Cloud PBX Pricing guide

How much does Yeastar cost in South Africa?

There is no single Yeastar price. What you pay depends on the edition, the plan, and your local partner. Here is how the cost actually breaks down.

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The short answer

How much does Yeastar cost in South Africa?

There is no single figure. Yeastar pricing depends on the edition (appliance bought once with an annual plan, self-hosted software, or cloud billed per user per month), the plan you choose from Basic to Ultimate, and your local partner’s hosting and support markup. Only the appliance plans are listed publicly, in US dollars; cloud and software pricing is quoted in rands through certified SA partners.

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Yeastar’s cost in SA comes down to edition, plan and your partner’s markup.

What drives the cost of Yeastar

There is no single Yeastar price in South Africa because three choices set the number, and only one of them is published openly.

Your total depends on the edition you run (an on-box appliance, self-hosted software, or hosted cloud), the plan you pick (Basic, Standard, Enterprise or Ultimate), and your local partner’s markup for hosting, SIP trunks, numbers and support. Yeastar publishes list pricing only for its appliance plans, in US dollars; cloud and software pricing is quoted through certified South African partners on a per-user, per-month basis.

The three editions

Pick the edition first – it changes how you pay more than anything else.

Appliance edition

  • How you payBuy the box + annual plan
  • PricingListed in USD
  • Best forOn-site, fixed headcount

Software edition

  • How you paySelf-host on your VM
  • PricingPartner-quoted
  • Best forIn-house IT teams
Most SMEs

Cloud edition

  • How you payPer user, per month
  • PricingPartner-quoted in rands
  • Best forNo hardware, scale on demand

Yeastar’s real price is set less by Yeastar than by which edition you run and which partner you buy it from.

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The four plans

Within each edition, the plan sets the feature ceiling.

Plan What it adds Typical fit
Basic Core business calling and PBX features Very small offices
Standard Mobility and remote-worker features Hybrid teams
Enterprise Call-centre features, integrations, AI transcription allowance Growing SMEs
Ultimate Multi-site, full integration set, larger AI allowance Multi-branch businesses

What to expect to pay in South Africa

Because cloud and software pricing is partner-quoted, treat these as indicative ranges to sanity-check a quote, not a Yeastar price list.

Yeastar’s published appliance plans sit roughly between $40 and $700 a year depending on the box size and plan, charged per PBX rather than per user. For the cloud edition that most SMEs choose, expect a per-user, per-month figure in the same ballpark as other hosted SA cloud PBX seats, plus your SIP trunk or call bundle, numbers and any AI transcription add-on. The partner’s hosting and support is where quotes diverge most.

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Always get it in writing: there is no public rand price list for Yeastar Cloud. Ask your partner for the per-user seat cost, the SIP-trunk and number fees, any setup charge and the AI add-on price, all on one quote.

Choose your editionCloud for no hardware, appliance for a fixed on-site headcount, software if you self-host.
Match the plan to featuresOnly step up to Enterprise or Ultimate if you need call-centre, integrations or more AI minutes.
Add the running costsSIP trunk or call bundle, numbers, and any AI transcription minutes on top of the seat.
Compare two partnersThe same Yeastar plan can cost different amounts depending on the partner’s hosting and support markup.
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Compare two partners on the same plan – hosting and support markups vary widely.

Our verdict

Yeastar is a well-established platform with a flexible licensing model, which is exactly why a single price does not exist. The cloud edition suits most SMEs on a per-user monthly basis, the appliance edition fits fixed on-site headcounts, and the plan tier sets your feature ceiling. The variable that moves the quote most is the partner.

Our recommendation: Decide on cloud versus appliance, pick the lowest plan that covers your features, then get two written partner quotes that include the seat, trunk, numbers and any AI add-on.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Yeastar cost in South Africa?
It depends on the edition, plan and partner. Appliance plans are listed in USD (roughly $40 to $700 a year per PBX); cloud is billed per user per month and quoted in rands through local partners, plus trunk, number and AI add-on costs.
Is Yeastar billed per user or per PBX?
The cloud edition is per user, per month. The appliance edition is bought once as hardware with an annual plan charged per PBX rather than per user.
What are the Yeastar plans?
Basic, Standard, Enterprise and Ultimate. Each step adds features such as mobility, call-centre tools, integrations and a larger AI transcription allowance.
Why does Yeastar pricing differ between providers?
Yeastar cloud and software pricing is quoted through certified partners, so each partner sets its own hosting and support markup. The same plan can cost different amounts from two resellers.
Is there a free trial?
Yeastar offers a free trial so you can test the platform before committing. Ask your partner to set one up on the edition and plan you are considering.

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Sources: Verified at yeastar.com and help.yeastar.com (P-Series editions, plans and appliance list pricing), June 2026. Verified 19 June 2026.


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