Google Cloud services · South Africa

Google Cloud services in South Africa

Mobile-first, low-bandwidth products with mobile money built in, from a senior team on overlapping hours.

Clarigo Infotech is a Google Cloud Partner. We build and migrate applications and data platforms on Google Cloud: application hosting on Cloud Run and GKE, migrations from other clouds or on-premises, analytics with BigQuery, and AI with Vertex AI and Gemini.

South African companies most often hire us for fintech, healthcare software and AI automation.

Share

10+

Years of delivery

600+

Projects delivered

20+

Countries served

25-30

Days to a live MVP

Get a free consultation

Tell us what you need. A senior engineer replies within one working day.

How should we contact you?

No obligation. We reply within one working day.

What matters to South Africa teams

Mobile-first and built for real conditions

African businesses need products that work on any phone and any connection, with mobile money and local payments built in.

01

Works on any connection

Lightweight apps and sites that stay fast on slow networks and older phones.

02

Mobile money and local payments

M-Pesa, Flutterwave, Paystack and card payments integrated.

03

Overlapping hours

Two and a half to four and a half hours from India, so most of the day overlaps.

04

Cost-effective delivery

Senior engineers at offshore rates with full code ownership.

What we do

What our Google Cloud services cover

Cloud architecture

Secure, scalable designs on Google Cloud with clear cost estimates before you commit.

Migration to Google Cloud

Applications, virtual machines and databases moved to Google Cloud with careful planning and testing.

Containers and serverless

Cloud Run, GKE and Cloud Functions for apps that scale with demand.

Data and analytics

BigQuery data warehouses, pipelines and dashboards that turn your data into decisions.

AI on Google Cloud

Assistants, search and automation built with Vertex AI and Gemini, connected to your data.

DevOps and monitoring

Infrastructure as code, CI/CD and monitoring so releases are safe and issues are caught early.

Working with us from South Africa

Built for South African teams

Time-zone overlap

South Africa is three and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of your morning and early afternoon.

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)

We design to POPIA's conditions for lawful processing: purpose limits, security safeguards and data-subject access, with data hosted in South African cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.

Billing

Invoices in South African rand (ZAR) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.

Sectors · South Africa

Built for South Africa's key sectors

South African companies use us for fintech, healthcare software and AI automation, designed to POPIA, with a strong daily overlap in working hours.

Mining

Mines invest in safety, monitoring and automation systems. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.

Financial services

Banks and insurers lead in mobile and digital channels. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.

Retail

National chains expand e-commerce and loyalty programmes. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.

Tourism and wine

Operators and estates sell to international visitors online. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.

South African time · Johannesburg

How the hours line up

Our team's hours, in South African time

06:30–16:00

Monday to Friday

Overlap with your working day

09:00–16:00

About 7 hours every day

Daily stand-up

09:30

South African time, plus written updates every evening

Local setup

Local platforms and setup

Local payments

PayFastYocoOzow (Instant EFT)SnapScanPeach Payments

Languages

EnglishAfrikaansisiZulu

Data hosting

AWS Africa (Cape Town), Google Cloud africa-south1 (Johannesburg) and Azure South Africa North, in your own cloud account, so data stays where your rules require.

Process

How it works

1. Discovery

We map your workloads, costs, security needs and goals, and recommend what to move, rebuild or retire.

2. Design

A target architecture, landing zone, security model and cost estimate you can approve before any work starts.

3. Build and migrate

Infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines and migration in waves, with testing at every step.

4. Run and optimise

Monitoring, backups, security updates and regular cost reviews, so the platform stays fast, safe and affordable.

FAQ

Google Cloud services: questions from South Africa

Do you work with companies in South Africa?+

Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across South Africa, including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, as part of clients in 20+ countries. South African companies most often hire us for fintech, healthcare software and AI automation. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.

What time-zone overlap do we get from South Africa?+

South Africa is three and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of your morning and early afternoon.

How do you handle the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)?+

We design to POPIA's conditions for lawful processing: purpose limits, security safeguards and data-subject access, with data hosted in South African cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.

Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+

We bill in South African rand (ZAR) or US dollars. Senior engineers typically cost $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, and fixed-scope projects such as an MVP in 25 to 30 days are quoted after a free consultation.

What time are your meetings in South African time?+

Our team works 06:30–16:00 South African time, so we overlap with your day from 09:00–16:00. Daily stand-ups are usually at 09:30 your time.

Can you build in English and Afrikaans and isiZulu?+

Yes. We build interfaces and content in English and Afrikaans and isiZulu, and test them with native speakers before launch.

Where will our data be hosted?+

Usually in AWS Africa (Cape Town), Google Cloud africa-south1 (Johannesburg) and Azure South Africa North, or wherever your data rules require. Everything runs in your own cloud account, so you stay in control.

Do you sign an NDA?+

Yes. We sign an NDA, and a data processing agreement where needed, before any work starts.

Is Clarigo Infotech a Google Cloud Partner?+

Yes. Clarigo Infotech is a Google Cloud Partner.