Airalo review, the parts they don't advertise
On the 19 destinations where we can compare Airalo directly, it comes out cheapest on 1, and is undercut most often by Lebara Travel eSIM.
The biggest name. Widest country list. Has shifted most of its catalogue to unlimited plans.
What to know before you buy
- Unlimited throttles at roughly 3GB/day. Unlimited plans are widely reported to throttle around 3GB/day. Airalo does not publish a single figure. (reported, not published by Airalo.)
- No phone number. Data only, so SMS verification codes will not arrive.
None of this is secret, and none of it is on their buy page. We surface it because we don't sell Airalo plans, the planner will actively rank Airalo down when one of these disqualifies it for your trip.
Where Airalo actually wins
Airalo is cheapest on 1 of 19 destinations we can compare directly, at seven nights of normal use. Change the trip length or the usage and that number moves, which is rather the point, there is no single best provider, only a best fit.
Destinations we price Airalo in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇨🇳 China
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- 🇮🇳 India
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 🇺🇸 United States
Our relationship with Airalo
We earn 10-15% when you buy through us. It does not affect the ranking above, the code that produced it cannot read commission rates. Full commission table →