☁️ Cloud VPS · Backups · Object Storage · Billed in TZS

Cloud infrastructure, without the FX headache.

Enterprise-grade cloud VPS, off-site backup storage, and S3-compatible object storage — quoted and billed in Tanzanian Shillings, paid via mobile money, supported from Dar es Salaam. Spin up a server in 60 seconds, scale up or down whenever you need.

Tier-3 data centres · Tanzania-based support · Pay monthly, quarterly, or annually
60 sec
VPS provisioning
99.9%
Uptime SLA
Root
Full server access
TZS
No EUR / USD surprises
Cloud VPS

Pick a size. Scale anytime.

Every plan available monthly, quarterly (3 months prepaid, ~5% off), or annually (12 months for the price of 11 — ~8% off). Upgrade vertically with one click — no data loss, ~60 seconds of downtime.

📅 Monthly default 📆 Quarterly save 5% 🗓 Annual save 1 month

Starter

Dev, staging, small sites
TZS60,000
per month
  • 2 vCPU (AMD)
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 80 GB SSD
  • 20 TB bandwidth @ 1 Gbps
  • Full root access · any OS
  • Manual snapshots (self-service)
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Pro

High-traffic sites · databases
TZS200,000
per month
  • 8 vCPU
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 320 GB SSD
  • 20 TB bandwidth @ 1 Gbps
  • Full root access · any OS
  • Manual snapshots (self-service)
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Need a dedicated machine, GPU, or Windows licence? Email us — custom quotes within an hour.

Off-site backups

Storage Box — for the files you'd cry to lose.

Mountable storage you can rsync, SFTP, or WebDAV into. Use it for cPanel backups, NVR footage, CCTV archives, photo libraries, or office file shares. Independent of your VPS — if a server burns, your backup survives.

1 TB
Small site backups, photo libraries
TZS 6,000/ month
5 TB
Office backups, NVR footage
TZS 18,000/ month
10 TB
Multi-server backups, archives
TZS 32,000/ month
20 TB
Enterprise off-site backup target
TZS 58,000/ month

Bigger sizes (50 TB, 100 TB, multi-region replicas) available on request. SFTP, FTP, FTPS, SAMBA, BorgBackup, rsync, and WebDAV all supported on every size.

Object storage

S3-compatible buckets, TZS pricing.

Use any S3 client (AWS CLI, MinIO, rclone, your existing app code) to push files into Sanya Cloud Object Storage. Ideal for media uploads, user-generated content, and backup targets you want to access programmatically.

First 1 TB
Bundled with every VPS
Free
Per extra TB
Storage beyond bundled tier
TZS 14,000/ month
Outgoing data
First 1 TB / month free
TZS 3,500/ TB extra
Operations
PUT, GET, LIST, DELETE
Free · unmetered

Endpoint: s3.cloud.sanya.tz · Authenticates with standard AWS-style access keys.

Why Sanya Cloud

The cloud, but priced for Tanzania.

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Billed in TZS, paid by mobile money

No surprise FX charges on your bank statement. Pay via M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money, Halopesa, SanyaPay, card, or bank transfer.

60-second provisioning

Order, pay, and SSH in within a minute. Pre-built images for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky, FreeBSD, Docker, plus one-click WordPress, LAMP, and OpenLiteSpeed.

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Snapshots you control

Take a manual snapshot from the portal before risky updates or changes, so you can roll back if something breaks. Snapshots are a self-service safety net, not a backup — you stay in control of your own data and your own backup strategy.

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Scale up & down anytime

Outgrow Starter? Upgrade to Business or Pro without rebuilding. Done with a big project? Scale back down — billing adjusts to the new tier within minutes.

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Multiple data-centre regions

Choose Germany (Falkenstein / Nuremberg) or Finland (Helsinki) at order time. ~165 ms latency to Dar es Salaam — better than most "local" Tanzanian providers in practice.

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You hold the root password

Once we hand you the VPS, what happens inside the OS is yours — we don't have access. Our control plane only does power, suspend, snapshot, and delete (full shared-responsibility model here).

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Built-in DDoS protection

Free Layer 3/4 DDoS mitigation at the network edge — your VPS won't be knocked offline by amateur attacks. Layer 7 protection available for web applications on request.

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WhatsApp + ticket support

Tanzania-based engineers reachable on WhatsApp during business hours. After-hours emergencies route to on-call via email/ticket. Priority queue on the Pro plan.

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One bill across products

Already on Sanya, Sanya Host, or SanyaSMS? Your Cloud VPS shows up on the same monthly statement, same payment methods, single login at my.sanya.tz.

Honest disclosure

How long we keep your VPS after non-payment.

Most cloud providers hide their data-retention clock at the bottom of a 20-page ToS. We don't. Sanya Cloud's retention windows are tiered to your billing cycle — please read this before you order.

If your invoice goes unpaid past the grace period, we suspend the VPS and start a deletion clock:

Billing cycleGraceThenThen
Monthly3 daysSuspendDelete after 3 days of suspension
Quarterly5 daysSuspendDelete after 7 days of suspension
Annual7 daysSuspendDelete after 14 days of suspension

Why the difference? Our upstream infrastructure costs accrue continuously and don't pause when your invoice does. The longer we keep an unpaid VPS running, the more we lose — so shorter billing cycles get shorter retention windows. Annual customers pay up front, so we can afford to hold the door open longer. Once deletion runs, recovery is not possible — please keep your own off-site backups (Storage Box above is purpose-built for this).

Full policy in the refund & cancellation page §8.2.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Where are the servers physically located?
By default in Tier-3 European data centres (Germany or Finland) — you choose at order time. Latency to Dar es Salaam is roughly 160–180 ms via SEACOM, which is comparable to or better than many "local" providers that route through European peering anyway. We also offer Johannesburg and Nairobi regions on request for latency-sensitive workloads. The specific infrastructure operator we use today is disclosed in our DPA Annex B for B2B customers whose auditors require it.
How is this different from Sanya Host shared hosting?
Sanya Host is cPanel shared hosting — perfect if you just need a WordPress site or business email, and you don't want to think about Linux administration. Sanya Cloud is a raw VPS — you get root SSH, you pick the OS, you install what you want. If you don't know which you need, you probably want Sanya Host first; you can always upgrade to Cloud later.
Can you manage the server for me?
Yes — a managed-server add-on is available on the Business and Pro plans. We handle OS patching, security hardening, log monitoring, and answer "is my server up?" type tickets. Quoted separately by workload (typically TZS 80,000–250,000 / month per VPS). For full DevOps engagements, talk to us.
What payment methods do you accept?
All online payments — mobile money (M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money, Halopesa) via SanyaPay, credit / debit cards (Visa, Mastercard), and direct bank transfer (CRDB, NMB and others). Quarterly and annual prepayment unlocks a discount; renewal reminders go out 14 days before due date so you have time to top up.
Do I get root access?
Yes. The VPS is yours — root SSH from the moment provisioning finishes. We don't have access inside your OS, and we don't install monitoring agents. Our control plane can power-cycle, suspend, snapshot, or delete the VPS, but cannot read your data or files. See the shared-responsibility model for the full division.
What about backups?
Backing up your VPS is your responsibility. Sanya Cloud does not run automatic snapshots or off-site backups for you — you configure your own backup strategy. You can take a manual snapshot from the portal before risky updates so you can roll back, but a snapshot lives on the same hypervisor and is a self-service "undo", not a disaster-recovery backup. For real protection, set up your own off-site backups — a Storage Box makes a convenient rsync / SFTP / WebDAV target you fully control. Treat snapshots as a last-resort rollback for major issues, never as your data-restore plan.
Can I get a DPA / sub-processor list for my auditor?
Yes — we publish both. The Data Processing Agreement is signable under Tanzania's PDPA Act 2022 and names every sub-processor we use (infrastructure, payments, SMS, email, TLS) explicitly in Annex B. Auditors at schools, NGOs, fintechs, and clinics have already reviewed this chain — we'll counter-sign your version within 3 business days.
What happens if I stop paying?
We follow the tiered retention windows shown above — please read them before you order. Short version: monthly customers get 3 days post-suspension, quarterly customers get 7 days, annual customers get 14 days. Keep your own off-site backups regardless — once deletion runs, recovery is impossible.
Can I move data into Sanya Cloud from another provider?
Yes — and we'll help. For DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, AWS Lightsail, OVH, or Contabo migrations, send us your source-server access and target plan after ordering. We'll move OS, data, and DNS at no extra charge (excluding any large-data egress fees the source provider charges).
What's the relationship between Sanya Cloud, Sanya Host, and Sanya Business?
All four products (Sanya Business, Sanya Host, Sanya Cloud, SanyaSMS) are operated by Netpoa Limited. Same legal entity, same support team, same single sign-on. Defaulting on one product never auto-suspends another. Many customers use Sanya Business for accounting, Sanya Host for their website, and Sanya Cloud for a separate VPS that runs custom software.

Spin up your first VPS today.

60-second provisioning · TZS billing · WhatsApp support that picks up. Start monthly while you experiment, switch to quarterly or annual when you're confident.