Sirocco or Sim Local?

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 172 destinations where both brands are listed, out of 2,182 trips compared: Sirocco cheaper on 1,141, Sim Local on 1,028, tied on 13.

Sirocco Our eSIM

Cheaper on 1,141 of the 2,182 trips compared

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Sim Local

Cheaper on 1,028 of the 2,182 trips compared★ 4.8 · 420 reviews

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By type of trip

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

Type of trip	Sirocco cheaper	Sim Local cheaper	Tied	Only one of the two
Short stay3 days, 5 GB	85	76	3	12
One week7 days, 5 GB	81	81	2	12
Unlimited7 days, unlimited	61	14	0	98
Family of 44 travellers, 7 days, 5 GB each	110	54	0	12

The main destinations

Destination	Trips compared	Sirocco cheaper	Sim Local cheaper	Details
Algeria	15	6	9	Head to head › Algeria
Brazil	15	12	3	Head to head › Brazil
Canada	15	13	2	Head to head › Canada
China	15	8	7	Head to head › China
Egypt	15	8	7	Head to head › Egypt
India	15	6	9	Head to head › India
Indonesia	15	11	4	Head to head › Indonesia
Ivory Coast	8	4	4	Head to head › Ivory Coast
Japan	16	8	8	Head to head › Japan
Mauritius	12	9	3	Head to head › Mauritius
Mexico	15	5	10	Head to head › Mexico
Morocco	12	9	3	Head to head › Morocco
Senegal	12	11	1	Head to head › Senegal
Thailand	15	9	4	Head to head › Thailand
Tunisia	15	9	6	Head to head › Tunisia
Turkey	15	7	7	Head to head › Turkey
United Arab Emirates	15	7	8	Head to head › United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom	12	12	0	Head to head › United Kingdom
United States	15	12	3	Head to head › United States
Vietnam	15	12	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 cheaper 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.

Sirocco Our eSIMno rating
Sim Local★ 4.8 · 420 reviews

12 brands compared, not an exhaustive listWhy this ranking?

Compared on price: for each trip, each brand's cheapest plan that covers the duration and the data, at the public price we checked. Average gap: the mean, over the trips compared, of the difference between the two prices relative to the cheaper 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.