The short answer
With TravelPass your own Verizon plan works in Vietnam at $12 for each day you use the phone, whether that is a few days in Hanoi or a month along the coast. I would cover the same trip with Ringo Light for less, with unlimited data at full speed at $22.99 for 2 weeks or $42.99 for 30 days. I give Verizon the points that matter to many people: your own number, calls and texts included, nothing to install and no eSIM slot needed.
Unlimited data at full speed, $22.99 over 2 weeks or $42.99 over 30 days, paid once with no renewal. Verizon charges $12 for every day the phone is used in Vietnam.
TravelPass works on your existing plan, so calls and texts stay on your number, the charge goes on the bill you already pay, and a phone without an eSIM slot still works. Ringo Light carries data only.
Prices read on 31 October 2026: Verizon, Ringo Light 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, 31 October 2026. TravelPass bills only the days the phone is used, so 14 days is the ceiling for a fortnight. Ringo Light gives unlimited data at full speed across the same two weeks.
No monthly international plan for Vietnam appears on Verizon's page, so thirty days means thirty times $12. Ringo Light charges once for the 30 days.
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If you want data in Vietnam without a big bill, I would buy Ringo Light: $22.99 for two weeks against $168 on TravelPass, and $42.99 for a month against $360. I do not wave away TravelPass, which has genuine strengths of its own. Calls and texts run on your own number, there is nothing to install, the cost lands on a bill you already settle, and it works on a phone with no eSIM slot. A day or two in Hanoi with no setup suits it well. On a longer route down to Ho Chi Minh City, or with a laptop on the hotspot, I would pick Ringo Light.
Price: the same trip at each
I read Verizon's countries list on 31 October 2026. It puts Vietnam at $12 per day, and the TravelPass page says you pay only on days you use the device in a TravelPass country. That makes two weeks $168 and thirty days $360, because the pages show no monthly international plan to substitute.
Ringo Light is a single payment in US dollars, $22.99 for 2 weeks or $42.99 for 30 days. You keep $145.01 on a fortnight and $317.01 on a month. TravelPass only comes out ahead when the phone is used on a day or two, and even then I would call the case for it ease, not cost.
Data and speed at each
Verizon gives 5 GB of high-speed data per 24-hour session on TravelPass, then unlimited data at 3G speed for the rest of that session. For maps, messages and photos around Hoi An or the Old Quarter I find that generous, though a video-heavy day or a tethered laptop can exceed it. Ringo Light is unlimited data at full speed for the whole trip with no daily number to track. Fair use policy, see Terms.
The countries list also warns that some newer SIM cards and eSIMs may get limited service in certain destinations while local networks update. It does not single out Vietnam, but a quick look in My Verizon before you fly costs nothing.
Calls, texts and your own number
Verizon wins this row without contest, and I am glad to say so. TravelPass lets the phone act as it does at home: your number rings, texts arrive, and verification codes sent to it still reach you. Ringo Light carries only data, so calls run through apps that use data, your own SIM stays in the phone for calls, and your number stays on your own SIM next to it. If a bank or an airline will text a code to your US number during the trip, keep your own SIM switched on whichever you pick.
Setup and billing
TravelPass starts by itself the first time the phone uses data abroad, and each day shows on your Verizon bill. Ringo Light is emailed after payment and installs from one scan of a QR code, I would do it on home Wi-Fi before the flight, then switch it on for data on arrival at Noi Bai or Tan Son Nhat. Ringo Light needs an eSIM-capable phone; TravelPass does not.
What Ringo Light is, and what it is not
Ringo Light is Ringo's own data eSIM, and I write for Ringo, which you should keep in mind. It is sold to fund the full Ringo, a single plan that works everywhere. Vietnam gets three trips, each unlimited data at full speed: 7 days for $8.99, 2 weeks for $22.99 and 30 days for $42.99. You pay once and nothing renews.
It has no phone number, so it will not replace your Verizon line for calls and texts, and it needs an eSIM slot. Verizon keeps everything on one bill and is simpler; Ringo Light is simply less expensive for the same days in Vietnam.
The comparison of the travel eSIM brands for Vietnam is at /blog/best-esim-for-vietnam. The card to buy Ringo Light is further up this page, just after the side-by-side table.
Which to pick
- ✓Ringo Light, for a stay longer than a few days. This is what I would buy: $22.99 for 2 weeks or $42.99 for 30 days, unlimited at full speed, where Verizon charges $12 each day of use.
- ✓Verizon TravelPass, for a day or two with no setup. Nothing to install, your own number and calls, $12 for each day used.
- ✓Verizon TravelPass, when the phone has no eSIM slot. It runs on the plan already inside the phone.
- ✓Both together, on a long trip with a work line. Ringo Light for data and your own SIM for the calls and texts your number needs.
Pick by trip
Verizon TravelPass at $12 a day: your number, your calls, nothing to install.
Ringo Light, 2 weeks, $22.99, where fourteen days of TravelPass come to $168.
Ringo Light, 30 days, $42.99, unlimited at full speed for the laptop. TravelPass would be $360.
Verizon TravelPass, or Ringo Light for data with your own SIM kept in the phone for calls.
Verizon TravelPass, since Ringo Light needs an eSIM-capable phone.
Frequently asked questions
How we compared, and our sources
Verizon, Ringo Light, Ringo Light
We priced Verizon and Ringo Light for Vietnam on 31 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: Other eSIM brands. Airalo, Holafly, Saily and Nomad all sell Vietnam as well, and the full comparison at /blog/best-esim-for-vietnam prices them. I put only Verizon next to Ringo Light here. Left out: Verizon plans beyond the ones named. Verizon's page says Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Welcome receive TravelPass automatically and is silent on other plans, so the pass is priced here and your own plan is left for you to check. Left out: A 3-day Ringo Light trip. Vietnam has no 3-day Ringo Light plan, so a long-weekend chart is left out.
- Verizon: www.verizon.com/support/travelpass-faqs/, TravelPass FAQ for the daily price, the 5 GB allowance and billing on days used, and the TravelPass countries list at verizon.com/plans/travelpass-countries/ for Vietnam at $12 per day, read 31 October 2026
- Ringo Light: ringoesim.com/vietnam, the catalogue the checkout charges, read the same day
- Ringo Light: our own catalogue, the prices the checkout charges on 31 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.
