SuloBase

Lusaka, Zambia

Keep your users' data in Zambia.

The Data Protection Act says personal data must be processed and stored on a server in Zambia. SuloBase is Supabase on a server in Lusaka, so an app built on Supabase keeps its code when it moves here, and a new one starts here. Billed in Kwacha.

Open now. Pick a plan, pay by mobile money, and your project is running in Lusaka in about a minute. Want to talk first? We'll call you.

Creating a project, recorded on 4 November on a test copy of SuloBase. Only the wait while the phone approves the payment is cut. Setting up ran faster there than it does on SuloBase, where it takes about a minute.

The law, and where your data lives

The Act wants it in Zambia. Your project runs in Lusaka.

Section 70 of the Data Protection Act says personal data must be processed and stored on a server in Zambia, and sensitive data, such as health records or a person's sex, always. The duty is the app owner's, not the hosting company's.

  • Lusaka, ZambiaYour database, sign-in and files, at Infratel's data centres
  • DPC-DP000897Our registration with the Data Protection Commissioner
  • BackupsEncrypted in Lusaka, key kept here; the off-site copy is held by Cloudflare R2, outside Zambia
What the Act asks, and how SuloBase covers it →
Where every part of SuloBase sits →
Live uptime of our servers →

General information about the Act, not legal advice.

Map of Zambia with Lusaka marked: SuloBase runs at Infratel's data centres there. Lusaka Infratel data centres

Why SuloBase is built on Supabase.

Supabase built the platform: Postgres, sign-in, APIs, file storage, realtime and the Studio dashboard. SuloBase runs it on servers in Lusaka, billed in Kwacha, so your developers, their tutorials and their AI tools already know how it works.

The dashboard is Supabase Studio.

If you have used Supabase, you already know where everything is.

A table in about half a minute: written in SQL, row-level security turned on when Studio offers it, and the rows in the table editor. Recorded on 4 November on a test copy of SuloBase, at real speed.

What we say, and where to check it.

Each of these has its own page, with the detail behind it.

Your database and files sit in Lusaka.

Your database, sign-in data, uploaded files, realtime and functions run on SuloBase's server in Lusaka. The two things that pass outside Zambia are listed too.

See where every part sits →

Isolation, tested on every change.

CI creates two throwaway projects and tries to reach one from the other, with 13 checks.

See the checks →

Moving from Supabase is one line.

SuloBase runs the same open-source Supabase stack, so your client library, your queries and your row-level security stay as they are.

See how moving works →

You can get your data out.

Export your project from the dashboard whenever you like: free, as often as you want, including if you leave.

See how exporting works →

Registered with the Data Protection Commissioner.

Sulocorp Technologies is registered as a data controller and data processor under section 19 of the Act. Certificate DPC-DP000897, valid to 31 March 2027.

See what SuloBase covers under the Act →

Building apps for clients?

Give each client a project of their own. Our agency programme is open: 10% of each client's plan, every month they stay, so K50 a month for a Business client and K100 for a Scale client.

See the agency programme →

Priced in Kwacha.

Each project has its own plan, billed monthly by mobile money or bank transfer. No dollar card needed.

Pro

K150per month

For a new app, and its first real users.

  • 2 GBdatabase
  • 15 GBfile storage
  • 5,000monthly users

Daily backups, kept 60 days

Opening to new projects soon

Business

K500per month

For a business that runs on its app.

  • 20 GBdatabase
  • 50 GBfile storage
  • 80,000monthly users

Daily backups, kept 180 days

Choose Business

Scale

K1,000per month

For an app that's growing fast and keeps a year of history.

  • 30 GBdatabase
  • 75 GBfile storage
  • 200,000monthly users

Daily backups, kept a year

Choose Scale

Enterprise

K2,500+per month

For organisations that need their own limits and terms.

Limits and terms agreed with you.

Daily backups, kept a year

Talk to us

Pick a plan when you create your project and pay by mobile money. It starts the moment you approve the payment. 30-day money-back guarantee: not happy in the first 30 days? We refund your first payment in full.

Compare the plans in full, and see what each one doesn't include →

Latest update

What's new at SuloBase

All updates →

Talk to us first.

Not sure which plan fits, or moving an existing app across? Leave your details and we'll call you on WhatsApp. Ready already? Start a project.

  1. Leave your details. Your name, email and WhatsApp number, then what you use today and the plan you're after.
  2. Get your readiness report. A few taps and we build a report for your app: the plan that fits, what it costs in Kwacha, what the Data Protection Act means for it, and your path to moving here.
  3. Book a call. Pick a time for a short WhatsApp call with our team, Lusaka time.

Leave your details

It takes about 20 seconds.

We use these details to call you back and send your report. How we handle them.

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Questions people ask.

Does Zambia's Data Protection Act require personal data to be stored in Zambia?

Yes. Section 70(1) of the Data Protection Act No. 3 of 2021 says a data controller shall process and store personal data on a server or data centre located in Zambia. The Minister may allow some categories of personal data to be stored outside the country (section 70(2)), but sensitive personal data must always be processed and stored in Zambia (section 70(3)).

This is general information about the Act, not legal advice.

Is SuloBase the same as Supabase?

SuloBase runs the open-source Supabase stack: the same Postgres database, sign-in, APIs, file storage, realtime and Studio dashboard, and the same client libraries. It is run by Sulocorp Technologies in Lusaka and is not affiliated with Supabase Inc.

Why SuloBase is built on Supabase →

Can I move an existing Supabase or Firebase app?

From Supabase, change one line: the project address your client points at. The database comes across with pg_dump, with your users and their sign-ins. From Firebase, Firestore collections become Postgres tables and your sign-in users are exported and imported; we plan that move with you on a call.

How moving works →

Can I get my data out if I leave?

Yes. Export your project from the dashboard whenever you like, free: your tables, sign-in users and file records as one plain SQL file, and your files as a second archive. It restores into any Postgres, including Supabase's own cloud.

How exporting works →

How do I pay?

In Kwacha, monthly, by mobile money (Airtel Money, MTN MoMo or Zamtel Kwacha) or bank transfer. No dollar card needed.

Every new project comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If SuloBase isn’t right for you, write to support@sulobase.com within 30 days and we refund your first payment in full.

See the plans →

Your readiness report

A few taps and we'll build a report for what you're doing: the plan that fits, what it costs, what the Data Protection Act means for your kind of app, and your migration path. Skip anything you like.

Optional. Every question can be skipped.