Saily is the pick if you'll share data or need a number, and a fair second choice on price almost everywhere. It sells the same shape of plan in every country (1 GB for 7 days, then 3–20 GB for 30 days), allows "limitless hotspot sharing", publishes a generous 5 GB daily cap on its unlimited plans, and runs 24/7 chat. It was never the cheapest of seven providers in our index, though it was usually third, and its pages rarely tell you which local network you'll be on. Avoid its fixed plans in Nepal.
We compared Saily's published prices and policies; we didn't buy or test its eSIMs for this review. Aventure SIM is run by the team behind Lotso Travel, a competitor, and Lotso is assessed with the same rubric.
Aventure SIM rubric
Saily
Predictable 30-day plans, generous hotspot, and the only US phone-number add-on here.
- Price for real trips30%Good (4 of 5)Never the cheapest 14-day option in the 18 destinations we could price. Median cost 1.35× the cheapest provider for a light trip, 1.75× for a heavy one.
- Network transparency15%Weak (2 of 5)Most country pages say only "best networks". Japan and Indonesia are exceptions.
- Hotspot, top-ups, number15%Excellent (5 of 5)"Limitless hotspot sharing", top-ups, and a US phone number for US$1.99 a month (identity check required).
- Fair-use honesty15%Good (4 of 5)5 GB a day at full speed is the joint-highest published cap; 1 Mbps afterwards is slow but usable for messages.
- Refund terms10%Good (4 of 5)30 days for unused plans, with a quality-problem route after activation.
- Support and app15%Good (4 of 5)24/7 chat and tickets, published.
Pick Saily if
- People who share data with a partner or laptop
- Travellers who need a number for SMS codes
Skip it if
- You want to know the local network before you buy
- You're going to Nepal on a fixed plan
The policies behind the score, with sources
- Local networks
- Rarely named; most pages say only "best networks" (Japan and Indonesia are exceptions)
- Hotspot
- Yes: "Limitless hotspot sharing" Source
- Unlimited and fair use
- "5GB/Day without a speed limit", then "up to 1 Mbps" for the rest of the day. Source
- Top-ups
- Yes
- Phone number
- A US number add-on in the Saily app, US$1.99 a month plus a call and text plan (identity check required)
- Refunds
- Full refund within 30 days of purchase if the eSIM isn't installed or the plan isn't activated. After activation, reviewed case by case, for example if quality problems stopped you using much of the data. Source
- Support
- 24/7 live chat and ticket support. Source
- App
- iOS and Android (the eSIM installs from the app)
- Who runs it
- Nord Security, the company behind NordVPN Source
Policies read from Saily's own pages on 1 Nov 2026; prices from the 31 Oct 2026 index. How the rubric works: methodology.
Prices: consistently close to the cheapest
Saily · every destination we price
Where Saily is cheap, and where it isn't
0 of 18 destinations with Saily as the cheapest fit for 14 days at 0.5 GB a day.
- Mexico#2 of 6 · cheapest Nomad $15.50$23.9910 GB · 30 days
- Japan#3 of 7 · cheapest Nomad $16$17.9910 GB · 30 days
- Norway#3 of 6 · cheapest Lotso Travel $15.99$17.9910 GB · 30 days
- United Kingdom#3 of 6 · cheapest Lotso Travel $15.99$18.9910 GB · 30 days
- Iceland#3 of 6 · cheapest Lotso Travel $15.99$19.9910 GB · 30 days
- Indonesia#3 of 6 · cheapest Lotso Travel $15.99$21.9910 GB · 30 days
- United States#3 of 6 · cheapest Nomad $13$22.9910 GB · 30 days
- New Zealand#3 of 6 · cheapest Nomad $18$23.9910 GB · 30 days
- Chile#3 of 7 · cheapest Ubigi $24$27.9910 GB · 30 days
- Tanzania#3 of 6 · cheapest Nomad $19$28.9910 GB · 30 days
- Peru#3 of 6 · cheapest Nomad $25$29.9910 GB · 30 days
- Morocco#3 of 6 · cheapest Nomad $21$33.9910 GB · 30 days
- Argentina#4 of 7 · cheapest Ubigi $23$29.973 × 3 GB · 30 days
- Canada#4 of 7 · cheapest Nomad $17$30.9910 GB · 30 days
- Ecuador#4 of 6 · cheapest Maya Mobile $27.99$34.9910 GB · 30 days
- Europe (regional)#4 of 6 · cheapest Lotso Travel $16.99$35.9910 GB · 30 days
- Costa Rica#4 of 7 · cheapest Ubigi $19$36.9910 GB · 30 days
- Nepal#4 of 5 · cheapest Nomad $24$89.973 × 3 GB · 30 days
Bar: Saily's cheapest plan that covers the trip; tick: the cheapest provider there. Public USD prices checked 31 Oct 2026. Sources for every price: price index.
Saily's 10 GB, 30-day plan cost $17.99 in Japan and Norway, $18.99 in the UK, $19.99 in Iceland, $22.99 in the US and $27.99 in Chile on 31 October 2026. Those are a dollar or few above Nomad in most places, which is why Saily ranks second or third so often but never first. Its median two-week cost was 1.35× the cheapest provider at 0.5 GB a day.
Three exceptions to watch:
- Nepal: 3 GB cost $29.99, so a two-week trip needs about $90 in fixed plans. Nomad ($24) and Maya Mobile ($27.99 unlimited) are far cheaper. See our Nepal SIM guide.
- The Europe regional plan is much dearer than Saily's single-country plans: 10 GB cost $35.99 against $18.99 for the UK alone. If you're in one country, buy that country.
- Heavy use: Saily's 15-day unlimited ($43.99–$57.99 in most countries) is fairly priced against Airalo and Holafly, but Maya Mobile's $27.99 14-day pass is cheaper if you trust Maya's looser fair-use wording.
Networks: Saily rarely says
Most Saily country pages say only that you'll connect to "the best networks". Japan (KDDI and SoftBank) and Indonesia (Telkomsel) were the exceptions in our 18 destinations. For city travel that hardly matters. On a trek it does: we can't tell you whether a Saily eSIM in Nepal uses Ncell or NTC, or whether in Chile it rides Movistar or Entel, so you can't plan around the route guides' network advice.
Unlimited and hotspot: the best combination here
Saily's unlimited plans give "5GB/Day without a speed limit", then "up to 1 Mbps" for the rest of the day. 5 GB is the joint-highest published cap among our seven (with Ubigi), and Saily pairs it with "limitless hotspot sharing". Holafly caps sharing at a daily MB allowance per country, and Nomad's unlimited slows after 2 GB, so for two people on one eSIM or a laptop on a work trip Saily is the comfortable choice.
1 Mbps after the cap is slow: fine for WhatsApp, painful for maps that weren't downloaded in advance.
Phone number, top-ups and the extras
Saily is the only provider here that sells a number as an add-on: a US number for calls and texts from the Saily app, US$1.99 a month, with identity verification. That's useful for receiving SMS codes while your home SIM is off. Top-ups are available on plans. Saily's homepage also mentions malicious-site and ad blocking, which comes from its Nord Security parentage, and a "Saily Ultra" global unlimited plan with lounge access whose price we couldn't find on the page.
Refunds and support
Refunds: a full refund within 30 days of purchase if the eSIM wasn't installed or the plan wasn't activated. After that, Saily may still refund part or all of it if quality problems "related to Saily" stopped you using much of the data. The article doesn't say whether money returns to the card or as credit.
Support is 24/7 live chat and tickets, and the eSIM installs from the Saily app on iOS and Android.
Who should pick something else
- Lowest price on a typical trip: Nomad, about a dollar or two cheaper in most countries, and it names the network.
- Nepal, Tanzania, Ecuador for two weeks or more: Maya Mobile.
- Europe, UK, Iceland, Norway on a short trip: Lotso Travel (run by our team; review with weaknesses) was cheaper.
- You want to know the network: Nomad or Holafly.
Choosing between Saily and the market leader? See Saily vs Airalo.
Questions people ask
Is Saily a good eSIM?
It's a solid all-rounder. Its 30-day plans were never the cheapest in our 18 destinations but usually came third, about 1.35× the cheapest price; it allows unlimited hotspot sharing, publishes a 5 GB daily cap on unlimited plans, and offers 24/7 chat. Its main weakness is that most country pages don't name the local network.
Who owns Saily?
Nord Security, the company behind NordVPN, according to Saily's own help centre.
Does Saily give you a phone number?
Saily sells a US phone number for calls and texts from the Saily app at US$1.99 a month, with identity verification after purchase. The data plans themselves don't include a number.
What is Saily's refund policy?
A full refund within 30 days of purchase if the eSIM wasn't installed or the plan wasn't activated. After activation, Saily reviews requests case by case, for example if quality problems stopped you using much of the data.