ISVWorld Regional Software Intelligence

SaaS & ISV Market Africa

ISVWorld tracks 6,878 active SaaS and ISV companies across Africa, the independent software vendors and software-enabled businesses behind the region's software economy. South Africa leads with 2,482 companies, ahead of Nigeria (1,280) and Egypt (706).

Data updated All time unless stated otherwise
6,878 SaaS & ISV companies 1,573 Market signals 265 Funding rounds 102 Acquisitions

Countries with Most SaaS & ISV Companies

Countries in Africa ranked by the number of SaaS and ISV companies tracked by ISVWorld.

Rank Country Companies Share of Africa
1 South Africa South Africa 2,482 36.1%
2 Nigeria Nigeria 1,280 18.6%
3 Egypt Egypt 706 10.3%
4 Kenya Kenya 591 8.6%
5 Morocco Morocco 248 3.6%
6 Ghana Ghana 240 3.5%
7 Tunisia Tunisia 185 2.7%
8 Uganda Uganda 158 2.3%
9 Tanzania Tanzania 78 1.1%
10 Ethiopia Ethiopia 77 1.1%
11 Mauritius Mauritius 76 1.1%
12 Somalia Somalia 72 1%
13 Algeria Algeria 71 1%
14 Côte d’Ivoire Côte d’Ivoire 60 0.9%
15 Cameroon Cameroon 54 0.8%
16 Senegal Senegal 53 0.8%
17 Rwanda Rwanda 48 0.7%
18 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 48 0.7%
19 Seychelles Seychelles 41 0.6%
20 Réunion Réunion 33 0.5%
21 Zambia Zambia 33 0.5%
22 Benin Benin 24 0.3%
23 Angola Angola 23 0.3%
24 Botswana Botswana 21 0.3%
25 Mozambique Mozambique 21 0.3%
26 Togo Togo 17 0.2%
27 Congo - Kinshasa Congo - Kinshasa 13 0.2%
28 Cape Verde Cape Verde 12 0.2%
29 Malawi Malawi 12 0.2%
30 Libya Libya 11 0.2%
31 Namibia Namibia 11 0.2%
32 Mali Mali 10 0.1%
33 Sudan Sudan 10 0.1%
34 Gambia Gambia 9 0.1%
35 Guinea Guinea 7 0.1%
36 Liberia Liberia 7 0.1%
37 Madagascar Madagascar 7 0.1%
38 São Tomé & Príncipe São Tomé & Príncipe 5 0.1%
39 Congo - Brazzaville Congo - Brazzaville 4 0.1%
40 Mauritania Mauritania 4 0.1%
41 Niger Niger 3 0%
42 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 2 0%
43 Gabon Gabon 2 0%
44 Lesotho Lesotho 2 0%
45 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 2 0%
46 Burundi Burundi 1 0%
47 Eritrea Eritrea 1 0%
48 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 1 0%
49 Comoros Comoros 1 0%
50 Eswatini Eswatini 1 0%

Signals Shaping the Software Vendor Market

Funding rounds, acquisitions, and product launches help show how the Africa software vendor market is changing.

1,573 Total market signals captured

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Major Product Launches Recent product releases, platform updates, AI features, and workflow improvements from software companies in Africa.

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Global Benchmark

Compare market signals across all six ISVWorld regions. The active region, Africa, is highlighted in the chart.

Month North America Europe Asia-Pacific Latam Africa Middle East
Apr 2026 85 17 15 4 5 1
May 2026 354 142 96 18 5 11
Jun 2026 517 249 232 22 11 15
Jul 2026 495 253 205 19 10 28
Aug 2026 486 221 234 19 11 31
Sep 2026 113 57 31 4 1 15

Market detail

Explore company distribution by country and by revenue across active SaaS and ISV companies in Africa.

6,878 Active companies in this region
Size Companies Share
up to $1M 2,205 32.2%
$1M to $5M 3,915 57.1%
$5M to $10M 145 2.1%
$10M to $25M 464 6.8%
$25M to $50M 29 0.4%
$50M to $100M 44 0.6%
$100M to $250M 29 0.4%
$250M to $500M 10 0.1%
$500M to $1B 4 0.1%
$1B+ 6 0.1%

Company distribution by estimated size among SaaS and ISV companies in Africa.

Country Companies Share
South Africa 2,482 36.1%
Nigeria 1,280 18.6%
Egypt 706 10.3%
Kenya 591 8.6%
Morocco 248 3.6%
Ghana 240 3.5%
Tunisia 185 2.7%
Uganda 158 2.3%
Other 988 14.4%

Company distribution by country across the Africa SaaS and ISV market.

New SaaS & ISV Companies to Watch

Newly added ISV and SaaS companies in Africa showing recent activity, category relevance, or emerging market presence in the ISVWorld database

Algosys Limited

Uganda Uganda
09/11/2026

An AI-backed fintech software company that provides a SaaS core banking and lending management platform for African financial institutions.

SaaS FinTech Software Core Banking Software

Marrifyapp

Ghana Ghana
09/06/2026

A Ghana-focused digital marriage and divorce registry platform with searchable records, verification workflows, and institutional submission portals for churches, MMDAs, courts, and the Registrar-General’s Department.

SaaS Workflow Software Government Software

Massive Local SEO Agency

Nigeria Nigeria
09/06/2026

A local SEO and Google Business Profile management company that offers done-for-you ranking services and a hosted dashboard for businesses to monitor and optimize their profile visibility.

SaaS Local SEO Software Marketing Automation

Tempered Talent

South Africa South Africa
09/05/2026

A hiring and onboarding software company offering AI-assisted recruitment, applicant tracking, interview management, and employee onboarding tools.

SaaS HR Software Recruitment Software

SeevCash Inc.

Ghana Ghana
09/05/2026

A financial technology company offering cross-border payments, global accounts, stablecoin transfers, and a business workspace for payments, invoicing, and APIs.

Fintech Software SaaS Payments Software

SchoolPay

Uganda Uganda
09/05/2026

SchoolPay is a school fees payment platform with school management software, payment APIs, and related wallet and channel integrations for schools, parents, banks, and payment partners across Africa.

SaaS Education Software ERP Software

SoftiDoc

South Africa South Africa
09/04/2026

South African provider of AI-powered identity verification, OCR, KYC, and document processing software for businesses.

SaaS API Product Document Processing Software

UzimaNexus

Kenya Kenya
09/03/2026

UzimaNexus is a Kenya-based healthtech company building AI, blockchain, and automation tools for healthcare operations and patient engagement.

Healthcare IT SaaS Electronic Health Records (EHR) Software

Looping Binary

Cameroon Cameroon
09/03/2026

A technology company in Douala that builds and operates digital products, including payments, commerce, identity, and learning platforms, alongside software development and training services.

SaaS Fintech Software EdTech Software

Tarmiiz

Egypt Egypt
09/03/2026

Tarmiiz provides regulator-ready infrastructure and a tokenization platform for issuing, managing, and governing tokenized real-world assets, with compliance, identity, and supervision tools for institutional and regulatory users.

SaaS Fintech Software Developer Tools

Naseni

Nigeria Nigeria
09/02/2026

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), a Nigerian public agency focused on science, engineering, manufacturing, and technology development, including a software subsidiary called NASTECH.

ERP Software Government Software Enterprise Software

Auxtoria Limited

Nigeria Nigeria
09/02/2026

A digital learning and children’s media platform offering stories, games, guided learning, and parental controls for African families, schools, churches, and creators.

SaaS EdTech Software Learning Management System

Echo AI

Somalia Somalia
09/02/2026

A no-code AI agent platform for building and deploying AI chatbots, assistants, and voice agents across channels like WhatsApp, Instagram, websites, and Shopify.

AI Software SaaS Developer Tools

Audora

Nigeria Nigeria
09/02/2026

A music distribution and promotion platform for artists and creators to upload tracks, manage releases, track performance, and coordinate influencer/radio/TV promotions.

SaaS Music Software Digital Media Distribution

locl

South Africa South Africa
09/01/2026

A South African talk-radio and podcast search platform that provides transcript search, chat, clips, briefings, reports, alerts, and ad intelligence.

SaaS Media Monitoring Software Search & Discovery Software
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