The short answer
A nomad month in Asia often means Bali, then Thailand, then Vietnam, with the laptop on wifi and the phone as backup. I priced the six regional Asia plans on 25 October 2026 for 30 days and for two weeks, read what unlimited means at each brand, and added up Ringo Light's country plans for Bali, Thailand and Vietnam. For a month split across those places I would buy the Ringo Light Asia plan. For a month in one place, I would open that country's page.
Unlimited data at full speed for 30 days at $59.99, or 2 weeks at $34.99, across 20 countries, nothing renews. Ubigi asks $66 for its month and Airalo $73.50.
For a few days between bases: 3 days of unlimited at $11.50, with 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps.
If wifi carries the laptop and the phone does maps and messages: 10 GB for 30 days at $21 and 20 GB for 45 days at $35 (on sale, regular $40).
A week with 25 GB at full speed for $25, then 2 Mbps. 20 GB a month for $19, a plan that renews, which suits a stay that keeps going.
Prices read on 25 October 2026: Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi 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
Regional plans, US dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, the others 15 days. Ubigi's 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no two-week unlimited; its longest is 10 days at $29.
The 30-day regional plan at each brand, the line a nomad month turns on. Ubigi's month is 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited.
Holafly sells no buckets. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited, so it lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days.
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Where a nomad month in Asia is spent, and what your phone needs there
Eight places that nomads based in Bali, Thailand and Vietnam often visit on days off, with the one thing your data does for you at each. One Asia eSIM works at every stop.
One plan for the whole trip: Ringo Light
A nomad month in Asia rarely stays in one town. Bali for a few weeks, a flight to Thailand, a stretch in Vietnam: a regional eSIM keeps the same data on through every landing, and you do not hunt for a SIM shop with a laptop bag on your back.
The line that matters most is 30 days. Ringo Light charges $59.99 for 30 days of unlimited data at full speed, and nothing renews. Ubigi asks $66, but its month is 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Airalo asks $73.50, Holafly $76.50 and Saily $86.99. For two weeks, Ringo Light is $34.99 against $45 to $54.99.
Bought one country at a time for a month, Bali's 30 days at $35.99, Thailand's $32.99 and Vietnam's $42.99 come to $111.97, against $59.99 for the Asia plan that covers all three. For two weeks the three are $23.99, $22.99 and $22.99, $69.97 together, against $34.99.
If your month is one place, the country plan is the better buy. Thailand's 30 days at $32.99 and Bali's at $35.99 both cost less than $59.99. Bali is in Indonesia, so Indonesia's plan is the one that covers it. I would pay for Asia when the month is split across two or more countries.
If you tether a laptop to your phone, read the sharing rule before you buy. I found a limit only at Holafly, which caps sharing at 1 GB a day. Ringo Light's 30 days ends after 30 days and does not renew, so for a longer stay I would plan the next plan before day 30. Ubigi's 20 GB monthly plan at $19 does renew, with a fixed bucket.
Which plans cover your stops
Ringo Light's Asia plan lists Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, so Bali, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hoi An and Da Nang all sit on one eSIM at one price. Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, two other bases nomads use, are on the list too. Bali is in Indonesia, and Indonesia is the entry to look for.
For the rivals, I read the country counts in the table (Airalo 18, Holafly 16, Saily 22, Nomad 14, Ubigi 17). The few countries my Asia comparison says they leave out include none of Indonesia, Thailand or Vietnam. I did not confirm those three on each brand's list on the day, so I would open the list for yours before you pay. If a base is Laos, Nepal, Mongolia, Taiwan or Bangladesh, Ringo Light does not cover it, and I would buy a plan that lists it.
If you want a data bucket: Nomad or Airalo
- Nomad, $21 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB on its 14-country APAC plan, and 20 GB for 45 days at $35 (on sale, regular $40). A fit if wifi does the heavy work.
- Airalo, $25 for 10 GB. Asialink, 18 countries, 20 GB for 30 days at $39, buckets from $4 for 1 GB.
- Ubigi, $28 for 10 GB. Best Asia, 17 countries. Its 20 GB for $19 is a monthly plan that renews until you stop it, which suits a long stay and needs watching.
- Saily, $35.99 for 10 GB. Asia and Oceania, 22 countries, no 20 GB bucket on its listing. Read on saily.com, 25 October 2026.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Its 2 weeks is unlimited for $34.99 and its 30 days unlimited for $59.99. For 10 GB, Nomad and Airalo cost less, and for 20 GB, Nomad, Airalo and Ubigi's monthly plan do too. I would buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for a bucket.
What Ringo Light is
Ringo Light is the data eSIM Ringo sells to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it, and I write for Ringo, so weigh that. For Asia it sells two trips across 20 countries, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam among them, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $34.99 and 30 days at $59.99. Nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, no app.
The card to buy it is further up this page, after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
I would open that country's page. Thailand's 30 days at $32.99 and Bali's at $35.99 cost less than the Asia plan at $59.99.
I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $59.99, less than Ubigi's $66, which slows after 60 GB.
I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $34.99.
I would buy Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $21, if its 14 countries include your bases.
I would buy Airalo unlimited, 3 days, $11.50. Ringo Light sells no 3 days on Asia.
None of these travel plans does that. The full Ringo, which Ringo Light funds, ports the number you have.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for a digital nomad in Asia 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: Maya Mobile. We could not read its own prices for this country on the day, so it stays out rather than being guessed.
- Airalo: www.airalo.com/asia-esim?currency=USD, Asialink unlimited, 18 countries and the 3 GB daily cap read on the site in dollars, 25 October 2026; 10 GB and 20 GB buckets from esimdb.com/vietnam/airalo, listing dated 4 October 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-asia/, prices in dollars and the 16-country list on the site, 25 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-asia-and-oceania/, Asia and Oceania plans, prices in dollars on saily.com, read 25 October 2026
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/apac-esim, Regional APAC plans, prices in dollars from the page itself, read 25 October 2026; 20 GB for 45 days is on sale, $40 regular
- Ubigi: cellulardata.ubigi.com/rates-and-coverage/best-asia-data-plans/best-asia-unlimited-30-days/, Best Asia plan pages on cellulardata.ubigi.com, 25 October 2026: 7 days $25, 15 days $45, 30 days $66, 10 GB $28, 20 GB a month $19
- 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.
