The short answer
Airalo is cheaper than Holafly at every unlimited length both sell in Colombia, by $1 on 3 days and on a week, $3 on 15 days and $8.50 on 30. Holafly states no daily cap and needs no app, while Airalo drops to 1 Mbps after 3 GB a day. Ringo Light is cheaper again for two weeks or a month, with unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $45.99 or 30 days at $56.99.
Unlimited data at full speed, 2 weeks at $45.99 or 30 days at $56.99. You pay once and there is no app. Airalo asks $48.50 for 15 days and $92 for 30, Holafly $51.50 and $100.50. It has no 3-day or 7-day plan and no buckets.
Unlimited at $12.50 for 3 days, $27.50 for a week, $48.50 for 15 days and $92 for 30. It also sells buckets, 10 GB for 30 days at $28 and 20 GB at $39. Full speed for 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps, and you need its app.
Unlimited at $13.50 for 3 days, $28.50 for a week, $51.50 for 15 days and $100.50 for 30. On Movistar, installed from a QR code, with no daily cap stated and hotspot sharing held to 1 GB a day. It has no buckets.
Prices read on 22 October 2026: Airalo, Holafly, Ringo Light on their own sites or listings, Ringo Light from its catalogue. All in US dollars unless stated. Treat every number as a snapshot.
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The prices, charted
US dollars, 22 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, Airalo and Holafly sell 15 days. Airalo is 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps and Holafly states no daily cap; Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
The 30-day plan at each brand. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Airalo is 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps and Holafly states no daily cap.
Holafly sells no buckets, so it has no bar. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days.
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Airalo vs Holafly in one paragraph
Airalo costs less than Holafly at every unlimited length they share, by $1 to $8.50. Holafly states no daily cap and installs from a QR code with no app. Only Airalo sells buckets. For two weeks or a month, Ringo Light costs less than both: $45.99 for 2 weeks and $56.99 for 30 days.
Price: the same trip at each
These are US dollars from 22 October 2026. Airalo is the cheaper of the two every time you line up the same length. Three days is $12.50 against $13.50 and a week is $27.50 against $28.50, a dollar apart each time. At 15 days it is $48.50 against $51.50, $3 apart, and at 30 days the gap opens to $8.50, with $92 against $100.50.
Ringo Light sells two trips here, 2 weeks at $45.99 and 30 days at $56.99. The two weeks undercuts Airalo's 15 days at $48.50 by $2.51 and Holafly's at $51.50 by $5.51. The month is the bigger win: $35.01 under Airalo's $92 and $43.51 under Holafly's $100.50. Where Ringo Light sells nothing, the other two win. A 3-day trip costs $12.50 or $13.50, and for a week both Airalo at $27.50 and Holafly at $28.50 cost less than our 2 weeks at $45.99.
Only Airalo sells data by the gigabyte: 10 GB for 30 days is $28 and 20 GB is $39. Holafly has no buckets, and neither does Ringo Light, whose $45.99 buys 2 weeks of unlimited rather than a fixed amount that lasts a month. If a set amount of data is what you want, Airalo is the one to buy.
What unlimited means at each
Airalo's unlimited gives you 3 GB a day at full speed. After that it drops to 1 Mbps until the day rolls over. Holafly states no daily cap on your own phone but holds hotspot sharing to 1 GB a day, and it sells days, never gigabytes. Ringo Light stays at full speed for the whole 2 weeks or 30 days. Fair use policy, see Terms.
Networks and coverage in Colombia
Colombia has four networks. Claro is the largest and reaches furthest outside the cities, with Movistar, Tigo and WOM behind it. All four cover Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Cartagena. Holafly's own page warns that coverage can be weaker in the mountains, in the rainforest and on roads far from towns, for example on parts of the trek to the Lost City, and the same is true for every brand. If you are heading into the Sierra Nevada or Tayrona, download an offline map before you leave town.
Holafly rides Movistar. Airalo does not name its network on its page, and Ringo Light rides a local partner network.
Installation and app
Airalo works through its app: you buy, install and top up there. Holafly sends a QR code that you scan in your phone's settings, so there is no app. Ringo Light's eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, again with no app. Whichever you choose, install it at home before you fly and switch it on for data when you land in Bogota.
The cheaper third option: Ringo Light
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM. For Colombia it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $45.99 and 30 days at $56.99. You pay once, nothing renews and there is no app.
It is data only, so there is no phone number and calls go over apps that use data. There are no buckets and no 3-day or 7-day plan. If you want a fixed amount of data, Airalo is the better buy. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest plan on this page.
The full comparison for Colombia, with the other brands priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-colombia. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Which to pick
- Airalo, if you want 3 days. $12.50 for unlimited, against $13.50 at Holafly. Ringo Light has no 3-day plan.
- Airalo, if you want a week. $27.50, against $28.50 at Holafly. Ringo Light has no 7-day plan.
- Airalo, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $28. Holafly and Ringo Light sell none.
- Airalo, if you want unlimited and buckets from one brand and are happy to use its app. Unlimited from $12.50 for 3 days up to $92 for 30, plus 10 GB at $28 and 20 GB at $39. Full speed for 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps.
- Holafly, if you want unlimited days with no stated daily cap, installed from a QR code with no app. Unlimited from $13.50 for 3 days up to $100.50 for 30, on Movistar. No stated daily cap, hotspot sharing at 1 GB a day, no buckets.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month. $45.99 for 2 weeks or $56.99 for 30 days, unlimited at full speed and under both rivals at 15 days and at a month.
Pick by trip
Airalo unlimited for 3 days at $12.50, a dollar under Holafly's $13.50. If the trip might stretch, Ringo Light's 2 weeks is $45.99, but it has no 3-day plan.
Airalo unlimited for a week at $27.50, against $28.50 at Holafly. Ringo Light has no 7-day plan, though its 2 weeks at $45.99 covers a trip that runs over.
Ringo Light unlimited for 2 weeks at $45.99. Airalo asks $48.50 for 15 days and Holafly $51.50.
Ringo Light unlimited for 30 days at $56.99. Airalo asks $92 and Holafly $100.50.
Airalo's 10 GB for 30 days at $28. Holafly and Ringo Light sell no buckets.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Holafly, Ringo Light, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Holafly and Ringo Light for Colombia on 22 October 2026, all on the same day, in US dollars. Each rival's price comes from its own website where it showed dollars, otherwise from an esimdb.com listing, and every source and its date is listed below. Ringo Light's prices come from the catalogue our checkout charges.
We compare the trips people actually book: a week, two weeks and a month of unlimited data, and a 10 GB bucket. We read each brand's fair use and speed rules and quote them as the brands state them. We did not run speed tests, so this page makes no speed claims for any brand.
Ringo Light is our own product. We put it in the table on the same terms as everyone else, and where a rival is the better buy the page says so.
Left out: Saily, Nomad and Ubigi. They sell Colombia too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-colombia. This page answers one question, Airalo or Holafly, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/colombia-esim?currency=USD, unlimited and fixed-data plans in dollars read on airalo.com, 22 October 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-colombia/, dollar prices read on its own site, 22 October 2026
- Ringo Light: ringoesim.com/colombia, the catalogue the checkout charges, read the same day
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 22 October 2026.
Written and priced by the Ringo team. Prices change often; if you spot one that has moved, tell us through the contact page and we will update the table.
