Authentica vs Unifonic
Authentica
Good for branded sender names
Unifonic
Good for branded sender names
| Authentica | Unifonic | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees | ||
| Price per local SMS | Not published | On request |
| Price per OTP | SAR 0.08–0.12 | Not published |
| Monthly minimum | Not published | USD 499 |
| Bundle tiers | Lite 240 SAR/2,000 credits; Core 500/5,000; Plus 900/10,000; Pro+ 1,600/20,000; Scale 2,400/30,000. Packages cover OTP via SMS, WhatsApp and email; Nafath priced separately via sales.Show more | Connect $499 (SMS/Voice/Email/WhatsApp channels, 10,000 monthly campaign messages); Engagement $999 (20,000 monthly campaign messages, 5,000 chatbot sessions, 1 basic agent console seat); Intelligence: custom pricing. Usage above plan limits billed as extra consumption; prices exclude taxes.Show more |
| Delivery | ||
| Delivery reports | Yes | Not published |
| OTP fallback channels | WhatsApp, Email | Not published |
| Sender name | ||
| Sender ID registration | Yes | Yes |
| Sender ID documents | Not published | Annual registration fee 299 SAR incl. tax, valid 1 year from payment (renewable up to 5 years). Delegation letter on letterhead (private companies: Chamber of Commerce certified), authorised person's name/title, valid CR (and charity licence if applicable), signed proof-of-contract form, business-domain account email, relationship proof (trademark/franchise/Saudi domain doc; Maroof no longer accepted) if sender doesn't match entity name.Show more |
| Promotional vs transactional rules | Not published | Transactional sender up to 11 characters; advertising sender up to 8 characters ending in -AD. Promotional/awareness messages only 9:00 AM-9:45 PM KSA time (Ramadan: 12:00 PM-1:00 AM).Show more |
| Developers | ||
| HTTP/REST API | Yes | Yes |
| SMPP | Not published | Yes |
| SDKs | Yes | Not published |
| OTP verification API | Yes | Yes |
| Sandbox / free trial | Yes | Not published |
| Licences and compliance | ||
| Telecom regulator registration | States CST approval ('معتمدة من CST'). | CST sender-name registration (handled by provider) |
| Support | ||
| Arabic support | Not published | Yes |
| Request a quote | Request quote | Request quote |
Grey values were last checked more than 90 days ago. Not published means the provider does not publish it.
We don't pick an overall winner: the right choice depends on your business.