Two SMS providers, compared on price, features and ratings, so you can pick fast.
Updated November 2026
THE VERDICT
Africa's Talking wins on reviews. Vonage wins on channel coverage and compliance.
Africa's Talking and Vonage take different pricing approaches. Pick based on volume and team, and the scorecard below breaks down where each one leads.
Winner cells are tinted, green where Africa's Talking leads, violet where Vonage does.
FAQ
Africa's Talking rates higher on G2 (4.2 vs 4.2). Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms as of the date shown.
Pricing is usage-based and varies by destination country. In Kenya, SMS costs roughly $0.003 to $0.005 per message (about KES 0.40 to 0.60), other African destinations range from about $0.001 to $0.05, and US outbound messages are around $0.03 each. There is no monthly platform fee.
Vonage does not offer an ongoing free tier. New API accounts get a small free trial credit (about 2 EUR, roughly 2 USD) with no credit card required. During the trial, SMS messages have a demo tag appended and can only be sent to your registered number and verified test numbers, so a paid upgrade is needed for production use.
Yes. Many teams route different message types through different providers or fail over between them. Courier lets you send through both behind a single API and switch providers without changing your code.
Why not both?
Use both behind one API.
Route Africa's Talking, Vonage, or both, and switch providers without changing your code. Courier sits in front of every channel.
Pricing, plans and feature availability as of November 2026 and may change. Ratings are aggregated from public review platforms. Vonage is an Ericsson company.