Saily alternatives, including the ones that price in Australian dollars

Why people look for a Saily alternative

Three reasons, almost always.

The currency. Saily bills in US dollars only. Their supported list is US dollars, euros, pounds and Swiss francs, and requesting Australian dollars falls back to US dollars. That is a confirmed position, not an assumption, and it means a conversion plus a likely card fee on every purchase.

The unlimited pricing shape. Saily’s unlimited plan is a flat US$48.99 for anything from five to thirty days. At thirty days that is very good value. At five days you are paying a month’s price for a long weekend.

The 99% refund threshold. After activation, Saily requires more than 99% of the plan to remain unused. On a 5GB plan that is about 51 megabytes.

If none of those is your problem, Saily is a good product. They publish their fair use terms more clearly than almost anyone, they bundle security extras free, and they contract Australians through an Australian company. We have set that out in is Saily worth it.

The alternatives, at a glance

Ten gigabytes over thirty days, against Saily.

Full nine-provider table with every tier, re-checked monthly: travel eSIM prices in Australia.

Nomad was removed from this dated table because its Australian storefront switched to AUD. On 25 August 2026, its live 10GB/30-day examples included China at A$23.73 sale, Canada at A$23.73 sale and a 14-country Asia Pacific plan at A$29.31.

If the currency is your problem

Us

When we win: Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the USA, the UK and New Zealand, where our Australian dollar price beats Saily’s US dollar one before conversion is even applied.

We bill in Australian dollars end to end, because we are an Australian company banking in Australia. The number on the product page is the number on your statement. No conversion, no foreign transaction fee, no settlement-date surprise.

What Saily still does better: we are a newer eSIM-only shop. Our claimed Trustpilot profile had no reviews when checked on 25 August 2026, and we are not currently listed on ProductReview.com.au. Saily publishes one clear reduced-speed position across its unlimited range. We use the supplier-backed wording for each exact plan and only print a number when the supplier gives us one. Europe remained dearer with us in the checked table. Our seven-country Southeast Asia plan is now A$34.95, while the broader 20-country plan remains A$59.95, so coverage decides whether the regional comparison is useful. What you can check with us now is our public ABN, the supported networks on each exact plan, dated AUD prices, local refund and Credit terms, and Brisbane support.

SimCorner

When it wins: Thailand at A$14.00, or a phone that does not support eSIM. Its regional plan at A$34.00 is also competitive, although Nomad’s captured 14-country Asia Pacific plan was lower at A$29.31 and the country lists differ.

Australian dollars, an Australian company since 2012, an ABN published, Victorian law and Victorian courts, the Australian Consumer Law named in their refund policy, 345 reviews on ProductReview.com.au at 4.2 stars, and they name the carrier on each plan. They are also the only provider here that will post you a physical SIM.

What you give up: their refund policy never mentions eSIMs and asks you to return a faulty SIM at your own cost. And their Europe Unlimited plan throttles to 128 kbps, which is far worse than Saily’s 1 Mbps.

Ubigi

When it wins: Europe, where they are A$26.00 and cheapest in the field, or if you are a heavy data user.

Australian dollars, confirmed to settle in Australian dollars at the cart. They publish the best fair use terms in the category: 25GB to 60GB of full speed data per plan, then a floor of 2 Mbps against Saily’s 1 Mbps. They allow five reinstalls and let you top up with no data and no wifi.

What you give up: Ubigi publishes two contradictory refund tests, and under one of them scanning the QR code ends your refund rights. Saily’s 30 day unactivated window is clearer. Ubigi also publishes no support hours and no response commitment.

One thing worth knowing: Ubigi’s Australian dollar prices run at roughly 1.70 to 1.76 times their US dollar ones, which is above a straight conversion. That is a rate card rather than a hidden fee, and it is entirely legitimate, but it means compare Australian dollar prices directly rather than converting their US ones. More on how currency works here.

Airalo

When it wins: you want tethering permission in writing, or the deepest catalogue.

Airalo runs its own Australian dollar rate card. They commit in a policy document to “no limit on tethering or the number of devices you connect”, which is stronger than Saily’s terms, and they publish their throttle threshold with an explanation of what 1 Mbps feels like. Their loyalty programme is tiered from 5% to 10% by lifetime spend against Saily’s roughly 3%, and Australians earn A$5 per referral. Their app has an offline mode for retrieving installation details with no connection, which Saily has no equivalent to.

What you give up: their refund right “expires on the earlier of 14 days after making the purchase, or the date on which the eSIM is activated”, against Saily’s 30 days. Their terms also say they “usually process payments in US Dollars” while displaying Australian dollars, and we could not confirm what settles.

If the unlimited pricing shape is your problem

Holafly

When it wins: short trips, or genuine heavy use.

Saily charges US$48.99 whether your trip is five days or thirty. Holafly prices by the day: A$6 for one, A$31 for five, A$43 for seven, A$117 for thirty. For a five day trip that is a large saving; for thirty days Saily wins comfortably.

Holafly also gives you six months to refund an unactivated eSIM, the most generous window anyone publishes, plus WhatsApp support and fixed Australian dollar pricing.

What you give up: hotspot is capped at 1GB per day on trip plans, and no throttle figure is published anywhere. After Saily, whose disclosure is the clearest in the category, that is a real step down.

Nomad

When it wins: its live AUD price is lower for your destination, or its rewards suit how often you buy.

Nomad’s live prices can sit below Saily’s, and its rewards are among the strongest for ordinary buyers (5% back, a US$2 bonus on repeat 10GB purchases, US$5 each way on referrals, a free starter eSIM). Its unlimited is priced by days rather than flat, and its Global-EX range runs to 365 days.

What you give up: Nomad’s throttle is published three different ways and its terms mention it nowhere, which is much less clear than Saily. Its refund terms also provide no cooling off after activation. Nomad now shows Australian dollars to Australian shoppers, so Saily’s US-dollar billing problem does not carry across.

Simify

When it wins: a global or multi-region trip, or you want one price and no decisions.

Flat A$49 for 10GB over 30 days across sixteen destinations, in Australian dollars, and their global plan undercuts most competitors. Their throttled speed of around 3 Mbps is the fastest in the category, better than Saily’s 1 Mbps, and their help centre refund policy is the best-written refund document of any Australian provider here.

What you give up: A$49 in Thailand where SimCorner charges A$14. Their throttle trigger of 1 to 1.5GB a day is the lowest here, well below Saily’s 3GB or 5GB. And they publish two contradictory refund policies simultaneously.

Which swap for which problem

Three reasons to stay with Saily

Because they are real, and a list that pretends otherwise is not useful.

Their fair-use disclosure is the clearest in the category. Allowance, throttled speed and reset basis, all published in the terms. Their reset rolls at local midnight and follows you across time zones, which is the best design anyone has. Only Ubigi publishes stronger numbers. We publish each exact plan’s high-speed allowance, reset basis and supplier-backed reduced-speed wording, but do not invent a numeric speed where our supplier does not provide one.

They contract Australians through an Australian company. CyberQuay Pty Ltd, Sydney, with a clause acknowledging local consumer law can override their governing law. No other international provider on this list offers that, and Saily does not advertise it nearly as loudly as it could.

The bundled security extras are free, and their phone number add-on from about US$0.99 a month is the cheapest route to a usable second number in this category.

And if your card charges no foreign transaction fee, the main reason people leave Saily largely disappears.

Questions people actually ask

What is the best Saily alternative for Australians?

It depends why you are leaving. For the currency, any of us, SimCorner, Ubigi, Airalo or Simify bill in Australian dollars. For a short trip where Saily’s flat unlimited is poor value, Holafly prices by the day from A$6. For better fair use terms, Ubigi.

Does Saily charge in Australian dollars?

No. Their supported currency list is US dollars, euros, pounds and Swiss francs, and requesting Australian dollars falls back to US dollars. That is a confirmed position rather than an assumption.

Which alternatives are cheaper than Saily?

On Japan, Indonesia, the UK, the USA and New Zealand our Australian-dollar price beats their US-dollar one before conversion in the dated table. SimCorner is cheaper on Thailand, Ubigi on Europe, and Nomad had the lowest captured Australian-dollar regional price at A$29.31 for 14 countries. Compare the exact country list before choosing any regional plan.

Is Saily’s unlimited plan good value?

At thirty days, yes, at a flat US$48.99. At five days it is poor value, because the price is the same. Holafly’s day-based pricing suits short trips far better.

Which alternative has better fair use terms than Saily?

Only Ubigi, who publish 25GB to 60GB of full speed data per plan then a floor of 2 Mbps against Saily’s 3GB or 5GB a day then 1 Mbps. Saily’s disclosure is the clearest in the category and most alternatives are a step down on that specification.

Do any alternatives include security extras like Saily?

No. Saily’s bundled ad blocker and web protection come from their parent’s security business and nobody else in this comparison offers an equivalent. Note that no travel eSIM, Saily included, routes your traffic through another country.

Which alternative has the best refund window?

Holafly, with six months on an unactivated eSIM. Simify’s help centre policy allows 180 days, though a second Simify policy contradicts it at 30 days. Saily’s own 30 day unactivated window is better than Airalo’s fourteen days or activation.

Should I just stay with Saily?

Reasonable if your card charges no foreign transaction fee, if you want the throttle published clearly, if you value the security extras or the phone number add-on, or if you like having an Australian company on the contract. Those are all genuine and most alternatives are worse on at least one of them.

Sources

All prices from each provider’s own live pricing, captured 17 August 2026 unless otherwise dated, with full methodology in travel eSIM prices in Australia. Our regional prices and Nomad’s A$29.31 Asia Pacific example were rechecked on 25 August 2026. Saily’s currency position from their own site configuration. Policy quotes from Saily’s Terms of Service, Airalo’s fair use policy and Terms of Use, Ubigi’s Terms and Conditions, Nomad’s terms, Holafly’s refund policy, SimCorner’s refund policy and Simify’s two live refund policies. SimCorner’s review count from ProductReview.com.au, stated as observed. Our review-footprint wording links our claimed Trustpilot profile.

Written by Lachlan, who runs The SIM Shop from Brisbane and answers the support email himself.