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nigerian-mobile-validator vs SouthAfricanIDValidator
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
Validators
Validators
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇿🇦 South Africa
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / open-source
Free / open-source
Verified
Unverified
Unverified
Last verified
5 Jul 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
validation, nigeria, typescript, phone, ncc
kyc, php, south-africa, id-validation, luhn
Summary
A TypeScript library for validating Nigerian mobile numbers with alignment to NCC number-allocation rules, including per-operator prefix detection and normalisation. It targets regulated fintech use cases where incorrect validation carries business risk. Published on npm as nigerian-mobile-validator.
A PHP package that validates South African ID numbers by checking structural rules, the embedded birth date, gender and citizenship digits, and the Luhn checksum. It is actively maintained with a substantial test suite. Installable via Composer.
nigerian-mobile-validator vs SouthAfricanIDValidator at a glance
nigerian-mobile-validator and SouthAfricanIDValidator are both listed under Validators in Wycord's Developer Tools index.
nigerian-mobile-validator is based in Nigeria and SouthAfricanIDValidator in South Africa.
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: nigerian-mobile-validator, Nigeria; SouthAfricanIDValidator, South Africa.
Topics
Only nigerian-mobile-validator: validation, nigeria, typescript, phone, ncc.
Only SouthAfricanIDValidator: kyc, php, south-africa, id-validation, luhn.
Common questions
- Which has better uptime, nigerian-mobile-validator or SouthAfricanIDValidator?
- Wycord does not yet have enough probe results for both to compare uptime.
- Do nigerian-mobile-validator or SouthAfricanIDValidator need approval before use?
- Both are marked "No approval needed".
- Is the documentation for nigerian-mobile-validator and SouthAfricanIDValidator working?
- Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
- Where are nigerian-mobile-validator and SouthAfricanIDValidator based?
- nigerian-mobile-validator is based in Nigeria; SouthAfricanIDValidator is based in South Africa.