CloudForge

CloudForge is a website-as-a-service platform that lets users create, host and manage websites with hosting, domain management and modular features such as e-commerce, booking, forms and analytics in a single dashboard. CloudForge is a South African website-as-a-service platform that combines hosting, domains and modules for e-commerce, booking, forms and blogs in one dashboard.

CloudForge Starter is free for the first month and includes one website on shared hosting with basic analytics. Professional is pay-as-you-use with unlimited websites, all modules and priority support, and Enterprise is custom priced with dedicated infrastructure and SLA guarantees. Exact rates for paid tiers are provided by the vendor.

CloudForge offers a free first month on its Starter plan, with no credit card required to begin, so you can test the platform before paying. A permanent free plan is not listed. After the first month you move to a paid tier, so check the Starter limits and the Professional pay-as-you-use rates.

Key features of undefined: Zero-downtime deploys and 99.9% uptime stated by the vendor; Modular add-ons for e-commerce, booking, forms, blog and analytics; Role-based access control with SSO; SSL encryption included; Multiple payment gateway integrations.

CloudForge targets agencies, retailers and startups that want scalable website hosting without locked-in contracts. Agencies can manage several client sites from one dashboard, while retailers add e-commerce and booking modules as needed. Developers can use the REST API for custom integrations.