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Africa's Talking vs Bandwidth
Two SMS providers, compared on price, features and ratings — so you can pick fast.
Updated June 2026
The verdict
Africa's Talking and Bandwidth take different pricing approaches. Bandwidth rates higher with developers (4.4 vs 4.2 on G2). Pick based on volume and team — the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
By the numbers
How do Africa's Talking and Bandwidth compare?
Leader highlighted · figures as of June 2026
G2 rating · out of 5
4.2
Africa's Talking
4.4
Bandwidth
Scorecard
Feature by feature, how do they stack up?
| Capability | | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Price per SMS (US) | — | $0.004 |
| Pricing model | Prepaid wallet, pay-as-you-go; volume-tiered | Pay-as-you-go per segment; volume discounts via committed-use |
| Volume discounts | Yes | Yes |
| Channels | ||
| SMS | Yes | Yes |
| MMS | No | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | |
| RCS | No | Yes |
| Voice | Yes | Yes |
| Routing & delivery | ||
| Carrier network | African mobile carriers (11 countries) | Owns Tier-1 US carrier network |
| A2P 10DLC | No | Yes |
| Two-way messaging | Yes | Yes |
| Short codes | Yes | Yes |
| Toll-free | No | Yes |
| Number lookup | No | Yes |
| Developer experience | ||
| Official SDKs | Python, Node.js, PHP, Java, Ruby | Java, Python, C#/.NET, Ruby, Node.js, PHP |
| Delivery webhooks | Yes | Yes |
| Test / sandbox | Yes | — |
| Compliance | ||
| SOC 2 | No | Yes |
| HIPAA | No | BAA |
| GDPR | No | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | No | Yes |
| Support | ||
| Support channels | Help center, email, community forum | Phone, email, chat, knowledge base |
| 24/7 support | No | Yes |
| Support SLA | No public SLA | SLA-backed response times, tiered by plan |
Decision helper
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FAQ
Common questions
Bandwidth rates higher on G2 (4.4 vs 4.2). Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms as of the date shown.
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Pricing, plans and feature availability as of June 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms.
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