What Fibre Tiger does

Fibre Tiger (legally Tiger Connect (Pty) Ltd) is a Cape Town-based, privately held price-comparison service for South African residential broadband, founded in December 2016 by Jacques du Rand, a former Head of Search at PriceCheck.co.za. The platform operates as a free, consumer-facing web property at fibretiger.co.za that aggregates uncapped fibre, LTE, 5G, and WiFi packages from 7+ ISPs (Afrihost, Webafrica, Vox, Axxess, HeroTel, Telkom, Atomic Access) across 10+ fibre networks (Openserve, Vumatel, Frogfoot, MetroFibre, Octotel, MTN Fibre, Vodacom Fibre, Zoom Fibre, Lightstrike, HeroTel), with 48+ deals currently sorted by lowest price and an interactive coverage map showing network availability at a user's specific address.

The core product is a deal-comparison engine supplemented by ISP-specific and network-specific comparison pages, an address-level coverage checker, and a content library of articles and guides explaining fibre, LTE, and broadband infrastructure. The business model is purely affiliate-based: the service is free for consumers, and Fibre Tiger earns a small commission when users click through to an ISP partner and sign up. Rankings are explicitly stated not to be influenced by commission structure, and the company has positioned itself as independent of any ISP or network operator since inception. Distribution is almost entirely digital — organic SEO and content marketing on fibretiger.co.za, plus Facebook, Instagram, X, and founder engagement on the MyBroadband Forum.

Operationally, Fibre Tiger runs with a deliberately small team of 1–10 people in Cape Town (founder Jacques du Rand plus marketing lead Christine da Silva). It has no disclosed external funding, no institutional investors, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, no mobile app, no public or partner-facing API, and no AI or machine-learning features. The company is POPIA-compliant and has over time expanded its scope from fibre-only comparisons (2016) to include coverage mapping (2018), LTE/5G comparisons (2021), and streaming and VPN guides (2023). No revenue, ARR, GMV, or valuation figures have been disclosed publicly.

Name

Fibre Tiger

Legal name

Tiger Connect (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://fibretiger.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fibre Tiger is a Cape Town-based, independent price-comparison platform helping South African residential consumers compare fibre, LTE, and 5G internet packages across 10+ networks and 7+ ISPs, monetised exclusively through affiliate commissions from ISP referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Service Comparison

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

akta.pro primary industry

Fiber ISPs (FTTH/FTTP Retail Providers) (HDAIADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rural & Regional ISPs (HDAIADAI)

Keywords

• Fibre internet comparison
• ISP package aggregator
• Broadband deal finder
• Fibre coverage mapping
• Affiliate lead generation

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Affiliate Commissions: When users click through to ISP partner websites and sign up for fibre packages, Fibre Tiger earns a small affiliate commission. This does not affect rankings or sort order. There is no cost to the consumer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fibre Tiger (operating as Tiger Connect (Pty) Ltd) runs a free, independent South African web platform that aggregates and compares uncapped fibre, LTE, 5G and WiFi packages from multiple ISPs and fibre networks in one place. Users can filter by connection type, network and ISP, check fibre availability at their address via a coverage map, and click through to ISP partner sites to sign up; the service is monetised entirely through affiliate referral commissions paid by partner ISPs.

Product overview

Fibre Tiger is a South African price comparison and lead-generation service for internet packages. The platform operates as a unified comparison portal that aggregates offerings from multiple ISPs (Internet Service Providers) across various fibre networks. The core product is the fibre comparison engine, supplemented by a fibre coverage map tool, ISP and network comparison pages, streaming and VPN guides, and LTE/5G wireless comparisons. The service enables users to compare uncapped fibre packages, pricing, speeds, and contract terms across networks including Openserve, Vumatel, Frogfoot, MetroFibre, Octotel, MTN Fibre, Vodacom Fibre, Zoom Fibre, Lightstrike, and HeroTel, through ISPs such as Afrihost, Webafrica, Vox, Axxess, HeroTel, Telkom, and Atomic Access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fibre Tiger comparison platform South Africa's independent, ISP-agnostic web platform that aggregates and ranks uncapped fibre packages across 10+ networks and 7+ ISPs, sorted by lowest price; lets residential users filter by connection type, network and ISP, and click through to ISP partner sites to sign up.
• LTE & 5G Comparison Service Wireless broadband comparison service covering LTE and 5G packages from multiple ISPs, presented alongside the core fibre comparison as an alternative for users impacted by fibre availability or load-shedding.
• Streaming & VPN Guides Editorial and recommendation content covering streaming bundles, smart-TV deals and VPN/security services, offered as a complementary post-purchase decision resource for Fibre Tiger users.

Quantifiable outcome

• Covers uncapped fibre, LTE, 5G and WiFi packages across every major South African network and ISP

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AfrihostcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP partner whose fibre packages are displayed on Fibre Tiger with affiliate tracking. When users click through and sign up, Fibre Tiger earns a commission.
• WebafricacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP partner whose fibre packages are displayed on Fibre Tiger with affiliate tracking. Used for coverage checking links.
• VoxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP partner whose fibre packages are displayed on Fibre Tiger with affiliate tracking.
• AxxessminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP partner whose fibre packages are displayed on Fibre Tiger with affiliate tracking.
• TelkomminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP partner whose fibre packages are displayed on Fibre Tiger with affiliate tracking.
• HeroTelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP partner whose fibre packages are displayed on Fibre Tiger with affiliate tracking.
• Atomic AccessminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP partner whose fibre packages are displayed on Fibre Tiger with affiliate tracking.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Afrihost: One of South Africa's largest ISPs and a core Fibre Tiger affiliate partner. Comparable as a buyer of comparison-sourced leads, and as a potential competitive threat if it deepens its own on-site comparison tools.
• Webafrica: Major SA ISP and core affiliate partner used by Fibre Tiger for coverage-map click-throughs. Relevant as both a revenue source and a benchmark for the type of ISP-side comparison functionality Fibre Tiger competes against.

Emerging players

• Finder: Global comparison platform covering banking, insurance, and increasingly broadband/telecom. Comparable as a content-led affiliate comparator model, though diversified across many verticals and geographies rather than focused on a single market.
• BroadbandNow: US-focused broadband comparison site that aggregates ISP availability and pricing by address. Directly analogous in product (fibre/broadband address-level comparison with affiliate model), though operating in the US market with much larger scale.
• MyBroadband: South Africa's largest telecoms and tech community with deep broadband coverage, ISP reviews, and pricing content. Founder Jacques du Rand is active on its forum since 2009. Partial overlap in content/affiliate, more community-led than pure comparator.

Regional players

• Hello Peter: South African consumer reviews and brand-comparison platform that surfaces ISP and telco reputation data. Comparable as an SA consumer-discovery surface adjacent to fibre purchase decisions, though reviews-led rather than price-comparison-led.

Direct peers

• CompareGuru: South African financial and telecom price-comparison platform comparing insurance, banking, and broadband products. Closest direct peer: same geography, same product-led comparison model, and overlapping affiliate/lead-generation revenue mechanics.
• Hippo.co.za: South African comparison platform for insurance, banking, and connectivity products including fibre. Comparable in being a content-led, affiliate-monetized comparator serving SA consumers, though broader in vertical scope.
• PriceCheck.co.za: South Africa's largest general price comparison site across electronics, appliances, and increasingly services. Founder Jacques du Rand previously led search there. Closely comparable comparison-platform business model with affiliate revenue.

Broad incumbents

• MoneySupermarket: Large UK-based multi-vertical price comparison platform including broadband. Comparable as a mature, scaled comparator demonstrating the upside of the comparison/affiliate model, though much larger and broader in vertical scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fibretigerza
• Facebookfacebook.com/fibretiger
• Instagraminstagram.com/fibretigerza
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fibre-tiger

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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