The short answer
Holafly sells unlimited for 3, 7, 15 and 30 days, $12.50 to $95.90. Nomad sells unlimited for 5 days at $26 and 10 days at $45, and buckets: 10 GB for 30 days at $25, 20 GB at $39. The unlimited lengths do not match, so we do not call either cheaper on unlimited. Ringo Light, the third option, is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $44.99 or 30 days at $63.99.
Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $44.99 or 30 days at $63.99, nothing renews, no app. Holafly asks $50.50 for 15 days and $95.90 for 30; Nomad's unlimited ends at 10 days for $45. No 3-day or 7-day plan, no buckets.
Days, not gigabytes, on Movistar: $12.50 for 3 days, $27.90 for a week, $50.50 for 15 days, $95.90 for 30 days. States no daily cap for your own phone; sharing limited to 1 GB a day. No buckets.
Unlimited for 5 days at $26 and 10 days at $45, 2 GB a day at full speed, then slower, on Movistar. 10 GB for 30 days at $25, 20 GB at $39. No 30-day unlimited. App optional.
Prices read on 28 September 2026: Holafly, Nomad 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, 28 September 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, unlimited data at full speed. Holafly is 15 days and states no daily cap. Nomad's unlimited stops at 10 days, so its bar is 10 days, not a like for like length.
US dollars, 28 September 2026. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone. Nomad sells no 30-day unlimited, so it has no bar.
US dollars, 28 September 2026. Ringo Light sells no bucket: its 2 weeks is unlimited and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. Holafly sells no buckets, so it has no bar. Nomad's 10 GB lasts 30 days.
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Holafly vs Nomad in one paragraph
Holafly and Nomad overlap less than their names suggest in Chile. Holafly sells unlimited for 3, 7, 15 and 30 days at $12.50, $27.90, $50.50 and $95.90, with no stated daily cap, and no buckets. Nomad sells unlimited for 5 days at $26 and 10 days at $45, at 2 GB a day, then slower, and buckets: 10 GB for 30 days at $25 and 20 GB at $39. Both ride Movistar. The unlimited lengths do not match, so we do not call either one cheaper on unlimited. Pick Holafly for a week, 15 days or a month of unlimited. Pick Nomad for a bucket, or for a 5-day or 10-day trip. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light sells $44.99 and $63.99, unlimited data at full speed; its 2 weeks is $0.01 under Nomad's 10 days, and 4 days longer.
Price: the same trip at each
Priced on 28 September 2026, in US dollars. Holafly: $12.50 for 3 days, $27.90 for 7, $50.50 for 15, $95.90 for 30, all unlimited. Nomad: unlimited 5 days $26 and 10 days $45; 10 GB for 30 days $25, 20 GB $39. The two share no unlimited length, and Holafly sells no buckets, so there is no like for like price. We leave that comparison out rather than call either brand cheaper.
Ringo Light sells two trips for Chile: 2 weeks at $44.99 and 30 days at $63.99. The 2 weeks costs $5.51 less than Holafly's 15 days, and the 30 days costs $31.91 less than Holafly's month. Against Nomad's 10 days of unlimited at $45, our 2 weeks is $0.01 less and 4 days longer. Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan. For a fixed amount of data, Nomad's 10 GB at $25 and 20 GB at $39 are cheaper than our $44.99 and $63.99, and theirs last 30 days where our 2 weeks lasts 2.
What unlimited means at each
Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone in Chile and limits hotspot sharing to 1 GB a day. It sells days, not gigabytes. Nomad's unlimited for Chile gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then slower, and stops at 10 days; it sells no 30-day unlimited. 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 Chile
Chile has four national networks: Entel, Movistar, Claro and WOM. All four cover Santiago, Valparaiso and the towns of the central valley. Coverage thins on the desert roads of the Atacama, on the Carretera Austral and inside the Patagonian parks, whichever network you are on; on the trails of Torres del Paine there is almost none. For the cities any of them works; for the far north and the far south, download offline maps before you leave town.
Holafly rides Movistar. Nomad rides Movistar. Ringo Light rides a local partner network.
Installation, app and support
Holafly's app is used for the data balance. Nomad's app is optional. Ringo Light needs no app; the eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan. Install it at home on Wi-Fi before you fly and switch it on for data when you land in Santiago.
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 Chile it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $44.99 and 30 days at $63.99. One payment, nothing renews, no app.
What it does not do: no buckets, no 3-day or 7-day plan, no phone number, data only. Calls go over apps that use data. If you want 10 GB for a month, Nomad at $25 is the better buy. If you want 3 or 7 days, Holafly is cheaper than anything we sell. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is cheaper than Holafly.
The full six-brand comparison for Chile, with Airalo, Saily and Ubigi priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-chile. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Which to pick
- Holafly, if you want unlimited days. $12.50 for 3, $27.90 for 7, $50.50 for 15, $95.90 for 30. No stated daily cap; sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
- Nomad, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $25, 20 GB at $39, on Movistar.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month and you want unlimited. Unlimited data at full speed at $44.99 for 2 weeks or $63.99 for 30 days, cheaper than Holafly's 15 days and month.
Pick by trip
Holafly unlimited, 3 days, $12.50. Nomad sells no 3-day plan, and ringo light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan.
Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $25, or 20 GB at $39.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $44.99, against $50.50 at Holafly for 15 days.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $63.99, against $95.90 at Holafly.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Holafly, Nomad, Ringo Light
We priced Holafly, Nomad and Ringo Light for Chile on 28 September 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: Airalo, Saily and Ubigi. They sell Chile too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-chile. This page answers one question, Holafly vs Nomad, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option. Left out: A like for like unlimited price. Holafly's unlimited comes in 3, 7, 15 and 30 days; Nomad's in 5 and 10. They share no length, and Holafly sells no buckets, so this page does not call either brand cheaper.
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-chile/, prices in dollars and network on its own page, 28 September 2026
- Nomad: esimdb.com/chile/nomad, listing dated 21 September 2026; network from nomadesim.com/chile-esim
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 28 September 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.
