Airalo vs Saily for Guadeloupe in 2026.

Airalo vs Saily in one paragraph

Saily is cheaper than Airalo for buckets in Guadeloupe, by 51 cents at 5 GB and at 10 GB and by one cent at 20 GB, so the choice rests on other things. Airalo sells unlimited for Guadeloupe: 3 days at $11.50, a week at $27, 15 days at $49 and 30 days at $73.50, at 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Saily sells none; its month is its Global plan at $59.99, which gives 30 GB at full speed, then 1 Mbps, and is $13.51 below Airalo's month. Airalo names Digicel; Saily's listing names no network. Saily's prices here come from a listing dated June, because saily.com refused the fetch, so check them at checkout. Pick Saily for a bucket or the Global month. Pick Airalo for a short unlimited trip, or a named network. If the trip is two weeks or a month and you want unlimited, neither is the cheapest: Ringo Light sells 2 weeks at $21.99 and 30 days at $35.99.

Price: the same trip at each

Priced on 28 September 2026, in US dollars. For buckets lasting 30 days, Saily asks $12.99 for 5 GB, $22.99 for 10 GB and $36.99 for 20 GB. Airalo asks $13.50, $23.50 and $37. Saily is cheaper at each, by 51 cents, 51 cents and 1 cent. Saily's prices are from a listing dated 27 June 2026, because saily.com refused the fetch.

For unlimited, Airalo asks $11.50 for 3 days, $27 for a week, $49 for 15 days and $73.50 for 30 days. Saily sells no unlimited for Guadeloupe. Its nearest plan is its Global plan, $59.99 for 30 days, 30 GB at full speed, then 1 Mbps, which is $13.51 less than Airalo's month but is a fixed amount, not unlimited.

Ringo Light sells two trips for Guadeloupe: 2 weeks at $21.99 and 30 days at $35.99. The 2 weeks costs $27.01 less than Airalo's 15 days, $5.01 less than its 7 days, $1.00 less than Saily's 10 GB and $1.51 less than Airalo's 10 GB, though those two last 30 days and ours lasts 2 weeks. The 30 days costs $24.00 less than Saily's Global month and $37.51 less than Airalo's month. Ringo Light sells no 3-day plan and no buckets: for 5 GB, Saily at $12.99 is cheaper than anything we sell. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.

What unlimited means at each

Airalo's unlimited for Guadeloupe gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then slows to 1 Mbps for the rest of the day. Saily sells no unlimited for Guadeloupe; its Global plan gives 30 GB over the 30 days at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Both are limits, set differently: Airalo resets daily, Saily's allowance is one pot for the month. 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 Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe is shaped like a butterfly. Grande-Terre, the flat eastern wing, has Pointe-à-Pitre, the airport and most of the beach towns. Basse-Terre, the western wing, is mountain and rainforest around La Soufrière. Les Saintes, Marie-Galante and La Désirade lie offshore and are reached by ferry. Orange, SFR Caraïbe and Digicel cover the towns and the coast roads of both wings well. Airalo rides Digicel, Saily does not name its network on its listing, and Ringo Light rides a local partner network.

Away from the coast it is patchier. Holafly's own page names parts of the national park, the area around La Soufrière, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, La Désirade and the boat crossings as places where coverage may be limited or unstable. No travel eSIM changes that. Download offline maps of Basse-Terre before a hike, and save ferry tickets on the phone before you board.

Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin were part of Guadeloupe until 2007 and are separate territories now. A Guadeloupe plan, ours included, does not cover them; check before you fly on.

Installation, app and support

Airalo needs its app, where you buy, install and top up. Saily needs its app. Ringo Light needs no app either; 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 at Pointe-à-Pitre.

The cheaper third option: Ringo Light

Ringo Light is our own data eSIM. For Guadeloupe it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $21.99 and 30 days at $35.99. One payment, nothing renews, no app. It covers Guadeloupe only, not Martinique, Dominica, Saint-Barthélemy or Saint-Martin.

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 5 GB, 10 GB or 20 GB for a month, Saily is the cheaper of these two and the better buy than us at 5 GB, $12.99. If you want 3 days, Airalo at $11.50 is cheaper than anything we sell. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three.

The full six-brand comparison for Guadeloupe, with Ubigi and the rest priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-guadeloupe. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.

Which to pick

• Saily, if you want a bucket. 5 GB at $12.99, 10 GB at $22.99, 20 GB at $36.99, each a little under Airalo. Ringo Light sells no bucket. Its prices are from a June listing.
• Airalo, if you want a short unlimited trip or a named network. 3 days at $11.50, a week at $27, Digicel named on its page. Saily sells no unlimited for Guadeloupe and names no network.
• ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month and you want unlimited. Unlimited data at full speed at $21.99 for 2 weeks or $35.99 for 30 days, cheaper than Airalo's 15 days at $49 and month at $73.50, and than Saily's Global month at $59.99.

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