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django-daraja vs Flutterwave-node-v3

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
🇳🇬 Nigeria
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
mpesa, kenya, daraja, python, django
payments, javascript, nigeria, flutterwave, node
Summary
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.
Official Flutterwave Node.js SDK for the Flutterwave for Business v3 APIs, covering card and mobile money collections, payouts, subscriptions, bill payments and identity verification. Published on npm as flutterwave-node-v3.

django-daraja vs Flutterwave-node-v3 at a glance

django-daraja and Flutterwave-node-v3 are both listed under SDK in Wycord's Developer Tools index.

django-daraja is based in Kenya and Flutterwave-node-v3 in Nigeria.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

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

Over the last 30 days Wycord's probes measured 100% uptime for django-daraja (36 checks) and 97.22% for Flutterwave-node-v3 (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 105 ms for django-daraja and 631 ms for Flutterwave-node-v3.

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

How they differ

  • Country: django-daraja, Kenya; Flutterwave-node-v3, Nigeria.
  • 30-day uptime: django-daraja, 100%; Flutterwave-node-v3, 97.22%.
  • Average latency: django-daraja, 105 ms; Flutterwave-node-v3, 631 ms.

Topics

Only django-daraja: mpesa, kenya, daraja, python, django.

Only Flutterwave-node-v3: payments, javascript, nigeria, flutterwave, node.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, django-daraja or Flutterwave-node-v3?
django-daraja leads over the last 30 days: django-daraja 100%, Flutterwave-node-v3 97.22%.
Do django-daraja or Flutterwave-node-v3 need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for django-daraja and Flutterwave-node-v3 working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are django-daraja and Flutterwave-node-v3 based?
django-daraja is based in Kenya; Flutterwave-node-v3 is based in Nigeria.

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