Airalo vs Saily for Spain in 2026.

Airalo vs Saily in one paragraph

Airalo is cheaper than Saily for Spain at every length both sell: $43 against $48.99 for 15 days, $63 against $71.99 for 30 days, $14 against $15.99 for 10 GB and $20 against $22.99 for 20 GB. Airalo is also the only one of the two with a 3-day plan at $11 and a 7-day plan at $23.50. Both give 5 GB a day at full speed on unlimited, then slow to 1 Mbps, so the unlimited itself is the same. Saily rides Movistar, Orange and Vodafone; Airalo rides Yoigo, Vodafone and Orange. Saily needs its app; Airalo can be bought on the web. Pick Airalo for the lower price and the shorter plans. Pick Saily if you want Movistar or like its app. 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 $16.99 and 30 days at $26.99, unlimited data at full speed.

Price: the same trip at each

Priced on 22 October 2026, in US dollars. Airalo's unlimited was read on its own site and its buckets from the esimdb listing dated 4 October; Saily is from the esimdb listing dated 4 October, because saily.com refused the fetch. For 3 days and 7 days of unlimited, only Airalo sells a plan, at $11 and $23.50. For 15 days, $43 at Airalo and $48.99 at Saily. For 30 days, $63 at Airalo and $71.99 at Saily. For 10 GB over 30 days, $14 and $15.99. For 20 GB, $20 and $22.99. Airalo wins every row, by $5.99 on the fortnight, $8.99 on the month, $1.99 on 10 GB and $2.99 on 20 GB.

Ringo Light sells three trips for Spain: 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $16.99 and 30 days at $26.99. The 2 weeks costs $26.01 less than Airalo's 15 days at $43 and $32.00 less than Saily's at $48.99, and it is less than Airalo's single week at $23.50. The 30 days costs $36.01 less than Airalo's $63 and $45.00 less than Saily's $71.99. For 3 days, $8.99 against $11 at Airalo; Saily sells no 3-day plan. Ringo Light sells no 7-day plan; for a week you buy its 2 weeks at $16.99, which is still cheaper than Airalo's week.

For a fixed amount of data, Airalo and Saily both sell it and Ringo Light does not. If 10 GB spread over a month is all you need, Airalo at $14 is $2.99 cheaper than Ringo Light's $16.99, and Saily at $15.99 is $1.00 cheaper. For 20 GB, Airalo at $20 is $6.99 under our 30 days at $26.99 and Saily at $22.99 is $4.00 under. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.

What unlimited means at each

Airalo's and Saily's unlimited plans for Spain work the same way: 5 GB a day at full speed, then slowed to 1 Mbps until the next day. That is enough for maps, messages, music and a couple of hours of video; a long evening of HD streaming or a big photo backup will hit it, and a laptop on the hotspot will hit it sooner. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for the whole 3 days, 2 weeks or 30 days, with no daily figure. Fair use policy, see Terms.

Networks and coverage in Spain

Spain has four networks: Movistar, Orange, Vodafone and Yoigo. All four cover the cities, the coast and the high-speed rail lines well. Airalo rides Yoigo, Vodafone and Orange. Saily rides Movistar, Orange and Vodafone. Ringo Light rides a local partner network. For Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Valencia and the islands, any of the three works. Saily is the one of the two to pick if you want Movistar; Airalo is the one with Yoigo.

Installation, app and support

Saily needs its app: you buy, install and top up inside it, and that is also where its support lives. Airalo for Spain can be bought on the web or in its app; its support chat lives in the app and on its site. 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 at Barajas, El Prat or Palma.

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 Spain it sells three trips, all unlimited data at full speed: 3 days at $8.99, 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 7-day plan, no phone number, data only. Calls go over apps that use data. If you want 10 GB to last a whole month, Airalo at $14 is the better buy, with Saily at $15.99 next, and 20 GB at $20 or $22.99 still costs less than our 30 days. For 3 days, two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three.

The full six-brand comparison for Spain, with Holafly, Nomad and Ubigi priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-spain. 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 the cheaper of the two. $43 for 15 days, $63 for 30 days, 10 GB at $14 and 20 GB at $20, each under Saily, and the only one with a 3-day plan at $11 and a 7-day plan at $23.50.
• Airalo, if you want to buy without an app. Web or app. Saily needs its app.
• Saily, if you want Movistar. Movistar, Orange and Vodafone, with a clean app. You pay $48.99 for 15 days against $43 at Airalo, and $71.99 for a month against $63.
• ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is 3 days, 2 weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed at $8.99, $16.99 or $26.99, cheaper than both at each of those lengths, and cheaper than Airalo's week.

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