BNESIM vs SimSmash

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

BNESIMSimSmash

Unlimited data ✓ Yes No

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 SimSmash

ID verification

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

SimSmash: 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).

SimSmash: Full refund if the eSIM has not been activated. Once activated, a partial refund pro rata to the unused data is offered within 24 hours of purchase. Contact support.

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.

SimSmash: Validity starts on activation, not on purchase; the eSIM can be bought up to 30 days before departure.

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.

SimSmash: Not confirmed yet

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.

SimSmash: Some plans can be topped up directly when the Top-Up option is shown; otherwise buy a new plan, delivered by email immediately.

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.

SimSmash: Not confirmed yet

Billing currency

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

SimSmash: Priced in USD, no taxes added. The listed price is final with the SimSmash wallet or crypto; card payments (Stripe) add a 4.4% fee at checkout, shown before payment.

Support

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

SimSmash: Email · WhatsApp · Help center

Payment

BNESIM: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

SimSmash: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Alipay · WeChat Pay · Crypto

Headquarters

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

SimSmash: Not confirmed yet

Legal entity

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

SimSmash: Not confirmed yet

Founded

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

SimSmash: 2025

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Discount codes

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

SimSmash No live code

BNESIM vs SimSmash — common questions

Figures on this page come from both providers' live catalogs and are re-checked automatically every day.

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