BNESIM vs eSIMCard

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

BNESIMeSIMCard

Unlimited data ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Regional bundles ✓ Yes No

Global bundles (50+ countries) ✓ Yes No

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 eSIMCard

ID verification

BNESIM: Not required

eSIMCard: 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).

eSIMCard: No refunds once the eSIM is installed and used; refunds within 30 days for coverage issues preventing installation, technical problems with no data consumed, or unauthorized purchases.

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.

eSIMCard: The eSIM activates automatically when the first byte of data is consumed at the destination, not at purchase, so it can be bought and installed well in advance.

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.

eSIMCard: Unlimited bundles include an allowed amount of full-speed data per rolling 24-hour period (starting from first use), after which speed drops for the rest of that period before resetting.

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.

eSIMCard: Existing eSIMs can be topped up or extended with more data through the eSIMCard app, which also lets you manage active plans.

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.

eSIMCard: eSIMCard says re-downloading/reinstalling the same eSIM on the same device generally isn't possible -- disable it instead of deleting to keep your plan; if deleted, contact support with your QR code or ICCID.

Billing currency

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

eSIMCard: All eSIMCard transactions are processed and charged in US Dollars (USD).

Support

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

eSIMCard: Email · WhatsApp · Phone · Help center · 24/7

Payment

BNESIM: Card

eSIMCard: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Headquarters

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

eSIMCard: Longwood, FL, USA

Legal entity

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

eSIMCard: ESIMCARD LLC

Founded

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

eSIMCard: Not confirmed yet

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Discount codes

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

eSIMCard -10% ESIMKART

BNESIM vs eSIMCard — common questions

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