Airalo or Instabridge?

2 brands checked on 27/10/2026 · published by Mocom SAS (Sirocco)

Brands compared: Sirocco, Airalo, Holafly, Orange Travel, Instabridge, Roamless, aloSIM, Kolet, Sim Local, Eskimo, eSIM.me and Jetpac

As of 27/10/2026, across the 147 destinations where both brands are listed, out of 1,683 trips compared: Airalo ranked higher on 851, Instabridge on 794, tied on 38.

Airalo

Ranked higher on 851 of the 1,683 trips compared★ 4.6 · 47,735 reviewsOfficial website ›

Instabridge

Ranked higher on 794 of the 1,683 trips compared★ 4.5 · 1,003 reviews

Official website ›

By type of trip

In each destination, the better ranked of the two on the reference trip for that type; we count destinations.

Type of trip	Airalo ahead	Instabridge ahead	Only one of the two
Short stay3 days, 5 GB	102	43	27
One week7 days, 5 GB	102	43	27
Unlimited7 days, unlimited	0	0	130
Family of 44 travellers, 7 days, 5 GB each	102	43	27

The main destinations

Destination	Trips compared	Airalo ahead	Instabridge ahead	Details
Algeria	12	1	11	Head to head › Algeria
Brazil	12	11	1	Head to head › Brazil
Canada	12	9	3	Head to head › Canada
China	12	1	11	Head to head › China
Egypt	12	5	7	Head to head › Egypt
India	12	4	8	Head to head › India
Indonesia	12	0	12	Head to head › Indonesia
Japan	12	9	3	Head to head › Japan
Mauritius	12	3	9	Head to head › Mauritius
Mexico	12	11	1	Head to head › Mexico
Morocco	12	5	7	Head to head › Morocco
Senegal	12	10	2	Head to head › Senegal
Thailand	12	1	11	Head to head › Thailand
Tunisia	12	4	6	Head to head › Tunisia
Turkey	12	6	5	Head to head › Turkey
United Arab Emirates	12	9	3	Head to head › United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom	12	1	11	Head to head › United Kingdom
United States	12	1	11	Head to head › United States
Vietnam	12	9	3	Head to head › Vietnam

A page per destination is only published if both brands have a price for at least 4 of the 16 trips, and if the better ranked one changes with the trip or the average gap reaches 5%. Otherwise they are still compared in the destination's ranking. Methodology

Customer ratings

App Store United Kingdom, checked on 27/10/2026. Ratings don't count in the verdict.

Airalo★ 4.6 · 47,735 reviews
Instabridge★ 4.5 · 1,003 reviews

12 brands compared, not an exhaustive listWhy this ranking?

Compared on price per GB: for each trip, each brand's cheapest plan that covers the duration and the data, at the public price we checked, divided by its GB (at most one and a half times the data requested); for unlimited, the price. Average gap: the mean, over the trips compared, of the difference between the two brands relative to the better ranked one.

Not an exhaustive comparison: 12 brands out of the dozens that sell eSIMs. The list of brands compared is in our Methodology.

eSIMeter is published by Mocom SAS, which sells Sirocco: the site is funded by those sales. No other brand pays us.