Ubigi vs Yesim

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

UbigiYesim

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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Ubigi Yesim

ID verification

Ubigi: Not required

Yesim: Not confirmed yet

Refund policy

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.

Yesim: Refunds within 30 days of purchase only if the plan/top-up hasn't been activated, used or expired (installing the eSIM profile counts as activation); approved refunds go to the original payment method, but amounts of €10 or less are credited as Ycoins.

Validity starts

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.

Yesim: You select a desired activation time when purchasing a plan in the app -- validity is not automatically triggered at purchase.

Fair-use limit

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.

Yesim: Yesim itself does not enforce a Fair Usage Policy on its Unlimited plans, but some of its partner network providers may apply their own FUP as part of their own terms, per Yesim's Help Center.

Top-ups & rollover

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.

Yesim: Additional data can be bought at any time from the Yesim app or website, added to the same eSIM.

Lost device / reinstalling

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.

Yesim: Yesim eSIM profiles use a one-time activation code -- don't remove the profile or rescan the QR code, as that can wipe your settings; if lost or it fails to install, contact Yesim support for a new QR code.

Billing currency

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.

Yesim: Based on the pre-selected currency on the account. Yesim accepts EUR, AUD, CAD, PLN, GBP, USD

Support

Ubigi: Live chat · WhatsApp · Help center

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

Payment

Ubigi: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Yesim: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Crypto

Headquarters

Ubigi: Paris, France

Yesim: Baar, Switzerland

Legal entity

Ubigi: Transatel

Yesim: GENESIS GROUP AG (Switzerland)

Founded

Ubigi: 2017

Yesim: 2019

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Discount codes

Ubigi -10% ESIMKART10

Yesim -20% ESIMKART20

Ubigi vs Yesim — common questions

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