranged through our sales team so we can size them to the number of sites you plan to run.
Read moreShared plans
Shared hosting plans billed yearly in PKR
Four tiers with the same price for Linux with cPanel and Windows with Plesk. Every plan includes mailboxes on your domain, a site builder and free migration from your current host.
Bestseller
Professional's Pick
Company sites with corporate email and real daily traffic.
- Disk space5000 MB
- Bandwidth usage60 GB
- Email accounts75
- Sub-domainsUnlimited
- SSL certificateFree, 1 year
- Server typeLinux / Windows
PKR 2,999year · SSL ready
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Growing sites that need more room and more mailboxes.
- Disk space10000 MB
- Bandwidth usage100 GB
- Email accounts100
- Addon domains01
- Sub-domainsUnlimited
- Server typeLinux / Windows
PKR 4,399year · SSL ready
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Resource-heavy sites and stores that need unlimited room.
- Disk space100000 MB
- Bandwidth usageUnlimited
- Email accountsUnlimited
- Addon domains04
- Sub-domainsUnlimited
- Server typeLinux / Windows
PKR 6,999year · SSL ready
Order nowWant a closer look at shared hosting? Read the full shared SSL hosting guide.
Local storage
Pakistan data centre hosting with data kept in the country
For organisations that want their website and records physically stored in Pakistan. Three yearly plans in rupees with the same security layers as our other shared servers.
PKLI
A first website, portfolio or brochure site with room to grow.
- Disk space2 GB
- Bandwidth usage10 GB / month
- Email accounts10
- Sub-domains3
- MySQL databases3
- FTP accounts3
PKR 9,999year · SSL ready
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PKLII
Company sites with corporate email and real daily traffic.
- Disk space4 GB
- Bandwidth usage20 GB / month
- Email accounts15
- Sub-domains5
- MySQL databases5
- FTP accounts3
PKR 12,999year · SSL ready
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Growing sites and stores that need more room and more mailboxes.
- Disk space25 GB
- Bandwidth usage100 GB / month
- Email accounts250
- Sub-domains50
- MySQL databases50
- FTP accounts50
PKR 18,999year · SSL ready
Order now- Files, databases and mail stored in Pakistan
- Short network path for visitors inside the country
- HTTPS on every site, with renewals handled for you
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Why the physical location of your hosting still matters
Every request a visitor makes has to travel to the server and back. When the visitor is in Lahore and the server is in Karachi, that round trip is short; when the server is on another continent, each request adds noticeable delay. For a page that loads dozens of files, those milliseconds add up to a site that feels slower on mobile networks.
Location also matters for policy. Banks, hospitals, government bodies and schools increasingly ask where their data is stored and who can access it. Our Pakistan data centre plans and our Karachi and Islamabad virtual servers give you a straightforward answer: the data sits on hardware inside the country.
International audiences are a different case. If most of your buyers are in the Gulf, Europe or North America, a global VPS in one of 36 locations, or a dedicated server in the Netherlands, puts the site closer to them while billing and support remain local. Many businesses run a Pakistani site and an overseas site on separate plans for exactly this reason.
Whichever location you pick, encryption works the same way. The certificate protects data on the move, and server-side security protects it at rest. Location simply decides how far that encrypted data travels and which jurisdiction the hardware sits in, so make the choice based on your audience and your obligations.
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Choosing a control panel and operating system for your hosting
Our shared hosting comes in two flavours at exactly the same price. Linux hosting uses cPanel, the panel most web designers in Pakistan already know, and it suits PHP applications such as WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart, Laravel and most open-source scripts. Windows hosting uses Plesk and is the right home for ASP.NET applications and software that expects Microsoft technologies.
Both panels give you the same everyday tools: file managers, database creation, mailbox management, scheduled tasks, DNS editing and one-click application installers. Both also show the SSL status of each domain, so you can confirm at a glance that your certificate is active and set to renew automatically.
Do not choose Windows simply because your office computers run Windows, and do not choose Linux only because it is popular. Ask whoever built or will build the website which language and database it uses. That single answer decides the operating system, and our sales team can confirm it if you share the technical details.
On dedicated servers in Pakistan the same principle applies at a bigger scale: Linux with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or Windows with Plesk, with no extra charge for the operating system. On a VPS you can install the panel you prefer yourself or ask our team for guidance on licensing and setup.
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Planning a realistic hosting budget for the year ahead
Shared, WordPress and Pakistan data centre plans are billed yearly in rupees, which makes them easy to budget for: one invoice, one renewal date and no surprises when the exchange rate moves. Servers are billed monthly in US dollars, so set aside a margin for currency changes if you plan to run one for a long period.
Remember the other pieces of a website. A domain renews on its own cycle, and .pk names are registered in two-year terms through PKNIC. Paid business certificates, if you need one, are arranged separately through sales. Development, design and content work are usually the largest costs of all, and good hosting protects that investment.
Because services are not refunded once provisioned, it is worth asking questions before you order. Tell us roughly how many visitors you expect, what software you use and how many mailboxes you need, and we will suggest the smallest plan that fits. Starting small and upgrading later is almost always cheaper than buying too much on day one.
Finally, choose a payment method that suits your organisation. Bank transfer to Standard Chartered, Bank Alfalah or HBL, Easypaisa, JazzCash, UBL Omni, cards, PayPal, Western Union, MoneyGram and cheque deposits into our bank account are all accepted, and every invoice and receipt stays in your client area for your accounts team.
Side by side
How the secure hosting options compare on control and cost
A quick reference for the main differences. Plan cards above and on each product page show current prices.
| Shared | WordPress | Pakistan DC | VPS | Dedicated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billing | Yearly, PKR | Yearly, PKR | Yearly, PKR | Monthly, USD | Monthly, USD |
| Server management | By us | By us | By us | By you, root access | By you, full machine |
| Data location | Our shared servers | Our WordPress servers | Inside Pakistan | Karachi, Islamabad or 36 global sites | Pakistan or Netherlands |
| Free SSL | Entry two plans | Every plan | HTTPS included | Free certificates on your domains | Free certificates on your domains |
| Best for | Business sites, blogs | WordPress and WooCommerce | Data kept in Pakistan | Custom apps, many sites | Heavy workloads |
Matching hosting to people
Which secure hosting option suits which kind of organisation
A family business with a brochure website, a contact form and a few mailboxes rarely needs more than a shared plan. The control panel is friendly, the email works on phones and laptops, and the certificate is installed before the site goes live. The money saved on hosting is better spent on photographs and copywriting.
Writers, news portals and companies that publish often tend to prefer WordPress hosting. The environment is prepared for WordPress, updates are a click away and the free certificate on every plan means even the smallest tier opens over HTTPS. Shops running WooCommerce benefit from the same arrangement.
Hospitals, banks, universities and government contractors often face questions about where their records are kept. Pakistan data centre hosting answers those questions on a shared budget, while Karachi and Islamabad virtual servers do the same for teams that also need root access and their own IP address.
Software houses, agencies and startups with custom stacks usually land on a VPS. Root access lets them deploy containers, background workers and unusual libraries, and the global range of 36 locations means a product aimed at overseas customers can sit close to them. When one VPS is no longer enough, dedicated servers in Pakistan or the Netherlands take over.
Web designers who look after many small clients can bring all of them to us under one reseller arrangement. Each client gets an isolated account and HTTPS, while the designer keeps the relationship and the branding. Talk to sales to size the right reseller setup for your client list.
Getting started
From first enquiry to a live, encrypted website
Tell us what you are building
Share the type of site, the software it uses and roughly how many visitors you expect. We recommend a plan type and size, and point out if a smaller plan will do.
Order online, pay in rupees
Place the order in the client area and pay by bank transfer, mobile wallet, card or PayPal. Shared and WordPress accounts are created once payment is confirmed.
Move in with our help
Upload a new site or let us migrate an existing one for free. We install the certificate, test the important pages and only then ask you to switch DNS.
Before you decide
Questions about choosing secure hosting
Need something else? Contact us or open a ticket.
Which hosting type should a brand-new business website start on?
Most new business websites start comfortably on a shared plan. It costs the least, includes email on your domain and comes with SSL installed, so you can focus on content rather than servers. When traffic, custom software or compliance needs outgrow shared hosting, we move the site to WordPress, local data centre, VPS or dedicated hosting for you, without changing your domain or losing your mailboxes.
Can I keep my website in Pakistan and my email somewhere else?
Yes. Your domain's DNS records decide where each service lives, so the website can sit on a Pakistan data centre plan while mail stays with another provider, or the other way round. Our team can set the MX and other records for you inside DNS management. Just tell us which provider handles each service and we will check that nothing breaks during the change.
Is there a setup fee when I order hosting?
Shared, WordPress and Pakistan data centre plans are billed yearly in rupees, and the price you see in the plan cards is what you pay for the term. Dedicated servers in Pakistan and the Netherlands are priced monthly in US dollars and are set up by our engineers. If any one-time charge applies to a particular server, sales will tell you before you order.
Do you offer monthly billing on shared hosting?
Shared, WordPress and Pakistan data centre hosting are sold as yearly plans in PKR, which keeps the cost predictable and protects you from exchange rate changes mid-term. VPS and dedicated servers are billed monthly in US dollars because their hardware and licences are priced that way. If yearly billing is a problem for your organisation, contact sales to talk through the options.
What happens to my files if I cancel or let a plan expire?
Renewal invoices appear in your client area ahead of the due date, so you have time to pay or decide to leave. If you are moving on, take a full download of your files, databases and mailboxes before the plan ends, because an expired account cannot be relied on to keep your data. Remember that services are not refunded once provisioned, so size the plan carefully at the start.
Can students or foreign customers order hosting from you?
Yes. Anyone can order hosting, and international customers can pay by Visa or Mastercard, PayPal, Western Union or MoneyGram. Local customers have more choices, including bank transfer, Easypaisa, JazzCash and UBL Omni. If you also register a .pk domain with a non-Pakistani address, be aware that PKNIC may charge more for that registration.
How do I reach a person if my website goes down at night?
Open a support ticket from your client area, which records the problem and reaches the technical team, or call +92 312 418 8424. Email to info@sslhosting.pk also works for less urgent questions. Support is available in English and Urdu, and including your domain name and a screenshot of any error helps us find the cause faster.
Can one hosting account run several websites?
Check the plan cards, which list what each shared tier includes, or ask sales before ordering. Where a plan allows extra domains, each one can have its own mailboxes and its own certificate. If you look after many unrelated client sites, separate accounts, a reseller arrangement or a VPS are often cleaner, because each site stays isolated from the others and problems stay contained.
Not sure which hosting type fits?
Send us a few lines about your website and we will recommend a plan honestly, including when a smaller option is enough.