50 countries compared prices checked Sep 30, 2026 no pay-to-rank

Airalo vs Saily eSIM: which is cheaper in 2026?

Choosing between Airalo and Saily comes down to where you're going — we compared their cheapest plan in every one of the 50 countries both cover, and every verdict on this page is a literal sort of our dated price database.

16Airalo cheaper entry

34Saily cheaper entry

47Airalo unlimited

39Saily unlimited

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The verdict, computed

Saily has the cheaper entry plan in 34 of 50 countries.

→Pick Airalo if your destination is one of the 16 countries where it starts cheaper than Saily.
→Pick Saily for the lowest entry price — it undercuts Airalo in 34 of 50 countries, starting with Australia from $3.99.
→Pick Airalo for unlimited data — available in 47 countries vs 39 for Saily.
→Pick Airalo for big data buckets — better $/GB in 50 of the countries where both sell metered plans.

Entry price = each provider's cheapest plan in that country, from the same dated snapshot. Full method in our methodology.

Why the two price lists are shaped differently

How Airalo and Saily build their plan ladders

Saily's ladder is the flattest in this comparison: 244 metered plans from 1 GB to 20 GB, where the median gigabyte costs $3.99 on the smallest tier and $1.57 on the largest, a 2.5× spread. Airalo's eight tiers run to 50 GB and spread 4.4× ($4.00 down to $0.90), so heavy buyers gain far more from upsizing at Airalo than at Saily.

Both also sell unlimited data and both publish a daily full-speed allowance before throttling: Airalo 3 GB per day at 1 Mbps, Saily mostly 5 GB per day. Saily is the less predictable of the two, though — its cards split across four different combinations, including a 1 kbps fallback on some plans.

Country by country

Airalo vs Saily eSIM prices in 50 countries

Each cell is the provider's cheapest plan in that country. The country name opens the full comparison; prices open that provider's plans there.

Data volume

All 50 countries compared

Country	Airalo from	Saily from	Cheaper entry	Best $/GB
Argentina eSIM	$5.00 1GB	$5.29 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $2.30/GB
Australia eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.90/GB
Austria eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.58/GB
Belgium eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.65/GB
Brazil eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $1.75/GB
Canada eSIM	$7.00 1GB	$5.29 1GB	Saily	Airalo $1.68/GB
China eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$4.49 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $0.98/GB
Colombia eSIM	$4.50 1GB	$4.99 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $0.98/GB
Costa Rica eSIM	$7.50 1GB	$7.99 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $1.93/GB
Croatia eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.70/GB
Czechia eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$2.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.72/GB
Egypt eSIM	$5.50 1GB	$5.99 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $2.05/GB
Fiji eSIM	$7.50 1GB	$7.99 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $4.70/GB
France eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.70/GB
Georgia eSIM	$4.50 1GB	$4.79 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $0.98/GB
Germany eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$4.49 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $0.72/GB
Greece eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$4.49 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $0.84/GB
Hong Kong eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.98/GB
Iceland eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.98/GB
India eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $1.82/GB
Indonesia eSIM	$4.50 1GB	$4.79 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $0.98/GB
Ireland eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.84/GB
Israel eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.78/GB
Italy eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.70/GB
Japan eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $1.20/GB
Kenya eSIM	$8.00 1GB	$7.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $4.60/GB
Macao eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.98/GB
Malaysia eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.98/GB
Mexico eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$4.99 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $0.90/GB
Morocco eSIM	$6.00 1GB	$6.99 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $2.10/GB
Netherlands eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.72/GB
New Zealand eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.98/GB
Peru eSIM	$4.50 1GB	$4.99 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $2.00/GB
Philippines eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.96/GB
Poland eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$4.49 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $0.70/GB
Portugal eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.70/GB
Qatar eSIM	$4.50 1GB	$4.99 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $2.15/GB
Saudi Arabia eSIM	$4.50 1GB	$4.49 1GB	Saily	Airalo $1.96/GB
Singapore eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.96/GB
South Africa eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.98/GB
South Korea eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.98/GB
Spain eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.78/GB
Switzerland eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.90/GB
Taiwan eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.98/GB
Thailand eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$2.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.55/GB
Turkiye eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.69/GB
UK eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$4.49 1GB	Airalo	Airalo $0.78/GB
United Arab Emirates eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $1.65/GB
USA eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.84/GB
Vietnam eSIM	$4.00 1GB	$3.99 1GB	Saily	Airalo $0.98/GB

“Best $/GB” compares each provider's cheapest per-gigabyte rate in that country; unlimited-only line-ups have no $/GB. Prices dated Sep 30, 2026 — always confirm on the country page before buying.

Counts run per country and per provider: 100 metered entry plans against 0 unlimited across the 50 countries below, from $2.99 — and a country stays visible only while one of those two entry plans sits in the chosen size band.

Where the gap is widest

The three destinations where Airalo and Saily pull furthest apart

Furthest apart: Canada at $1.71 — 32% above the cheaper of the two; then Czechia at $1.01 and Thailand at $1.01.

Canada eSIM

Airalo: $7.00
Saily: $5.29
Gap: $1.71 · 32%

Saily is cheaper here

Czechia eSIM

Airalo: $4.00
Saily: $2.99
Gap: $1.01 · 34%

Saily is cheaper here

Thailand eSIM

Airalo: $4.00
Saily: $2.99
Gap: $1.01 · 34%

Saily is cheaper here

By trip type

Which Airalo or Saily plan fits your trip

·Both sell a plan under 5 GB in 50 shared countries: Airalo takes the lower entry price in 16, Saily in 34, and 0 are level.
·Both sell a plan above 10 GB in 46 shared countries: Airalo takes the lower entry price in 46, Saily in 0, and 0 are level.

Beyond price

How Airalo and Saily differ

Airalo

since 2019 · Marketplace

+Widest country coverage in the industry
+Established trust and brand recognition
–No longer the cheapest in most single countries

Promo code NEWTOAIRALO15 — all eSIM deals

Read the Airalo review →

Saily

since 2024 · App-based

+Competitive per-GB pricing
+Built by the Nord Security team
–Newer service with a shorter track record

Promo code VEEPEE25 — all eSIM deals

Read the Saily review →

FAQ

Is Airalo or Saily cheaper for your trip

Which is cheaper, Airalo or Saily?

By entry price, Saily wins. Across the 50 countries where both sell plans, Airalo has the cheaper cheapest-plan in 16 countries and Saily in 34 (0 exact ties). The widest entry-price gap is in Canada — Saily lists $5.29 against Airalo at $7.00.

Is Saily vs Airalo different from this page?

No. It is the same comparison read in the other direction — our table lists both providers in every country, so the Saily vs Airalo verdict is identical. We keep one URL per matchup instead of two near-duplicate pages.

Which has the better price per GB, Airalo or Saily?

Airalo — it posts the better cheapest $/GB rate in 50 of the countries where both sell metered plans (Saily wins 0). Unlimited-only plans are excluded because they are priced per day, not per GB.

Does Airalo or Saily offer unlimited data plans?

Airalo sells unlimited plans in 47 of the 50 shared countries and Saily in 39. Unlimited always means fair-use throttling applies — the exact policy is shown on each plan's country page.

Do Airalo and Saily use the same networks?

It varies by country. In Argentina, Airalo connects via Personal, Claro, Movistar and Saily via Personal, Claro, Movistar — local carrier agreements differ even when the names overlap. Every country page lists the networks behind each provider's plans.

Are there Airalo or Saily promo codes?

Yes — current codes for both are on our deals page, alongside expiry dates. Promo discounts are never baked into the rankings on this page; every verdict uses list prices only.

Airalo vs Saily — decided by data, not ad budgets.

Every verdict on this page is a literal sort position from the same dated price snapshot — no editorial star ratings, no pay-to-rank. How we collect and check data is in our methodology; how we make money in our disclosure.

Airalo vs Saily eSIM: which is cheaper in 2026?

How Airalo and Saily build their plan ladders

Airalo vs Saily eSIM prices in 50 countries

The three destinations where Airalo and Saily pull furthest apart

Which Airalo or Saily plan fits your trip

How Airalo and Saily differ

Is Airalo or Saily cheaper for your trip

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