Which Is the Best eSIM for Italy? Ten Providers Compared on Price, Networks and Hotspot

For most trips to Italy, Ubigi is the cheapest eSIM for 10 GB at $12 for 30 days, on the Iliad and WindTre networks; Kolet, Nomad and Yesim charge $18.49 to $19.20 for the same. For unlimited data, Saily, Airalo and Holafly all charge about $44 for 15 days, and Saily allows a hotspot without limits. Orange Travel and GigSky are the only providers that use all four Italian networks. If your phone plan is from the EU, roam like at home already covers Italy. This page gives no score; every price is the provider's own, read on 15 October 2026.

Who is on this page, and why

A provider is on this page if it sells an eSIM plan for Italy on its own website and the price could be read, or if ChatGPT names it for this question. Between 5 and 15 October 2026 ChatGPT named Ubigi, Airalo and Holafly in every answer, then Saily and Nomad, citing airalo.com, allthingsesim.com and Ubigi's Italy page most. We read ten providers' Italy pages on 15 October 2026. Maya Mobile and Vodafone Italy's pages would not open; Iliad lists no tourist SIM. This page gives no score, and every price is the provider's own.

First: do you need an eSIM at all?

If your phone plan is from an EU or EEA country, you probably do not: the EU's "roam like at home" rules let you use your home allowance in Italy at no extra charge, and the European Commission says they "have now been prolonged until 2032". Operators can apply a fair-use limit on very cheap or unlimited domestic plans. The rules do not cover UK plans. Source: European Commission roaming Q&A. Everyone else, including UK, US and Canadian travellers, should compare the plans below with their own operator's daily roaming charge.

What 10 GB and unlimited data cost in Italy

For 10 GB, Ubigi is the cheapest at $12 for 30 days, about a third less than the next group, Kolet ($18.49), Nomad ($18.50) and Yesim ($19.20). For unlimited data over about two weeks, Saily, Airalo and Holafly all sit at $44 to $44.50 for 15 days; the difference is the limit. Saily keeps full speed to 5 GB a day, Holafly caps hotspot at 1 GB a day, and Airalo states no cap on its Italy page.

The ten options, one card each

Fixed-data plans, ordered by the dollar price of 10 GB; Orange Travel, priced in euros, last.

Unlimited-only plans. Alphabetical.

A local SIM from an Italian operator.

Which Italian network each provider uses

Italy has four networks, TIM, Vodafone, WindTre and Iliad, and only Orange Travel and GigSky say they use all four. Ubigi uses Iliad and WindTre; Nomad Iliad and Vodafone; Holafly Vodafone and WindTre; Airalo WindTre "+2 others". Kolet, Saily and Yesim do not name a network on their Italy pages. If you are heading to the mountains or the south, a provider that can switch between all four gives you the best chance of a signal.

Three ways to choose

1. Less than 10 GB, under a month: Ubigi at $12 for 30 days, or Orange Travel at €12.99 for 7 days if your trip is short and you want all four networks.

2. Heavy use, video, a hotspot for a laptop: Saily's unlimited plan (full speed to 5 GB a day, "no hotspot restrictions") or GigSky's (3.5 GB a day, hotspot on every plan). Holafly limits hotspot to 1 GB a day.

3. A month or more, with calls: TIM Tourist, €14.99 plus €10 for the SIM, 200 GB and unlimited calls in Italy, bought in a TIM store. Or Orange Travel's Data+Calls+SMS plan. More on how much data you need and eSIMs for the rest of Europe.

Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 15 October 2026 · updated 15 October 2026