The short answer
Airalo and Nomad ask the same $11 for 3 days of unlimited in Germany. Nomad is $1 cheaper at 7 days, $23 against $24, and $2 cheaper on both buckets, $14 against $16 for 10 GB and $21 against $23 for 20 GB, while only Airalo sells unlimited for 15 days, at $42, or 30 days, at $59. Ringo Light, the third option, is unlimited data at full speed at $16.99 for 2 weeks, $26.99 for 30 days or $8.99 for 3 days.
Unlimited data at full speed, 2 weeks at $16.99 or 30 days at $26.99, and 3 days at $8.99. Nothing renews and there is no app. It has no 7-day plan and no buckets.
Unlimited at $11 for 3 days, $24 for 7, $42 for 15 and $59 for 30, with 10 GB at $16 and 20 GB at $23. Its unlimited gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps, on O2 and one other network. The Hallo! Mobil plan has buckets from $4 for 1 GB.
Unlimited at $11 for 3 days and $23 for 7, with 10 GB at $14 and 20 GB at $21. Its unlimited gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then slows, on O2 and Vodafone, and stops at 10 days for $30.
Prices read on 25 October 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.
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The prices, charted
US dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, Airalo 15 days. Nomad sells no 15-day plan, so it has no bar. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
The 30-day plan at each brand. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited, so it has no bar. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
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 is never dearer than Airalo in Germany: the same $11 at 3 days, less at 7 days, and less on each bucket. Airalo is the only one with unlimited for 15 days and 30 days, and its daily cap is 3 GB at full speed against Nomad's 2 GB. For 3 days, two weeks or a month of unlimited, though, neither is the cheapest: Ringo Light is $8.99, $16.99 and $26.99, unlimited data at full speed.
Price: the same trip at each
Prices are in US dollars from 25 October 2026. Both brands ask $11 for 3 days of unlimited. A week is $23 at Nomad and $24 at Airalo. Only Airalo goes further, with 15 days at $42 and 30 days at $59.
Ringo Light sells three trips for Germany: 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $16.99 and 30 days at $26.99. Two weeks costs $25.01 less than Airalo's 15 days and is under both 7-day prices, with a week to spare. A month is $32.01 less than Airalo's $59. Three days is $2.01 less than either brand's price.
Buckets are cheaper still. 10 GB for 30 days is $16 at Airalo and $14 at Nomad, both under Ringo Light's $16.99 for 2 weeks. 20 GB is $23 at Airalo and $21 at Nomad, both under its $26.99 for 30 days. If a bucket is all you need, buy the bucket. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.
What unlimited means at each
Neither brand's unlimited is uncapped. Airalo gives 3 GB a day at full speed and then 1 Mbps, and Nomad gives 2 GB a day and then goes slower. Ringo Light stays at full speed for the whole 3 days, 2 weeks or 30 days. Fair use policy, see Terms.
Networks and coverage in Germany
Germany has three big networks: Telekom, Vodafone and O2, with 1&1 building a fourth. All three cover Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and Cologne well. Telekom reaches furthest into the countryside; O2 is thinnest outside the cities. Coverage on trains is patchy on every network in cuttings and forests, which is why the ICE has its own Wi-Fi. None of the brands in the parent comparison names Telekom. If your trip is cities and rail, any of them works.
Airalo rides O2 and one other network, and Nomad rides O2 and Vodafone. Ringo Light rides a local partner network.
Installation and app
Airalo works from the web or its app, and Nomad's app is optional. Ringo Light needs no app: the eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan. Whichever you pick, install it at home before you fly and switch it on for data when you land.
The cheaper third option: Ringo Light
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM for travellers. For Germany it sells three trips, all unlimited data at full speed: 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $16.99 and 30 days at $26.99. You pay once, nothing renews, and there is no app.
It has no buckets and no 7-day plan, and it is data only, so calls go over apps that use data.
The full comparison for Germany, with the other brands priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-germany. 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 $14 and 20 GB at $21, where Airalo asks $16 for the 10 GB.
- ✓Ringo Light, if you want 3 days. $8.99 for 3 days of unlimited data at full speed, below the $11 that both Airalo and Nomad charge.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed, $16.99 for 2 weeks or $26.99 for 30 days, under Airalo's price at 15 days.
Pick by trip
Ringo Light, 3 days at $8.99, where Airalo and Nomad both ask $11.
Ringo Light, 2 weeks at $16.99, against $42 at Airalo for 15 days.
Ringo Light, 30 days at $26.99, against $59 at Airalo.
Nomad's 10 GB for 30 days, $14.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Nomad, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Nomad and Ringo Light for Germany on 25 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 Germany too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-germany. This page answers one question, Airalo or Nomad, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/germany-esim?currency=USD, unlimited in dollars on the site, 25 October 2026; fixed data from the esimdb listing dated 4 October 2026
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/germany-esim, prices in dollars on the site, 25 October 2026
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 25 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.
