Airalo or Holafly — which eSIM is better for the Philippines?
Choose Holafly if you want genuinely uncapped data: it is $73.90 for 30 days with no routine daily throttle, against Airalo's $71 for 3GB per day then roughly 1 Mbps. Choose Airalo if you are a light user — its fixed-data packages start at $4 and it runs on Smart, which has better coverage.
Checked 26 Jul 2026·7 plans compared·4 verified from provider·3 third-party·How we check this
Side by side
| Criterion | Airalo | Holafly |
|---|---|---|
| Network in PH | Smart — widest coverage ✓ | Globe — strong in cities |
| Daily throttle | 3GB/day then ~1 Mbps | No routine daily cap ✓ |
| Cheapest entry | $4 for 1GB / 3 days ✓ | $11.90 for 3 days |
| 30 days unlimited | $71 ✓ | $73.90 |
| Fixed-data options | 1GB to 100GB ✓ | None — unlimited only |
| Extras | None | 1GB monthly backup data ✓ |
The comparison turns almost entirely on one question: will you hit a daily cap? If yes, Holafly is the only one of the two that keeps you at full speed, and the price difference over 30 days is under $3 — which makes it comfortably the better buy.
If no, Airalo wins on nearly everything else. It has fixed-data packages from $4, a far wider range of sizes, and it runs on Smart rather than Globe, which matters if you are travelling beyond the major cities.
The trap is buying Airalo's unlimited tier by default because the word "unlimited" appears on both. At $71 against $73.90, you are paying almost the same money for a materially more restricted product. Either buy Holafly for uncapped data, or buy an Airalo fixed-data package for much less.
Airalo plans
| Provider | Plan | Price | Data / speed | Term | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airalo | Alpas Mobile 1GB / 3 days | $4 (≈₱247) | 1GB | 3 days · Smart network | ReportedeSIMDB (Airalo listing)26 Jul 2026 |
| Airalo | Alpas Mobile 5GB / 7 days | $11 (≈₱679) | 5GB | 7 days · Smart network | ReportedeSIMDB (Airalo listing)26 Jul 2026 |
| Airalo | Alpas Mobile 10GB / 30 days | $19 (≈₱1,173) | 10GB | 30 days · Smart network | ReportedeSIMDB (Airalo listing)26 Jul 2026 |
| Airalo | Alpas Mobile Unlimited / 30 days | $71 (≈₱4,384) | 3GB/day at full speed, then ~1 Mbps | 30 days · Smart network | VerifiedAiralo26 Jul 2026 |
Holafly plans
| Provider | Plan | Price | Data / speed | Term | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holafly | Unlimited / 7 days | $27.5 (≈₱1,698) | Unlimited, fair-use policy applies | 7 days · Globe network | VerifiedHolafly26 Jul 2026 |
| Holafly | Unlimited / 15 days | $50.5 (≈₱3,118) | Unlimited, fair-use policy applies | 15 days · Globe network | VerifiedHolafly26 Jul 2026 |
| Holafly | Unlimited / 30 days | $73.9 (≈₱4,563) | Unlimited, fair-use policy applies | 30 days · Globe network | VerifiedHolafly26 Jul 2026 |
Comparison last reviewed 26 Jul 2026. How we check our data.
Sources
- eSIMDB (Airalo listing)checked 26 Jul 2026
- Airalochecked 26 Jul 2026
- Holaflychecked 26 Jul 2026
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