Holafly vs Saily for Thailand in 2026.

Holafly vs Saily in one paragraph

Saily is the cheaper of the two for Thailand wherever both sell the plan: $20.99 against $27.50 for a week, $48.99 against $73.90 for a month. Holafly is the only one of the two with a 3-day plan, at $11.90. Saily also sells buckets, 10 GB for $10.99 and 20 GB for $19.99, which Holafly does not. Holafly gives you the simpler product: unlimited days with no stated daily cap for your own phone, on True and dtac, with its app optional. Saily gives you more choice and a clean app, which you need, on AIS and True, but its unlimited slows to 1 Mbps after 5 GB a day. Pick Holafly for 3 days or if you stream all evening. Pick Saily for a week, a month or a bucket. If the trip is a month and you want unlimited, neither is the cheapest: Ringo Light sells 30 days at $32.99, unlimited data at full speed, and 2 weeks at $22.99.

Price: the same trip at each

Priced on 25 October 2026, in US dollars. For 3 days of unlimited, Holafly asks $11.90; Saily sells no 3-day plan. For a week, $27.50 at Holafly and $20.99 at Saily, so Saily wins by $6.51. For 30 days, $73.90 at Holafly and $48.99 at Saily, so Saily wins by $24.91.

Ringo Light sells two trips for Thailand: 2 weeks at $22.99 and 30 days at $32.99. The 2 weeks costs less than a single week at Holafly, $27.50, and lasts twice as long, but $2 more than a single week at Saily, $20.99. The 30 days costs $16 less than Saily's $48.99 and $40.91 less than Holafly's $73.90. Ringo Light sells no 3-day plan; for a long weekend, Holafly at $11.90 is the only short plan of the three.

For a fixed amount of data, Saily is the only one of the three that sells it: 10 GB for 30 days at $10.99, 20 GB at $19.99. Holafly sells no buckets. Ringo Light sells no buckets either. If 10 GB is all you need, Saily at $10.99 is less than half of Ringo Light's $22.99, and we would rather you read that here than at checkout.

What unlimited means at each

Saily's unlimited for Thailand gives 5 GB a day at full speed, then slows to 1 Mbps for the rest of the day. That is plenty for maps, messages and a few hours of video; a long evening of streaming in HD on the hotel wifi's bad days can hit it. Holafly states no daily cap for data on your own phone and limits hotspot sharing to 1 GB a day, so Holafly is the one to pick between the two if you refuse any cap, at a higher price, but sharing to a laptop stops at that 1 GB. 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 Thailand

Thailand has three networks that matter: AIS, True and dtac. All three cover Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and the main islands with 4G, and 5G in the cities. Holafly rides True and dtac. Saily rides AIS and True. Ringo Light rides a local partner network. For Bangkok, the north and the islands, any of the three works; the far bays of Koh Tao and the hills north of Chiang Rai are where the signal fades for everyone, whichever brand you carry.

Installation, app and support

Holafly's app is optional: you can install from the QR code it emails, or manage the eSIM in its app, and support is by chat on its site. Saily needs its app: you buy, install and top up inside it, and that is also where its support chat lives. 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 before you fly and switch it on for data when you land at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang or Phuket.

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 Thailand it sells two trips, both unlimited data at full speed: 2 weeks at $22.99 and 30 days at $32.99. One payment, nothing renews, no app.

What it does not do: no buckets, no 3-day plan, no 7-day plan, no phone number, data only. Calls go over apps that use data. If you want 10 GB for a month, Saily at $10.99 is the better buy. If you want 3 days, Holafly at $11.90 is the only one of the three that sells it. For a month of unlimited, Ringo Light is the cheapest of the three: its 30 days at $32.99 is $16 under Saily and less than half of Holafly. For a single week, Saily at $20.99 is cheaper than our 2 weeks at $22.99, which lasts twice as long, and our 2 weeks undercuts Holafly's single week.

The full six-brand comparison for Thailand, with Airalo, Nomad and Ubigi priced the same day, is at /blog/best-esim-for-thailand. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.

Which to pick

• Holafly, if the trip is 3 days. $11.90 for 3 days of unlimited, no stated daily cap. Saily and Ringo Light sell no 3-day plan.
• Saily, if you want a bucket. 10 GB for 30 days at $10.99, 20 GB at $19.99. Neither Holafly nor Ringo Light sells a bucket.
• Holafly, if you refuse a daily cap from a brand other than us. No stated daily cap, True and dtac, app optional. You pay $27.50 for a week against $20.99 at Saily, and $73.90 for a month against $48.99.
• ✓Ringo Light, if the trip is two weeks or a month. Unlimited data at full speed at $22.99 for 2 weeks or $32.99 for 30 days: cheaper than both for the month, and the 2 weeks costs less than Holafly's single week.
• Saily, if the trip is one week. $20.99 for 7 days of unlimited, 5 GB a day at full speed, against $27.50 at Holafly.

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