Africa's Talking vs AWS SNS

Two SMS providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.

Africa's Talking wins price and channel coverageAWS SNS wins compliance and routing

Updated July 2026

At a glanceAfrica's TalkingAWS SNS
G2 rating4.24.2
Trustpilot3.82.3

THE VERDICT

Africa's Talking wins on price and channel coverage. AWS SNS wins on compliance and routing.

Africa's Talking and AWS SNS take different pricing approaches. Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.

Which should you choose?

Pick Africa's Talking

✓If you're a developer or brand looking to implement scalable SMS, USSD, Voice, Airtime, and Payments APIs seamlessly, use Africa's Talking.
Set up Africa's Talking with Courier →

Pick AWS SNS

✓If you have a large contact base, Amazon SNS is a great option for sending notifications and messages.
Set up AWS SNS with Courier →

Feature by feature

Winner cells are tinted, green where Africa's Talking leads, violet where AWS SNS does.

capability
Africa's Talking
AWS SNS
Price per SMS (US)
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$0.00645
Pricing model
Prepaid wallet, pay-as-you-go; volume-tiered
Usage-based (AWS)
Volume discounts
Yes
No
SMS
Yes
Yes
MMS
No
No
WhatsApp
Yes
No
RCS
No
No
Voice
Yes
No
Carrier network
African mobile carriers (11 countries)
Multi-aggregator routing (AWS End User Messaging SMS)
A2P 10DLC
No
Yes
Two-way messaging
Yes
Yes
Short codes
Yes
Yes
Toll-free
No
Yes
Number lookup
No
No
Official SDKs
Python, Node.js, PHP, Java, Ruby
AWS SDKs (Java, Python, Node.js, .NET, Go, Ruby, PHP, C++, Rust) + CLI
Delivery webhooks
Yes
Yes
Test / sandbox
Yes
Yes
SOC 2
No
Yes
HIPAA
No
BAA
GDPR
No
Yes
ISO 27001
No
Yes
Support channels
Help center, email, community forum
AWS Support (docs/re:Post free; paid tiers add email/chat/phone)
24/7 support
No
Yes
Support SLA
99% uptime SLA (public)
Response-time SLAs by plan

FAQ

Common questions

Africa's Talking rates higher on G2 (4.2 vs 4.2). Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms as of the date shown.

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Why not both?

Use both behind one API.

Route Africa's Talking, AWS SNS, or both, and switch providers without changing your code. Courier sits in front of every channel.

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Pricing, plans and feature availability as of July 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms.

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