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SMS Pricing

Our competitive SMS rates based on monthly volume

Average Number of SMS per Month Cost Per SMS (Ksh)
1 to 50,000 0.60
50,001 to 500,000 0.40
500,001 to 2,000,000 0.35
Above 2,000,000 0.25

Sender ID Pricing

This is the sender name that appears in your SMS, typically representing your organization or product.

Network Cost (Ksh)
Safaricom 5,800 + VAT
Airtel 5,800 + VAT
Telkom 5,800 + VAT

Short Codes

SMS short codes are short numbers such as 20413 that are used for two way SMS communication.

Dedicated Short Codes

Item Description Cost (Ksh)
Monthly renewal 15,000 + VAT
2 Months deposit 30,000 + VAT

Shared Short Codes

Item Description Cost (Ksh)
Setup Fee 0
Monthly renewal 2,000 + VAT

USSD Codes

USSD codes are numbers such as *123# that enable a two-way interaction. This enables user perform transactions using the code that can be accessed via any GSM phone.

Dedicated USSD

Item Description Cost (Ksh)
Set up fee 146,160
One month test bed 26,680
One month deposit 58,000
Monthly maintenance 58,000

Shared USSD

Item Description Cost (Ksh)
Setup fee 0
2 Digits (e.g. *657*11#) 7,000 + VAT
3 Digits (e.g. *657*111#) 5,000 + VAT
4 Digits (e.g. *657*1111#) 2,000 + VAT

Premium Short Codes Revenue Share Matrix

The following is the revenue share Matrix for premium SMS. The percentage applies on the net after deducting tax of 39.2%.
After tax, Safaricom deducts as follows on the net amount.

SMS Charge 0 – 100,000 100,001 – 1,000,000 > 1,000,000
0 – 0.12 100% 100% 100%
1.3 – 5 80% 50% 40%
> 5 50% 40% 30%

The resulting amount is then shared between the service provider and the short code owner as follows:

SMS Charge 0 – 100,000 100,001 – 1,000,000 > 1,000,000
Client Bitwise Client Bitwise Client Bitwise
0 – 0.12 90% 10% 92% 8% 95% 5%
1.3 – 5 90% 10% 92% 8% 95% 5%
> 5 90% 10% 92% 8% 95% 5%