The short answer
Three or four countries in two weeks, from an American phone on AT&T or Verizon: roam, or buy one regional eSIM? I read both carriers' pages on 31 October 2026 and compared them with five regional eSIMs and Ringo Light, priced on 25 October 2026. For a short stop I would roam. For two weeks or a month across borders I would buy Ringo Light.
Unlimited data at full speed in 33 countries, 2 weeks at $22.99 or 30 days at $35.99, nothing renews. Airalo Eurolink asks $49 for 15 days and $71 for the month.
10 GB for 30 days at $15 for a light user. Its 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps, for $35.
Eurolink covers 41 countries, among them Serbia, Bosnia, North Macedonia and Ukraine. Unlimited for 3 days costs $11.50, with 5 GB a day at full speed.
33 countries including the UK, no daily cap stated for your own phone. $27.50 for a week, with sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
Prices read on 25 October 2026: Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi, AT&T, AT&T destination list, Ringo Light, Verizon on their own sites or listings, Ringo Light from its catalogue. All in US dollars unless stated. Treat every number as a snapshot.
See the full price index for every country.
The prices, charted
Regional Europe plans, US dollars, 25 October 2026. The rivals sell 15 days, Ringo Light 2 weeks. Ubigi's 15 days is 30 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no unlimited past 10 days in Europe.
The 30-day regional plan at each brand. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Ubigi's month is 60 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited for Europe.
Holafly sells no buckets. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days.
Side by side
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Get Ringo Light for Europe, from $22.99.
Installed once, next to your own SIM. Your eSIM arrives by email in seconds.
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Your eSIM arrives by email, usually instantly, occasionally within a few minutes. If it is not in your inbox, check Spam or Junk. It is on your dashboard too.
- Unlimited data, no throttling, full speed
- Works in 33 European countries, France included
- One price, no roaming bills
- Data only, next to your own SIM and number
- Install in one scan, no app needed
Unlimited data at full speed. Most trips never need more. If you use a lot, we email you first, then add more data for $22.99, up to 5 times. Switch it off any time on your dashboard.
- Your card details never touch our servers.
Traveling all year? The Global plan is unlimited data, month by month.
We sell data eSIMs for now to fund the full Ringo service. Ringo is self funded. Every plan bought here pays for the build of one plan that works everywhere.
Want to keep your own number abroad?
That is the full Ringo service: one plan that works everywhere, with your own number included.
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What to see in Europe, and what your phone needs for it
Eight places that sit on most first routes through Europe, from Paris to Lisbon, with the one thing your phone does for you at each. One regional eSIM works at every stop.
Roam with your carrier, or buy an eSIM
AT&T's International Day Pass is $12 a day in Europe on land, $168 for two weeks and $360 for a month, read 31 October 2026. Verizon TravelPass lists France, Italy, Spain and Germany at $12 a day each, read the same day. Ringo Light is $22.99 for 2 weeks and $35.99 for 30 days across 33 countries, unlimited data at full speed, paid once. It sells no 3-day plan for Europe.
The rivals sit much nearer to Ringo Light than the carriers do. For two weeks Ubigi asks $35 for a fixed 30 GB, Airalo $49, Saily $49.99 and Holafly $51.50. For a month Ubigi asks $62 and Airalo $71. For 3 days, Airalo asks $11.50. Ringo Light is $145.01 under either day pass on two weeks and $324.01 under on a month.
The carrier wins on what a bill cannot show: your own number rings, calls and texts are included, and there is nothing to install. It also charges only for days of use, so a weekend in Paris is $24 if you touch the phone on two days. For a stop that short I would roam, since Ringo Light has no 3-day plan here and Airalo's $11.50 still needs a setup.
A family changes the sum. AT&T charges $6 a day for each additional line, while each phone needs its own eSIM. I would count the lines before I chose.
Countries in Europe, and what changes for a visitor from the United States
Ringo Light covers 33 countries: the EU countries plus the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar. Airalo's Eurolink covers 41 and adds Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Ukraine. Holafly lists 33 including the UK, Saily 35, Nomad 35 on its unlimited plans and Ubigi 38. I would read the list for every country on your route before paying, and the UK and Switzerland are the two that catch people out.
The carriers publish shorter lists. AT&T's destination list, read 31 October 2026, shows France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece and Ireland. Verizon's countries list gave me $12 a day for France, Italy, Spain and Germany, and I priced no other country there.
On how the pass works: Verizon gives 5 GB of high-speed data in each 24-hour session, then unlimited data at 3G speeds. AT&T describes unlimited high-speed data on an eligible Unlimited Plan. Neither page shows a monthly plan for Europe, so I read the month as thirty days at $12.
If you want a data bucket: Ubigi or Nomad
- Ubigi, $15 for 10 GB. The cheapest 10 GB across 38 countries. 25 GB is $29, and a 20 GB monthly plan at $19 renews until you stop it.
- Nomad, $23 for 10 GB. 20 GB for 30 days is $27, the cheapest one-off 20 GB in the table.
- Airalo, $31 for 10 GB. Eurolink 20 GB is $48, and Eurolink has the longest country list.
- Saily, $35.99 for 10 GB. Read on saily.com, 25 October 2026.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Its 2 weeks of unlimited is $22.99 and its 30 days $35.99. For a month of fixed data, Ubigi's 10 GB at $15 and Nomad's 20 GB at $27 both cost less. 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. I write for Ringo, so read my verdict knowing that. For Europe it sells two trips across 33 countries, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $22.99 and 30 days at $35.99. Nothing renews. The eSIM arrives by email and installs in one scan, no app, and moves to a local network by itself when you cross a border.
It works next to your own SIM, so your number can keep ringing for calls and texts if you leave roaming on for those, which both carriers include.
The card to buy it is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
I would roam on the carrier if you will use the phone on one or two days, $12 or $24. Ringo Light sells no 3 days here, and Airalo Eurolink asks $11.50.
I would buy Ringo Light, $22.99, against $168 on the pass. Ubigi at $35 is the nearest rival.
I would buy Ringo Light, $35.99. The pass comes to $360 for the same thirty days.
My pick is Ubigi 10 GB for 30 days at $15.
I would buy Airalo Eurolink. Ringo Light does not cover those three.
I would keep the carrier SIM on with roaming for calls, and put data on Ringo Light.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi, AT&T, AT&T destination list, Ringo Light, Verizon, Ringo Light
We priced Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad, Ubigi and Ringo Light for Europe 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/europe-esim?currency=USD, Eurolink unlimited in dollars on the site, 25 October 2026; buckets, daily cap and 41 countries from esimdb.com/region/europe/airalo, listing updated 6 October 2026
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-europe/, dollar prices and 33 countries on its own page, 25 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-europe/, prices in dollars on saily.com, read 25 October 2026
- Nomad: esimdb.com/region/europe/nomad, listing updated 6 October 2026; every price, daily cap and unlimited length re-read on nomadesim.com/europe-esim, 25 October 2026 (20 GB is on sale at $27, regular $37)
- Ubigi: esimdb.com/region/europe/ubigi, listing updated 6 October 2026
- AT&T: www.att.com/international/day-pass/, International Day Pass: $12 a day on land, $6 per additional line, charged on days used, no monthly plan shown, read 31 October 2026
- AT&T destination list: www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1395068/, International Day Pass destinations: France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece and Ireland listed, no prices on that page, read 31 October 2026
- Ringo Light: ringoesim.com/europe, the catalogue the checkout charges, read the same day
- Verizon: www.verizon.com/support/travelpass-faqs/, TravelPass FAQ for the daily price, the 5 GB allowance and billing on days used, and the TravelPass countries list at verizon.com/plans/travelpass-countries/ for France, Italy, Spain and Germany at $12 per day each, read 31 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.
