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title: "Advantasms: Bulk SMS, USSD and Messaging APIs"
description: "Send bulk SMS in Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania via web, API or SMPP v3.4. Schedule messages, get delivery reports, plus shortcodes and USSD."
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updated_at: "2026-10-07T20:33:38.827Z"
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# Advantasms: Bulk SMS, USSD and Messaging APIs

Send bulk SMS in Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania via web, API or SMPP v3.4. Schedule messages, get delivery reports, plus shortcodes and USSD.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Communication & Social](/categories/communication-social)
- [AdvantaSMS](/advantasms)

## Summary

Bulk SMS and messaging APIs for business notifications

A business messaging service for organizations in Kenya and East Africa to send bulk SMS, integrate SMS via APIs, manage shortcodes and USSD, and track delivery.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://advantasms.com/ |
| Tagline | Bulk SMS and messaging APIs for business notifications |
| Primary country | Kenya |
| Platforms | Web, API |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

AdvantaSMS is a business messaging service from Advanta Africa Ltd for organizations that need bulk SMS, customer notifications, and SMS integrations in Kenya and nearby markets.

Key capabilities include:
- **Bulk SMS sending** via a web interface and developer APIs, with support for **single and bulk messages**, **scheduled SMS**, **delivery reports**, and **account balance** checks (per the Bulk SMS API documentation)
- **SMS gateway connectivity** through **SMPP v3.4**, aimed at teams that want direct SMPP integration into enterprise systems
- **Shortcodes and USSD services**, with separate setup and monthly rental fees listed on the pricing page
- Additional channels and services listed on the website, including **airtime distribution** (with delivery or failure notifications), **email**, and **voice calls**

Available on **Web** and via **APIs** (Bulk SMS API, SMPP API, USSD API guide, Airtime API). The site references sending via mobile, but no verified Android or iOS app listing is provided.

Built for **B2B teams** such as SMEs, enterprises, developers, and organizations that run OTP and 2FA flows, account and arrival alerts, transactional customer communications, or SMS marketing.

Notable in the Kenyan market context, the company states it has operated since **2008**, and its pricing page notes licensing by Kenya’s Communications Authority and direct connectivity to mobile operators. The site also advertises service coverage in **Kenya**, plus bulk SMS pages for **Uganda** and **Tanzania**.

## Features

- [Communication & Social](/categories/communication-social): Category
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [Enterprise](/tags/enterprise): Product feature or technology
- [Messaging](/tags/messaging): Product feature or technology
- [USSD](/tags/ussd): Product feature or technology
- [Kenya](/countries/kenya): Market
- [Tanzania](/countries/tanzania): Market
- [Uganda](/countries/uganda): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/advantasms/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/advantasms/reviews)
- [Transparency](/advantasms/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/advantasms)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)