The short answer
Saily is cheaper than Holafly for the Netherlands at every length both sell: $26.99 against $27.50 for a week, $48.99 against $50.50 for 15 days and $71.99 against $73.90 for 30 days. Holafly is the only one of the two with a 3-day plan, at $11.90. Holafly states no daily cap; Saily slows you after 5 GB a day. Ringo Light, the third option, is unlimited data at full speed for 2 weeks at $14.99 or 30 days at $26.99, and 3 days at $8.99.
Unlimited data at full speed for 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $14.99 or 30 days at $26.99, nothing renews, no app. Holafly asks $50.50 and $73.90, Saily $48.99 and $71.99. No buckets and no 7-day plan.
$26.99 for a week, $48.99 for 15 days and $71.99 for 30 days of unlimited, 5 GB a day at full speed. 10 GB for 30 days at $17.99, 20 GB at $26.99. Names no network. Needs its app.
Days, not gigabytes, on KPN and Vodafone, installed from a QR code. $11.90 for 3 days, $27.50 for a week, $50.50 for 15 days. Sharing limited to 1 GB a day.
Prices read on 25 October 2026: Holafly, Saily 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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US dollars, 25 October 2026. Ringo Light sells 2 weeks, Holafly and Saily 15 days. Holafly states no daily cap; Saily is 5 GB a day at full speed, then slowed; Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed.
The 30-day plan at each brand. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed. Saily slows you after 5 GB a day. 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, Saily is the one of the two that sells it.
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Holafly vs Saily in one paragraph
Saily is cheaper than Holafly for the Netherlands at every length both sell: by $0.51 on the week, $1.51 on 15 days and $1.91 on 30 days. Holafly gives you the simpler product: unlimited days with no stated daily cap, installed from a QR code with no app, on KPN and Vodafone, and a 3-day plan at $11.90 that Saily does not sell. Saily gives you buckets, 10 GB at $17.99 and 20 GB at $26.99, which Holafly does not sell, but its unlimited slows after 5 GB a day, it names no network and you need its app. Pick Holafly if you stream all evening and never want to think about a daily cap, or for 3 days. Pick Saily if you want a bucket or the lower price of the two. If the trip is two weeks or a month and you want unlimited, neither is the cheapest: Ringo Light sells 2 weeks at $14.99 and 30 days at $26.99, unlimited data at full speed.
Price: the same trip at each
Priced on 25 October 2026, in US dollars. For 3 days of unlimited, Holafly asks $11.90 and Saily sells no 3-day plan; its nearest is 5 days at $18.99. For a week, $27.50 at Holafly and $26.99 at Saily. For 15 days, $50.50 at Holafly and $48.99 at Saily. For 30 days, $73.90 at Holafly and $71.99 at Saily. Saily wins every row both sell.
For a fixed amount of data, Saily is the only one of the two that sells it: 10 GB for 30 days at $17.99, 20 GB at $26.99. Holafly sells no buckets.
Ringo Light sells three trips for the Netherlands: 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $14.99 and 30 days at $26.99. The 3 days costs less than Holafly's $11.90. The 2 weeks costs less than either brand's week, with a week of days left over, and less than a third of their 15 days. The 30 days is $26.99 against $73.90 and $71.99. Ringo Light sells no buckets and no 7-day plan.
What unlimited means at each
Holafly states no daily cap for data on your own phone in the Netherlands and limits hotspot sharing to 1 GB a day. Saily gives 5 GB a day at full speed, then slows. Holafly is the one to pick between the two if you stream a lot in one day. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for the whole 3 days, 2 weeks or 30 days. Fair use policy, see Terms.
Networks and roaming in the Netherlands
The Netherlands has three networks: KPN, Vodafone and Odido, the old T-Mobile. The country is small and flat, and all three cover it with 4G and 5G, trains included. Coverage thins only on parts of the Wadden islands and in the Frisian countryside. Holafly rides KPN and Vodafone. Saily names no network for the Netherlands on its listing. Ringo Light rides a local partner network and names none.
If your phone plan is from another EU country, you roam here at home prices within a fair use limit, and you may not need a travel eSIM at all. Travellers from the US, the UK, Canada or Australia usually pay a daily roaming fee, and that is where a travel eSIM saves money.
Installation, app and support
Holafly needs no app; it sends a QR code you scan in your phone's settings. Saily needs its app: you buy, install and manage the plan inside it. Ringo Light needs no app; the eSIM arrives by email in seconds and installs in one scan, and support is by email. Whichever you pick, install it at home on Wi-Fi before you fly and switch it on for data when you land at Schiphol.
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 the Netherlands it sells three trips, all unlimited data at full speed: 3 days at $8.99, 2 weeks at $14.99 and 30 days at $26.99. One payment, nothing renews, no app.
What it is not: it is data only, with no phone number. It sells no buckets and no 7-day plan, and it names no network. If you want a fixed 10 GB, Saily at $17.99 is the bucket to buy. For unlimited at 3 days, two weeks or a month, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three.
The full six-brand comparison for the Netherlands is at /blog/best-esim-for-netherlands. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Which to pick
- Saily, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $17.99, 20 GB at $26.99. Neither Holafly nor Ringo Light sells a bucket.
- Holafly, if you want 3 days. $11.90 for 3 days of unlimited. Saily sells no 3-day plan; its 5 days is $18.99.
- Holafly, if you refuse a daily cap and want no app. No stated daily cap, QR code install, KPN and Vodafone. You pay $50.50 for 15 days against $48.99 at Saily, and $73.90 for a month against $71.99.
- ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is 3 days, two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed at $8.99, $14.99 or $26.99, cheaper than both brands at each length.
Pick by trip
Ringo Light unlimited, 3 days, $8.99, against $11.90 at Holafly. Saily has no 3-day plan.
Ringo Light unlimited, 2 weeks, $14.99, less than Saily's week at $26.99 or Holafly's at $27.50.
Saily 10 GB for 30 days at $17.99. Holafly sells no buckets. Ringo Light's 2 weeks at $14.99 is unlimited and costs less.
Ringo Light unlimited, 30 days, $26.99, against $71.99 at Saily and $73.90 at Holafly.
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Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Holafly, Saily, Ringo Light
We priced Holafly, Saily and Ringo Light for Netherlands 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, Nomad and Ubigi. They sell the Netherlands too and are priced on the same day in the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-netherlands. This page answers one question, Holafly or Saily, so it keeps to those two and the cheaper third option.
- Holafly: esim.holafly.com/esim-netherlands/, dollar price table on its own page, 25 October 2026
- Saily: saily.com/esim-netherlands/, unlimited and buckets in dollars on its own page, 25 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.
