Comparison · checked October 2026
Taysend vs Hubtel for Ghana SMS
Published by Taysend. We list what Taysend does, with facts you can check in the product. For Hubtel, we list the questions to ask — not prices or limits we have not verified.
Context
About Hubtel
Hubtel is a Ghanaian commerce and payments company that also offers SMS alongside payments and USSD.
Who might stay with Hubtel: Teams already running Hubtel payments or USSD may prefer to keep SMS with the same vendor and the same invoice.
Taysend
What Taysend publishes
| Criterion | Taysend | Hubtel |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana unit rate | GHS 0.04 per billed unit, prepaid, published | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
| Billing currency | GHS wallet — reserve before send, settle after | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
| Networks | MTN, Telecel, and AT from the number prefix | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
| API | POST /v1/messages with a Bearer key and Idempotency-Key | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
| OTP | /v1/verify/send and /v1/verify/check, hashed codes, own queue | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
| Sender ID | 3–11 characters, LIVE after approval | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
| Delivery | Open any message id: delivered, failed, expired, or rejected | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
| Webhooks | Signed (t= and v1=), at-least-once, dedupe on event id | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
| Sandbox | sms_test_ keys on simulated numbers, never a real handset | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
| Client accounts | Each client has its own login and prepaid wallet | Confirm on Hubtel's site |
Ask
Questions to ask Hubtel
Ask every finalist the same questions, then run a small TEST send with each.
- 01
What is the current published per-SMS rate, and is it the same for OTP and bulk?
- 02
Is OTP sent on a queue separate from bulk campaigns?
- 03
Can I open a single message by id and see a final delivery state?
- 04
Are delivery webhooks signed, and how do I verify them?
- 05
Is there a sandbox that never reaches a real handset?
Switch
Moving from Hubtel to Taysend
- 01
Create a Taysend account and copy a TEST key. Send to a simulated number and open the message id.
- 02
Request your sender ID in the console. LIVE waits until it is approved, so request it before you switch traffic.
- 03
Export your contact lists as CSV and import them as Taysend lists.
- 04
Point your backend at POST /v1/messages with a Bearer key and an Idempotency-Key. Keep the old provider live until Taysend LIVE is approved.
- 05
Top up a GHS bundle, send a small LIVE batch, and compare delivery reports before moving all traffic.
FAQ
Straight answers
If something here is product behaviour, it matches the dashboard and the API.
01Can I keep Hubtel for payments and use Taysend for SMS?+
Yes. SMS is a separate integration. Your payment flow does not change; only the code that sends SMS points at Taysend.
02Do I need a new sender ID on Taysend?+
You request the sender ID again through Taysend. LIVE sends wait for approval, so request it before you move traffic.
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