BNESIM vs WorldSIM

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

BNESIMWorldSIM

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 WorldSIM

ID verification

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

WorldSIM: 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).

WorldSIM: Unused, unopened items can be returned within 14 days for a full refund minus postage; faulty products are exchanged or refunded after testing confirms the fault.

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.

WorldSIM: Lifetime validity on the airtime credit itself, as long as you top up at least once within the airtime validity period (30/90/180/365 days depending on the bundle bought) to keep it active.

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.

WorldSIM: 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.

WorldSIM: Pay-as-you-go: top up airtime credit any time it runs low (via account or short-code), then convert credit into data/call/SMS bundles for any destination — no new eSIM or QR scan 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.

WorldSIM: Not confirmed yet

Billing currency

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

WorldSIM: Checkout offers a currency selector (GBP default, plus AUD, CAD, EUR, INR, ZAR, USD) — the price and currency you pick is what is charged.

Support

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

WorldSIM: Live chat · Phone · Email · Help center · 24/7

Payment

BNESIM: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

WorldSIM: Not confirmed yet

Headquarters

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

WorldSIM: London, United Kingdom

Legal entity

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

WorldSIM: WorldSIM Limited (registered in England, company no. 05880013)

Founded

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

WorldSIM: 2007

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Discount codes

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

WorldSIM -20% ESIMKART20

BNESIM vs WorldSIM — common questions

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

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