BNESIM vs Esimatic

At a glance

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Plan types on offer

BNESIMEsimatic

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.

BNESIM Esimatic

ID verification

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Esimatic: Not required

Refund policy

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).

Esimatic: Refunds within 30 days of purchase, only when the eSIM can't be activated due to a technical problem on Esimatic's side after troubleshooting; an installed eSIM is considered used and non-refundable.

Validity starts

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.

Esimatic: Validity starts when the eSIM auto-connects and uses its first 1KB of data at your destination, not at purchase; unused bundles expire 12 months after purchase.

Fair-use limit

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.

Esimatic: Day Plan: 1GB of fast 5G data every 24 hours then throttled to 1.25 Mbps; Day Plan+: 2GB fast data daily then throttled to 2 Mbps -- both stay unlimited overall, never fully cut off.

Top-ups & rollover

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.

Esimatic: Top up by buying the same eSIM bundle again from the Esimatic shop on the existing eSIM; no reinstall needed.

Lost device / reinstalling

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.

Esimatic: If you lose or damage your device while an Esimatic eSIM plan is active, Esimatic asks you to contact its support team with the details so they can help you get set up again.

Billing currency

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Esimatic: In App: USD. On Website user can also pay in their native currency or can choose USD

Support

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

Esimatic: Email · Help center · 24/7

Payment

BNESIM: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Esimatic: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Link · Alipay · Kakao Pay · MB Way · PAYCO · Naver Pay · Samsung Pay · WeChat Pay · Bancontact · EPS · Przelewy24 · iDEAL

Headquarters

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

Esimatic: Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Legal entity

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

Esimatic: Esimatic Limited

Founded

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Esimatic: 2023

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Discount codes

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

Esimatic -25% ESIMKART

BNESIM vs Esimatic — common questions

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