Africa's Talking vs Twilio

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

Africa's Talking wins African market coverageTwilio wins channel coverage and compliance

Updated July 2026

At a glanceAfrica's TalkingTwilio
G2 rating4.24.5
Trustpilot3.81.4

THE VERDICT

Africa's Talking wins on African market coverage. Twilio wins on channel coverage and compliance.

Africa's Talking and Twilio take different pricing approaches. Twilio rates higher with developers (4.5 vs 4.2 on G2). 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 Twilio

✓You want the broadest, most battle-tested CPaaS API across SMS, voice, WhatsApp, and email
✓You need global reach with programmable voice and messaging in one platform
✓You value the largest ecosystem, documentation, and community for communications APIs
✓You will trade a higher per-message cost for breadth and reliability
Set up Twilio with Courier →

Feature by feature

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

capability
Africa's Talking
Twilio
Price per SMS (US)
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$0.0083
Pricing model
Prepaid wallet, pay-as-you-go; volume-tiered
Usage-based (Pay-as-you-go)
Volume discounts
Yes
Yes
SMS
Yes
Yes
MMS
No
Yes
WhatsApp
Yes
Yes
RCS
No
Yes
Voice
Yes
Yes
Carrier network
African mobile carriers (11 countries)
Super Network
A2P 10DLC
No
Yes
Two-way messaging
Yes
Yes
Short codes
Yes
Yes
Toll-free
No
Yes
Number lookup
No
Yes
Official SDKs
Python, Node.js, PHP, Java, Ruby
C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, Go
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
Email, Chat, Phone
24/7 support
No
Yes
Support SLA
99% uptime SLA (public)
Paid plans

FAQ

Common questions

Twilio 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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Why not both?

Use both behind one API.

Route Africa's Talking, Twilio, 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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