The short answer
Nomad is cheaper than Airalo for short unlimited plans in Poland: $11 against $11.50 for 3 days and $25 against $27 for a week. Airalo is the only one of the two that sells 15 days, at $48, and 30 days, at $69; Nomad stops at 10 days for $33. Airalo is cheaper on 10 GB, $12 against Nomad's $14 sale price, and the two charge $19 for 20 GB. 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 $48 for 15 days and $69 for the month; Nomad sells 10 days for $33 and no month. No 3-day or 7-day plan, no buckets.
$11.50 for 3 days, $27 for a week, $48 for 15 days, $69 for 30 days of unlimited. 10 GB for 30 days at $12, 20 GB at $19. Rides Play. Needs its app.
$11 for 3 days and $25 for a week of unlimited, on Plus and Orange, 2 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. 10 GB at $14 on sale, 20 GB at $19, with Play on buckets. 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.
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The prices, charted
US dollars, 28 September 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, Airalo 15 days. Nomad has no bar: it sells no 15-day plan, and stops at 10 days for $33. Airalo did not list its daily allowance that day; 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.
Nomad's 10 GB was on sale that day. Ringo Light sells no bucket: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. For a fixed 10 GB, Airalo is the cheapest of the three.
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Airalo vs Nomad in one paragraph
Nomad is cheaper than Airalo for the short unlimited plans in Poland: 50 cents less for 3 days, $11 against $11.50, and $2 less for a week, $25 against $27. Past a week, the two do not match up. Airalo sells 15 days at $48 and 30 days at $69; Nomad sells no 15-day plan, only 10 days at $33, and no 30-day unlimited. For a bucket, Airalo's 10 GB at $12 is $2 less than Nomad's $14, which was a sale price that day, and both ask $19 for 20 GB. Nomad's unlimited gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps; Airalo did not list its daily allowance on its Poland page that day. Pick Nomad for a weekend or a week. Pick Airalo for a longer trip, or a 10 GB bucket. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, 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, $11.50 at Airalo and $11 at Nomad. For a week, $27 at Airalo and $25 at Nomad. For two weeks, Airalo asks $48 for 15 days; Nomad has no 15-day plan and asks $33 for 10 days. For a month, Airalo asks $69 and Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited. We have left Nomad out of the two-week and month charts for that reason, rather than guess a price.
Ringo Light sells two trips for Poland: 2 weeks at $16.99 and 30 days at $26.99. The 2 weeks costs less than half of Airalo's 15 days at $48. It costs $8.01 less than Nomad's 7 days at $25 and $16.01 less than Nomad's 10 days at $33, and it lasts 14 days. The 30 days costs less than half of Airalo's $69. Ringo Light sells no 3-day plan: for a long weekend, Nomad at $11 is the cheapest buy of the three.
For a fixed amount of data, Airalo and Nomad both sell it. 10 GB for 30 days is $12 at Airalo and $14 at Nomad on sale; 20 GB is $19 at both. Ringo Light sells no buckets. If 10 GB is all you need, Airalo is $4.99 cheaper than Ringo Light's $16.99, and Airalo and Nomad at $19 for 20 GB cost less than our month at $26.99. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.
What unlimited means at each
Nomad's unlimited for Poland gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then slows to 1 Mbps. That is enough for maps, messages and some video; a long evening of HD streaming or a laptop on the hotspot will hit it. Airalo did not list its daily allowance on its Poland page on the day we priced it, so we cannot tell you where it slows you; check the plan page before you buy. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for the whole 2 weeks or 30 days. Fair use policy, see Terms.
Networks and coverage in Poland
Poland has four networks: Orange, Play, Plus and T-Mobile. All four cover Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Wroclaw and the main rail lines well, with 5G in the big cities. Nomad names Plus and Orange for its unlimited plans, and Play too on its buckets. Airalo names Play. Ringo Light rides a local partner network. Signal thins in the high valleys of the Tatras, so download the offline map before a mountain day, whichever eSIM you buy.
Poland is in the EU. If your home plan is from another EU country, roaming here is usually included at home prices; a travel eSIM matters most if you come from the US, the UK, Canada or further away.
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 has an app but it is optional. 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 before you fly and switch it on for data when you land in Warsaw or Krakow.
The cheaper third option: Ringo Light
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM. For Poland 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, Airalo at $12 is the better buy. If you want 3 days or a week, Nomad at $11 and $25 is cheaper than anything we sell at those lengths, though our 2 weeks at $16.99 costs less than Nomad's 7 days. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three.
The full six-brand comparison for Poland, with Holafly, Saily and Ubigi priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-poland. 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 or a week. $11 for 3 days and $25 for a week of unlimited, against $11.50 and $27 at Airalo. Its unlimited is 2 GB a day at full speed.
- Airalo, if you want 15 or 30 days from one of these two. $48 for 15 days and $69 for 30 days. Nomad sells neither: its longest unlimited is 10 days at $33.
- Airalo, if you want the cheapest 10 GB of the two. $12 against Nomad's sale price of $14. Both ask $19 for 20 GB.
- ✓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 Nomad's 10 days.
Pick by trip
Nomad unlimited, 3 days, $11, against $11.50 at Airalo. Ringo Light sells no 3-day plan; its 2 weeks is $16.99 if the trip might run longer.
Nomad unlimited, 7 days, $25, or Airalo at $27. Ringo Light sells no 7-day plan; its 2 weeks at $16.99 costs less than either.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $16.99, against $48 at Airalo for 15 days. Nomad has no 15-day plan.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $26.99, against $69 at Airalo. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited.
Airalo 10 GB for 30 days at $12, or 20 GB at $19, which Nomad matches. Ringo Light sells no buckets.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Nomad, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Nomad and Ringo Light for Poland 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 Poland too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-poland. This page answers one question, Airalo or Nomad, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option. Left out: Maya Mobile. We could not read its own prices for this country on the day, so it stays out rather than being guessed. Left out: Nomad at 15 and 30 days. Nomad sells no 15-day plan and no 30-day unlimited in Poland, so it has no bar in the two-week and month charts. Its nearest plan is 10 days of unlimited at $33.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/poland-esim?currency=USD, unlimited and fixed data in dollars on the site, 28 September 2026
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/poland-esim, dollar prices from the plan data on the page, which shows euros, 28 September 2026
- 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.
