1 · The short answer: Ringo's Power plan for shared hotspot

The one I would buy is Ringo's Power plan named "Best for shared hotspot". Twenty-four hours cost $5.99 in Germany, Italy, Spain, the USA, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Greece and Singapore, and it is the plan Ringo names and sells for sharing a connection with a laptop or a second phone.

Every travel eSIM brand whose page I could read allows hotspot and tethering in 2026: Airalo, Holafly, Nomad, Ubigi and Maya Mobile all say yes. The difference is the cap on sharing. Holafly prints a limit of 1 GB of shared data per day on its travel eSIMs, and Airalo counts sharing inside the daily allowance of its unlimited packages. Ringo's plan for sharing is named for the job and carries one line on limits: "Fair use policy, see Terms".

I write for Ringo, so weigh that. I read every rival rule below on the brand's own page on 10 November 2026, and the links are in the last section. Ringo prices were read from the live catalogue on 11 November 2026. Saily is missing because its pages would not load for me, and I do not repeat a rule I could not read.

2 · Ringo first: the plan made for sharing

Ringo Light is a data-only travel eSIM that sits beside your own SIM, so your number keeps working for calls, texts and bank codes. One payment, no renewal, and the eSIM arrives by email in seconds. The regular Unlimited trip is the everyday plan, sold as unlimited data at full speed, and it is the cheaper one: in Germany, 3 days cost $8.99. The one line about limits is "Fair use policy, see Terms". I will not tell you that the regular trip allows or forbids a hotspot, because the page does not say it.

For heavy days and shared hotspots, Ringo has Power plans, in two types. One is named "Priority speed". The other is named "Best for shared hotspot", and that is the plan made for this article's question. Both are Ringo, so you choose by what you do: the Unlimited trip for the everyday phone, Power when you share.

The 24-hour plan is $5.99 in Germany, Italy, Spain, the USA, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Greece and Singapore. Longer lengths exist in four of them, on the 11 November 2026 prices: Germany has 3 days at $11.99 and 30 days at $97.99, Switzerland has 10 days at $27.99 and 30 days at $82.99, Greece has 7 days at $19.99 and 30 days at $83.99, and Singapore has 3 days at $11.99 and 30 days at $82.99. Each destination page shows every price in a drop-down.

Not every destination has the sharing type. Japan and South Korea sell the Priority speed type only today, and Thailand and Turkey have no Power card, so for those four countries Ringo's plan for sharing is not on sale and I say so plainly.

Every plan for each place: Germany, USA, Singapore, Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Spain.

3 · The hotspot rules, side by side

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BrandHotspot allowedCap on sharing, as the page states it
Yes: a plan is named and sold for it, "Best for shared hotspot", 24 hours for $5.99Fair use policy, see Terms
AiraloAiraloYes, if the device and the network support itUnlimited packages: sharing counts inside the 3 GB per day at 20 Mbps, then reduced speed. No separate hotspot cap stated
HolaflyHolaflyYesTravel eSIMs: up to 1 GB per day, so a 7-day plan shares 7 GB. Holafly Plans: unlimited sharing on the unlimited plan, 25 GB on the 25 GB plan
NomadNomadYes, "Nomad's eSIMs support tethering / hotspot"None stated. Its blog says all plans support hotspot "without hidden restrictions"
UbigiUbigiYes, the help centre gives the steps for each phoneNone stated on the help pages I read
Maya MobileMaya MobileYes, "fully supports mobile hotspot and tethering""No extra fees, no restrictions"

A blank in the last column is not a promise. It means the page I read gave no figure. Where a brand sells a plan with a daily allowance, I would assume the hotspot draws from the same allowance as the phone unless the page says otherwise. Holafly's travel eSIMs are the one case with a sharing cap printed on the page, 1 GB per day, and Ringo's plan is the one that is named for sharing.

4 · What each rival says, in its own words

AiraloAiralo. The help centre answer is one line: you can share a personal hotspot as long as the device and the network support it. The unlimited packages page is more exact. Tethered data is included in the daily high-speed allowance and follows the same fair usage policy. The page gives that allowance as 3 GB per day at 20 Mbps, then reduced speed until the next 24 hours begin. So the laptop and the phone draw from one daily allowance there, where Ringo sells a plan named for sharing.

HolaflyHolafly. Holafly is the only brand here with a hotspot cap printed on the page. Its travel eSIMs share up to 1 GB per day, and the total depends on the plan length. Data on the phone itself stays unlimited after the sharing runs out. The subscription called Holafly Plans is different: the page describes unlimited hotspot sharing on the unlimited plan and 25 GB of sharing on the 25 GB plan.

NomadNomad. The home page FAQ says yes in six words. The blog adds that all Nomad plans are designed to support hotspot. I found no daily sharing figure on either page.

UbigiUbigi. The help centre treats sharing as a normal thing to do and walks through iPhone, Samsung, Pixel, Motorola and Huawei. It states no limit, and no promise about limits either.

Maya MobileMaya Mobile. Maya's global eSIM page is the most generous in writing: hotspot included, no extra fees, no restrictions, and a claim that it never throttles. It also notes that real speeds vary by place and local network. Its help centre article would not load for me, so I rely on the product page alone.

5 · Which one I would buy: Ringo first, by how you share

  • A laptop for email now and then. Ringo's "Best for shared hotspot", 24 hours for $5.99, in the nine countries listed above. It is a plan named for sharing, so there is nothing to work out about a daily allowance.
  • A second phone or a travel partner all day. Ringo's "Best for shared hotspot" again. Holafly's travel eSIMs print 1 GB of sharing per day, and Ringo's plan is the one named and sold for sharing, with "Fair use policy, see Terms" as its one line on limits.
  • Working days on a laptop. Video calls and file sync are what break a daily allowance, and on Airalo's unlimited packages the laptop and the phone draw from one 3 GB daily allowance. I would take Ringo's "Best for shared hotspot" for the days you work, and the regular Unlimited trip, from $8.99 for 3 days in Germany, for the days you do not.
  • Weeks or months abroad. Ringo's 30-day "Best for shared hotspot" is on sale in Germany at $97.99, Switzerland at $82.99, Greece at $83.99 and Singapore at $82.99. In other countries, where Ringo sells only the 24-hour plan, Holafly Plans with the unlimited tier is the one subscription I read that names unlimited hotspot sharing, and for that case I would buy it.
  • France, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and other countries without the plan. Ringo sells no plan named for sharing there, which is why a rival is the pick for sharing in those countries. Maya Mobile is the brand whose page states no restriction on sharing. The Ringo Unlimited trip is still on sale in all of them, and Power with Priority speed in France, Japan and South Korea.

One habit helps on every plan. Before you turn the hotspot on, pause cloud backup and automatic updates on the laptop. They are the silent part of the bill.

6 · Frequently asked questions

Does Airalo allow hotspot?+
Yes. Airalo's help page says you can share a personal hotspot as long as your device and the network support it. On its unlimited packages, the page says tethered data counts inside the daily high-speed allowance, which it gives as 3 GB per day at 20 Mbps, with reduced speed after that.
Does Holafly allow hotspot?+
Yes, with a cap. Holafly's pages say its travel eSIMs share up to 1 GB per day, so a 7-day plan shares 7 GB in total, while data on the phone itself stays unlimited. Its subscription, Holafly Plans, is described as unlimited hotspot sharing on the unlimited plan and 25 GB of sharing on the 25 GB plan.
Which unlimited eSIM has no hotspot limit?+
Of the pages I read, Maya Mobile is the one that says so in plain words: hotspot and tethering with no extra fees and no restrictions. Holafly says it only for the unlimited tier of its subscription. Airalo counts sharing inside a daily allowance.
Does hotspot use more data than the phone alone?+
The hotspot itself costs nothing extra on any page I read. The laptop behind it is the difference. A computer syncs files, updates apps and loads full-size pages, so an hour of work on a hotspot can pass what the phone takes in a day.
Which Ringo plan is for hotspot?+
Ringo's Power plan named "Best for shared hotspot" is the one I would buy. It is sold on the destination pages that show a Power card, such as Germany, Italy and Spain, and 24 hours cost $5.99 (price on 11 November 2026). Germany, Switzerland, Greece and Singapore also have lengths up to 30 days, each price shown in a drop-down. The one line about limits is "Fair use policy, see Terms".
Why does my hotspot not work on a travel eSIM?+
The usual cause is a setting. Airalo's help page says that when an eSIM needs its APN typed by hand, the hotspot APN needs the same entry. Maya's pages add that the local network operator can restrict sharing in some places.

7 · Sources

Each page below is the brand's own, read on 10 November 2026. Rules change, so check the plan page before you pay.

Not read: Saily's site and help centre, and Maya Mobile's help centre article on internet sharing, did not load for me on that day. Saily is left out of the table for that reason.