Gigapanda vs Holafly vs Airalo vs Saily: an honest comparison (2026)
The short version: across the three destinations we checked, Gigapanda has the lowest list price in every comparable plan. In Germany, 20 GB costs $19.90 at Gigapanda against $23.00 at Airalo and $22.99 at Saily, and 7 days of unlimited data costs $20.90 against $27.50 at Holafly. That said, price is not the only thing that decides a purchase, and each of these brands does something well. Let us go step by step.
How we built this comparison
The method is simple and you can repeat it yourself. We picked three destinations, opened the official websites of all four brands on the same day, and wrote down the US dollar list price of the same plan: same gigabytes, or same number of unlimited days. When a brand does not sell that plan in that destination, we say so instead of inventing an equivalent. No flash promotions, no discount codes, because those change every week and make comparison meaningless.
How do the four brands differ?
Before looking at numbers, it helps to know they are not selling the same thing.
Holafly is the simplest of the four: unlimited data sold by the day, full stop. There is nothing to calculate. You choose how many days you travel and that is the whole decision. If you hate thinking about gigabytes, that approach is hard to beat.
Airalo plays the other side: GB packages with durations from 3 to 30 days, plus unlimited in some destinations. It has the largest destination catalogue in the market, which matters a lot if you travel to less common places.
Saily comes from NordVPN and it shows. Alongside packages from 1 to 20 GB, and unlimited plans in several destinations, its app includes security features. If you already live inside the NordVPN ecosystem, that integration makes sense.
Gigapanda sells both models in the same destination: 30 day packages and unlimited plans by the day. You do not have to pick a brand based on the plan format you want, you just pick the plan.
France: plan by plan
| Plan | Gigapanda | Airalo | Holafly | Saily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 GB | $13.90 | $16.00 | Not sold | $16.99 |
| 20 GB | $19.90 | $23.50 | Not sold | $22.99 |
| 50 GB | $34.90 | $35.50 | Not sold | Not sold |
| Unlimited, 5 days | $15.90 | Not sold | $20.50 | $17.99 |
| Unlimited, 7 days | $20.90 | Not sold | $27.50 | $23.99 |
| Unlimited, 15 days | $40.90 | Not sold | $50.50 | $41.99 |
List prices verified on 12 August 2026 on each brand’s official website.
France makes one thing clear: Airalo does not offer a single country unlimited plan here, and Holafly does not sell GB packages at all. If you wanted to compare those two head to head in this destination, they simply do not overlap.
Germany: plan by plan
| Plan | Gigapanda | Airalo | Holafly | Saily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 GB | $13.90 | $16.00 | Not sold | $16.99 |
| 20 GB | $19.90 | $23.00 | Not sold | $22.99 |
| 50 GB | $34.90 | $36.00 | Not sold | Not sold |
| Unlimited, 5 days | $15.90 | $18.00 | $20.50 | $17.99 |
| Unlimited, 7 days | $20.90 | $24.00 | $27.50 | $23.99 |
| Unlimited, 15 days | $40.90 | $42.00 | $50.50 | $41.99 |
List prices verified on 29 August 2026 on each brand’s official website.
Germany is the most interesting of the three, because here all four brands actually compete in nearly every row. Differences are moderate on short unlimited plans and widen on the long ones: on the 15 day unlimited plan there is almost ten dollars between the lowest and the highest price in the table.
Peru: plan by plan
| Plan | Gigapanda | Airalo | Holafly | Saily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 GB | $25.90 | $26.00 | Not sold | $29.99 |
| 20 GB | $39.90 | $41.00 | Not sold | $40.99 |
| 50 GB | $57.90 | Not sold | Not sold | Not sold |
List prices verified on 12 August 2026 on each brand’s official website.
In Peru the gaps on 10 GB and 20 GB are small, about a dollar in Airalo’s case. What changes the picture is the large plan: if you need 50 GB, only one of the four was selling it at the time we checked.
Which one suits your case?
If your absolute priority is never thinking about data and the destination is a common one, Holafly’s model is the easiest to understand. If you are heading somewhere unusual and want to be sure a plan exists at all, Airalo has the widest catalogue. If you already use NordVPN and want its security features in the same app, Saily fits naturally.
If what you want is the lowest price with the freedom to choose between a package and an unlimited plan in the same destination, that is where we come in. And two things never show up in a table: Gigapanda charges in dollars, euros, pounds, Peruvian soles or Brazilian reais depending on where you buy from, and if something goes wrong a real person answers you.
This comparison is built on data, not adjectives. Read the tables, choose what serves you, and if it happens to be us, every plan is in the Gigapanda shop.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the cheapest eSIM among Gigapanda, Holafly, Airalo and Saily?
Across the three destinations we verified, Gigapanda has the lowest list price in every comparable plan. In Germany, for example, 20 GB costs $19.90 at Gigapanda against $23.00 at Airalo and $22.99 at Saily. Prices reflect the verification date shown under each table.
What is the difference between Holafly and Airalo?
Holafly sells unlimited data plans by the day, with no GB packages, while Airalo sells GB packages lasting 3 to 30 days plus unlimited plans in some destinations. In France, for instance, Airalo does not offer a single country unlimited plan, so the two do not overlap there.
Can I pay for an eSIM in a currency other than dollars?
Yes. Gigapanda charges in US dollars, euros, pounds, Peruvian soles or Brazilian reais depending on where you buy from, and Holafly also publishes price lists in soles and reais. Airalo and Saily do not sell in soles, so you pay in dollars and your bank applies its own exchange rate.
Is an unlimited plan or a GB package better value?
It depends on trip length and how you use your phone. For short trips heavy on maps and video, an unlimited plan by the day removes the risk of running out. For one or two weeks of normal use, a GB package usually costs less, and Gigapanda offers both formats in the same destination.
