PaaS Usage Statistics and Market Share in South Africa (.za)
We are tracking usage statistics and market share of 24 web technologies in PaaS in South Africa (.za). In April 2024 the most popular web technology in PaaS in South Africa (.za) is Amazon Web Services with 33% market share. In second place there is WP Engine with 12% market share. After that there are SiteGround with 12%, Azure with 9% and Netlify with 9% market share. Top 5 web technologies together have 74% market share. The remaining 19 web technologies in PaaS have a combined market share of 26%. Global PaaS market share report is available here.
About PaaS
Platform as a Service (PaaS) or Application Platform as a Service (aPaaS) or platform-based service is a category of cloud computing services that provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app.
We are tracking 24 different technologies in PaaS.
There are 7,498 websites using PaaS in South Africa (.za websites) in out database.
PaaS Usage Statistics and Market Share in South Africa (.za) in April 2024
#1 Amazon Web Services 
32.74%
#2 WP Engine 
12.35%
#3 SiteGround 
11.63%
#4 Azure 
10.32%
#5 Netlify 
8.75%
#6 Kinsta 
4.35%
#7 Automattic 
3.92%
#8 Heroku 
3.55%
#9 WordPress.com 
2.59%
#10 Cloudways 
2.08%
#11 Flywheel 
1.76%
#12 GitHub Pages 
1.76%
#13 Vercel 
1.23%
#14 Acquia Cloud Platform 
1.15%
#15 Pantheon 
0.47%
#16 Acquia Cloud 0.37%
#17 Platform.sh 
0.31%
#18 Pressable 
0.27%
#19 Cloud Platform 0.15%
#20 Seravo 
0.08%
#21 WordPress VIP 
0.07%
#22 Pagely 
0.05%
#23 Lagoon 
0.04%
#24 OXID eShop Enterprise Edition 
0.03%
Technologies in PaaS in South Africa (.za)
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.
WP Engine
WP Engine is a website hosting provider.
SiteGround
SiteGround is a web hosting service.
Azure
Azure is a cloud computing service for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers.
Netlify
Netlify providers hosting and server-less backend services for web applications and static websites.
Kinsta
Automattic
Automattic is a freemium blogging service and an open-source blogging software.
Heroku
Heroku is a cloud platform as a service (PaaS) supporting several programming languages.
WordPress.com
WordPress.com is a platform for self-publishing that is popular for blogging and other works.
Cloudways
Cloudways offers managed cloud-hosting services for WordPress sites on a cloud server where multiple copies of your content will be replicated throughout your chosen data center.
Flywheel
GitHub Pages
GitHub Pages is a static site hosting service designed to host personal, organization, or project pages directly from a GitHub repository.
Vercel
Acquia Cloud Platform
Acquia Cloud Platform is a Drupal-tuned application lifecycle management suite with an infrastructure to support Drupal deployment workflow processes.
Pantheon
Pantheon is a WebOps (Website Operations) and Management Platform for WordPress and Drupal.
Acquia Cloud
Acquia Cloud is a Drupal-tuned application lifecycle management suite with a complete infrastructure to support Drupal deployment workflow processes from development and staging through to production.
Platform.sh
Pressable
Pressable is a managed hoting platform for WordPress.
Cloud Platform
Cloud Platform (formally Acquia Cloud) is a Drupal-tuned application lifecycle management suite with an infrastructure to support Drupal deployment workflow processes.
Seravo
WordPress VIP
WordPress VIP is a managed hosting platform for WordPress.
Pagely
Lagoon
OXID eShop Enterprise Edition
OXID eShop Enterprise Edition is a B2B or B2C ecommerce solution built using object oriented programming and PHP.
PaaS Market Share History in South Africa (.za) in Last 12 Months
| Technology | June 2023 | July 2023 | August 2023 | September 2023 | October 2023 | November 2023 | December 2023 | January 2024 | February 2024 | March 2024 | April 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | 33.44% | 32.89% | 32.97% | 32.92% | 32.95% | 33.02% | 32.96% | 32.95% | 32.89% | 32.75% | 32.74% |
| WP Engine | 12.68% | 12.65% | 12.43% | 12.53% | 12.48% | 12.45% | 12.45% | 12.44% | 12.44% | 12.39% | 12.35% |
| SiteGround | 11.70% | 11.75% | 11.74% | 11.67% | 11.62% | 11.54% | 11.49% | 11.55% | 11.53% | 11.57% | 11.63% |
| Azure | 10.29% | 10.30% | 10.24% | 10.26% | 10.25% | 10.21% | 10.23% | 10.22% | 10.25% | 10.32% | 10.32% |
| Netlify | 8.34% | 8.43% | 8.48% | 8.50% | 8.58% | 8.60% | 8.65% | 8.64% | 8.67% | 8.71% | 8.75% |
| Automattic | 4.86% | 4.27% | 3.99% | 3.97% | 3.98% | 3.98% | 3.99% | 3.99% | 3.99% | 3.93% | 3.92% |
| Kinsta | 3.92% | 4.15% | 4.24% | 4.24% | 4.28% | 4.27% | 4.31% | 4.31% | 4.31% | 4.35% | 4.35% |
| Heroku | 3.60% | 3.58% | 3.60% | 3.57% | 3.58% | 3.58% | 3.56% | 3.56% | 3.56% | 3.55% | 3.55% |
| Flywheel | 1.85% | 1.83% | 1.84% | 1.84% | 1.76% | 1.76% | 1.77% | 1.77% | 1.77% | 1.76% | 1.76% |
| GitHub Pages | 1.81% | 1.74% | 1.75% | 1.75% | 1.75% | 1.76% | 1.77% | 1.77% | 1.77% | 1.76% | 1.76% |
| WordPress.com | 1.75% | 2.37% | 2.57% | 2.60% | 2.61% | 2.60% | 2.60% | 2.58% | 2.58% | 2.59% | 2.59% |
| Cloudways | 1.65% | 1.93% | 1.97% | 2.01% | 2.00% | 2.06% | 2.06% | 2.07% | 2.09% | 2.10% | 2.08% |
| Acquia Cloud Platform | 1.09% | 1.10% | 1.13% | 1.11% | 1.12% | 1.14% | 1.14% | 1.14% | 1.14% | 1.15% | 1.15% |
| Vercel | 1.15% | 1.20% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 1.22% | 1.22% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 1.23% |
| Acquia Cloud | 0.49% | 0.41% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| Pantheon | 0.49% | 0.48% | 0.48% | 0.48% | 0.48% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 0.47% |
| Platform.sh | 0.30% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| Pressable | 0.16% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| Cloud Platform | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Seravo | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| Pagely | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Lagoon | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| WordPress VIP | 0.05% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| OXID eShop Enterprise Edition | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% |