The short answer
Nomad sells no unlimited plan for Colombia, so Airalo and Nomad meet only on data buckets. There Nomad is $3 cheaper for 10 GB, at $25 against $28, and the two tie at $39 for 20 GB. Airalo is the only one of the two with unlimited, from $12.50 for 3 days to $92 for 30. Ringo Light, priced 22 October 2026, is unlimited data at full speed for 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. One payment, no app. Airalo asks $48.50 for 15 days and $92 for 30, and Nomad sells no unlimited at all. 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. Buckets too: 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.
10 GB for 30 days at $25 and 20 GB at $39, on Movistar. No unlimited plan for Colombia, and the app is optional.
Prices read on 22 October 2026: Airalo, Nomad, 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 sells 15 days. Nomad sells no unlimited Colombia plan, so it has no bar. Airalo is 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps; Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
The 30-day plan at each brand. Nomad sells no unlimited Colombia plan, so it has no bar. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Airalo is 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps.
Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days.
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Airalo vs Nomad in one paragraph
Nomad has no unlimited plan for Colombia, so the two only compare on buckets. Nomad is cheaper for 10 GB and ties Airalo at 20 GB. Airalo is the one to pick if you want unlimited. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light's $45.99 and $56.99 beat Airalo's 15 days at $48.50 and 30 days at $92.
Price: the same trip at each
These are US dollars from 22 October 2026. Nomad sells no unlimited plan for Colombia, so only Airalo has unlimited prices: $12.50 for 3 days, $27.50 for a week, $48.50 for 15 days and $92 for 30. There is no row where we can call one cheaper than the other, so we do not.
Ringo Light sells 2 weeks at $45.99 and 30 days at $56.99. The two weeks costs $2.51 less than Airalo's 15 days at $48.50, and the month costs $35.01 less than Airalo's $92. It sells no 3-day or 7-day plan, so for a short trip Airalo wins: $12.50 for 3 days, and $27.50 for a week, which is well under our 2 weeks at $45.99.
Buckets are where Nomad earns its place. 10 GB for 30 days is $28 at Airalo and $25 at Nomad, a $3 gap in Nomad's favour. 20 GB for 30 days is $39 at both. Ringo Light has no buckets: its $45.99 buys 2 weeks of unlimited, not 30 days of a fixed amount. For a set amount of data, Nomad is the cheaper buy.
What unlimited means at each
Airalo's unlimited gives you 3 GB a day at full speed and then 1 Mbps until the day rolls over. Nomad has no unlimited plan for Colombia, only buckets, so there is no daily speed to set against it. 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.
Nomad rides Movistar. Airalo does not name its network on its page, and Ringo Light rides a local partner network.
Installation and app
Airalo runs through its app, where you buy, install and top up. Nomad has an app too, but it is optional. Ringo Light's eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, 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, Nomad 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. Nomad has no unlimited plan and Ringo Light has no 3-day plan.
- Airalo, if you want a week. $27.50 for unlimited. Nomad has none, and Ringo Light has no 7-day plan.
- Nomad, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $25, against $28 at Airalo. Ringo Light sells no bucket.
- 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.
- Nomad, if you want a 10 GB or 20 GB bucket on Movistar and no unlimited. 10 GB at $25 or 20 GB at $39 on Movistar, with an optional app. Nomad has no unlimited plan for Colombia.
- ✓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 below Airalo at 15 days and at a month.
Pick by trip
Airalo unlimited for 3 days at $12.50. Ringo Light has no 3-day plan, but its 2 weeks at $45.99 fits if the trip might run longer.
Airalo unlimited for a week at $27.50. 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, against $48.50 for 15 days at Airalo.
Ringo Light unlimited for 30 days at $56.99, against $92 at Airalo.
Nomad's 10 GB for 30 days at $25. Ringo Light has no bucket.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Nomad, Ringo Light, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Nomad 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: Holafly, Saily 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 Nomad, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option. Left out: Unlimited lengths only one of the two sells. All lengths: Nomad sells no unlimited plan for Colombia. With no figure on one side we draw no comparison and never call either cheaper there.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/colombia-esim?currency=USD, unlimited and fixed-data plans in dollars read on airalo.com, 22 October 2026
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/colombia-esim, plans in dollars read on the 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.
