SMS & Voice APIs · reliability comparison
Africa's Talking vs Kaleyra: which is more reliable? (2026)
Kaleyra is more reliable than Africa's Talking, scoring 100.0 vs 78.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Africa's Talking reported 5 incidents and Kaleyra reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.80% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Africa's Talking | Kaleyra |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 78.7 | 100.0 |
| Rank (SMS & voice APIs) | #4 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.80% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 6h 12m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Africa's Talking and Kaleyra differ
- Kaleyra reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Africa's Talking reported 5.
- Africa's Talking had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Kaleyra.
- Africa's Talking's longest outage on record lasted 7h 2m (Feb 17, 2026); Kaleyra's lasted 4h 50m (Jul 1, 2026).
90-day uptime
Africa's Talking
Kaleyra
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Africa's Talking incidents
- Partial outageSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 25m
Affected: Bulk, Airtime, USSD
- Degraded performanceSep 13, 2026 · resolved in 23h 21m
Affected: Voice
- Partial outageSep 4, 2026 · resolved in 24m
Affected: Bulk, Airtime, USSD
- Partial outageAug 27, 2026 · resolved in 40m
Outage on Outgoing SMS Requests
Affected: Bulk
- InformationalAug 7, 2026 · resolved in 7h 56m
Voice Service Down Time in Tanzania
Affected: Voice
- InformationalJun 27, 2026 · resolved in 38d 3h
Affected: Voice
Recent Kaleyra incidents
No incidents reported by Kaleyra in the last 90 days.