Set it once — it runs itself
The best message is the one you never had to remember to send. Automate reminders, campaigns, order updates and replies over SMS & WhatsApp — and get your time back.
Every kind of message, automated
AI auto-replies
Nylon answers common questions instantly — pricing, delivery, hours — day or night, then hands off to your team.
Scheduled campaigns
Queue a broadcast for payday, market day, or 8am sharp. Write it now, it sends itself later.
Payment & loan reminders
Auto-send due-date nudges from a Google Sheet or your CRM. Fewer defaults, zero manual chasing.
Drip sequences
A welcome today, a tip in three days, an offer next week — a whole journey triggered by one opt-in.
Keyword campaigns
Let customers text a word like JOIN to opt in, and grow a list by interest — automatically.
Order & delivery updates
Confirmations, dispatch, and 'out for delivery' alerts fire the moment a status changes.
Recurring messages
Weekly specials, monthly statements, daily check-ins — set the cadence once and forget it.
Trigger workflows
Fire a message on a renewal, a birthday, a signup, or an inactive customer. Set the rule, done.
How it works
Build your audience
Import contacts from your phone, a CSV, or your system into reusable groups.
Pick a trigger
A schedule, a keyword, a date, or a status change — you choose what starts the message.
Write it once
Compose the message (let AI Magic Write polish it) with names and details merged in.
Set it live
Turn the rule on. Sakura SMS handles the timing, the follow-ups, and the replies.
Watch it work
Track delivery, replies and results — and tweak anytime.
Built for how Tanzania works
SACCOs & microfinance
Automatic loan due-date reminders and repayment confirmations — fewer defaults, less manual chasing.
Schools & colleges
Fee reminders, results alerts and event notices to parents, sent on schedule in Swahili or English.
Clinics & hospitals
Appointment and follow-up reminders that cut no-shows, triggered from your booking system.
Retail & e-commerce
Order confirmations, delivery updates and back-in-stock alerts the moment status changes.
Events & community
Harusi invitations, michango (contribution) reminders and RSVP follow-ups to hundreds at once.
Fintech & banks
OTP verification, transaction alerts and payment confirmations — automated and instant.
Frequently asked questions
What is SMS automation?
SMS automation means sending the right text at the right time without doing it by hand — welcome messages, reminders, order updates, drip sequences and auto-replies all triggered by a rule you set once. Sakura SMS runs the timing, follow-ups and replies for you.
Can I schedule bulk SMS in Tanzania?
Yes. With Sakura SMS you can schedule a single message or a whole campaign for any future date and time, and it sends automatically over direct Vodacom, Airtel, Tigo and Halotel routes.
Can I send automatic payment or loan reminders?
Yes — this is one of the most popular uses in Tanzania. Connect a Google Sheet or your CRM and Sakura SMS auto-sends due-date reminders and confirmations, which SACCOs and microfinance lenders use to reduce defaults.
Does automation work with WhatsApp too?
Yes. The same audience and rules can send over SMS or the WhatsApp Business API, so you can automate reminders and updates on whichever channel your customers prefer.
Can I connect automation to my own system?
Yes. Use the Sakura SMS REST API and webhooks, or a Google Sheet, to trigger messages from your app, CRM or website — for example an OTP on signup or an alert when an order ships.
How much does automation cost?
Automation is built into Sakura SMS — you only pay for the messages you send, pay-as-you-go from TZS 22 down to TZS 13 per SMS. No extra automation fee, no contracts.
Put your messaging on autopilot
Join 255+ Tanzanian businesses. Scheduled campaigns, reminders, drip sequences and AI replies — set once, runs itself. 20 free messages to start.