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africastalking-python vs django-daraja

A verified, side-by-side comparison. Both records are status-checked by Wycord, so you are comparing what each actually offers today, not a stale listing.

Category
Developer Tools
Developer Tools
Type
SDK
SDK
Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇰🇪 Kenya
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / open-source
Free / open-source
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
payments, sms, kenya, python, africas-talking
mpesa, kenya, daraja, python, django
Summary
Official Python SDK for the Africa's Talking APIs, providing access to payments alongside SMS, voice, airtime, mobile data and WhatsApp services. Supports synchronous and asynchronous operations.
Python Django library for interacting with the Safaricom M-Pesa Daraja API, simplifying STK push and related mobile money operations. Marked Production/Stable on PyPI with Read the Docs documentation.

africastalking-python vs django-daraja at a glance

africastalking-python and django-daraja are both listed under SDK in Wycord's Developer Tools index.

Both are based in Kenya.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

On access, both are marked "No approval needed".

Over the last 30 days Wycord's probes measured 97.22% uptime for africastalking-python (36 checks) and 100% for django-daraja (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 643 ms for africastalking-python and 105 ms for django-daraja.

Uptime and latency come from Wycord's own probes of each resource's website, documentation and repository, run every six hours.

How they differ

  • 30-day uptime: africastalking-python, 97.22%; django-daraja, 100%.
  • Average latency: africastalking-python, 643 ms; django-daraja, 105 ms.

Topics

Both are tagged: kenya, python.

Only africastalking-python: payments, sms, africas-talking.

Only django-daraja: mpesa, daraja, django.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, africastalking-python or django-daraja?
django-daraja leads over the last 30 days: africastalking-python 97.22%, django-daraja 100%.
Do africastalking-python or django-daraja need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for africastalking-python and django-daraja working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are africastalking-python and django-daraja based?
Both are based in Kenya.

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