The short answer
Nomad is cheaper than Airalo at both unlimited lengths they share in Peru, by $5 on 3 days, at $11 against $16, and $2 on a week, at $25 against $27. Past that Airalo is the only one with unlimited: 15 days at $44 and 30 days at $79. Ringo Light, priced 22 October 2026, is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $40.99 or 30 days at $56.99.
Unlimited data at full speed, 2 weeks at $40.99 or 30 days at $56.99. One payment, no app. Airalo asks $44 for 15 days and $79 for 30, and Nomad's unlimited ends at 10 days. It has no 3-day or 7-day plan and no buckets.
Unlimited at $16 for 3 days, $27 for a week, $44 for 15 days and $79 for 30. Buckets of 10 GB for 30 days at $26 and 20 GB at $41. On Movistar, full speed for 3 GB a day and then 1 Mbps, and you need its app.
Unlimited at $11 for 3 days and $25 for a week, and 10 days for $33. Buckets of 10 GB at $25 and 20 GB at $35. On Movistar and Claro, full speed for 2 GB a day and then 1 Mbps. Needs its app.
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 has no 15-day plan; its unlimited stops at 10 days for $33, so it has no bar. Airalo is 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps and Nomad is 2 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 has no 30-day unlimited 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 and Nomad is 2 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 is cheaper than Airalo for 3 days and for a week, by $2 to $5, and for both buckets. Airalo is the only one with unlimited past 10 days. Nomad slows after 2 GB a day and Airalo after 3 GB. For two weeks or a month, Ringo Light is cheaper than Airalo: $40.99 for 2 weeks against $44 for 15 days.
Price: the same trip at each
These are US dollars from 22 October 2026. Nomad wins the short plans. Three days is $11 against Airalo's $16, which is $5 less, and a week is $25 against $27, $2 less. After that the comparison stops. Only Airalo sells 15 days, at $44, and 30 days, at $79. Nomad's unlimited ends at 10 days, for $33.
Ringo Light sells 2 weeks at $40.99 and 30 days at $56.99. The two weeks is $3.01 under Airalo's 15 days at $44, and the month is $22.01 under Airalo's $79. Ringo Light has no 3-day or 7-day plan, and there the other two win: Airalo's $16 and Nomad's $11 for 3 days, and for a week Airalo's $27 and Nomad's $25, both under our 2 weeks at $40.99.
On buckets Nomad is cheaper again. 10 GB for 30 days is $26 at Airalo and $25 at Nomad, a $1 gap. 20 GB is $41 against $35, a $6 gap. Ringo Light has no buckets, and its $40.99 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's gives 2 GB a day at full speed and then 1 Mbps, and it stops at 10 days, for $33. Ringo Light stays at full speed for the whole 2 weeks or 30 days. Fair use policy, see Terms.
Networks and coverage in Peru
Peru has four networks: Movistar, Claro, Entel and Bitel. Movistar and Claro reach furthest, and the travel eSIMs priced here ride one or both. Lima, Cusco, Arequipa and Puno are covered by all four. Signal thins in the high Andes, on the Inca Trail and in the Amazon, whichever network you are on, so download offline maps before you leave a city.
Airalo rides Movistar, and Nomad lists Movistar and Claro. Ringo Light rides a local partner network.
Installation and app
Both Airalo and Nomad ask you to use their apps, where you buy, install and top up. 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 Lima.
The cheaper third option: Ringo Light
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM. For Peru it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $40.99 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 Peru, with the other brands priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-peru. 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 3 days. $11 for unlimited, against $16 at Airalo. Ringo Light has no 3-day plan.
- Nomad, if you want a week. $25, against $27 at Airalo. Ringo Light has no 7-day plan.
- Nomad, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $25. Ringo Light has no bucket.
- Airalo, if you want unlimited and buckets from one brand and are happy to use its app. Unlimited from $16 for 3 days up to $79 for 30, plus 10 GB at $26 and 20 GB at $41. On Movistar, full speed for 3 GB a day and then 1 Mbps.
- Nomad, if you want 3 or 7 days of unlimited, or a bucket, on Movistar and Claro. Unlimited at $11 for 3 days and $25 for a week, 10 days for $33, and buckets of 10 GB at $25 and 20 GB at $35, on Movistar and Claro. Fast for 2 GB a day, then 1 Mbps.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month. $40.99 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
Nomad unlimited for 3 days at $11, against $16 at Airalo. Ringo Light has no 3-day plan, but its 2 weeks at $40.99 fits if the trip might run longer.
Nomad unlimited for a week at $25, against $27 at Airalo. Ringo Light has no 7-day plan, though its 2 weeks at $40.99 covers a trip that runs over.
Ringo Light unlimited for 2 weeks at $40.99, against $44 for 15 days at Airalo.
Ringo Light unlimited for 30 days at $56.99, against $79 at Airalo.
Nomad's 10 GB for 30 days at $25. Ringo Light sells none.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Nomad, Ringo Light, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Nomad and Ringo Light for Peru 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 Peru too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-peru. 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. 15 days: Nomad has no 15-day plan; its unlimited stops at 10 days for $33; 30 days: Nomad has no 30-day unlimited plan. With no figure on one side we draw no comparison and never call either cheaper there.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/peru-esim?currency=USD, unlimited and buckets in dollars on the site, 22 October 2026; daily allowance as stated on esimdb.com/peru/airalo in September
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/peru-esim, plans in dollars read on the site, 22 October 2026; networks as stated there
- Ringo Light: ringoesim.com/peru, 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.
