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Top B2B Companies in South Africa

TrustList ranks 110 companies in South Africa across 7 categories. The biggest lists are IT service providers (67), web hosting companies (14) and digital marketing companies (8). Each list below is the top of its full ranking, ordered by rating, review volume and listing quality; no one pays for a position.

The businesses here list work in Africa, Cape Town, Middle East and London. 103 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

What to check before you hire in South Africa

  • Which legal entity signs, and which country's courts the contract names — the office you met may not be the company on the invoice
  • Where your data will actually be stored and processed, and whether that is allowed under the rules you are bound by
  • Who owns the work: intellectual property assignment has to be valid under the law of the supplier's country, not only yours
  • The overlap in working hours you will really get, and who is reachable when something breaks at your end of the day
  • The currency you are billed in, who carries the exchange-rate movement, and what the payment fees add
  • References from clients in your own market, not only in the supplier's — the ones who had to manage the distance
  • How the relationship ends: notice, handover of code, credentials and data, and what happens to staff assigned to you

Each section below is the top of that category's own ranking for South Africa, so the two pages can never disagree. At the top of the largest of them, IT service providers, right now: Soda Social Media, Webillism Web Design Company and Rogerwilco.

  1. Soda Social Media logo

    Web Design · Web Development · eCommerce

    We are the listeners, the speakers, do’ ers and seekers. Our philosophy of immersed social means that we don’t just participate, we absorb and initiate.

  2. Webillism Web Design Company logo

    Web Development · E-Commerce Development · eCommerce · Also in Johannesburg

    21 years ago we dreamed about the future and how Art will meet Technology. We saw changes coming.

  3. Rogerwilco logo

    Search Engine Optimization · Web Development · WordPress

    We’re an advertising agency with an addiction. But ours isn’t the type of dependency usually associated with our industry.

  4. Webillism Web Design Company logo

    Web Design · Web Development · UI/UX Design

    20 years ago we dreamed about the future and how Art will meet Technology. We saw changes coming.

  5. Platinum Seed logo

    Mobile App Development · Social Media Marketing · Search Engine Optimization

    We’re the Digital Customer Experience Specialists, who partner with brands and businesses to create human connections through digital touchpoints. Engaging. Curious. Ambitious.

  1. Equinix logo

    Web Design · Web Development · IT Services · Also in Ivory Coast and Ghana

    Equinix, Inc. of Redwood City operates colocation data centres and interconnection services for enterprises, network operators and cloud providers worldwide.

  2. Aveshost logo

    Managed WordPress hosting · Bare metal servers · Shared hosting · Also in Ghana and Africa

    Aveshost sells shared, WordPress, VPS, dedicated and bare-metal hosting and domains, with country-specific VPS offers for customers in Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.

  3. HostNowNow logo

    Managed WordPress hosting · Shared hosting · Domain registration · Also in Fleet and Africa

    HostNowNow, founded in Lagos, sells Naira-priced shared hosting on Microsoft Azure, managed WordPress, email, SSL and domains for businesses in Africa.

  4. Inslyhost logo

    Managed WordPress hosting · Web Design · React Native · Also in Africa

    Insly Host (Pty) Ltd, a South African company, sells web hosting, managed WordPress, VPS, dedicated servers, domains and business email under one login.

  5. S

    Shared hosting · Dedicated servers · VPS hosting · Also in Hong Kong and Asia

    Serverion sells VPS, dedicated servers, colocation and shared hosting from 37 listed locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

  1. iPrism Technologies logo

    Mobile App Development · Web Design · Web Development · Also in Africa

    iPrism Technologies is a mobile app development company based in Hyderabad, India, with contact points in the USA and KSA.

  2. Born Techies Solutions logo

    Mobile App Development · Search Engine Optimization · iOS App · Also in Mumbai, India and London

    Born Techies Solutions is an ecommerce agency that builds and grows Shopify stores.

  3. Data Recovery SA logo

    Data Recovery · Android · external · Also in Cape Town and Africa

    Data Recovery SA retrieves lost data from damaged or failed storage for customers in South Africa.

  4. Deep Thought Media logo

    Search Engine Optimization · Digital Marketing · Email Marketing · Also in Cape Town and Africa

    Deep Thought Media designs websites and runs online marketing for businesses from its base in Cape Town, South Africa.

  5. Digital Foresta logo

    Consumer Products & Services · Social Media Marketing · Advertising & Marketing · Also in India, South Africa and Hyderabad

    Digital Foresta is an SEO and digital marketing agency working from London.

  1. Bitcube logo

    Advertising & Marketing · iOS App · UI/UX Design · Also in Silicon Valley and London

    Bitcube is a bespoke software company with offices in London, Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Pirot.

  2. Abangani Media logo

    WordPress · PHP · .NET

    Abangani Media is a web and software developer in South Africa that provides offshore IT teams to overseas companies, most of them in the Netherlands, where its founder comes from.

  3. CRT Group logo

    Advertising & Marketing · Hospitality & Leisure · Financial Services · Also in Cape Town and Africa

    CRT Group, trading as CRT Digital, is a web and software agency founded in 2013 by brothers Neall and Ryan Siems in George, South Africa.

  4. Digital Solution Foundry logo

    Financial Services · Business Services · Information Technology · Also in Africa

    Digital Solution Foundry is a small group of software and database developers who write custom software for individual clients.

  5. Go Life Mobile Technologies logo

    Financial Services · Business Services · Education · Also in Africa

    Go Life Mobile Technologies is a mobile app development company in South Africa.

  1. Elevation Design logo

    Advertising · Creative · Branding · Also in Cape Town, South Africa and Cape Town

    Elevation Design is a creative agency in Cape Town, South Africa. It serves businesses locally and abroad, and reports more than 22 years of experience in branding and design.

  2. Fine Designs logo

    Web Design · Web Development · HTML5 · Also in Africa

    Fine Designs is a dynamic and professional Web and Graphic Design studio based in Bloemfontein, ready to add value to your products and/or business.

  3. HelloYes Marketing logo

    Consumer Products & Services · Advertising & Marketing · Real Estate · Also in Africa

    HelloYes is a digital marketing and creative agency serving brands in South Africa.

  4. Immersion Group logo

    Financial Services · Retail · Property · Also in Middle East and Africa

    Immersion Group is an experience innovation company that uses human-centred design to improve how customers and staff interact with a business.

  5. Kanoobi Media logo

    Web Design · WordPress · Internet

    Kanoobi Media, which presents itself as Kanoobi Digital Agency, is a South African agency for web design and digital marketing.

  1. BDO South Africa logo

    Property · Responsive

    BDO South Africa is a professional services firm offering audit and assurance, tax, advisory and business outsourcing.

  2. CDC Events logo

    Partners · Also in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Colombo

  3. EVA Solutions logo

    Also in Africa

    Make sure your organisation meets the requirements of the Act, and supports the growth and success of your business

  4. GL Events SA logo

    Retail · Electrical · Also in Africa

    GL Events south africa: The Leading Exhibitions and Events Solutions Provider Complete solutions for Exhibition and Trade show construction, from design, through to project…

  5. ICExpress - International Courier Express logo

    Insurance · Also in Africa

    ICExpress is a proudly South African company whose mission is to become one of world’s most admired courier companies and we are on track to becoming just that We are your trusted…

  1. Convergence Partners logo

    Financial Services · Internet · Partners · Also in Lagos and Middle East

    Convergence Partners is an investment firm that specialises in information and communications technology in Africa. It says it looks for both financial and social returns.

  2. AVeS Cyber Security logo

    Security · Also in Africa

    AVeS Cyber Security is an information technology consultancy that advises organisations on governance, security and infrastructure.

  3. Norrsken 22 logo

    FinTech · external · Accounting · Also in Washington and New York City

    Norrsken 22 is a tech growth fund that invests in African entrepreneurs.

  4. BA

    Internet · Retail · Security · Also in Nevada

    When you decide you want to make investments of any kind, you need to understand having a balance between risky investments and more stable investments if you are looking to have a…

  5. AS

    Financial Services · Partners · Also in Africa

    All Seasons Capital Management is an independent investment management firm focused on emerging and frontier markets, particularly Asia and frontier Africa.

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How is this ranking worked out?

A position here is earned, never bought. It is worked out from what a firm publishes and what has been verified about it:

  • Profile completeness: the details a buyer needs to judge a firm — what it does, who it serves, how it prices, who it has worked for
  • Earned trust: verification, awards and the other checks a firm has actually passed
  • Client reviews, where they exist: the rating is smoothed, so one five-star review cannot outrank a firm with a hundred good ones, and volume counts with diminishing returns

Be clear about the third one: client reviews are still rare across this catalogue, so on most lists today the order is set by the first two. A firm near the top is the best-documented and best-verified one we hold, which is not the same claim as the best one to hire. Use the list to build a shortlist, then check the firms yourself.

No firm can pay for a position. Sponsored listings are labelled and shown apart from this list. How rankings work

Where else can I look in South Africa?

Every category ranked here has its own full list: IT service providers (67), web hosting companies (9) and digital marketing companies (8). Or compare countries from the country index.

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