The short answer
Six travel eSIMs sell one plan for several Asian countries and get most of the traffic for this search. I priced all six regional plans on the same day, for a week, two weeks across three or four countries and a month, counted the countries each one covers and read the fine print on unlimited. Here is where each one wins.
Unlimited data at full speed across 20 countries, 7 days at $21.99, 2 weeks at $34.99 or 30 days at $59.99, nothing renews. Airalo asks $26 for a week, $49 for 15 days and $73.50 for the month.
Asialink, 18 countries: 3 days of unlimited at $11.50, with 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps.
APAC plan, 14 countries: 10 GB for 30 days at $21 and 20 GB for 45 days at $35 (on sale, regular $40).
Best Asia, 17 countries: 20 GB a month for $19 if you are happy with a plan that renews. Its 7 days with 25 GB at full speed is $25, then 2 Mbps, $3.01 more than a week of unlimited on Ringo Light.
Prices read on 10 November 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, 10 November 2026. Ubigi's 7 days is 25 GB at full speed, then 2 Mbps. Nomad sells no 7-day plan. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
Regional plans, US dollars, 10 November 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. 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.
Side by side
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Head to head
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What to do in Asia, and what your phone needs for it
Eight places most first trips to Asia include, from Tokyo to Bali, with the one thing your data does for you at each. All eight are in countries Ringo Light's Asia plan covers, so one eSIM works at every stop.
If you want unlimited for a week, two weeks or a month: Ringo Light
A first trip to Asia is often two weeks and three or four countries: Bangkok, then Bali, then Singapore, or Tokyo and Seoul. A regional eSIM means one install for all of it. For a week, I read Airalo at $26, Holafly at $27.50 and Saily at $28.99, and Ubigi at $25 for a fixed 25 GB at full speed. For about two weeks of unlimited on a regional plan, I read Airalo at $49, Holafly at $51.50, Saily at $54.99, and Ubigi at $45 for a fixed 30 GB at full speed. For a month, the rivals run $66 to $86.99. Ringo Light charges $21.99 for 7 days, $34.99 for 2 weeks and $59.99 for 30 days, nothing renews.
Read what unlimited means before you pick, as I did for each brand. Airalo gives 3 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps. Saily gives 5 GB a day, Nomad 2 GB. Ubigi gives 30 GB for 15 days or 60 GB for the month, then 2 Mbps. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone and limits sharing to 1 GB a day. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for 7 days, 2 weeks or 30 days.
For a week, Ringo Light's 7 days of unlimited at $21.99 costs less than any rival's week: Ubigi asks $25 for 25 GB at full speed, Airalo $26, Holafly $27.50 and Saily $28.99. Only the 3-day trip goes elsewhere: Ringo Light sells no 3-day plan, and Airalo sells 3 days of unlimited at $11.50.
Which countries each Asia plan covers
Asia plans differ more in their country lists than in their prices, so check yours before you buy. Ringo Light covers 20 countries: Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Each brand's list comes from its own page, linked under Sources, and I would read yours again on the day you buy.
Airalo's Asialink covers 18: Laos included, without Australia and New Zealand. Holafly's Asia plan covers 16: it includes Laos but not India, Bangladesh, Australia or New Zealand. Saily counts 22 countries in its Asia and Oceania plan, Ubigi 17 in Best Asia, and Nomad 14 in the APAC plan that carries its unlimited days and cheapest buckets. If your trip includes Laos, Nepal, Mongolia, Taiwan or Bangladesh, Ringo Light does not cover them, and I would buy a plan that lists them. If it ends in Sydney or Auckland, Ringo Light does cover it, on the same eSIM.
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).
- 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.
- Saily, $35.99 for 10 GB. Asia and Oceania, 22 countries, no 20 GB bucket on its listing. Read on saily.com, 10 November 2026.
- ✓Ringo Light, no buckets. Ringo Light's 2 weeks is unlimited for $34.99 and its 30 days unlimited for $59.99. For a fixed 10 GB, Nomad and Airalo are cheaper across Asia, and for 20 GB, Nomad, Airalo and Ubigi's monthly plan are all cheaper. I would buy Ringo Light for unlimited, not for a bucket. I would rather you read that here than at checkout.
What Ringo Light is
Ringo Light is Ringo's own data eSIM, and I write this guide for Ringo, so weigh that. It is sold to fund the full Ringo, one plan that works everywhere with your own number ported onto it. For Asia it sells three trips across 20 countries, all unlimited data at full speed with no speed cap: 7 days at $21.99, 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, just after the side-by-side table.
Pick by trip
I would buy Airalo Asialink unlimited, 3 days, $11.50. Ringo Light sells no 3 days.
I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 7 days, $21.99, less than any rival charges for a week.
I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $34.99, less than any rival charges for two weeks.
I would buy Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $21, if its 14 countries include yours.
I would buy Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $59.99.
I would buy Airalo Asialink or Holafly Asia; Ringo Light does not cover Laos.
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 Asia on 10 November 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, 10 November 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, 10 November 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-asia-and-oceania/, Asia and Oceania plans, prices in dollars on saily.com, read 25 October 2026; not readable on 10 November 2026, figures kept from 25 October
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/apac-esim, Regional APAC plans, prices in dollars from the page itself, read 10 November 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; re-read 10 November 2026 where the page showed dollars, unchanged; the rest is kept from 25 October
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 10 November 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.
