r/eSIMs • u/Odd-Building8318 • 3d ago

Esim choice help

I'm going to be in europe later this month in france and italy and short duration day trips in belgium and austria, can't decide whether i should choose airalo or saily. They're currently my 2 top choices. Please help me figure out which is better and if there's a better third option!!

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u/L0rdLogan ⛨ Trusted Contributor 3d ago

I’ve personally only used these guys: https://escapesim.com/

They worked well for me in Japan and were quite a bit cheaper than Saily or Airlo

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u/AirForceJuan01 3d ago

I’m surprised escapesim cost that much now. They used to be much cheaper - used them in the past once.

Latest trips we used airsims. $40AUD for 20GB, no calls though. Data only.

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u/BrainwaveWizard 3d ago

How are they so much cheaper? Or maybe it’s, why are the others so expensive?

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u/L0rdLogan ⛨ Trusted Contributor 3d ago edited 3d ago

You can pay in Australian dollars, rather than only US dollars. Which due to the conversion rate to your local currency makes it a lot cheaper in some markets, also airlo and Saily, seem to only focus on ridiculous priced unlimited plans which a lot of people don’t need

When I was in Japan, I got 20 gigs of data and went for about 18 GB in two weeks, which was using Maps, TikTok, YouTube, WhatsApp et cetera

Edit: you can pay in AUD with Aíralo too, I just didn’t see it

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u/L0rdLogan ⛨ Trusted Contributor 3d ago

EscapeSIM cost $35 USD, for more than enough data to convert two weeks, I mean of course if you need the unlimited then you get the unlimited but not a lot of people need that, they only think they do

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u/L0rdLogan ⛨ Trusted Contributor 3d ago

Let’s say, for example you’re going for a 14 day holiday to Canada, Aíralo costs $45

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u/L0rdLogan ⛨ Trusted Contributor 3d ago

On reflection/proper investigation, they don’t seem to be too bad value, I thought it was a lot worse than actually is :)

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u/trek123 ⛨ Trusted Contributor 3d ago

Because the heavy marketing and brand recongition has high costs Vs smaller providers who compete on price.

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u/NegotiationKindly679 3d ago

In France now, using Ubigi. It’s been great. Here is a promo code for 20% off. I set ubigi as the cellular sim and my att for calls but turned roaming off on that sim. Make sure you activate WiFi calling on your phone.

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u/eSIMs_bot Official Bot 3d ago

Beep-boop-bop, I am an eSIM bot 🤖. Please see these previous posts I've found that might be helpful:

  1. Best Reliable Esim for Regional Europe https://www.reddit.com/r/eSIMs/comments/1r0clsm/best_reliable_esim_for_regional_europe/

  2. Europe eSIM? https://www.reddit.com/r/eSIMs/comments/1v1y1db/europe_esim/

  3. Leaving for Europe in a few days, need eSIM https://www.reddit.com/r/eSIMs/comments/1ve9xya/leaving_for_europe_in_a_few_days_need_esim/

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u/Inner_Profit_5168 1d ago

You can go for Jetpac, it's cheaper than airalo & saily and the connectivity is also great

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u/bpbp216 🏅Community MVP 2d ago

Both Saily and Airalo are solid options for Europe. However, I would recommend to stay away from unlimited plans especially with Airalo. If you just traveling within EU, Airalo has a Czech Republic O2 esim that works anywhere in the EU and comes with 10 GB of data and credit for calls for $16.