Africa
SMS to UgandaBulk campaigns and API messages to Uganda at one published rate, the 27th cheapest in Africa. Registered name or shared sender; quiet hours 08:00 to 20:00 local time. Paid in crypto, no identity checks.
01Rate
Uganda is the 27th cheapest of the 56 Africa destinations we serve. Its $0.0218 rate is 28% below the average for the region, and only 107 of our 228 destinations are priced lower.
| Messages | Cost | Elsewhere from |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $21.80 | $47.00 |
| 10,000 | $218.00 | $470.00 |
| 100,000 | $2,180.00 | $4,700.00 |
| 1,000,000 | $21,800.00 | $47,000.00 |
Closest in price nearby: Ghana ($0.0223), Guinea ($0.0223), Congo Republic ($0.0210).
02Route notes
Traffic to Uganda terminates on MTN and Airtel. They deliver alphanumeric senders only after registration; until then your messages leave from a shared numeric sender, and support prepares the registration file with you. Delivery rates and receipt behaviour are measured per operator, and the report names the reason whenever one of them rejects a message.
Latin text is sent in GSM-7, 160 characters (153 per part when concatenated) per segment. Add an emoji or a non-Latin character and the whole message switches to Unicode at 70 characters (67 per part when concatenated). The composer shows the count before you send.
Quiet hours for Uganda are set to 08:00 to 20:00 local, editable per campaign. Import numbers in E.164 with the +256 prefix, like +256 005 907 719; local formats are normalised when the country is known.
Delivery receipts are available on this route: every message ends as delivered, failed or expired, with the carrier code on failures.
03Sender ID
Alphanumeric senders must be registered with the local operators before they are delivered. Until then messages go out from a shared numeric sender. Support prepares the registration file with you where the destination allows foreign senders.
Registration required
Sender types explained Sender ID rule of every country, in one tableUgandaregistered name or shared sender04At a glance
05Nearby
06Questions, answered
Within the local window 08:00 to 20:00, seven days a week, unless you widen it. Scheduling by local time follows the destination's clock, daylight saving included.
$0.0218 per segment, 28% below the Africa average. Elsewhere the same route is published from $0.0470. Billed per message at send time, no other fees.
Registered name or shared sender. Alphanumeric senders must be registered with the local operators before they are delivered. Until then messages go out from a shared numeric sender. Support prepares the registration file with you where the destination allows foreign senders.
Alphanumeric senders are one-way. Rent a numeric sender with inbound enabled and replies are forwarded to your webhook.
MTN and Airtel. Each is monitored separately on the status page under the regional route.
International format with +256, for example +256 005 907 719. Local formats are normalised automatically when the destination is known.
07More products
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