Sailup charges a flat ₵0.02 per SMS to every Ghanaian network, and its credits never expire. Arkesel's published rates start at ₵0.0219 on credits that expire in three months, and ₵0.025 on credits that do not. Every published Arkesel tier is above ₵0.02, so Sailup is cheaper on rate. What Arkesel offers instead is a wider product range.
This page is written by Sailup. Every Arkesel rate below is quoted from their own pricing page, checked .
Volume tiers, priced twice over: a lower rate on credits that expire in three months, and a higher one on credits that do not. Sailup takes the other approach: one rate, to every network, from the first message.
| Provider | Rate per SMS | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| Sailup | ₵0.02 | Flat, every network, no expiry |
| Arkesel, expiring credits | ₵0.0219 – ₵0.0288 | Volume tiers; credits expire after 3 months |
| Arkesel, non-expiring credits | ₵0.025 – ₵0.031 | Volume tiers; credits do not expire |
SMS pricing in Ghana moves, so verify at the source before you commit: Arkesel pricing · Sailup pricing
No provider in Ghana wins on every axis, and this one does not either.
The axes that decide what you actually pay and how much of it you can predict.
| Sailup | Arkesel | |
|---|---|---|
| Rate per SMS | ₵0.02, flat to every network | ₵0.0219 – ₵0.031, by volume tier and expiry |
| Credit expiry | Never expire | 3 months on its lower tiers; non-expiring costs 8% to 14% more |
| Pricing by network | Same rate to MTN, Telecel, and AirtelTigo | Single rate across networks |
| Failed messages | Never charged | Check current terms |
| Minimum purchase | None | Lowest rates need a large up-front commitment and are still above ₵0.02 |
| Sender IDs | Registered per project, included | Supported |
| Delivery webhooks | Included on every state change | Supported |
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The questions people actually ask before they switch.
Yes, on every published tier. Sailup's flat ₵0.02 is below Arkesel's expiring range of ₵0.0219 to ₵0.0288, and below its non-expiring range of ₵0.025 to ₵0.031. Arkesel's cheapest published rate, ₵0.0219, costs about 9.5% more per message than Sailup's, and those are the credits that expire after three months. Rates checked 31 August 2026.
Arkesel's lower tiers carry a three-month expiry, and their non-expiring credits cost roughly 8% to 14% more. Credits you buy and do not spend in time are lost, which raises your real cost per message on the portion you lose. Sailup credits are prepaid and never expire.
Yes. Create a Sailup account, register your sender ID for the project, generate an API key, and repoint your send calls at the Sailup endpoint. Existing Arkesel credits are not transferable, so most teams run both briefly and let the old balance drain.
No setup fee and no sales call between you and your first message. Create an account, register a sender ID, and send.