Africa & Middle East
Prices checked Sep 30, 2026
Ubigi South Africa eSIM Plans & Prices (2026)
Ubigi's complete South Africa lineup — 9 plans, benchmarked against all 10 providers and 155 plans we track for this country.
Prices shown are Ubigi's own list prices as checked on Sep 30, 2026 and can change at any time — confirm the current figure on Ubigi's website before you buy.
Ubigi promo code
15% off unlimited-data plans — code
PROMO15
No expiry published. Applies at Ubigi checkout on top of the prices below.
The verdict, computed
Is Ubigi the right eSIM for South Africa
Ubigi's best rate in South Africa is $1.10/GB; the country benchmark is $0.98/GB among the 10 providers we track. Entry price is $5.00 against the country floor of $0.51. The full ranking context lives in the all-provider South Africa comparison.
Ubigi in South Africa
All 9 Ubigi South Africa plans
9 plans · 3 trip lengths · 7 to 30 days
| Plan | Data | Validity | Price | $/day | $/GB | Link |
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| 50GB / 30 Days | 50GB | 30 days | $55.00 | $1.83 | $1.10 | View plan |
| 60GB / 30 Days Most data | 60GB | 30 days | $79.00 | $2.63 | $1.32 | View plan |
| 25GB / 30 Days | 25GB | 30 days | $39.00 | $1.30 | $1.56 | View plan |
| 30GB / 15 Days | 30GB | 15 days | $49.00 | $3.27 | $1.63 | View plan |
| 20GB / 7 Days | 20GB | 7 days | $35.00 | $5.00 | $1.75 | View plan |
| 10GB / 7 Days | 10GB | 7 days | $18.00 | $2.57 | $1.80 | View plan |
| 10GB / 30 Days | 10GB | 30 days | $20.00 | $0.67 | $2.00 | View plan |
| 3GB / 15 Days | 3GB | 15 days | $9.00 | $0.60 | $3.00 | View plan |
| 1GB / 30 Days | 1GB | 30 days | $5.00 | $0.17 | $5.00 | View plan |
Prices in USD as listed by Ubigi, excluding promo codes and taxes. Badges compare against all 155 South Africa eSIM plans we track — see our methodology. Last checked Sep 30, 2026.
Beyond the price tag
Ubigi South Africa eSIM hotspot 5G and fair-use rules
Quoted from Ubigi's own published policy rather than paraphrased — these are the terms that decide whether a plan for South Africa survives a real trip.
Hotspot and tethering
AllowedNo separate cap
Data sharing is explicitly allowed and hotspot traffic counts against the plan's own allowance rather than a separate tethering budget.
Speed and 5G
5G available10–250 Mbps
Typical real-world download on the fastest host network, MTN. Actual speed depends on which mast your phone picks and how busy it is.
Fair-use threshold
Varies by plan - published per plan page
Drops to 1 - 2 Mbps
Ubigi publishes a different threshold on each unlimited plan, and the spread is large - two plans at the same price have been seen giving 15 GB total versus 5 GB/day. Read the fair-use line on the exact plan page you are buying from.
Top-ups
AvailableTopping up is supported in the Ubigi account dashboard.
The masts behind the plan
Which network does Ubigi ride in South Africa
Ubigi owns no towers in South Africa. This plan connects to the local host carriers MTN, Telkom, Vodacom — so coverage, speed and rural reach follow those masts rather than the brand on the voucher.
Vodacom
5G20–250 Mbps
South Africa's leader — the pick for the safari regions and the Garden Route.
Network-by-network breakdown, including which carriers every rival rides and how the two testers rank them: South Africa carrier breakdown →
Typical speeds are our editors' reads of each operator's own coverage data. The independent national benchmark is Ookla's Speedtest Global Index for South Africa.
Before you buy
Things to know about South Africa before you pick a plan
Country-level facts, not brand claims — they apply to any eSIM you buy for South Africa, Ubigi's included.
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Vodacom and MTN split the country; Garden Route towns favor Vodacom.
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Load-shedding hits towers - no SIM choice fixes a power cut, but offline maps soften it.
Price by trip length
What Ubigi costs by trip length in South Africa
The same trip priced two ways — Ubigi's own cheapest plan that stays valid for the whole stay, against the cheapest rival plan covering the same days in South Africa.
| Trip length | Ubigi cheapest | Cheapest rival in South Africa | cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $5.00 30 days · 1GB | $3.00 7 days · 1GB · Roamic | Roamic cheaper |
| 5 days | $5.00 30 days · 1GB | $3.00 7 days · 1GB · Roamic | Roamic cheaper |
| 7 days | $5.00 30 days · 1GB | $3.00 7 days · 1GB · Roamic | Roamic cheaper |
| 10 days | $5.00 30 days · 1GB | $3.74 30 days · 1GB · Yesim | Yesim cheaper |
| 15 days | $5.00 30 days · 1GB | $3.74 30 days · 1GB · Yesim | Yesim cheaper |
| 30 days | $5.00 30 days · 1GB | $3.74 30 days · 1GB · Yesim | Yesim cheaper |
Pick your trip length and this re-reads the plan table above on the spot — the cheapest plan whose validity still covers the whole trip, against the cheapest rival in the same country.
Price it for your own dates
Ubigi cheapest plan that covers the trip
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Cheapest rival —
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Only plans whose validity covers the whole trip are counted here, so a 30-day trip is priced with a 30-day plan rather than a 5-day one stacked up. Each pick shows its data allowance next to the price — a 500MB trial pack undercuts a 5GB plan for a reason.
One column per brand, cheapest plan that covers the whole trip. Rivals are the other providers we track in South Africa.
Need an exact number for your own dates? Run the trip cost calculator.
Who it fits
Should you buy Ubigi for South Africa
Buy it if
- +You would rather size your own data — 9 plans here, from $5.00.
- +You are travelling for 30 days or more — 1GB / 30 Days covers it for $5.00.
- +You are on a short break — 10GB / 7 Days runs 7 days for $18.00.
Look elsewhere if
- –You are going for fewer than 7 days — its shortest plan runs 7 days
- –You need a local phone number — these are data-only plans.
- –Cheapest headline price is all that matters — Yesim's smallest plan in South Africa starts at $0.51, and that buys 200MB.
Honest trade-offs
Where Ubigi wins and loses in South Africa
Strengths
- +Its daily rate falls from $2.57 on the 7-day plan to $0.17 on the 30-day plan
- +5G on 2 of the host networks in South Africa
- +One purchase covers trips from 7 to 30 days
- +Hotspot and tethering allowed — No separate cap
Watch out for
- –On a 3-day trip Roamic's 1GB plan costs $3.00 against $5.00 here — $2.00 less
- –A 3-day trip has no matching tier — its cheapest cover is the 30-day / 1GB plan at $5.00
- –Its shortest plan runs 7 days, so a shorter trip still pays for 7
- –Ubigi sells 3 trip lengths here while Roamic sells 30
- –Data-only plans with no local phone number
Brand history and track record — Ubigi
The other side by side
Ubigi vs the other providers in South Africa
Airalo
from $4.00
Airalo ranks 1 of 10 on South Africa cost per gigabyte — its cheapest plan is 1GB.
Cheaper entry by $1.00
See all Airalo plans →
aloSIM
from $4.00
On cost per gigabyte, aloSIM sits 9 of 10 in South Africa, entering with 1GB.
Cheaper entry by $1.00
See all aloSIM plans →
Holafly
from $19.90
Holafly sells unlimited South Africa plans only — there is no $/GB figure to rank it on.
Pricier entry by $14.90
See all Holafly plans →
Jetpac
from $7.00
Jetpac ranks 6 of 10 on South Africa cost per gigabyte — its cheapest plan is 1GB.
Pricier entry by $2.00
See all Jetpac plans →
Nomad
from $4.00
On cost per gigabyte, Nomad sits 5 of 10 in South Africa, entering with 1GB.
Cheaper entry by $1.00
See all Nomad plans →
Roami
from $3.99
Roami's South Africa entry plan is 1GB, which puts it 7 of 10 on cost per gigabyte.
Cheaper entry by $1.01
See all Roami plans →
Roamic
from $3.00
Roamic ranks 4 of 10 on South Africa cost per gigabyte — its cheapest plan is 1GB.
Cheaper entry by $2.00
See all Roamic plans →
Saily
from $3.99
On cost per gigabyte, Saily sits 8 of 10 in South Africa, entering with 1GB.
Cheaper entry by $1.01
See all Saily plans →
Yesim
from $0.51
Yesim ranks 3 of 10 on South Africa cost per gigabyte — its cheapest plan is 200MB.
Cheaper entry by $4.49
See all Yesim plans →
FAQ
Ubigi South Africa eSIM questions
How much does Ubigi charge for South Africa?
Ubigi sells 9 plans for South Africa, from $5.00. Its best rate is $1.10/GB, drawn from the 10 provider price sheets we track for this destination. All prices are in USD as listed by Ubigi and exclude promo codes.
Can I share my Ubigi South Africa eSIM with a laptop?
Tethering is governed by Ubigi's own rule rather than by the country. What we recorded from Ubigi's documentation for South Africa plans is No separate cap. That is the publisher's wording, not our paraphrase — the full quote sits in the policy cards above. If you work from a laptop for hours a day, treat this line as the deciding factor between Ubigi and a metered alternative, because hotspot traffic drains the same allowance as the phone itself.
Which network does Ubigi use in South Africa?
Ubigi owns no towers in South Africa, so your data rides the local host carriers — MTN, Telkom, Vodacom. The fastest of those sustains roughly 250 Mbps, and every one of the 155 South Africa plans we track connects to the same local networks.
Is Ubigi or Yesim the better South Africa eSIM?
Ubigi's cheapest plan here is $5.00; Yesim's is $0.51, though that entry price buys 200MB. The full ranking with every plan — allowance and $/GB side by side — sits in the South Africa eSIM comparison.
Does Ubigi have good reviews for South Africa?
We publish no star rating, and that is deliberate: Trustpilot runs separate regional storefronts, so the same brand holds several scores at once, and quoting one of them as the rating would mislead. The reviews themselves are at <a href="https://www.trustpilot.com/review/cellulardata.ubigi.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ubigi on Trustpilot</a>. What we verify instead is measured on this page — 9 Ubigi plans for South Africa starting at $5.00.
Does Ubigi work in South Africa?
Yes. Ubigi owns no towers in South Africa, so your plan rides the local host networks — MTN, Telkom, Vodacom — and every one of the 155 South Africa plans we track connects to that same set. Installs that fail are almost never a coverage problem. They come down to three causes: the handset is still carrier-locked, the eSIM line's data roaming is switched off, or the phone stays on the old line for mobile data after the profile installs. All three are fixable at home, which is why installing on your own Wi-Fi beats doing it at the airport. Ubigi sells 9 packages here from $5.00, so the host network is not what separates it from its rivals.
How do I activate my Ubigi eSIM for South Africa?
Install it while you still have home Wi-Fi: Ubigi issues either a QR code or an in-app profile, and the install itself takes minutes. Leave the line switched off until you land if you want the validity window to start on arrival, and turn data roaming on for that line. On this page Ubigi sells 9 separate South Africa packages, from $5.00 each, so match one to your trip length rather than planning to top up abroad. The generic walkthrough is in our eSIM installation guide.
See the whole South Africa picture
Ubigi's best $/GB in South Africa next to the other 10 providers we track — the full table with all 155 plans, badges and fair-use notes lives on the South Africa eSIM comparison. Prices verified Sep 30, 2026.