Short answer: on 8 October 2026 no seller was the cheapest at every duration. For unlimited data priced in euros, we had the lowest price for a single day, Nomad at 3, 5, 7 and 10 days, Saily at 15 days and Ubigi at 30 days. Maya Mobile, which charges US dollars for one global plan, shows a lower figure than all of them at 3, 7, 14 and 30 days. We match Airalo at 3 days, are €0.50 cheaper at 5 days, and are cheaper than Holafly at every duration. Airalo, Nomad, Saily and Ubigi also give more full-speed data per day than we do. We are the only one of the seven whose page lists three Egyptian networks: Vodafone, Orange and e&.
Update, 13 October 2026. All seven sellers were read again on 13 October. Only Airalo had changed: its unlimited plans went from €26.00 to €26.50 for 5 days, from €32.00 to €32.50 for 10 days and from €82.50 to €83.00 for 30 days. The Airalo figures on this page are now those of 13 October; the other sellers' prices had not moved since they were last read. Nomad's dollar prices are unchanged; the euro amounts quoted from its page data move with the exchange rate (7 days: €24.00 on 8 October, €24.09 on 13 October).
Every figure below was read on 8 October 2026 from the provider's own Egypt page, as a browser displays it. Nothing is converted by us. Prices change: the date is stated, and always check on the day you buy.
Unlimited plan prices, duration by duration
Prices read on 8 October 2026, in euros. The cheapest in each row is in bold; a dash means the seller has no unlimited plan of that length.
| Duration | eSIM Égypte | Airalo | Holafly | Nomad | Saily | Ubigi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | €6.50 | — | €6.90 | — | — | — |
| 3 days | €18.00 | €18.00 | €18.90 | €12.44 | — | — |
| 5 days | €26.00 | €26.50 | €26.90 | €18.66 | — | — |
| 7 days | €33.00 | €29.50 | €33.90 | €24.00 | — | €27.00 |
| 10 days | €36.00 | €32.50 | €36.90 | €31.11 | €31.99 | — |
| 15 days | €46.00 | €45.00 | €46.90 | — | €43.49 | €44.00 |
| 30 days | €86.00 | €83.00 | €90.50 | — | €79.99 | €69.00 |
Maya Mobile is shown apart, because its page displays US dollars and its durations are different:
| Maya Mobile | 3 days | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global unlimited plan | US$9.99 | US$19.99 | US$27.99 | US$49.99 |
Four things to know before reading these tables.
- Nomad's page displays US dollars ($14, $21, $27 and $35 for 3, 5, 7 and 10 days). The euro amounts in its column are the ones its own page data carries for its euro currency option. We did not go through its checkout: confirm the amount before paying.
- Maya Mobile sells one plan that works in more than 165 countries, Egypt included. We do not convert its dollar prices; at each of its four durations the dollar figure is lower than every euro price in the first table. Its plan can renew by itself if its Auto Top-Up or Travel Mode switch is on: check it before paying.
- Saily sells unlimited plans for 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 days (20 days €53.49, 25 days €66.49). The FAQ on the same page still says it has no unlimited plan for Egypt, so check that the plan is offered when you buy.
- Holafly lets you choose any number of days from 1 to 90; the table gives the durations of its price list. Ubigi sells unlimited plans for 7, 15 and 30 days only; its euro and dollar price lists carry the same numbers.
Correction, 21 September 2026. An earlier version of this comparison converted the dollar prices Airalo displays at the ECB rate. That was wrong: Airalo and Holafly sell in euros, at their own prices, which are higher than the conversion.
Update, 8 October 2026. All pages were read again and two sellers were added, Ubigi and Maya Mobile. Airalo, Holafly, Nomad and Saily had not changed their unlimited prices since 5 October. The conclusion changes at 30 days: we had written that Saily was the cheapest there; Ubigi is, at €69.00.
If you only need a little data, an unlimited plan is not the cheapest route. For 1 GB valid 7 days, Nomad listed $6 and Saily €7.99. Ubigi listed 1 GB valid 30 days at €5.00, 3 GB at €9.00 and 10 GB valid 7 days at €17.00. Airalo also sells small packs, which we did not re-read. We do not sell data packs.
What each "unlimited" actually means
- eSIM Égypte: about 1 GB a day at full 4G LTE speed, then 512 Kbps until the allowance resets 24 hours later. No total cap, no cut-off.
- Ubigi: 5 GB a day at full speed, then 2 Mbps, according to the fair use policy on its unlimited plan pages.
- Airalo: 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps, according to the fair usage policy in its Egypt package details.
- Saily: 3 GB a day without a speed limit, then up to 1 Mbps, according to its plan details.
- Nomad: 2 GB a day, then 1 Mbps, according to the details of its Egypt unlimited plans. The general text of its page also mentions 512 Kbps after the daily allocation.
- Holafly: no daily figure; its FAQ says a fair usage policy may be applied in rare cases, for one day at most.
- Maya Mobile: no daily figure; its FAQ says it never throttles or caps speed, and its acceptable use policy allows deprioritisation during congestion for usage that is not normal individual use.
Ours is the smallest daily allowance of the five that publish one, and the lowest reduced speed. Wherever you buy, look for the sentence that says what happens after the daily allowance. It decides whether video still plays at 10 pm.
Networks: where the difference is real
A travel eSIM owns no towers: it rides on one or more Egyptian operators. This is what each Egypt page lists:
- Airalo: Vodafone
- Holafly: Orange
- Nomad: Orange and Vodafone
- Ubigi: Orange Egypt and e&
- Saily: no operator named
- Maya Mobile: no operator named
- eSIM Égypte: Vodafone Egypt, Orange Egypt and e& Egypt
No operator is best everywhere. If your eSIM can only use one network and that network is weak where you are standing, a felucca between two towns, a desert camp, a Sinai cove, you have no fallback. With three networks your phone can attach to whichever signal is strongest, automatically or by choosing it in settings. Our list comes from our supplier's catalogue. See the coverage.
Other things to compare
- Hotspot: included on every duration with us, from the same daily allowance. Holafly states 1 GB a day of shareable data, Saily states no hotspot restriction, Nomad says hotspot is supported, Ubigi states that data sharing is allowed, Maya's FAQ says hotspot is supported while its Egypt data says it depends on the carrier, and Airalo's Egypt page states no rule.
- When the clock starts: ours starts on the first connection to an Egyptian network. Nomad's starts on connection or, at the latest, 60 days after purchase; Saily's on arrival or, at the latest, 180 days after purchase; Ubigi's on arrival, and the plan expires if it is not activated within 6 months; Maya's when you switch its eSIM on in the phone's settings.
- Installation: with us, no app and no account, the QR code arrives by email. Holafly also sends a QR code by email. Saily works through its app; Nomad delivers the QR code in its app and by email; Ubigi sends a QR code by email and then asks you to create an account; Maya installs through its app or a QR code sent by email, with an account.
- Renewal: Maya's plan can renew automatically; the others in this comparison, ours included, are single purchases.
- Phone number: none of the seven gives an Egyptian number. Saily sells a US number as a separate option.
Which one should you choose?
- Price first, 3 to 10 days: Nomad in euros, below us by €5.56 (3 days) to €9.00 (7 days); Maya if paying in dollars for a global plan suits you.
- Price first, 15 or 30 days: Saily at 15 days, Ubigi at 30 days. We are €2.51 above Saily at 15 days and €17.00 above Ubigi at 30 days.
- Heavy daily use: Ubigi, for 5 GB a day at full speed, then Airalo or Saily, for 3 GB a day.
- Several countries on the same trip: Maya, whose plan is not limited to Egypt. Ours works in Egypt only.
- A single day of unlimited data: eSIM Égypte, at €6.50, ahead of Holafly at €6.90. The other five sell no one-day unlimited plan.
- You want an eSIM that can use Vodafone, Orange and e&, for a Nile cruise, the desert, Sinai, or simply not to depend on one network: eSIM Égypte.
- No app, no account, or you are buying for someone else: eSIM Égypte.
If you are in one of the last three cases, see our durations and prices. If not, take whichever suits you: what matters is landing connected. For the criteria worth checking whoever you buy from, read which eSIM to choose for Egypt.
Method
Pages read on 8 October 2026: Airalo's Egypt page (Unlimited tab, prices in euros), Holafly's Egypt page in French (euro table) and in English, Nomad's Egypt page (dollar prices displayed, euro amounts in the page data), Saily's Egypt page (prices in euros, one product reference per unlimited duration), Ubigi's Egypt plan list in French (euros) and in English (dollars) with the page of each unlimited plan, and Maya Mobile's Egypt page with its FAQ and policies (dollars), each as rendered by a browser. We convert nothing, and we have not bought or tested the competitors' plans. Our prices are those on our plans page; our networks, daily allowance and reduced speed come from our supplier's catalogue. We will update this comparison when prices change.
For what each seller's “unlimited” gives per day, and its hotspot rule, read best unlimited eSIM for Egypt. For one week only: Egypt eSIM for 7 days.
Seller by seller: Nomad's Egypt eSIM, Saily's Egypt eSIM, Airalo's, Holafly's, Ubigi's and Maya Mobile's.
By length of stay, read on 13 October 2026: 10 or 15 days, 30 days.