The short answer
Saily is cheaper than Airalo for unlimited in Italy by a single cent at every length both sell: $22.99 against $23 for a week, $43.99 against $44 for 15 days and $63.99 against $64 for 30 days. Airalo is the one with a 3-day plan, at $11, and the cheaper buckets: $19 against $20.99 for 10 GB. Both give 5 GB a day at full speed. Ringo Light, the third option, is unlimited data at full speed for 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $14.99 or 30 days at $26.99.
Unlimited data at full speed for 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $14.99 or 30 days at $26.99, nothing renews, no app. Airalo asks $11, $44 and $64, Saily $43.99 and $63.99 for 15 and 30 days. No buckets and no 7-day plan.
$11 for 3 days, $23 for a week, $44 for 15 days, $64 for 30 days of unlimited on WindTre. 10 GB for 30 days at $19, 20 GB at $26, buckets from $4 for 1 GB. Buy on the web or in its app.
$22.99 for a week, $43.99 for 15 days, $63.99 for 30 days of unlimited, 5 GB a day at full speed. 10 GB at $20.99, 20 GB at $28.99. Needs its app. Its page does not name its Italian network.
Prices read on 25 October 2026: Airalo, Saily 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. The rivals sell 15 days, Ringo Light 2 weeks, so those are the nearest lengths. Both rivals give 5 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps; Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
The 30-day unlimited plan at each brand. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Airalo and Saily slow you after 5 GB a day.
The bucket most people buy for a two-week holiday. Ringo Light sells no bucket: its 2 weeks is unlimited, and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. For a fixed 10 GB that must last a month, Airalo is the cheaper of the two.
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Airalo vs Saily in one paragraph
Airalo and Saily are priced within a cent of each other for unlimited in Italy, and Saily is the lower of the two every time: $22.99 against $23 for a week, $43.99 against $44 for 15 days, $63.99 against $64 for 30 days. The difference is not worth choosing on. Choose on the rest: Airalo sells a 3-day plan at $11 and cheaper buckets, 10 GB at $19 against $20.99 and 20 GB at $26 against $28.99, and you can buy on the web without an app. Saily needs its app, and its page does not name the Italian network it uses; Airalo rides WindTre. Both give 5 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. If you want unlimited for 3 days, two weeks or a month, neither is the cheapest: Ringo Light sells 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $14.99 and 30 days at $26.99, unlimited data at full speed.
Price: the same trip at each
Priced on 25 October 2026, in US dollars. For 3 days of unlimited, Airalo asks $11; Saily sells no 3-day plan. For a week, $23 at Airalo and $22.99 at Saily. For 15 days, $44 at Airalo and $43.99 at Saily. For 30 days, $64 at Airalo and $63.99 at Saily. Saily wins every length both sell, by one cent; only Airalo sells 3 days. Italy is where both brands cost the most for a longer stay.
Ringo Light sells three trips for Italy: 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $14.99 and 30 days at $26.99. The 3 days costs less than Airalo's $11. The 2 weeks costs about a third of Airalo's 15 days at $44 or Saily's at $43.99, and less than either brand charges for a single week, $23 and $22.99. The 30 days costs less than half of Airalo's $64 and Saily's $63.99. Ringo Light sells no 7-day plan; for exactly a week, you buy its 2 weeks at $14.99 and have a week of days left over.
For a fixed amount of data, Airalo and Saily both sell it and Ringo Light does not. Airalo is cheaper: 10 GB for 30 days at $19 against $20.99, 20 GB at $26 against $28.99. If you need 10 GB to last a whole month, Airalo at $19 is the better buy than our 30 days at $26.99, and we would rather you read that here than at checkout. If the trip is two weeks, Ringo Light unlimited at $14.99 costs less than either 10 GB bucket.
What unlimited means at each
Both give 5 GB a day at full speed, then slow to 1 Mbps until the next day. That is enough for maps, messages and a few hours of video; a long evening of streaming in HD can hit it. On this point the two are the same. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for the whole 3 days, 2 weeks or 30 days. Fair use policy, see Terms.
Networks and coverage in Italy
Airalo rides WindTre. Saily's plan page does not name its Italian operator, so we cannot say which network it uses. Ringo Light rides a local partner network. The cities and the fast rail lines between Rome, Florence, Milan and Venice have good 4G and 5G on every Italian network; the Amalfi coast, the Cinque Terre paths and the high valleys of the Dolomites are patchier whichever brand you pick.
Installation, app and support
Airalo sells on the web or in its app; either way you install the eSIM yourself and its support chat lives in the app. Airalo's refunds end once the eSIM is installed. Saily needs its app to buy, install and top up, with the cleanest app of the brands we compared. 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.
The cheaper third option: Ringo Light
Ringo Light is our own data eSIM, sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For Italy it sells three trips, all unlimited data at full speed: 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $14.99 and 30 days at $26.99. One payment, nothing renews, no app.
What it does not do: no buckets, no 7-day plan, no phone number, data only. Calls go over apps that use data. If you want 10 GB or 20 GB that lasts a full month, Airalo at $19 or $26 is the better buy than our 30 days at $26.99. For 3 days, two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three.
The full comparison for Italy, with every brand priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-italy. 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 a bucket or 3 days. 10 GB for 30 days at $19, 20 GB at $26, and 3 days of unlimited at $11. Saily asks $20.99 and $28.99 for the buckets and sells no 3-day plan. Ringo Light sells no bucket.
- Saily, if you want the lowest price of the two for a week, 15 or 30 days. $22.99, $43.99 and $63.99, one cent under Airalo at each, with 5 GB a day at full speed. You need its app.
- ✓Ringo Light, if you want unlimited at 3 days, two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed at $8.99, $14.99 or $26.99, cheaper than both at every length.
Pick by trip
Ringo Light unlimited, 3 days, $8.99, against $11 at Airalo. Saily sells no 3-day plan.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $14.99, less than Saily's $22.99 or Airalo's $23 for 7 days, with a week of days to spare.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $14.99, against $43.99 at Saily and $44 at Airalo for 15 days.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $26.99, against $63.99 at Saily and $64 at Airalo. Both slow after 5 GB a day.
Airalo 10 GB for 30 days at $19, against $20.99 at Saily. Ringo Light sells no buckets; our 30 days is $26.99.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Saily, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Saily and Ringo Light for Italy 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 and Nomad. They sell Italy too and are priced the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-italy. This page answers one question, Airalo or Saily, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option. Left out: Ubigi. It is the cheapest 10 GB bucket for Italy at $12 and the value unlimited at $25 for 15 days, both in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-italy. It is not part of this pair, so it stays there. Left out: Maya Mobile. It lists only a Global plan for Italy, so it stays out rather than being guessed.
- Airalo: esimdb.com/italy/airalo, listing dated 4 October 2026; unlimited read on airalo.com/italy-esim in dollars, 25 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-italy/, dollar prices on its own site, read in the browser 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.
