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Africa's Talking vs Plivo
Two SMS providers, compared on price, features and ratings — so you can pick fast.
Updated July 2026
The verdict
Africa's Talking and Plivo take different pricing approaches. Plivo rates higher with developers (4.5 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 Plivo compare?
Leader highlighted · figures as of July 2026
G2 rating · out of 5
4.2
Africa's Talking
4.5
Plivo
Trustpilot · out of 5
3.8
Africa's Talking
3.6
Plivo
Scorecard
Feature by feature, how do they stack up?
| Capability | | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Price per SMS (US) | — | $0.0077 |
| Pricing model | Prepaid wallet, pay-as-you-go; volume-tiered | Pay-as-you-go per message; no required platform fee |
| 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) | Direct carrier connections to 190+ countries |
| 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 | Python, Java, Node.js, Ruby, PHP, .NET, Go |
| Delivery webhooks | Yes | Yes |
| Test / sandbox | Yes | Yes |
| Compliance | ||
| SOC 2 | No | Yes |
| HIPAA | No | BAA |
| GDPR | No | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | No | No |
| Support | ||
| Support channels | Help center, email, community forum | Email, phone, chat/Slack (paid tiers); docs on free tier |
| 24/7 support | No | Yes |
| Support SLA | 99% uptime SLA (public) | 1-hour P1/P2 SLA on paid plans; 99.95% uptime |
Decision helper
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FAQ
Common questions
Plivo rates higher on G2 (4.5 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 July 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms.
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