SMS & Voice APIs · reliability comparison
Africa's Talking vs SignalWire: which is more reliable? (2026)
SignalWire is more reliable than Africa's Talking, scoring 92.1 vs 78.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Africa's Talking reported 5 incidents and SignalWire reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.80% and 99.94% respectively. SignalWire resolves incidents faster on average (47m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Africa's Talking | SignalWire |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 78.7 | 92.1 |
| Rank (SMS & voice APIs) | #5 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.80% | 99.94% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 3 |
| Avg time to resolve | 6h 12m | 47m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Africa's Talking and SignalWire differ
- Africa's Talking reported 67% more incidents than SignalWire over the last 90 days (5 vs 3).
- SignalWire fixes problems faster: 47m on average, against 6h 12m for Africa's Talking (7.9× quicker).
- Africa's Talking's longest outage on record lasted 7h 2m (Feb 17, 2026); SignalWire's lasted 1h 59m (Aug 14, 2026).
90-day uptime
Africa's Talking
SignalWire
- 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
Recent SignalWire incidents
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 10m
Dashboard analytics unavailable
Affected: Website
- Partial outageOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 14m
Resolved: underlying infrastructure issue resulted in an interruption to all services.
Affected: AI, APIs, MMS, SIP Connectivity, SMS, Video and Conferencing +1 more
- Partial outageAug 14, 2026 · resolved in 1h 59m
Degraded: outbound calls and fax
Affected: APIs