Holafly travel eSIM
Overview
What is Holafly?
Holafly is a travel eSIM brand, founded in Spain in 2017, that sells unlimited-data plans for 160+ destinations. Unlike most rivals, every Holafly plan is unlimited rather than a fixed gigabyte bucket: data runs at high speed up to roughly 90 GB a month, then slows to 256-1024 kbps under fair use. Single-country plans start from $11.70 for three days, hotspot is allowed but capped at about 1 GB a day, and no ID is needed to buy. Simscanner tracks Holafly across 72 country pages from the brand's own plan pages. No paid placements.
Plans sourced 02 Jun 2026. Plan facts are read from holafly.com; per-category scores and rankings stay pending until independent performance data is sourced.
What Holafly is
Holafly is a travel eSIM brand founded in Spain in 2017. What sets it apart from most travel eSIMs is the plan model: instead of selling fixed gigabyte buckets, Holafly sells unlimited-data plans. The brand publishes unlimited plans for 160+ destinations, sold as single-country plans plus regional bundles for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa, and a global plan. Plans are bought and managed in the Holafly app (iOS and Android) or on the website, and installed on an eSIM-capable, unlocked phone by QR code or, on iOS 17.4 and later, automatic in-app install.
This page records what Holafly sells and how Simscanner tracks it. It is a factual reference, not a recommendation: Simscanner does not sell eSIMs and does not name a best brand. The plan facts below , unlimited model, the roughly 90 GB-a-month high-speed allowance, the 256-1024 kbps throttle, hotspot sharing, and validity windows , are read directly from Holafly's own plan pages and were retrieved on 2 June 2026 across 72 country listings. Per-category scores for speed, reliability and reviews stay pending until independent performance data is sourced, because those depend on the local carrier Holafly rides in each country rather than the brand alone.
Countries tracked
Holafly publishes unlimited plans for 160+ destinations. Of those, 72 are tracked on Simscanner with verified plan rows read from Holafly's own per-country pages , for example the United States, Japan, France, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Australia. Each country page links to that destination's full comparison.
Plans verified, scores pending
72 pagesAcross these 72 country pages, every tracked Holafly plan is unlimited, runs at high speed up to roughly 90 GB a month, then throttles to 256-1024 kbps under fair use. Single-country prices range from $11.70 (three days) to $134.50, with 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 and 30-day windows. What stays pending is the per-country speed and reliability score, which depends on the local carrier rather than the brand.
Open any country page to see which carrier Holafly rides there and how it lines up against rival eSIMs.
Regions tracked
Simscanner tracks eight canonical regions. Holafly publishes regional unlimited plans for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa alongside a global plan, so those regions read as plan-sourced below. A region shows the country-by-country breakdown only once each member listing is verified; the Caribbean stays pending until a sourced regional plan is confirmed.
Coverage
How clearly a brand publishes the country list for each plan , and how Simscanner checks it.
Coverage transparency measures whether a brand publishes, on its own plan pages, the destinations each plan covers , so a traveller can confirm a country before relying on it. Simscanner reads that list directly from the source and re-verifies it on a schedule, rather than repeating a marketing "supported countries" tally.
Holafly scores well here. Each destination has its own plan page naming the country, the validity windows and the price, which is how Simscanner verified 72 country listings on 2 June 2026. The brand states 160+ destinations overall. For how breadth is weighed across brands, see which eSIM has the best coverage.
Country list published per plan
Each destination has its own plan page naming the country and validity windows.
VerifiedRe-verification cadence
Coverage is re-checked at least every 90 days; last retrieved 02 Jun 2026.
02 Jun 2026Local network transparency
Which local carrier a brand connects to in each country shapes real-world speed and reliability. Simscanner maps this country by country from sourced data , never from assumption.
Networks mapped per country
SourcedHolafly rides local partner carriers rather than running its own network, and the carrier differs by destination, so Simscanner maps it country by country. Sourced examples on 2 June 2026 include AT&T / T-Mobile in the United States, Optus in Australia, KDDI au and SoftBank in Japan, and Orange, SFR, Bouygues or Free in France , all on 4G LTE/5G. Because the carrier sets real-world speed, the per-country performance score stays pending.
Unlimited and fair use policy
Whether a brand markets "unlimited" plans, and whether it publishes a fair use policy (FUP) threshold, is one of Simscanner's tracked categories. Thresholds are only ever shown as a sourced quote , never estimated.
Holafly , unlimited & FUP
FUP sourcedUnlimited is Holafly's whole model: every plan Simscanner tracked is unlimited rather than a fixed gigabyte bucket. There is no hard data cap, but a fair use policy applies. Data runs at full speed up to roughly 90 GB a month; past that, the brand may reduce speed to 256-1024 kbps, with the slowdown stated to last a day before high speed resumes. So "unlimited" is real for everyday use , maps, messaging, streaming , but very heavy users can hit the throttle.
"Unlimited data with a fair use policy: high speed up to about 90 GB a month, then reduced to 256-1024 kbps for the rest of the day." , summarised from holafly.com plan pages, retrieved 02 Jun 2026
Background reading: are "unlimited" eSIMs really unlimited? and what is FUP on an unlimited eSIM? · Category definition: how we score unlimited & FUP →
Hotspot tethering
Hotspot (tethering) support varies by brand and sometimes by plan. Simscanner states a brand's policy only from its own published wording, with the date retrieved.
Some travellers depend on tethering , sharing the eSIM connection with a laptop, tablet, or a travel companion's phone. Because policies differ and occasionally change by plan, Simscanner records the brand's stated allowance with a retrieved date rather than inferring it.
Holafly allows hotspot on many plans, but it is not unlimited: the daily share allowance is capped and varies by destination, commonly around 1 GB a day on several markets. This is a notable limit on an otherwise unlimited plan, so heavy tethering users should plan around it. For how this category is weighed, see hotspot with a travel eSIM.
Hotspot allowed?
Yes on many plans, but capped at about 1 GB/day share, varying by destination.
CappedSource & retrieved date
holafly.com hotspot help page, retrieved 02 Jun 2026.
02 Jun 2026Device compatibility & activation
The general requirements that apply to any travel eSIM. Brand- or model-specific details are only listed once sourced.
Like all eSIMs, a Holafly plan needs a device that is both eSIM-capable and carrier-unlocked. Holafly delivers the eSIM by QR code over email, and on iOS 17.4 and later it also supports automatic in-app install. A plan is typically installed before departure and switched on after arrival. Plans are bought and managed in the Holafly app (App Store and Google Play) or on the website, and a plan can be upgraded or downgraded at any time in the app.
Simscanner does not publish a supported-device list it has not sourced. The activation facts above were read from holafly.com on 2 June 2026; model-by-model compatibility still depends on each phone supporting eSIM, which only the device maker can confirm.
Requires an eSIM-capable, unlocked device
A general requirement for every travel eSIM.
GeneralQR by email or auto install (iOS 17.4+)
Holafly's stated install methods, retrieved 02 Jun 2026.
VerifiedUpgrade or downgrade in-app
Plans can be changed at any time in the app.
VerifiedSpeed & reliability signals
Performance depends on the local network a brand rides on in each country, so Simscanner reports it country by country from public performance data , not as a single brand-wide figure.
Speed score pending
PendingHolafly's real-world speed reflects the local carrier it rides , AT&T or T-Mobile in the US, Optus in Australia, KDDI au or SoftBank in Japan , so there is no single brand-wide figure. The throttle matters too: after roughly 90 GB of high-speed data, plans drop to 256-1024 kbps. Sourced per-country speed and reliability scores publish once independent performance data is verified for each destination.
Reviews & user sentiment
A summary of signal, not an editorial verdict. Simscanner never invents ratings and never republishes a number without a primary source.
Independent review signals for Holafly are pending. Simscanner does not republish App Store, Play Store, or third-party ratings without a primary source. When sourced, each rating is shown with its review count and the date it was fetched , never as a Simscanner score, and never emitted as rating schema.
What is sourced, what is pending
An honest ledger. Holafly's plan facts , unlimited model, ~90 GB high-speed allowance, throttle, hotspot cap, validity windows, networks and KYC , are sourced from the brand's own pages. What stays pending is the per-category speed, reliability and review scoring, which needs independent performance and ratings data.
Compared with peers
How Holafly lines up against its three closest peers , Airalo, Nomad and Saily , on the plan facts Simscanner has sourced. Holafly's defining trait is that every plan is unlimited; most rivals lead with fixed gigabyte buckets. Simscanner names no overall winner, and per-category scores stay pending until performance data is sourced.
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AiraloPeer profile | NomadPeer profile | SailyPeer profile | HelloRoamPeer profile |
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Full head-to-head pages publish on the data gate
Coming soonSourced, country-by-country head-to-head pages publish once both brand profiles reach verified status. Holafly's plan facts are already sourced; peer columns fill as each rival profile reaches the same gate. Comparisons are never about price and never about a paid arrangement.
How Simscanner profiles Holafly
Every category is defined publicly and scored from primary sources. A brand reaches verified only when each required field is sourced , and is re-checked on a schedule.
Coverage breadth
The published country list per plan, read from the brand's own pages.
how-we-score#country-coverage →Unlimited & FUP honesty
Whether "unlimited" is marketed, and whether a FUP threshold is published.
how-we-score#unlimited-fup →Hotspot policy
The brand's stated tethering allowance, quoted with a retrieved date.
how-we-score#hotspot-policy →The brand's official URL appears once, above, with rel="nofollow noopener". Simscanner did not receive payment from Holafly, and Holafly did not review this page before publication.