Holafly vs Ubigi
It depends on whether you want one unlimited plan or per-gigabyte choice across many devices. Holafly sells unlimited-only day plans from $11.70 with a roughly 90 GB monthly fair use threshold; Ubigi, a brand of Transatel (NTT Group), sells mostly fixed-data tiers from $2.50 plus some unlimited plans, with data sharing across phones, tablets, laptops, and connected cars. Pick Holafly to stop tracking an allowance, Ubigi for a low entry price and multi-device sharing. Every figure here is read from a sourced row dated 02 Jun 2026.
Holafly or Ubigi: which is better?
Neither is better outright; the answer depends on whether you want one unlimited plan or per-gigabyte sizing you can share across devices. Holafly sells unlimited-only plans from $11.70, high-speed up to roughly 90 GB a month before speeds drop to 256-1024 kbps. Ubigi, run by Transatel (NTT Group), sells mostly fixed-data tiers from $2.50 plus some unlimited plans throttled to about 2 Mbps after a 20 GB (7-day) or 60 GB (30-day) high-speed allowance, with data sharing across phones, tablets, Windows laptops, and connected cars. Choose Holafly to avoid tracking an allowance and accept a higher entry price. Choose Ubigi for a low entry price, fixed-data control, and multi-device sharing.
Both brands are tracked on 72 Simscanner country pages, both run iOS and Android apps, and both default to no identity check for most travel eSIMs. Per-brand speed and review scores stay pending; Simscanner names no single overall winner.
Holafly and Ubigi snapshot
The same tracked attributes for each brand, at equal visual weight. Every value moves from pending to verified only when read from a sourced row. Neither brand is ranked above the other here.
Side by side
Every dimension Simscanner tracks for a brand-vs-brand page. Each value carries a source. Values still being verified are shown as pending, never as a guess. The entry-price row shows each brand's lowest sourced single-country plan; full per-country pricing lives on the brand profiles.
| Dimension | HolaflyBrand A | UbigiBrand B | Source |
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Coverage comparison
How many countries each brand covers, and how each sells data, counted only where a plan listing is verifiable. Brand marketing such as "200+ destinations" is recorded as a self-description, not as Simscanner's count.
Holafly markets unlimited-data plans for 160+ destinations, with single-country, regional, and global options. Simscanner tracks a Holafly plan on 72 published country pages so far.
Ubigi describes eSIM data plans in 200+ destinations across five continents, with country, regional, and global options. Simscanner tracks a Ubigi plan on 72 published country pages so far, across six of eight canonical regions (Caribbean pending).
Unlimited and fair use policy
Whether each brand markets unlimited plans, and whether it publishes a fair use threshold. Simscanner records the published wording, with a retrieved date, rather than estimating an effective cap.
Every Holafly plan is unlimited with no fixed cap, but speed may be reduced under fair use after a high-speed allowance of roughly 90 GB per month, dropping to 256-1024 kbps with the slowdown lasting one day.
Most of Ubigi's catalogue is fixed-data, where the cap is the cap. On its unlimited plans a fair use policy applies a high-speed allowance, sourced at 20 GB on 7-day plans and 60 GB on 30-day plans, after which speed is throttled to about 2 Mbps.
Hotspot and tethering
Each brand's stated tethering allowance, read from its own published wording. Hotspot policy can vary by brand and sometimes by plan.
Holafly supports hotspot on many plans but not without limit: the daily share allowance varies by destination and sits at about 1 GB a day on several markets. The main connection stays unlimited; only the sharing is capped.
Ubigi supports tethering and personal hotspot, and many plans also allow data sharing across devices. Shared use draws from the plan's data allowance, with no separate daily share cap stated; the allowance is what limits it.
Speed and reliability
Country-level public performance signals for each brand. Speed depends on the local network used in a given country, so this is reported per country rather than as a single brand figure.
Speed signals pending verification
PendingSpeed and reliability for both Holafly and Ubigi are reported per country, tied to the local network each plan connects to. Network mapping is pending for both brands, so no speed figures are shown here yet. Simscanner does not estimate throughput.
When verified, country-level signals will appear on the relevant country pages and feed the speed category on Rankings.
Reviews and user sentiment
Review signals are shown only with a named source, a review count, and a fetched date. Simscanner never displays a star rating it has not sourced, and never publishes an aggregate rating of its own.
Public review signals for Holafly are pending verification. When published, each source will list its own rating, the number of reviews behind it, and the date Simscanner fetched it. No averaged or invented score is shown.
Public review signals for Ubigi are pending verification. When published, each source will list its own rating, the number of reviews behind it, and the date Simscanner fetched it. No averaged or invented score is shown.
Device compatibility and activation
Both brands require an eSIM-compatible, carrier-unlocked device. Specific supported-device lists are read from each brand's own published wording and are pending verification.
eSIM-compatible device
Holafly needs a phone or tablet that supports eSIM. Ubigi additionally supports Windows 10 and 11 laptops and connected cars, alongside phones and tablets. The supported-model list per brand is pending verification.
Device list pendingCarrier-unlocked
An eSIM cannot install on a phone locked to a home carrier. This applies to both brands.
Applies to bothActivation flow
Holafly installs by QR code or in-app, with automatic install on iOS 17.4 and later. Ubigi installs by QR code, manual code, or app, and also offers a web self-care portal at ubigi.me. Both ship iOS and Android apps.
QR or in-app, both brandsKYC default
Neither brand requires identity checks by default for most travel eSIMs. Holafly needs only an email, with a few destinations (for example Sri Lanka, China) handled differently; Ubigi requires no ID on most plans, though some markets may require a national ID or passport before first use or within 15 days under local law.
No ID by default, both brandsBest fit by traveller type
Each verdict is justified by a sourced feature difference, never an invented score. Where the call needs speed or review data, the card stays pending. Simscanner names no single overall winner.
Which brand starts cheaper for a short single-country trip.
Which brand removes the need to size or watch an allowance.
Which brand allows data sharing beyond a single phone.
Which fair use shape suits one very heavy month of data.
Which brand lets you buy a small fixed bundle and stop there.
Which brand performs better on the network in a given country.
Where data is pending
An open ledger of what is sourced and what still needs a primary source. Most plan and policy fields are now verified; speed, review, and overall-score rows remain pending. Each field publishes independently as it is verified on both sides.
How Simscanner compares brands
The same rules apply to both columns. A value publishes only when it is read from a primary source, dated, and re-checked on a schedule. No brand can pay to change a value or its position.
Primary source only
Every value is read from the brand's own published wording or a regulator, never from marketing claims or third-party summaries.
How we score →Dated and re-checked
Each verified value carries a retrieved date and is re-verified on a schedule, so a stale figure never sits unflagged.
Verification cadence →Equal weight
Both brands use identical tiles, identical rows, and the same pending treatment. Neither gets larger visual space.
Zero paid placements →Verdicts only when verified
A winner is named per use case only when sourced data supports it, with a link to the methodology anchor behind it.
Category anchors →Holafly vs Ubigi questions
The questions travellers most often ask when choosing between these two brands.
Is Holafly better than Ubigi?
Which has more countries, Holafly or Ubigi?
Does Holafly or Ubigi allow hotspot tethering?
Is Holafly or Ubigi unlimited data really unlimited?
How much do Holafly and Ubigi cost?
Does Simscanner favour one of these brands?
Does Simscanner pick an overall winner?
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