Web development · South Africa
Web development company in South Africa
Mobile-first, low-bandwidth products with mobile money built in, from a senior team on overlapping hours.
Clarigo Infotech is a web development company that builds fast, secure and search-friendly websites and web applications. We design and develop marketing sites, e-commerce stores, customer portals, dashboards and SaaS products using Next.js, React and Node.js, and we look after hosting, performance and updates after launch.
South African companies most often hire us for fintech, healthcare software and AI automation.
10+
Years of delivery
600+
Projects delivered
20+
Countries served
25-30
Days to a live MVP
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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.
Works on any connection
Lightweight apps and sites that stay fast on slow networks and older phones.
Mobile money and local payments
M-Pesa, Flutterwave, Paystack and card payments integrated.
Overlapping hours
Two and a half to four and a half hours from India, so most of the day overlaps.
Cost-effective delivery
Senior engineers at offshore rates with full code ownership.
What we build for the web
Business websites
Fast, SEO-ready sites with a CMS your team can update, built to turn visitors into leads.
Web applications
Portals, dashboards and internal tools with secure login, roles and integrations.
E-commerce
Online stores with payments, inventory, shipping and analytics, on Shopify or custom.
SaaS products
Subscription web products with billing, multi-tenancy and admin tools.
Performance and SEO
Core Web Vitals, structured data and technical SEO so pages load fast and rank.
AI on your website
Chat assistants, smart search and personalisation built into your site.
How we approach Web development
Fast by default
We build with Next.js and modern hosting so pages load quickly on any device, which helps both users and search rankings.
Search-friendly from day one
Clean URLs, metadata, structured data, sitemaps and accessible markup are part of every build, not an add-on.
Easy for your team
A content management system and simple admin tools let your team update pages without a developer.
Secure and supported
Security updates, backups, monitoring and improvements continue after launch with the same team.
Remote, but close to South Africa
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.
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. Web platforms, portals and stores that turn visitors into customers.
Financial services
Banks and insurers lead in mobile and digital channels. Sites and web apps that load fast and are easy for your team to update.
Retail
National chains expand e-commerce and loyalty programmes. We build fast, search-friendly websites and portals for this sector.
Tourism and wine
Operators and estates sell to international visitors online. Web platforms, portals and stores that turn visitors into customers.
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
What we set up for South Africa
Local payments
E-commerce platforms
Languages
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.
How it works
Week 1: discovery and design
A free call to understand your goal, then a written scope, a fixed quote and a clickable design you can test.
Weeks 2-3: build and integrate
Senior engineers build in short sprints, connect your systems and demo working software every week.
Week 4: test and launch
We test with real data, set up monitoring and deploy to your own cloud account, then go live.
After launch: support and grow
The same team stays on for support, improvements and new features, with guaranteed response times.
See what we've built
Try it yourself, free
Free browser tools from our team. No sign-up needed.
Web development company: 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.
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.
Can you integrate PayFast or Yoco?+
Yes. We regularly integrate local payment methods such as PayFast, Yoco, Ozow (Instant EFT), SnapScan, Peach Payments, alongside card payments and subscriptions.
How long does it take to build a website or web app?+
A business website usually takes two to four weeks. A web application MVP typically goes live in 25 to 30 days.
How much does web development cost?+
It depends on pages, features and integrations. You get a fixed quote after a free consultation. Dedicated web developers are typically $25 to $49 (USD) per hour.
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