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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. 65711#)	7,000 + VAT
3 Digits (e.g. 657111#)	5,000 + VAT
4 Digits (e.g. 6571111#)	2,000 + VAT

Premium Short Codes Revenue Share Matrix

The following is the revenue share Matrix for premium SMS.

Step 1:

A tax of 33.4% is charged on the amount charged from the recipient.

Step 2:

The net amount after tax deduction is shared between Safaricom, Bitwise and the short code owner as below:

SMS Charge	0 – 100,000	100,001 – 1,000,000	> 1,000,000
0 – 0.12	Safaricom: 100% Bitwise & Client: 0%	Safaricom: 100% Bitwise & Client: 0%	Safaricom: 100% Bitwise & Client: 0%
1.3 – 5	Safaricom: 80% Bitwise & Client: 20%	Safaricom: 50% Bitwise & Client: 50%	Safaricom: 40% Bitwise & Client: 60%
> 5	Safaricom: 50% Bitwise & Client: 50%	Safaricom: 40% Bitwise & Client: 60%	Safaricom: 30% Bitwise & Client: 70%

Step 3:

Bitwise is responsible for collection of the funds from Safaricom on behalf of the client. This includes generation of message statistics and invoicing Safaricom. The net amount after Safaricom deduction is shared between Bitwise and the short code owner as follows:

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

Our Pricing Plans

SMS Pricing

Sender ID Pricing

Short Codes

Dedicated Short Codes

Shared Short Codes

USSD Codes

Dedicated USSD

Shared USSD

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Total Revenue Earned

Tax (VAT + Excise Duty)

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