AirPlans vs BNESIM

At a glance

Whole-catalog figures — every active plan each provider sells today.

Price check in popular destinations

The cheapest plan each provider sells for two realistic trip sizes, in the destinations both cover that travelers check most. Every price is a live plan you can buy.

Plan types on offer

AirPlansBNESIM

Unlimited data ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Regional bundles ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Global bundles (50+ countries) ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cruise / at-sea plans No No

Pay as you go No No

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Policies compared

Confirmed from each provider's own site — see the trust card on each provider page for the verification date.

AirPlans BNESIM

ID verification

AirPlans: Not required

BNESIM: Not required

Refund policy

AirPlans: Full refund within 30 days if the eSIM was never installed or activated, wasn't delivered, or had a verified unresolved technical failure; installed plans and wrong-destination purchases are non-refundable.

BNESIM: Refund requests must be made within 14 days of purchase and are denied once over 10% of the plan's data has been used; approved refunds go to BNE Wallet credit (24h) or the original payment method (up to 3 business days).

Validity starts

AirPlans: Validity starts when the eSIM connects to a network abroad, not at purchase or installation.

BNESIM: Data validity starts counting down as soon as a plan is purchased by default; BNESIM also lets you schedule activation for a specific future day instead. Once installed, the eSIM begins working within about a minute of connecting to a local network.

Fair-use limit

AirPlans: Unlimited plans come with a daily high-speed allowance (1GB, 2GB or 3GB per day depending on the plan), after which speed drops to a stated rate (512 Kbps to about 2 Mbps) until the next day. Both figures are published per plan in their feed and shown on each plan row here.

BNESIM: Unlimited-data plans may be suspended if daily usage reaches 5GB or monthly usage reaches 100GB; BNESIM reserves the right to limit speed for very high network use.

Top-ups & rollover

AirPlans: Existing eSIMs can be topped up with more data from the My eSIMs screen in the app, no reinstall needed.

BNESIM: Top up via the BNESIM eSIM app: open My eSIMs, pick the eSIM to recharge, then choose a country and data plan; no reinstall needed.

Lost device / reinstalling

AirPlans: A deleted AirPlans eSIM cannot be reinstalled with the same QR code/activation code -- each code works only once, so contact support before deleting anything if you might need it again.

BNESIM: A BNESIM eSIM can be reinstalled on the same device as needed, but it can't be moved to a new device -- switching devices requires requesting a paid replacement (1 EUR) via BNESIM support.

Billing currency

AirPlans: Checkout shows prices in your chosen currency, with the exact amount and currency charged confirmed before you pay.

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Support

AirPlans: Live chat · Email · Help center · 24/7

BNESIM: Live chat · WhatsApp · Email · Help center · 24/7

Payment

AirPlans: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay

BNESIM: Card

Headquarters

AirPlans: Or Akiva, Israel

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

Legal entity

AirPlans: AIR PLANS (Israeli business no. 558642658)

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

Founded

AirPlans: 2026

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

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Discount codes

AirPlans -10% ESIMKART10

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

AirPlans vs BNESIM — common questions

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