BNESIM vs esimgenius

At a glance

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Plan types on offer

BNESIMesimgenius

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

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BNESIM esimgenius

ID verification

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

esimgenius: Not confirmed yet

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).

esimgenius: Full refund only if the eSIM never activates in the destination country (install/connect failure, incompatible/carrier-locked phone, or the supplier under-delivers data). Wrong-destination purchases are case-by-case if reported within 24h, not guaranteed. Refunded via Stripe within 1 business day (banks take 5-10 more days).

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.

esimgenius: Validity starts at first network connection, not at purchase. An installed-but-never-activated eSIM is held for 90 days by their supplier before the QR can expire.

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.

esimgenius: Unlimited plans state no daily data caps or cutoffs from esimgenius itself, but local carrier partners may throttle/restrict on atypical usage as an anti-abuse measure -- no specific threshold stated.

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.

esimgenius: Not confirmed yet

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.

esimgenius: Not confirmed yet

Billing currency

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

esimgenius: USD only, tax-inclusive, charged via Stripe -- no other currency option found at checkout.

Support

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

esimgenius: Email · Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Hong Kong time

Payment

BNESIM: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

esimgenius: Card

Headquarters

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

esimgenius: Bangkok, Thailand

Legal entity

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

esimgenius: Alphaweb Ventures Limited

Founded

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

esimgenius: Not confirmed yet

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Discount codes

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

esimgenius No live code

BNESIM vs esimgenius — common questions

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