Airalo or Sim Local for Indonesia?
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 15 trips compared in Indonesia: Airalo ranked higher on 1, Sim Local on 11, tied on 3; average gap 14%.
Airalo
Ranked higher on 1 of the 15 trips compared★ 4.6 · 47,735 reviewsOfficial website › Airalo (new tab)Sim Local
Ranked higher on 11 of the 15 trips compared★ 4.8 · 420 reviewsOfficial website › Sim Local (new tab)The verdict, by type of trip
- Short stay3 days, 5 GBTiedTied: €11.50 with both
- One week7 days, 5 GBTiedTied: €11.50 with both
- Unlimited7 days, unlimitedSim Local€24.25 against €25.00 with Airalo (3% more)
- Family of 44 travellers, 7 days, 5 GB eachTiedTied: €46.00 with both
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.
| Trip | Airalo | Sim Local |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | ||
| 1 GB, 3 days | €4.50that's €1.50/day20% more expensive | €3.75that's €1.25/dayRanked higher |
| 5 GB, 3 days | €11.50that's €3.83/dayTied | €11.50that's €3.83/dayTied |
| 10 GB, 3 days | €17.50that's €5.83/day1% more expensive | €17.25that's €5.75/dayRanked higher |
| Unlimited, 3 days | €10.50that's €3.50/dayRanked higher | €24.25that's €8.08/day131% more expensive |
| 7 days | ||
| 1 GB, 7 days | €8.00that's €1.14/dayTied | €8.00that's €1.14/dayTied |
| 5 GB, 7 days | €11.50that's €1.64/dayTied | €11.50that's €1.64/dayTied |
| 10 GB, 7 days | €17.50that's €2.50/day1% more expensive | €17.25that's €2.46/dayRanked higher |
| Unlimited, 7 days | €25.00that's €3.57/day3% more expensive | €24.25that's €3.46/dayRanked higher |
| 15 days | ||
| 1 GB, 15 days | €12.00that's €0.80/day4% more expensive | €11.50that's €0.77/dayRanked higher |
| 5 GB, 15 days | €12.00that's €0.80/day4% more expensive | €11.50that's €0.77/dayRanked higher |
| 10 GB, 15 days | €18.50that's €1.23/day7% more expensive | €17.25that's €1.15/dayRanked higher |
| Unlimited, 15 days | €44.50that's €2.97/day2% more expensive | €43.50that's €2.90/dayRanked higher |
| 30 days | ||
| 1 GB, 30 days | €12.50that's €0.42/day9% more expensive | €11.50that's €0.38/dayRanked higher |
| 5 GB, 30 days | €12.50that's €0.42/day9% more expensive | €11.50that's €0.38/dayRanked higher |
| 10 GB, 30 days | €19.50that's €0.65/day13% more expensive | €17.25that's €0.58/dayRanked higher |
| Unlimited, 30 days | €63.50that's €2.12/day | no 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
- Sim Local★ 4.8 · 420 reviews
Going further
- Every brand we compare for Indonesia: the full ranking ›
- Airalo or Sim Local, all destinations ›
- Other head-to-heads for Indonesia: Sirocco vs Airalo · Sirocco vs Sim Local · Airalo vs Holafly · Airalo vs Orange Travel · Airalo vs Instabridge · Airalo vs Roamless · Airalo vs aloSIM · Airalo vs Kolet · Airalo vs Eskimo · Airalo vs eSIM.me · Airalo vs Jetpac · Orange Travel vs Sim Local · Instabridge vs Sim Local · Roamless vs Sim Local · aloSIM vs Sim Local · Kolet vs Sim Local · Sim Local vs Eskimo · Sim Local vs eSIM.me · Sim Local vs Jetpac
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