The short answer
Airalo is cheaper than Saily at every unlimited length both sell in Colombia, by $1.49 on a week, $0.49 on 15 days and $6.99 on 30, and by $1.99 on 10 GB. Saily has more lengths, with 5, 20 and 25 days as well. Ringo Light, priced 22 October 2026, is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $45.99 or 30 days at $56.99, under both at those lengths.
Unlimited data at full speed, 2 weeks at $45.99 or 30 days at $56.99. You pay once and there is no app. Airalo asks $48.50 for 15 days and $92 for 30, Saily $48.99 and $98.99. 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 of 10 GB at $28 and 20 GB at $39. Full speed for 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps, and you need its app.
Unlimited at $28.99 for a week, $48.99 for 15 days and $98.99 for 30, plus 5 days at $19.99, 20 days at $62.99 and 25 days at $86.99. Buckets of 10 GB at $29.99 and 20 GB at $40.99. Full speed for 3 GB a day, then 1 Mbps, and it wants its app.
Prices read on 22 October 2026: Airalo, Saily, 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 and Saily sell 15 days. Airalo is 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps and Saily 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. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Airalo is 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps and Saily 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 Saily in one paragraph
Airalo costs less than Saily at every unlimited length they share, by $0.49 to $6.99, and for 10 GB too. Saily is the one with in-between lengths: 5, 20 and 25 days. Both slow to 1 Mbps after 3 GB a day and both want an app. Ringo Light's $45.99 for 2 weeks beats Airalo's 15 days by $2.51 and Saily's by $3.
Price: the same trip at each
These are US dollars from 22 October 2026. Only Airalo sells 3 days of unlimited, at $12.50, and Saily starts at 5 days for $19.99. Everywhere else Airalo is the cheaper of the two. A week is $27.50 against $28.99, a gap of $1.49. At 15 days it is $48.50 against $48.99, only $0.49, and at 30 days it is $92 against $98.99, which is $6.99. Saily also sells 20 days at $62.99 and 25 days at $86.99. Airalo has no figure at those lengths here, so we compare nothing there.
Ringo Light sells 2 weeks at $45.99 and 30 days at $56.99. The two weeks is $2.51 under Airalo's 15 days at $48.50 and $3 under Saily's at $48.99. The month is $35.01 under Airalo's $92 and $42 under Saily's $98.99. Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan. For 3 days Airalo's $12.50 is the buy, and for a week Airalo at $27.50 and Saily at $28.99 both cost less than our 2 weeks at $45.99.
Airalo wins the buckets as well. 10 GB for 30 days is $28 against $29.99 at Saily, and 20 GB is $39 against $40.99, so Airalo is $1.99 cheaper both times. 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, Airalo is the cheaper buy.
What unlimited means at each
The two work the same way here. Airalo gives 3 GB a day at full speed and then 1 Mbps for the rest of the day. Saily's unlimited does exactly that, 3 GB a day and then 1 Mbps. 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.
Neither Airalo nor Saily names its network on its page. Ringo Light rides a local partner network.
Installation and app
Both Airalo and Saily work through their own 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 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, Airalo 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. Saily's shortest plan is 5 days at $19.99, and Ringo Light has no 3-day plan.
- Airalo, if you want a week. $27.50, against $28.99 at Saily. Ringo Light has no 7-day plan.
- Airalo, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $28, against $29.99 at Saily. 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.
- Saily, if you want an in-between length, since it also sells 5, 20 and 25 days. Unlimited at $28.99, $48.99 and $98.99 for a week, 15 days and 30 days, plus 5 days at $19.99, 20 days at $62.99 and 25 days at $86.99. Buckets are 10 GB at $29.99 and 20 GB at $40.99.
- ✓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 under both rivals 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, against $28.99 at Saily. 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. Airalo asks $48.50 for 15 days and Saily $48.99.
Ringo Light unlimited for 30 days at $56.99. Airalo asks $92 and Saily $98.99.
Airalo's 10 GB for 30 days at $28. Ringo Light has none.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Saily, Ringo Light, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Saily 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, Nomad 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 Saily, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option. Left out: Unlimited lengths only one of the two sells. 3 days: Saily has no 3-day plan; its shortest is 5 days at $19.99. With no figure on one side we draw no comparison and never call either cheaper there. Left out: Saily's 20 and 25 day plans. The Colombia comparison has no figure for Airalo at those lengths, so they are not compared.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/colombia-esim?currency=USD, unlimited and fixed-data plans in dollars read on airalo.com, 22 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-colombia/, unlimited and bucket prices 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.
