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Flutterwave-node-v3 vs mpesa-api (Node.js)
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
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇰🇪 Kenya
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / open-source
Free / open-source
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
16 Sept 2026
Tags
payments, javascript, nigeria, flutterwave, node
mpesa, javascript, kenya, daraja, node
Summary
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.
A Node.js module that wraps the Safaricom M-Pesa Daraja API, supporting C2B, B2C, STK push, transaction status, balance and reversals. Installed via npm i mpesa-api.
Flutterwave-node-v3 vs mpesa-api (Node.js) at a glance
Flutterwave-node-v3 and mpesa-api (Node.js) are both listed under SDK in Wycord's Developer Tools index.
Flutterwave-node-v3 is based in Nigeria and mpesa-api (Node.js) in Kenya.
Both currently show the status "Docs live".
On access, both are marked "No approval needed".
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: Flutterwave-node-v3, Nigeria; mpesa-api (Node.js), Kenya.
Topics
Both are tagged: javascript, node.
Only Flutterwave-node-v3: payments, nigeria, flutterwave.
Only mpesa-api (Node.js): mpesa, kenya, daraja.
Common questions
- Which has better uptime, Flutterwave-node-v3 or mpesa-api (Node.js)?
- Wycord does not yet have enough probe results for both to compare uptime.
- Do Flutterwave-node-v3 or mpesa-api (Node.js) need approval before use?
- Both are marked "No approval needed".
- Is the documentation for Flutterwave-node-v3 and mpesa-api (Node.js) working?
- Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
- Where are Flutterwave-node-v3 and mpesa-api (Node.js) based?
- Flutterwave-node-v3 is based in Nigeria; mpesa-api (Node.js) is based in Kenya.