eSIM brand alternatives
Two different questions bring people here. Some are weighing up a travel eSIM provider and want to know what else is out there. Others have found a local carrier or tourist SIM and are not sure whether it is even the same kind of product. Both get a straight answer, with live prices rather than assertions.
Travel eSIM providers
Providers we carry, each measured against the whole field on the same eight benchmark destinations.
Airalo alternatives
Airalo is the default choice for good reasons, and it holds up well on price. The case for looking elsewhere is specific rather than general.
Saily alternatives
Saily bundles security features from the NordVPN team. If you do not need those, the same money usually buys more data elsewhere.
Nomad alternatives
Nomad is strongest in the mid-size range on trips of one to four weeks. Its regional bundles are frequently better value than its own country plans.
Local carriers and tourist SIMs
Brands we do not sell, and earn nothing from. They are here because the honest comparison is useful — and sometimes the honest answer is that they are not competing for the same job.
Merhaba alternatives
Merhaba is Turkcell's prepaid tourist SIM, sold inside Turkey. It gives you a Turkish number; a travel eSIM gives you data without the queue.
EcoTalk alternatives
EcoTalk is a UK domestic SIM-only provider with an environmental mission — a different product from a travel eSIM, and worth being clear about.
Fofo Mobile alternatives
Fofo Mobile is a Portuguese mobile brand. If you are checking its coverage as a visitor, what you probably want is a Portugal travel eSIM.