The short answer
Airalo is cheaper than Saily for Turkey in every row: $24.50 against $26.99 for a week of unlimited, $69 against $71.99 for 30 days, $15.50 against $15.99 for 10 GB and $22.50 against $22.99 for 20 GB. Saily gives you more full-speed data each day on unlimited, 5 GB against 3 GB. Ringo Light, the third option, is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $12.99 or 30 days at $26.99, and 3 days at $8.99.
Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $12.99 or 30 days at $26.99, nothing renews, no app. Airalo asks $24.50 for one week and $69 for the month, Saily $26.99 and $71.99.
$11.50 for 3 days, $24.50 for a week, $69 for 30 days of unlimited on Türk Telekom. 10 GB for 30 days at $15.50, 20 GB at $22.50. App recommended.
5 GB a day at full speed against 3 GB at Airalo, on Turkcell or Vodafone TR. $26.99 for a week, $71.99 for 30 days, 10 GB at $15.99. Needs its app.
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. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, so that is the nearest length. Airalo is 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps; Saily is 5 GB a day, 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 slows to 1 Mbps after 3 GB a day, Saily 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. If the 10 GB must last a whole month, Airalo at $15.50 is the cheaper of the two that sell it.
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Airalo vs Saily in one paragraph
Airalo is cheaper than Saily for Turkey in every row, by a few dollars on unlimited and by under half a dollar on the buckets. It also sells a 3-day unlimited plan at $11.50, which Saily does not. Saily gives you more on unlimited: 5 GB a day at full speed against 3 GB at Airalo, on Turkcell or Vodafone TR instead of Türk Telekom, in the cleanest app of the brands we priced. Pick Airalo for the lowest price of the two or for a short trip. Pick Saily if you stream every evening and want the higher daily allowance. If the trip is two weeks or a month and you want unlimited, neither is the cheapest: Ringo Light sells 2 weeks at $12.99 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, from each brand's own site. For 3 days of unlimited, Airalo asks $11.50; Saily sells no 3-day plan. For a week, $24.50 at Airalo and $26.99 at Saily. For 30 days, $69 at Airalo and $71.99 at Saily. For 10 GB over 30 days, $15.50 at Airalo and $15.99 at Saily. For 20 GB, $22.50 at Airalo and $22.99 at Saily. Airalo wins every row of the two.
Ringo Light sells three trips for Turkey: 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $12.99 and 30 days at $26.99. The 2 weeks costs about half of Airalo's week at $24.50 or Saily's at $26.99, and gives you a second week on top. The 30 days costs $26.99 against $69 at Airalo and $71.99 at Saily. Ringo Light sells no 7-day plan; its 2 weeks at $12.99 is still the cheapest way to cover a week of the three.
For a fixed amount of data, Airalo and Saily both sell it and Ringo Light does not. Our 2 weeks at $12.99 costs less than either 10 GB plan, but it lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. If you need 10 GB to last a whole month, Airalo at $15.50 is the better buy. For 20 GB over a month, Airalo at $22.50 and Saily at $22.99 both come in under our 30 days at $26.99, and we would rather you read that here than at checkout.
What unlimited means at each
Airalo's unlimited for Turkey, the Merhaba plan, gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then slows to 1 Mbps until the next day. That is enough for maps, messages and an hour or two of video; a long evening of streaming in HD will hit it. Saily gives 5 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps, so Saily is the one to pick between the two if you stream or share data to a laptop most days. 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 Turkey
Turkey has three networks: Turkcell, Vodafone Turkey and Türk Telekom. All three cover Istanbul, Cappadocia and the coast. Airalo's Merhaba plan rides Türk Telekom with 5G. Saily rides Turkcell or Vodafone TR. Ringo Light rides a local partner network. For Istanbul, Goreme, Antalya and Bodrum, any of the three works. If you want both Türk Telekom and Turkcell on one eSIM, that is Ubigi or Holafly in the full comparison, not either of these two.
Installation, app and support
Airalo recommends its app: you buy, install and top up inside it, and that is also where its support chat lives. Refunds for a wrong purchase come back as Airmoney credit, not cash. Saily needs its app and a Nord account; you pay for the app, and it is the cleanest one of the brands we priced. 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 Istanbul or Antalya. Airalo, Saily and Ringo Light all deliver within minutes if you buy on hotel Wi-Fi after landing.
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 Turkey it sells three trips, all unlimited data at full speed: 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $12.99 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 that lasts a whole month, Airalo at $15.50 is the better buy. If you want 20 GB for a month, Airalo at $22.50 and Saily at $22.99 both beat our 30 days at $26.99. For 3 days, a week, two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three.
The full six-brand comparison for Turkey, with Holafly, Nomad and Ubigi priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-turkey. 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 that lasts a month. 10 GB for 30 days at $15.50, 20 GB at $22.50. Saily is $15.99 and $22.99. Ringo Light sells no bucket.
- Airalo, if you want 3 days from a brand other than us. $11.50 for 3 days of unlimited, 3 GB a day at full speed. Saily sells no 3-day plan. Ringo Light is $8.99.
- Saily, if you want the higher daily allowance on unlimited. 5 GB a day at full speed against 3 GB at Airalo, on Turkcell or Vodafone TR. You pay $26.99 for a week against $24.50, and $71.99 for a month against $69.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is 3 days, two weeks or a month and you want unlimited. Unlimited data at full speed at $8.99, $12.99 or $26.99, cheaper than both at each of those lengths.
Pick by trip
Ringo Light unlimited, 3 days, $8.99, against $11.50 at Airalo. Saily sells no 3-day plan.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $12.99, against $24.50 at Airalo and $26.99 at Saily for 7 days. Saily if you want its stated 5 GB a day from a brand other than us.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $12.99. Airalo and Saily sell no 2-week unlimited; their week is $24.50 and $26.99, their month $69 and $71.99.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $26.99, against $69 at Airalo and $71.99 at Saily. Saily if you want its stated 5 GB a day at full speed.
Airalo 10 GB for 30 days at $15.50, or Saily at $15.99. Ringo Light sells no bucket; its 2 weeks at $12.99 is cheaper but ends after 2 weeks.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Saily, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Saily and Ringo Light for Turkey 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, Nomad and Ubigi. They sell Turkey too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-turkey. This page answers one question, Airalo or Saily, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option. Left out: Maya Mobile. Its own site refused the fetch and the two listings that carry it disagree on the 30-day price, so it stays out rather than being guessed.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/turkey-esim?currency=USD, unlimited in dollars on airalo.com, network Türk Telekom (Avea), read 25 October 2026; fixed-data buckets from the esimdb listing dated 5 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-turkey/, dollars, read 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.
