Saily eSIM Review 2026: Prices, Unlimited Data and Ultra

Is Saily a good eSIM? My Saily eSIM review says yes for unlimited data, because its unlimited plans give 5 GB a day at full speed in Japan, the USA, Thailand, Spain and Italy. For fixed plans, the answer depends on the country.

Getting online abroad no longer means a roaming bill or a hunt for a SIM shop, because a travel eSIM does the job from your phone. Saily promises security features on every plan and unlimited plans of up to 30 days. Does it deliver? Here's what I found.

In this article

• Saily review summary
• Pros
• Cons
• Saily eSIM review: the key facts
• What is Saily, and is it legit?
• How does Saily work? Buying the eSIM step by step
• How much does a Saily eSIM cost? Prices by country
  • Europe and Global eSIMs: one plan for many countries
  • What is the Ultra plan? Three tiers and what they include
• Saily alternatives: 10 GB and unlimited plans compared
• Saily plan details: activation, unlimited data and hotspot
  • When to install the eSIM, and when the plan starts
  • Unlimited data plan: 3 GB or 5 GB a day at full speed
  • What network does it use? Local networks and 5G
  • Hotspot: yes, with no limit on every plan
  • Is it a VPN? No, but a virtual location and an ad blocker
  • Refund policy: full refund before activation
• Saily reviews: what buyers say about the eSIM
• My Saily experience: data and hotspot in Germany
• Is Saily good, and is it worth it? My verdict for 2026

Saily eSIM review: the key facts

What is Saily, and is it legit?

Yes, the Saily eSIM is legit and safe. The Saily eSIM provider is Nord Security, the company behind NordVPN, and Saily UAB, the company that runs the service, is based in Lithuania. Its first eSIM plans came out in March 2024, and today the Saily eSIM service sells plans for 151 countries.

On Trustpilot, Saily is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 32,743 reviews. Support answers 24/7 by live chat in the app and by email. So you buy from a company with a known name, and if the eSIM doesn't connect, you can reach support in the app's chat at any hour.

How does Saily work? Buying the eSIM step by step

With Saily, you buy a data plan on saily.com or in the Saily app and install the eSIM before you fly. How to use a Saily eSIM depends a little on where you buy it.

On saily.com, a website purchase sends you a QR code by email right away. The Saily eSIM app is simpler. You tap "Install eSIM" and it installs with no QR code or manual code, and the same app handles top-ups, the security features and the US number add-on.

Buying on the website takes three steps.

1. Open the country page, for example Japan, and pick a plan. The page opens with the unlimited plan already picked, and the fixed plans of 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 GB are the cards below it.

2. Tap the plan you want (here, 10 GB for 30 days), choose the number of eSIMs and tap "Go to Checkout".

3. Sign up or log in, check the order summary, pick a payment method and pay.

Scan the QR code from a second screen, such as a laptop. For how to activate a Saily eSIM on iPhone, follow our guide to install an eSIM on iPhone. There's one on Android too.

You can even buy the plan at the gate and install it from your inbox before boarding.

How much does a Saily eSIM cost? Prices by country

A Saily eSIM costs from $2.99 for 1 GB for 7 days in Thailand, and 10 GB for 30 days costs $10.99 to $23.99 in these six countries.

Prices checked on October 6, 2026. Compare today's Saily prices and plans for every country here on eSIM Spotter.

For unlimited data, a week costs $20.99 to $26.99 in these countries.

Saily data plans for one country come in five sizes, from 1 GB to 20 GB, plus unlimited. Each purchase also returns 3% in Saily credits. Every other country is on Saily's website.

Say you spend 10 days in Spain on 5 GB at $9.99. If the data runs out on day 8, you top up in the app and keep going. No new eSIM needed.

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Europe and Global eSIMs: one plan for many countries

The Saily eSIM for Europe covers 35 countries, the UK, Switzerland and Turkey included, and 10 GB for 30 days costs $35.99. Saily's Global eSIM covers 121 destinations, with 10 GB for 180 days at $56.99.

The Europe plan also comes as unlimited data for 1 to 30 days, with 5 GB a day at full speed and a week at $26.99. Global plans last 7 to 365 days, none unlimited.

For Spain alone, the country plan costs less. 10 GB is $15.99 there, against $35.99 on the Europe plan. On a route from Paris to Zurich to London, though, one Europe eSIM keeps your maps working across both borders with no new install. Our guide to the best eSIM for Europe compares more regional plans.

What is the Ultra plan? Three tiers and what they include

Saily Ultra is Saily's travel subscription, sold in three tiers. Standard costs $39.99 a month and comes with 10 GB of high-speed data. Plus at $59.99 and Premium at $69.99 come with 30 GB each.

After the high-speed data, every tier keeps you online at up to 1 Mbps, on a Global data plan for 121 destinations. Each tier also lists a phone number, NordVPN and three more Nord security apps, priority support and 8% back in Saily credits. Premium adds 50 minutes and 50 SMS a month. It needs an identity check.

Saily Ultra lounge access comes as one airport lounge pass and one fast-track pass a month, at selected airports. Unused passes roll over for up to three months.

Your flight is two hours late. You send support your flight details and boarding pass, and once they're verified, you get a lounge pass for the wait, at select airports only.

Ultra starts the moment you buy it and renews by itself for the same period, at that day's price. To stop it, cancel in the app at least 2 days before the next payment. A yearly payment lowers Standard to $33.33 a month.

The Saily Ultra plan suits you if you fly every month and use the lounge pass, because Standard costs $39.99 a month whether you travel or not. For a few trips a year, a trip plan is the simpler fit, since it waits until you arrive.

Saily alternatives: 10 GB and unlimited plans compared

The Saily alternatives worth comparing are Roamless, Ubigi, Jetpac and Airalo, and the right one depends on whether you want a fixed plan or unlimited data.

10 GB for 30 days, regular prices

Prices checked on October 6, 2026.

For a fixed 10 GB, Roamless and Ubigi both cost less than Saily in Japan, the USA, Spain and Italy.

7 days of unlimited data, regular prices, and what each gives

Prices checked on October 6, 2026. These are regular prices, and a sale can make a plan cheaper on the day.

In Japan, Spain and Italy, Ubigi's shortest unlimited plan is 8 days. At regular prices on October 5–6, Saily and Airalo are within $1.50 of each other for 7 days of unlimited data in all six countries.

For unlimited data, the amount you get at full speed each day matters more than a dollar either way. Saily and Airalo give the same full-speed data a day in five countries. Jetpac resets 3 GB every 24 hours. In the USA and Thailand, Ubigi's week comes as one 25 GB amount, 20 GB in Mexico, then 2 Mbps.

Japan is the one country where Saily and Airalo differ. Saily gives 5 GB a day at full speed there, and Airalo gives 3 GB for about the same price. The full comparison of the two is in Airalo vs Nomad vs Saily.

For a laptop on hotspot all day, look at the full-speed data a day, because Saily, Airalo and Jetpac set no hotspot limit. Saily and Airalo give 5 GB a day in the USA, Thailand, Spain and Italy, against Jetpac's 3 GB. Spend a week in Madrid with the laptop on your phone's hotspot every afternoon, and those extra 2 GB a day keep it at full speed longer.

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Saily plan details: activation, unlimited data and hotspot

When to install the eSIM, and when the plan starts

Install your Saily eSIM at home on Wi-Fi before you fly. The plan then starts automatically when you arrive at your destination, as long as you've turned on the Saily eSIM in your settings and enabled roaming.

Proof: Saily confirms the plan starts automatically when you arrive at your destination

There's nothing to press to activate a Saily eSIM. Only Saily Ultra starts earlier, on the day you buy it.

Install it within 30 days of purchase, as Saily's help asks. Once the plan starts, it can't be paused.

You buy on Sunday for a Friday flight to Japan and install the eSIM that evening, while you're still on home Wi-Fi. Five days pass, and your plan still has every one of its days.

Unlimited data plan: 3 GB or 5 GB a day at full speed

A Saily unlimited data plan gives a daily amount at full speed, 3 GB or 5 GB depending on the country. Mexico gets 3 GB.

In Japan, for example, the unlimited plan gives 5 GB a day at full 4G/5G speed, then 1 Mbps.

Proof: Saily confirms its Japan unlimited plan gives 5 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps

Saily calls 1 Mbps fast enough for navigation, messaging and standard browsing, and the day resets at midnight local time, not 24 hours after you start.

A day in Bangkok shows how it works. Maps, photos and video calls pass 5 GB by 8 pm, you browse at the slower speed until midnight, and then the full speed is back.

You choose the length too. In the USA and Japan any length from 1 to 30 days works, while Mexico, Thailand, Spain and Italy offer 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 days.

What network does it use? Local networks and 5G

Saily has 5G in almost all countries where the local networks support it. It works on local partner networks in each country. In Japan, for example, those are KDDI and SoftBank, with 5G across major cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

Check the Speed line on the plan page before you buy.

Hotspot: yes, with no limit on every plan

Yes, every Saily eSIM plan works as a hotspot, with limitless sharing with friends and family.

Proof: Saily confirms limitless hotspot sharing with friends and family on its plan page

Check the technical details of your plan before you buy.

You turn the Saily eSIM hotspot on in the phone's own settings, under Personal Hotspot on an iPhone or Mobile Hotspot on Android.

Is it a VPN? No, but a virtual location and an ad blocker

No, Saily isn't a VPN, and its own FAQ says it "does not provide the full privacy guarantees of a dedicated VPN."

Every Saily plan includes a virtual location, an ad blocker and web protection at no extra cost.

Proof: Saily confirms every plan includes a virtual location, ad blocker and web protection at no extra cost

A virtual location sends your traffic through a remote server, and websites see you in another place. The ad blocker can miss ads that come from the website's own address. Web protection helps shield your devices from malware and phishing.

You switch each one on from the home screen of the Saily app. Of Saily's plans, only Ultra includes the NordVPN app.

Your hotel Wi-Fi is down, and you're on the Saily line for the evening. You switch on the ad blocker, or set a virtual location, as in Saily's own example: "you might be in the UK, but your virtual location will appear as France."

Refund policy: full refund before activation

Say your trip is canceled a week after you buy. You can ask for a full Saily refund as long as the plan hasn't started, which means the eSIM isn't installed, or is installed but not activated. Ask within 30 days of purchase, and don't use any extra that came with the plan.

After the plan starts, Saily's terms say a refund "may be granted" only if more than 99% of the data is unused. You start the request on Saily's website.

For Saily Ultra, the terms say a full refund may be granted within 14 days of the purchase or the renewal payment. That needs no more than 5% of the data used and no extras. After 14 days, there's no refund.

Saily reviews: what buyers say about the eSIM

Several buyers on Trustpilot say Saily is easy to install and use. One from South Africa, on a first eSIM, wrote, "Installing was super easy and network connections were excellent on the Regional Europe plan, even in rural villages of Spain."

On a Europe trip, a traveler from Montenegro found the slower speed good enough: "Even if you use 5GB daily, slow speed is enough for Google maps."

A reviewer from Ireland extended a stay in Japan, added data, and support made sure "the transition from the first unlimited plan to the next would go smoothly."

Someone from the UK bought eSIMs for Japan and China and used each for a week. "I downloaded them at home prior to travelling," the review says, and there was "plenty of data."

My Saily experience: data and hotspot in Germany

My office travels with me: I'm a digital nomad, I work online, and since 2017 I've seen 50+ countries. Calls and work email run on my phone's data, and my laptop runs on the phone's hotspot. In April 2025 I visited friends in Munich and Garmisch with Saily on my phone. I used its data in both places and shared it as a hotspot. Everything worked well, and I was very happy with this eSIM.

Is Saily good, and is it worth it? My verdict for 2026

For unlimited data, Saily is worth it. In most countries it gives one of the biggest daily amounts at full speed that I found, and the hotspot has no limit, so a laptop can share the phone's data. The app takes care of the rest, from installing the eSIM without a QR code to top-ups and the ad blocker, and its live chat runs around the clock.

If your trip runs on video calls and a laptop, Saily keeps up. Fixed plans are where Saily loses on price. Calls and texts need a paid US number from the app, since the plans themselves are data only, and unlimited plans end at a month, too short for a long stay.

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