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Airalo or Instabridge for the United Arab Emirates?

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, out of 12 trips compared in the United Arab Emirates: Airalo ranked higher on 9, Instabridge on 3; average gap 46%.

Airalo

Ranked higher on 9 of the 12 trips compared★ 4.6 · 47,735 reviewsOfficial website › Airalo (new tab)

Instabridge

Ranked higher on 3 of the 12 trips compared★ 4.5 · 1,003 reviewsOfficial website › Instabridge (new tab)

The verdict, by type of trip

  • Short stay3 days, 5 GBAiralo€10.50 for 5 GB against €24.00 for 10 GB with Instabridge (52% more per GB)
  • One week7 days, 5 GBAiralo€10.50 for 5 GB against €24.00 for 10 GB with Instabridge (52% more per GB)
  • Unlimited7 days, unlimitedAiraloThe only one offering this trip (€25.50); Instabridge: no unlimited plan long enough
  • Family of 44 travellers, 7 days, 5 GB eachAiralo€42.00 for 5 GB each against €96.00 for 10 GB each with Instabridge (52% more per GB)

A written rule, the same for every pair: for each type of trip, the better ranked of the two on price per GB (for unlimited, on price), at the prices we checked. Nothing is picked by hand; customer ratings don't count.

Prices, trip by trip

For each trip, each brand's cheapest plan that covers the duration and the data. In green, the better ranked of the two: price per GB, not counting GB beyond one and a half times the data requested (for unlimited, price). "+x%", how much more the other one costs, per GB when the data differs.

Prices, trip by trip
TripAiraloInstabridge
3 days
1 GB, 3 days€4.00that's €1.33/day14% more expensive€3.50that's €1.17/dayRanked higher
5 GB, 3 days€10.505 GBthat's €3.50/dayRanked higher€24.0010 GBthat's €8.00/day52% more expensive per GB
10 GB, 3 days€17.00that's €5.67/dayRanked higher€24.00that's €8.00/day41% more expensive
Unlimited, 3 days€11.50that's €3.83/dayno unlimited plan long enough
7 days
1 GB, 7 days€8.503 GBthat's €1.21/day62% more expensive per GB€3.501 GBthat's €0.50/dayRanked higher
5 GB, 7 days€10.505 GBthat's €1.50/dayRanked higher€24.0010 GBthat's €3.43/day52% more expensive per GB
10 GB, 7 days€17.00that's €2.43/dayRanked higher€24.00that's €3.43/day41% more expensive
Unlimited, 7 days€25.50that's €3.64/dayno unlimited plan long enough
15 days
1 GB, 15 days€11.00that's €0.73/day29% more expensive€8.50that's €0.57/dayRanked higher
5 GB, 15 days€11.005 GBthat's €0.73/dayRanked higher€24.0010 GBthat's €1.60/day45% more expensive per GB
10 GB, 15 days€17.50that's €1.17/dayRanked higher€24.00that's €1.60/day37% more expensive
Unlimited, 15 days€45.00that's €3.00/dayno unlimited plan long enough
30 days
1 GB, 30 days€11.50that's €0.38/dayRanked higher€24.00that's €0.80/day109% more expensive
5 GB, 30 days€11.505 GBthat's €0.38/dayRanked higher€24.0010 GBthat's €0.80/day39% more expensive per GB
10 GB, 30 days€18.50that's €0.62/dayRanked higher€24.00that's €0.80/day30% more expensive
Unlimited, 30 days€66.50that's €2.22/dayno unlimited plan long enough
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.

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

Going further

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

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