Saily vs Ubigi

At a glance

Whole-catalog figures — every active plan each provider sells today.

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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

SailyUbigi

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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Saily Ubigi

ID verification

Saily: Not confirmed yet

Ubigi: Not required

Refund policy

Saily: Full refund if the eSIM has not been installed or the data plan was never activated; after activation, refunds only while more than 99% of the data balance remains unused (subscriptions: within 14 days).

Ubigi: Refunds only for unused plans — a plan can't be refunded once you start using it. Requests within 14 business days of purchase, processed within 10 business days to the original payment method.

Validity starts

Saily: Saily plans must be installed before your trip; the validity/data countdown starts when the eSIM activates (first connection at your destination), not at purchase.

Ubigi: Smartstart: the plan's validity countdown begins when you first connect at your destination, not at the moment of purchase. Preloaded eSIM QR codes must be redeemed within 6 months of purchase or they expire unused.

Fair-use limit

Saily: Unlimited plans include a Fair Use Policy: full-speed data resets every 24 hours (5GB standard, as low as 3GB in some countries), then speed is reduced until the next reset.

Ubigi: Unlimited plans run at full speed up to a threshold, then drop to 2 Mbps: about 15–25 GB on 7-day country plans and 60 GB on 30-day regional plans, depending on the destination.

Top-ups & rollover

Saily: Existing Saily eSIMs can be topped up (including an Auto Top-Up option) directly in the Saily app without reinstalling, per their Help Center.

Ubigi: Existing Ubigi eSIMs can be recharged with a new data plan directly through the Ubigi app or ubigi.me account — even without Wi-Fi or remaining data — without installing a new eSIM.

Lost device / reinstalling

Saily: Saily eSIMs can be reinstalled anytime at no extra cost directly from the app, as long as you're logged into the same account -- no reinstall-count limit is published.

Ubigi: Reinstalling a deleted Ubigi eSIM profile is limited to 5 times via the app's 'Re-install my Ubigi eSIM' button -- if the old device is lost or broken and can't be deleted first, contact Ubigi Customer Service for help.

Billing currency

Saily: Checkout is charged in USD; a currency-conversion fee may apply if your card's home currency isn't USD, per Saily's Help Center.

Ubigi: Charge currency is set by the country of residence on your Ubigi account: EUR for the euro zone, GBP for the UK, JPY for Japan, CNY for China, CAD for Canada, AUD for Australia, USD everywhere else.

Support

Saily: Live chat · Email · Help center · 24/7

Ubigi: Live chat · WhatsApp · Help center

Payment

Saily: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Ubigi: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Headquarters

Saily: Not confirmed yet

Ubigi: Paris, France

Legal entity

Saily: Saily Inc. (Delaware) for most regions; Saily UAB (EEA) and CyberQuay Pty Ltd (Australia) handle those markets.

Ubigi: Transatel

Founded

Saily: 2023

Ubigi: 2017

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Discount codes

Saily -10% ESIMKART

Ubigi -10% ESIMKART10

Saily vs Ubigi — common questions

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