The short answer
Nomad is cheaper than Holafly on short trips: its 5 days of unlimited at $18 costs $1.90 less than Holafly's 3 days at $19.90, and its 10 days at $33 costs $6.50 less than Holafly's 7 days at $39.50. Holafly sells the longer plans, 15 days at $63.50 and 30 days at $111.90, which Nomad does not, and Nomad sells buckets, $21 for 10 GB and $33 for 20 GB, which Holafly does not. Holafly states no daily cap; Nomad slows you after 2 GB a day. Ringo Light, the third option, is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $21.99 or 30 days at $36.99.
Unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $21.99 or 30 days at $36.99, nothing renews, no app. Holafly asks $63.50 and $111.90; Nomad stops at 10 days for $33. No 3-day or 7-day plan, no buckets.
5 days of unlimited at $18 and 10 days at $33, 2 GB a day at full speed, on Airtel. 10 GB for 30 days at $21, 20 GB at $33. No 15-day or 30-day unlimited. Its app is optional.
Days, not gigabytes, on Airtel and Jio, installed from a QR code. $19.90 for 3 days, $39.50 for a week, $63.50 for 15 days, $111.90 for 30 days. Sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
Prices read on 25 October 2026: Holafly, Nomad, SIM rules for tourists 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, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks and Holafly 15 days. Nomad stops at 10 days, so its bar is 10 days and is not a like-for-like length. Holafly states no daily cap; Nomad is 2 GB a day at full speed, then 1 Mbps; Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
The 30-day plan at each brand. Nomad sells no month of unlimited, so it has no bar here. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone.
Holafly sells no buckets, so it has no bar here. Ringo Light sells no bucket either: its 2 weeks is unlimited, and lasts 2 weeks, not 30 days. For a fixed 10 GB that lasts a month, Nomad is the only one of the two that sells it, and $0.99 under Ringo Light.
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Holafly vs Nomad in one paragraph
Nomad is cheaper on short trips and Holafly sells the longer ones. Nomad's 5 days of unlimited at $18 costs $1.90 less than Holafly's 3 days at $19.90, and its 10 days at $33 costs $6.50 less than Holafly's 7 days at $39.50. Nomad stops at 10 days; Holafly goes on to 15 days at $63.50 and 30 days at $111.90. Nomad also sells buckets, 10 GB at $21 and 20 GB at $33, which Holafly does not. Holafly gives you the simpler product: no stated daily cap, a QR code with no app, and both Airtel and Jio. Nomad gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then slows to 1 Mbps. If the trip is two weeks or a month and you want unlimited, neither is the cheapest: Ringo Light sells 2 weeks at $21.99 and 30 days at $36.99, unlimited data at full speed.
Price: the same trip at each
Priced on 25 October 2026, in US dollars. Holafly sells 3 days of unlimited at $19.90, 7 days at $39.50, 15 days at $63.50 and 30 days at $111.90. Nomad sells 5 days at $18 and 10 days at $33, and no 7-day, 15-day or 30-day plan. For fixed data, Nomad asks $21 for 10 GB and $33 for 20 GB; Holafly sells no buckets.
Ringo Light sells two trips for India: 2 weeks at $21.99 and 30 days at $36.99. The 2 weeks costs $41.51 less than Holafly's 15 days at $63.50, $17.51 less than Holafly's 7 days and $11.01 less than Nomad's 10 days at $33. The 30 days costs $74.91 less than Holafly's $111.90. Ringo Light sells no 3-day or 7-day plan: our 2 weeks costs $2.09 more than Holafly's 3 days and $3.99 more than Nomad's 5 days.
For a fixed amount of data, Nomad is the only one of the three that sells it. Its 10 GB at $21 is $0.99 under our 2 weeks, and its 20 GB at $33 is $3.99 under our 30 days, though Ringo Light is unlimited and the bucket is not. We would rather you read that here than at checkout.
What unlimited means at each
Holafly states no daily cap for your own phone and limits hotspot sharing to 1 GB a day. Nomad gives 2 GB a day at full speed, then slows to 1 Mbps for the rest of the day, enough for maps, messages and some video. 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 India
India has four mobile networks: Jio, Airtel, Vi and the state-run BSNL. Jio and Airtel are the two largest and run 5G in the big cities. Holafly is the one brand here that names both Jio and Airtel. Nomad rides Airtel. Ringo Light rides a local partner network. For Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Mumbai and Goa, all of them work. In the hills and on the Kerala backwaters, coverage thins on every network.
A travel eSIM also skips India's SIM paperwork. A local SIM means showing your passport and visa at a counter and waiting for it to be activated. An eSIM bought before you fly is installed at home and works when you land.
Installation, app and support
Holafly needs no app; it sends a QR code you scan in your phone's settings. Nomad's app is optional. Ringo Light needs no app either; the eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, and support is by email. Whichever you pick, install it at home before you fly.
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 India it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $21.99 and 30 days at $36.99. 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 or 20 GB, Nomad is the better buy. If you want 3 to 5 days, Holafly at $19.90 or Nomad at $18 is cheaper than anything we sell. For two weeks or a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three.
The full six-brand comparison for India, with Airalo, Saily and Ubigi priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-india. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Which to pick
- Nomad, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $21, 20 GB at $33. Neither Holafly nor Ringo Light sells a bucket.
- Nomad, if the trip is 5 or 10 days. Unlimited, 5 days at $18 or 10 days at $33, with 2 GB a day at full speed.
- Holafly, if you want 15 or 30 days from one of the two, and no daily cap. $63.50 for 15 days and $111.90 for 30 days, no stated daily cap, QR code install, Airtel and Jio.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed at $21.99 for 2 weeks or $36.99 for 30 days, cheaper than both brands at those lengths.
Pick by trip
Nomad 5 days at $18, or Holafly 3 days at $19.90. Ringo Light sells no 3 days, but its 2 weeks costs $21.99.
Nomad unlimited, 10 days, $33, or Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $21.99, which costs $11.01 less.
Nomad 10 GB for 30 days at $21. Holafly sells no buckets.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $21.99, against $63.50 for 15 days at Holafly. Nomad does not sell two weeks.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $36.99, against $111.90 at Holafly. Nomad 20 GB at $33 if a fixed amount is enough.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Holafly, Nomad, SIM rules for tourists, Ringo Light
We priced Holafly, Nomad and Ringo Light for India 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: Airalo, Saily and Ubigi. They sell India too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-india. This page answers one question, Holafly or Nomad, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option.
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-india/, in dollars on the site, 25 October 2026
- Nomad: www.nomadesim.com/india-esim, in dollars from the site's own plan data, 25 October 2026; network from the same page
- SIM rules for tourists: www.indembassybern.gov.in/page/introduction-of-sim-cards-for-the-foreign-tourists/, Embassy of India, Bern
- 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.
