By Richard Jasinski·Updated 3 November 2026
7 travel eSIM companies, each in its own words from its own website, read on 20 October 2026. No score and no rank.
One that sells a balance you top up and spend as you go, rather than a plan that ends on a date: 7 of the 37 travel eSIM companies we read sell one, ArriveSIM, BNESIM, Keepgo, Roamless, Surfroam, Travelsim and Yesim. Each card quotes how the balance works.
Every line links back to the page it was read from, read on 20 October 2026.
It is pay as you go: buy one eSIM once, then top up the same balance for later trips. The balance cannot go negative.
The terms describe pay-as-you-go credit. 'Unlimited eSIM profiles' can sit on one device and one eSIM can be used across several countries.
Pay as you go on a 'Lifetime' plan: 'No monthly payments. You pay as you go. No use, no pay.' Refill the same eSIM balance from your account; auto-refill and 'Bill Protection' ('You will never be charged more than Bill Protection amount') are offered. You can 'switch between bundles anytime and transfer your gigabytes'.
'Pay as You Go. Top up your Balance once and only spend what you use.' Credits 'never expire', auto top-up is offered and one Single Global eSIM is kept across trips ('Install once and use everywhere'). The same balance pays for data, calls and SMS.
Strictly pay as you go with a balance that is topped up online at any time ('Top up. Repeat. In any country.'). Top-up page: €5 to €250 in the description, while its FAQ says a minimum of €10 and up to €500 in one transaction (as read on 20 October 2026).
'Pay as you go, on the go, wherever you go. You can top up your eSIM through your TravelSim account whenever and wherever.' Calls, texts and data outside a plan use prepaid credit of US$10 to US$100. The same eSIM can be reused for multiple trips by adding new plans (as read on 20 October 2026).
Pay & Fly is pay as you go 'from $1.10 / GB' with unused balance kept for the next trip. 'Balance top-up: Available' and 'Top up: Available automatically if the subscription is active' on the plan pages (as read on 20 October 2026).
They are the companies, of the 37 travel eSIM companies Uncompromised Travel read, whose own websites state this. Each card quotes the company's own line.
Its own website did not state this when it was read. Leaving a company off is not a claim that it does not offer it: check its site.
No. Uncompromised Travel is a publication and does not sell eSIMs. Buy from each company's own website or app.
Each company's website was read on 20 October 2026. Prices and terms change, so check them before you buy.
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Built to answer SIM-0158 from the Uncompromised Travel eSIM table. What is shown: what each company's own website says, read on 20 October 2026. Companies whose websites say nothing on this are not listed. No score and no rank. No company paid to be on this page. How this site earns · How we work.
Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 3 November 2026 · updated 3 November 2026
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