--- title: 'Sautikit vs Zadarma: a Kenyan business number priced in KES' description: >- Zadarma's Nairobi number costs US$13.50 a month on monthly billing. Sautikit's Kenyan number is KES 500 a month, paid by M-Pesa, with apps and AI agents. summary: >- Zadarma sells Nairobi 020 numbers in US dollars from a global platform. Sautikit sells Kenyan numbers at KES 500 a month, paid by M-Pesa, with free inbound calls and AI agents. date: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z type: compare --- ## Summary Zadarma is a global VoIP provider that sells virtual numbers in many countries, including Nairobi 020 numbers. On its Kenya price page (read 5 November 2026), a Nairobi number has no connection fee and costs **US$13.50 a month** on monthly billing, or US$9 a month if you pay for a year. A toll-free 0800 number costs US$28 to connect and US$45.60 a month on monthly billing. Prices are in US dollars, including taxes, and each number carries two simultaneous calls. Sautikit is built for Kenya: a Kenyan number costs **KES 500 a month**, inbound calls are free, outbound calls cost KES 3.00 a minute billed per second, and you pay from a KES wallet topped up with M-Pesa or card. The same number works with the SautiKit Phone apps, any SIP PBX, AI agents and broadcasts. All Zadarma details on this page were read from [zadarma.com](https://zadarma.com/en/tariffs/numbers/kenya/) on 5 November 2026. Check the live page before you commit. ## At a glance | | Sautikit | Zadarma | |---|---|---| | Kenyan number, monthly billing | KES 500 a month | US$13.50 a month (Nairobi 020) | | Connection fee | None | None for 020; US$28 for 0800 | | Currency | Kenyan shillings | US dollars | | Pay with | M-Pesa or card, prepaid KES wallet | Account top-up in USD | | Calls at once | No channel count to buy | Two simultaneous calls per number | | Inbound calls | Free | Free on 020 numbers | | Outbound calls to Kenyan networks | KES 3.00 a minute, billed per second | Billed on Zadarma's USD price plan | | Apps | SautiKit Phone for web, Android, Windows and iOS/macOS (beta) | Works with SIP softphones | | SIP credentials for a PBX | Yes, per number | Yes | | AI voice agents | Yes, KES 4.00 a minute | Not part of the number offer | | Voice broadcasts | Yes | Not part of the number offer | | Hosted MCP server for AI assistants | Yes | Not listed | ## Priced in shillings, paid with M-Pesa Zadarma prices and bills in US dollars. For a Kenyan business, that means paying by card in a foreign currency and watching the shilling cost move with the exchange rate. Sautikit prices everything in Kenyan shillings: KES 500 a month for the number, KES 3.00 a minute for outbound calls. You top up a prepaid wallet with M-Pesa or card, and every call shows its KES cost in the console. At any recent exchange rate, KES 500 is well under Zadarma's US$13.50 monthly fee for a Nairobi number. ## Built for Kenyan calls Zadarma is a global platform covering many countries; Kenya is one price page among many. Sautikit is built around Kenyan numbers and Kenyan callers: - **Mobile-first numbers** that reach every Kenyan network, with caller ID set to your number on outgoing calls. - **Free inbound calls,** so customers calling you cost you nothing. - **Per-second billing** on outbound calls. - **Kenyan setup guides** for [3CX](/developers/guides/connect-3cx), [FreePBX](/developers/guides/connect-freepbx), [Grandstream](/developers/guides/connect-grandstream-ucm) and the SIP ALG settings on Huawei and ZTE fibre routers ([SIP ALG guide](/blog/sip-alg-kenya-routers)). ## More than a number A Zadarma number connects to a PBX, softphone or forwarding rule. A Sautikit number does that and also runs: - **AI agents** that answer your number at KES 4.00 a minute. See [AI agents](/ai-agents). - **Broadcasts** that call a contact list with a message. See [Broadcasts](/broadcasts). - **A voice API** with JSON call control and webhooks, documented at [/developers](/developers). - **A hosted MCP server** that lets an AI assistant manage numbers and calls for you, with confirmation before any spend. See [/mcp](/mcp). If you need numbers in many countries, a global provider covers more of them; for Kenyan numbers, Sautikit gives you local pricing and the AI and broadcast tools on the same line. ## Pick Sautikit if - You want a Kenyan business number priced and billed in KES. - You pay with M-Pesa. - You want inbound calls free and outbound billed per second. - You want AI agents, broadcasts or an API on the same number. ## FAQ ### How much is a Zadarma Kenya number? On 5 November 2026 Zadarma listed a Nairobi 020 number at US$13.50 a month on monthly billing (US$9 a month paid yearly), with no connection fee, and a toll-free 0800 number at US$28 to connect plus US$45.60 a month. ### Is Sautikit cheaper than Zadarma for a Kenyan number? Sautikit's Kenyan number is KES 500 a month, which is well under Zadarma's US$13.50 monthly fee at any recent exchange rate. Inbound calls are free on both. ### Can I pay Zadarma with M-Pesa? Zadarma bills in US dollars through an account top-up. Sautikit takes M-Pesa or card into a KES wallet. ### Can I use a Sautikit number with my PBX like I would with Zadarma? Yes. Every Sautikit number has SIP credentials for `sip.sautikit.com` on port 5080 that work with 3CX, FreePBX, Yeastar, Grandstream and other SIP PBXs.