The short answer
Airalo is cheaper than Nomad for unlimited in Croatia: $9.50 against $11 for 3 days and $24.50 against $25 for a week. Nomad is cheaper for buckets: 10 GB at $15 against $17, 20 GB at $21 against $25.50. Nomad sells no 15-day plan, stopping at 10 days for $33, and no 30-day unlimited; Airalo sells both. Ringo Light, the third option, is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $16.99 or 30 days at $26.99.
Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $16.99 or 30 days at $26.99, nothing renews, no app. Airalo asks $38.50 for 15 days and $58.50 for 30, and Nomad sells neither length. No 3-day or 7-day plan, no buckets.
$9.50 for 3 days, $24.50 for a week, $38.50 for 15 days and $58.50 for 30 days of unlimited on its Cronet plan, 3 GB a day at full speed. 10 GB at $17, 20 GB at $25.50. Needs its app.
10 GB for 30 days at $15, 20 GB at $21, on Telemach and A1. Unlimited at $11 for 3 days and $25 for a week, 2 GB a day at full speed; its longest unlimited is 10 days at $33. App optional.
Prices read on 28 September 2026: Airalo, Nomad on their own sites or listings, Ringo Light from its catalogue. All in US dollars unless stated. Treat every number as a snapshot.
See the full price index for every country.
Travelling further? Compare the eSIM for Europe and the best eSIM for Europe, all brands priced.
The prices, charted
US dollars, 28 September 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, Airalo 15 days. Nomad sells no 15-day plan; its longest unlimited is 10 days at $33, so it has no bar here. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
The 30-day plan at each brand. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited, so it has no bar here.
Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. For a fixed 10 GB, Nomad is the cheaper of the two brands.
Side by side
Swipe to compare →
Get Ringo Light for Croatia, from $16.99.
Installed once, next to your own SIM. Your eSIM arrives by email in seconds.
- 2 weeks $16.99
- 30 days $26.99
We sell data eSIMs for now to fund the full Ringo service. Ringo is self funded. Every plan bought here pays for the build of one plan that works everywhere.
Want to keep your own number abroad?
That is the full Ringo service: one plan that works everywhere, with your own number included.
It is a separate product from Ringo Light and it is still being built, so it is not on sale yet. Join the waitlist to hear when it opens.
Airalo vs Nomad in one paragraph
Airalo is cheaper than Nomad for unlimited where both sell it: by $1.50 on 3 days and by $0.50 on a week. Airalo also sells 15 days at $38.50 and 30 days at $58.50 of unlimited; Nomad has neither, and its longest unlimited is 10 days at $33. Nomad is cheaper for a fixed amount of data: 10 GB at $15 against $17 at Airalo, and 20 GB at $21 against $25.50, on Telemach and A1. Nomad's unlimited slows to 1 Mbps after 2 GB a day, Airalo's after 3 GB. Pick Airalo if you want unlimited for a week or longer. Pick Nomad if you want a bucket. If the trip is two weeks or a month and you want unlimited, neither is the cheapest: Ringo Light sells 2 weeks at $16.99 and 30 days at $26.99, unlimited data at full speed.
Price: the same trip at each
Priced on 28 September 2026, in US dollars. For 3 days of unlimited, $9.50 at Airalo and $11 at Nomad, so Airalo is cheaper by $1.50. For a week of unlimited, $24.50 at Airalo and $25 at Nomad, so Airalo is cheaper by $0.50. For 15 days, only Airalo sells it, at $38.50; Nomad sells no such plan. For 30 days, only Airalo sells it, at $58.50; Nomad sells no such plan. Nomad's longest unlimited is 10 days at $33, which is not a like for like row against the other brand's 15 days, so we do not rank it.
Ringo Light sells two trips for Croatia: 2 weeks at $16.99 and 30 days at $26.99, both unlimited data at full speed. The 2 weeks costs $21.51 less than the cheapest 15 days here ($38.50). It also costs less than either brand's 7 days, from $24.50, with a week of days left over. The 30 days at $26.99 is $31.51 below the cheapest 30-day unlimited here, $58.50. Ringo Light sells no 3-day plan: for a long weekend, Airalo at $9.50 is the cheaper buy.
For a fixed amount of data, both sell it: 10 GB for 30 days at $17 at Airalo and $15 at Nomad, so Nomad is cheaper by $2; 20 GB at $25.50 and $21, Nomad cheaper by $4.50. Ringo Light sells no buckets. If 10 GB is all you need and it must last a month, Nomad is the better buy, and we would rather you read that here than at checkout.
What unlimited means at each
Airalo's unlimited for Croatia gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Nomad's unlimited for Croatia gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. A cap of a few gigabytes a day is enough for maps, messages and photos on a normal day; a long evening of video or a laptop on the hotspot will hit it sooner. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for the whole 2 weeks or 30 days, with no daily figure. Fair use policy, see Terms.
Networks and coverage in Croatia
Croatia has three networks: Hrvatski Telekom, A1 and Telemach. All three cover the cities, the coast road and the big islands like Hvar, Brač and Korčula. Signal thins on the small islands, in the mountains and deep inside the national parks. Airalo: Telemach and one other. Nomad: Telemach, A1. Ringo Light rides a local partner network. None of the brands in the full comparison names Hrvatski Telekom. The coast between Split and Dubrovnik is cut by a few kilometres of Bosnia and Herzegovina at Neum, and a Croatia plan will not work there; download your map before you leave Split.
Installation, app and support
Airalo needs its app: you buy, install and top up inside it, and that is also where its support chat lives. Nomad's app is optional: you can install from the QR code or manage the plan in the app. Ringo Light needs no app; the eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, and support is by email. Whichever you pick, install it at home on Wi-Fi and switch it on for data when you land in Split, Dubrovnik or Zagreb.
The cheaper third option: Ringo Light
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM, sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For Croatia it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $16.99 and 30 days at $26.99. One payment, nothing renews, no app.
What it does not do: no buckets, no 3-day or 7-day plan, no phone number, data only. Calls go over apps that use data. If you want 10 GB for a month, Nomad at $15 is the better buy of these. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three.
The full six-brand comparison for Croatia, with Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad and Ubigi priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-croatia. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Which to pick
- Nomad, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $15, 20 GB at $21, against $17 and $25.50 at Airalo. Ringo Light sells no bucket.
- Airalo, if you want 3 or 7 days of unlimited. $9.50 for 3 days and $24.50 for a week, against $11 and $25 at Nomad. Ringo Light sells neither.
- Airalo, if you want 15 or 30 days of unlimited from these two. $38.50 for 15 days and $58.50 for 30. Nomad sells no 15-day plan and no 30-day unlimited.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed at $16.99 for 2 weeks or $26.99 for 30 days, cheaper than Airalo at 15 days and at a month, and cheaper than any rival's 7 days.
Pick by trip
Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $9.50, against $11 at Nomad. Ringo Light sells no 3-day plan; its 2 weeks is $16.99 if the trip might run longer.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $16.99, less than Airalo's 7 days at $24.50 or Nomad's at $25, with a week of days left over.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $16.99, against $38.50 at Airalo for 15 days. Nomad sells no 15-day plan.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $26.99, against $58.50 at Airalo. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited.
Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $15, or 20 GB at $21. Airalo asks $17 and $25.50.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Nomad, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Nomad and Ringo Light for Croatia on 28 September 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 Croatia too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-croatia. This page answers one question, Airalo or Nomad, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option. Left out: Nomad's 10-day plan. It sells no 15-day or 30-day unlimited for Croatia, so its 10 days at $33 is shown in the table but not charted against 15-day plans.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/croatia-esim?currency=USD, unlimited in dollars on the site; buckets from esimdb.com/croatia/airalo, 23 September 2026
- Nomad: esimdb.com/croatia/nomad, listing dated 20 September 2026; nomadesim.com served euro prices; networks from nomadesim.com/croatia-esim
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 28 September 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.
