Speedysim vs Yesim: a Yesim alternative compared
Yesim's pay-as-you-go balance is built for travel that changes shape while you're moving. You load credit, draw against it across countries, and never estimate how much data a trip will take.
Speedysim sells the opposite arrangement on purpose. You buy a known amount of data for a known number of days, so the cost is settled before you leave. On longer stays that reaches 50 GB across most destinations, and 100 GB over 180 days in seventeen.
The decision comes down to which risk you'd rather hold. A balance can drain faster than expected, and a fixed plan can run out before the trip ends.
What each brand sells
Yesim sells travel eSIMs with both country packages and a pay-as-you-go global balance, managed through an app, and runs a referral scheme that credits both parties.
Speedysim sells data-only travel eSIMs across 100+ destinations, plus Global and Europe regional plans. Plan sizes and lengths vary by destination, with some reaching 180 days. Your eSIM arrives by email within seconds and the clock starts when you first use data at your destination.
Head-to-head
Paying upfront against paying as you go
Pay-as-you-go removes the guesswork at purchase. You stop estimating how much data a fortnight across three countries will take, and you pay only for what you use.
The cost of that flexibility is knowing the total. Usage on an unfamiliar network is harder to predict than most travellers assume, particularly where a weak signal pushes apps into retrying, and a balance that drains faster than expected means topping up mid-trip.
A fixed plan inverts both. The total is settled before departure, so overspending becomes impossible and running short becomes possible instead. On a long stay the 100 GB over 180 days option narrows that second risk considerably.
When Speedysim is the better Yesim alternative
Yesim suits you if your route is still forming, or you move between countries often enough that a single balance beats buying per destination.
Speedysim suits you if the trip is planned and you want the cost settled before you leave. The 365-day activation window means buying at booking time wastes no validity, and the larger plans cover a long stay without a mid-trip purchase.
Yesim's app gives more control while you're travelling, which is the trade for Speedysim's browser-based setup.
How to get started on Speedysim
Pick your destination from the destination list. For trips crossing several countries there's the Global plan, and the Europe plan covers travel across the continent. Run your phone through the compatibility checker first if you've never used an eSIM.
Choose the plan length, then the data amount. Create an account if you don't have one, which takes an email address and a password, then pay online.
Your eSIM arrives by email within seconds. Install it before you fly, on stable Wi-Fi, using the device you'll be travelling with.
When you land, turn on data roaming for the eSIM line and leave network selection on Automatic.
Frequently asked questions
- For planned trips, yes. Speedysim sells a known amount of data for a known number of days, so the cost is fixed before you leave, and you get 365 days to activate. Yesim's pay-as-you-go balance fits open-ended travel across several countries better.
- No. Speedysim plans are bought upfront as a set amount of data for a set number of days. When the data runs out you add more by opening Refills in your account and tapping Add data, which attaches a new plan to the eSIM already installed.
- Speedysim, because the total is fixed at purchase and nothing accumulates while you travel. A pay-as-you-go balance can run down faster than expected on an unfamiliar network, particularly where a weak signal makes apps retry.
- 50 GB across most destinations, and 100 GB over 180 days in seventeen of them. Fixed plans have no daily ceiling, so the whole allowance runs at full speed.
- 365 days from purchase to activate it. The plan's own validity starts when you first use data at your destination, and the length depends on which plan you bought.
- Yes. An account is required to place an order. Registration is free and asks for an email address and a password. It is also where Refills lives for checking your balance and topping up.
Get connected the moment you land
Prepaid data for your trip, ready before you board