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iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) vs LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave)

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Category
Developer Tools
Developer Tools
Type
Plugin
Plugin
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, php, kenya, daraja, laravel
php, nigeria, laravel, flutterwave, rave
Summary
A Laravel wrapper for the Safaricom M-Pesa Daraja APIs supporting STK push, B2C, B2B, C2B, transaction status, balance and reversals. Installed via composer require iankumu/mpesa.
A Laravel package for integrating the Flutterwave Rave payment gateway, handling payment processing, verification, transfers, banks and beneficiaries. Installed via composer require kingflamez/laravelrave.

iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) vs LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave) at a glance

iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) and LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave) are both listed under Plugin in Wycord's Developer Tools index.

iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) is based in Kenya and LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave) 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 iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) (36 checks) and 100% for LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave) (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 139 ms for iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) and 130 ms for LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave).

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: iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa), Kenya; LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave), Nigeria.
  • Average latency: iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa), 139 ms; LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave), 130 ms.

Topics

Both are tagged: php, laravel.

Only iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa): mpesa, kenya, daraja.

Only LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave): nigeria, flutterwave, rave.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) or LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave)?
They are level at 100% over the last 30 days.
Do iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) or LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave) need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) and LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave) working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) and LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave) based?
iankumu/mpesa (Laravel M-Pesa) is based in Kenya; LaravelRave (Flutterwave Rave) is based in Nigeria.

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