Compare travel eSIMs: SimbaSIM vs Airalo, Holafly, Saily and more

SimbaSIM against everyone

From each brand’s own website, help pages and terms, checked 3 October 2026. A filled dot is yes, a dash is no, a half dot means it depends on the plan or the country.

Feature	SimbaSIM	Airalo	aloSIM	GigSky	Holafly	Jetpac	Maya Mobile	Nomad	Saily	Sim Local	Truely	Ubigi	Yesim
Every plan is unlimited data	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
No app or account needed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Partly	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Days start when you land	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Yes
Add days to the same eSIM	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Partly	Yes	Partly	Yes	Yes	Partly
Exact 3, 7 and 14-day plans	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Refund if it never connects, even after installing	Yes	Partly	Yes	No	Partly	Yes	Yes	Partly	Partly	Partly	Partly	Yes	No
Unused days refunded	Yes	No	Partly	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
24/7 chat without their app	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

SimbaSIM vs each brand

Pick the brand you are weighing up to see, point by point, where SimbaSIM comes out ahead.

SimbaSIM vs AiraloTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, exact 3, 7 and 14-day plans and more.
SimbaSIM vs aloSIMTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, exact 3, 7 and 14-day plans and more.
SimbaSIM vs GigSkyTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, refund if it never connects, even after installing and more.
SimbaSIM vs HolaflyTruly unlimited data, plus add days to the same eSIM, refund if it never connects, even after installing and more.
SimbaSIM vs JetpacTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, no app or account needed and more.
SimbaSIM vs Maya MobileTruly unlimited data, plus no app or account needed, unused days refunded.
SimbaSIM vs NomadTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, add days to the same eSIM and more.
SimbaSIM vs SailyTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, no app or account needed and more.
SimbaSIM vs Sim LocalTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, days start when you land and more.
SimbaSIM vs TruelyTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, no app or account needed and more.
SimbaSIM vs UbigiTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, exact 3, 7 and 14-day plans and more.
SimbaSIM vs YesimTruly unlimited data, plus every plan is unlimited data, add days to the same eSIM and more.

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Questions people ask

What is the best travel eSIM?

For most trips, SimbaSIM. It is the only one here that ticks every box in the comparison: every plan is unlimited data, there is no app or account, days start when you land, more days go onto the same eSIM, the 3, 7 and 14-day plans are the same in all 136 destinations, and you get a full refund if it never connects — plus unused days back within 30 days.

Do I need to download an app for a travel eSIM?

Not with SimbaSIM: you buy on the website and your eSIM is delivered by email in 1 minute, with no account to create. Several brands — Jetpac, Saily and Truely among them — install through their own app, and Maya needs an account and its app to manage the plan.

When does a travel eSIM start counting days?

With SimbaSIM, when you first connect at your destination, so you can install at home and your days are not used up before you land.

What happens if the eSIM never works?

With SimbaSIM you get a full refund if it will not install or never connects — even after you have installed it — and unused days are refunded within 30 days of purchase. Many brands refund only before the eSIM is installed or activated.