Widely vs Airalo
Is Widely an Airalo alternative?
Yes, for people whose job is persistent PAYG data and/or office phone on mobile — not a prepaid pack shop and not a bundled-minute UCaaS suite. See Airalo pricing for their catalog.
What is different from an Airalo eSIM?
Where they win
- A one-trip, fixed-GB country pack with a known ceiling can cost less than activating Pro for a month plus PAYG data.
- Airalo’s catalog is built around prepaid destination packs you can buy without a communications app.
Where Widely fits
- One persistent global eSIM stays installed. You pay from the wallet for the data you use, in 0.1 GB steps, instead of burning a pack that expires.
- The same app also receives SIM calls, issues local numbers, and (on Business) runs a small-office phone system.
- If you already subscribe to Pro or Business, destination data is PAYG only — there is no second pack checkout.
Do I have to buy a country package?
No. Widely does not sell country data packs. Data is pay as you go from the wallet in 0.1 GB steps on a persistent eSIM.
Which is cheaper for your destination?
It depends on the country — a pack that wins in one market loses in another, so we price every destination off the same live engine rather than picking one. We do not republish their catalog; check their site. Widely totals below are live as of page render.
Never treat a data-only total as the new-user cost. Two columns:
- Already on Pro or Business: PAYG data only.
- Starting from Free: one non-renewing Pro month for the billing month you first use eSIM data — not an automatic ongoing subscription — plus that data estimate.
| Destination | 5 GB on Pro (PAYG data) | 5 GB from Free (Pro month + data) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | £7.25 | £12.24 |
| Brazil | £9.20 | £14.19 |
| Canada | £14.75 | £19.74 |
| Egypt | £15.95 | £20.94 |
| France | £3.15 | £8.14 |
| Germany | £3.15 | £8.14 |
| Greece | £3.15 | £8.14 |
| India | £7.40 | £12.39 |
| Israel | £3.50 | £8.49 |
| Italy | £3.15 | £8.14 |
| Japan | £4.35 | £9.34 |
| Mexico | £11.70 | £16.69 |
| Morocco | £8.65 | £13.64 |
| Portugal | £3.15 | £8.14 |
| Spain | £3.15 | £8.14 |
| Thailand | £4.75 | £9.74 |
| Türkiye | £3.70 | £8.69 |
| United Arab Emirates | £9.90 | £14.89 |
| United Kingdom | £10.55 | £15.54 |
| United States | £4.35 | £9.34 |
Every supported country has its own page at /en/compare/airalo/{country} with the full 1–20 GB ladder. Browse all destinations · Platform plans
Can Widely give me a number and make calls?
Yes. Receive SIM calls, local numbers, and (on Business) office phone live in the same app as the eSIM. That is the product difference versus a data-only pack shop.
Related Widely jobs
Often compared in this category: Saily, Holafly, Nomad, Roamless. Dedicated pages exist only for the five URLs on the hub.
Airalo, Saily, Holafly, Nomad, Roamless, OpenPhone, Quo, RingCentral, Dialpad, Aircall, and CloudTalk are used for identification only. Widely is not affiliated with those companies.
Numbers, calls, messages, data, and extra channel capacity stay pay as you go on every plan. A platform tier does not include a DID, minutes, messages, data, or wallet credit.