Best eSIM for India in 2026: 7 Providers Compared (Real Prices)

India comes up on my Asia beat more than almost anywhere else — readers landing in Delhi or Mumbai for work, backpacking down to Goa, or connecting through on a longer Southeast Asia trip all ask the same thing. We checked live pricing across 122 providers we track for India, and the pricing here is noticeably different from what I see covering Thailand or Japan — worth understanding before you buy.

The quick answer

• Cheapest possible entry point: Ubigi's 1GB/7-day plan at $2.50.
• Cheapest unlimited data for a full month: Maya Mobile at $49.99 — genuinely the standout here, well ahead of Ubigi's $66.00.
• Cheapest unlimited data for a short trip: Maya Mobile again, $9.99 for 3 days.
• Best for frequent visitors: Ubigi's 60GB-over-365-days annual plan at $32.00 — a genuinely unusual option most providers don't offer for India at all.
• Best pay-as-you-go option: Bcengi at around $3/GB, no expiry.

India price comparison

Full comparison →

Yoho Mobile $2.58 Ubigi $2.00 Cheapest Maya Mobile $9.99 eSIMo $4.90

Comparison by eSIMKart

Live India deals right now

Public promo codes from providers selling India eSIMs — pulled live from our deals list, so this section updates itself and disappears when nothing is running.

Telekonek

15% off your first order — WELCOME15

-15%

Stay connected in 200+ countries the moment you land — skip the roaming bills and SIM swaps on your very first trip.

Public promo Ends Oct 21, 2026

WELCOME15 Get this deal

Airalo

15% off your first Airalo eSIM with NEWTOAIRALO15

-15%

New customers only, first order; the discount is capped at $3 per Airalo's terms.

Public promo Ends Dec 31, 2026

NEWTOAIRALO15 Get this deal

Eskimo

Welcome Discount — 50% off your first purchase

-50%

Get 50% off your first purchase, capped at $15. Applied automatically at checkout, no code needed.

Public promo

Get this deal

What you'll actually pay: seven providers compared

Yoho Mobile

Yoho's cheapest tier is $2.58 for 1GB over 7 days, scaling to $5.07 for 3GB, $7.10 for 5GB, $12.83 for 10GB, and $25.09 for 20GB over 30 days. There's no unlimited option, so it suits travelers who have a rough sense of how much data a trip actually needs.

Ubigi

Ubigi has by far the deepest lineup for India, and it's worth reading carefully rather than defaulting to the first tier you see. Fixed data runs from 1GB/7-days at $2.50 up to 50GB/30-days at $49.00, with a useful 10GB/7-day option at $13.00 for a short, data-heavy trip. Its real standout is the 60GB-over-365-days annual plan at $32.00 — if you're back in India more than once a year for work or family, that's a genuinely different way to buy data than any other provider here offers. Unlimited tiers run $24.00 for a week, $45.00 for 15 days, and $66.00 for a full month — solid, though not the cheapest full-month unlimited once Maya Mobile is in the picture. Real discount code active:

Ubigi -10% ESIMKART10 First payment only

10% off for new customers on first purchase

View plans

Maya Mobile

Maya charges its usual flat global rate: $9.99 for 3 days, $19.99 for 7 days, $27.99 for 14 days, $49.99 for 30 days. In most countries I cover, that flat rate is only competitive on shorter trips — but for India specifically, it's the cheapest full-month unlimited option of any provider here. That's a bigger gap than I see for Maya almost anywhere else in Asia. Real discount code active:

Maya Mobile -10% ESIMKART10

10% off.

View plans

eSIMo

eSIMo's five fixed tiers run noticeably higher for India than for most other countries I've checked: $4.90 for 1GB/7-days, $33.90 for 3GB, $19.90 for 5GB, $34.90 for 10GB, and $59.90 for 20GB over 30 days — a clear example of how much India-specific pricing varies provider to provider. Real discount code active:

eSIMo -20% ESIMKART20 First payment only

20% off

View plans

Virgin Connect

Virgin Connect's lower tiers are reasonable — $4.00 for 1GB/7-days, $10.00 for 3GB/30-days — but the top end gets expensive fast: 50GB/30-days is $105.50, and 100GB/30-days is $190.50. If you need serious data volume for a long India trip, it's worth comparing against Ubigi's fixed tiers or Maya's flat unlimited before committing to Virgin Connect's largest bundles.

Orbit Mobile

Orbit Mobile sits in the middle for most tiers: $3.50 for 1GB/30-days (a full month of validity on the entry tier, unlike most 7-day starter plans), up to $28.00 for 20GB/30-days. Solid if you want predictable, moderate pricing without hunting for the absolute cheapest option at every tier.

Bcengi

Bcengi's per-GB rate for India runs a little above $3 — higher than its rate in some other countries we track, consistent with the wider pattern of India costing more across nearly every provider here. Still useful if your trip length is genuinely unpredictable, since there's no bundle to size correctly in advance and no expiry to plan around.

Why India costs more than you might expect

This is the thing that stands out most doing this comparison: India is meaningfully pricier than most destinations I cover on this beat, and it's consistent across providers, not just one outlier. eSIMo's 20GB tier costs noticeably more here than it charges in some other markets. Virgin Connect's largest bundles run two to three times what the same tiers cost in, say, Thailand. That's a real difference in local network costs and regulatory overhead for data roaming into India, not just providers padding their margins arbitrarily.

The practical upshot: Maya Mobile's flat global rate, which is only middling value in a lot of countries, becomes genuinely one of the better options for India specifically — especially for a full month of unlimited data. And Ubigi's annual plan is worth serious consideration if India is a recurring destination for you rather than a one-off trip.

How to pick based on your trip

A short trip, light data use: Ubigi's 1GB/7-day plan at $2.50 is the cheapest way in if you're mostly on wifi and just need maps and messaging.

A week or two touring the country: Maya Mobile's 7-day unlimited at $19.99 or Ubigi's at $24.00 both work well — Maya if you're continuing on elsewhere in Asia afterward, Ubigi if India is the whole trip and you want its deeper fixed-data options available too.

A full month, fixed data is enough: Ubigi's 20GB/30-day plan at $12.00 is strong value and covers most travelers comfortably.

A full month, you want unlimited: Maya Mobile at $49.99 — clearly the cheapest full-month unlimited option for India specifically.

You're back in India regularly: Ubigi's 60GB-over-365-days plan at $32.00 is built exactly for this and nothing else here comes close.

A few things worth knowing before you buy

None of these give you an Indian phone number — they're all data-only eSIMs. If you need a local number for OTP codes or local services, that's a separate arrangement, usually a physical prepaid SIM.

Install before you fly, and confirm activation timing with your specific provider — most let you activate only once you land, so there's no benefit to waiting until you're at the airport to scan the QR code.

Check your phone is eSIM-compatible and carrier-unlocked first — our guide to checking eSIM compatibility takes about a minute.

If this is your first time using an eSIM, our beginner's guide to how eSIMs work covers installation and activation from the very start.

See the full, live list of India eSIM plans from all seven providers, sorted by price, if you want to compare exact tiers side by side.