AlkaPay Payment Gateway with M-Pesa for WooCommerce

AlkaPay is a complete M-Pesa payment gateway for WooCommerce that enables Kenyan merchants to accept mobile money payments from their customers through Safaricom’s M-Pesa.

The free version gives you a fully functional manual M-Pesa payment gateway — your Paybill or Buy Goods (Till) number is displayed at checkout, customers pay directly from their phone, enter the M-Pesa transaction code to confirm, and you verify the payment to complete the order.

The Pro version supercharges your store with automated STK Push — the payment prompt is sent directly to the customer’s phone at checkout, and the order is automatically completed the moment they enter their M-Pesa PIN. No manual steps required.

Free Version Features

• Manual M-Pesa Payments — Display your Paybill or Buy Goods (Till) number on the WooCommerce checkout page
• Transaction Code Collection — Customers enter their M-Pesa transaction code after paying to confirm the order
• Manual Payment Verification — Verify M-Pesa payments from your WooCommerce admin and complete orders
• Paybill & Buy Goods Support — Works with both Safaricom Paybill numbers and Buy Goods (Till) numbers
• Configurable Order Status — Choose which status an order takes while a manual payment is awaiting your verification
• Beautiful Admin Dashboard — Modern admin interface to manage your M-Pesa payment settings
• Order Management — View M-Pesa transaction details directly on the WooCommerce order page
• Automatic Updates — Stay up to date with the latest features and security patches

Pro Version Features

• Automated STK Push — Send the M-Pesa payment prompt directly to the customer’s phone at checkout. No more typing Paybill numbers!
• Automatic Order Completion — Orders are automatically marked as «Processing» the instant the customer pays via STK Push. Zero manual intervention
• Advanced Analytics Dashboard — Visual charts and reports showing your M-Pesa revenue, transaction trends, and payment success rates
• Comprehensive Transaction Logging — Detailed logs of every API call, callback, and transaction for troubleshooting and auditing
• Manual Payment Verification (Pro) — Enhanced payment lookup using M-Pesa transaction codes with automatic order matching
• Priority Support — Get help directly from the AlkaPay team

Why AlkaPay?

• Built for Kenya — Purpose-built for the Kenyan market and Safaricom’s M-Pesa ecosystem
• WooCommerce Native — Integrates seamlessly as a WooCommerce payment gateway with full order lifecycle support
• Secure by Design — All API credentials are encrypted, all database queries are prepared against SQL injection, and all outputs are properly escaped
• Lightweight — No bloat, no unnecessary dependencies. Just a clean, fast payment gateway
• Freemius Licensed — Industry-standard licensing with secure updates and account management

Disclaimer

AlkaPay is an independent, third-party product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Safaricom PLC or WooCommerce/Automattic. «M-Pesa», «Safaricom», and «Daraja» are trademarks of Safaricom PLC, and «WooCommerce» is a trademark of Automattic Inc. These names are used here only to describe the plugin’s compatibility and functionality. To use M-Pesa STK Push you must obtain your own credentials directly from Safaricom’s Daraja portal.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or higher
• WooCommerce 6.0 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher
• A Safaricom Paybill or Buy Goods (Till) number
• M-Pesa API credentials from the Safaricom Daraja Portal (required for Pro STK Push)

External services

This plugin connects to the following third-party services. No data is ever sent until you actively configure and use the relevant feature.

Safaricom M-Pesa (Daraja) API

What it is and why it’s used: AlkaPay is an M-Pesa payment gateway. To process payments it communicates with Safaricom’s official M-Pesa Daraja API — to authenticate (OAuth), send STK Push prompts, query payment status, and receive payment confirmation callbacks.

When data is sent: when you click «Test Connection», when a customer pays with M-Pesa at checkout, when the plugin queries a pending payment’s status, and when Safaricom sends a payment confirmation to your callback URL.

What data is sent: your M-Pesa API credentials (Consumer Key, Consumer Secret, Passkey) for authentication; the business short code / Till number; the customer’s phone number; the payment amount; and an order reference. Data is sent over HTTPS to https://sandbox.safaricom.co.ke (test mode) or https://api.safaricom.co.ke (live mode).

This service is provided by Safaricom PLC. Its use is subject to: * Daraja API documentation: https://developer.safaricom.co.ke/ * Daraja API terms and conditions, and privacy policy: https://developer.safaricom.co.ke/terms

Freemius (licensing & updates)

What it is and why it’s used: AlkaPay uses Freemius to deliver software updates, manage Pro licenses, and (optionally) collect anonymous usage diagnostics to improve the plugin.

When data is sent: on activation you are asked to opt in. If you decline, no data is sent. License-related calls are made only when you activate, deactivate, or sync a license. Update checks are made periodically by WordPress.

What data is sent (only with your consent): site URL, WordPress and PHP versions, active theme/plugin list, and your administrator email for license correspondence. AlkaPay does NOT send your customers’ data, orders, or M-Pesa transactions to Freemius.

This service is provided by Freemius, Inc. Its use is subject to: * Freemius terms of service: https://freemius.com/terms/ * Freemius privacy policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/

Bundled library and its source: this plugin bundles the Freemius WordPress SDK v2.13.4 in vendor/freemius/, licensed GPL-3.0-only (see vendor/freemius/LICENSE.txt), which is compatible with this plugin’s GPLv2-or-later licence. Some of the SDK’s own CSS and JavaScript assets ship pre-built rather than as readable source. The complete, unminified source for the bundled version is published at: * https://github.com/Freemius/wordpress-sdk (tag 2.13.4)

No other third-party libraries are bundled, and none of AlkaPay’s own CSS or JavaScript is minified — every file under assets/ is human-readable source.