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Flutterwave-node-v3 vs mpesa-rust

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 broken
Licensing
Pricing
Free / open-source
Free / open-source
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
payments, javascript, nigeria, flutterwave, node
payments, mpesa, kenya, daraja, rust
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.
An unofficial Rust wrapper around the Safaricom M-Pesa API for account balance, B2C, C2B, STK push, transaction status, reversals and dynamic QR. Published as the mpesa crate on crates.io.

Flutterwave-node-v3 vs mpesa-rust at a glance

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

Flutterwave-node-v3 is based in Nigeria and mpesa-rust in Kenya.

Documentation status differs: Flutterwave-node-v3 is "Docs live" and mpesa-rust is "Docs broken".

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

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

Average response time on live probes was 631 ms for Flutterwave-node-v3 and 1139 ms for mpesa-rust.

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

How they differ

  • Documentation: Flutterwave-node-v3, Docs live; mpesa-rust, Docs broken.
  • Country: Flutterwave-node-v3, Nigeria; mpesa-rust, Kenya.
  • 30-day uptime: Flutterwave-node-v3, 97.22%; mpesa-rust, 100%.
  • Average latency: Flutterwave-node-v3, 631 ms; mpesa-rust, 1139 ms.

Topics

Both are tagged: payments.

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

Only mpesa-rust: mpesa, kenya, daraja, rust.

Common questions

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

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