Widely vs Roamless
Is Widely a Roamless 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 Roamless pricing for their catalog.
What is different from Roamless?
Where they win
- Roamless is the closest data-only peer: a reusable global eSIM billed as you go, without a Widely communications account.
- If you only want travel data and none of SIM-call forwarding, local numbers, or office phone, a data specialist can be simpler.
Where Widely fits
- Widely’s eSIM is also persistent PAYG, billed in 0.1 GB steps from the wallet.
- The same app answers your SIM, issues local numbers, and can be the office PBX — one account, not a data-only wallet.
- Free accounts pay a one-month Pro sticker the first time they use eSIM data; already-Pro users pay PAYG data only.
Do I have to buy a 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/roamless/{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: Airalo, Saily, Holafly, Nomad. 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.