16 travel eSIM companies, each in its own words from its own website, read on 20 October 2026. No score and no rank.
Which eSIM providers let you top up the same eSIM instead of installing a new one?
On their own websites, 16 of the 37 travel eSIM companies we read say you can add data or a new plan to the eSIM already on your phone, with nothing new to scan: Airalo, Airhub, ArriveSIM, BNESIM, Breeze, Eskimo, GigSky, JamboSim, Keepgo, KnowRoaming, Orange Travel, Roamless and 4 more below. Each card quotes how.
Airalo
Best for
Any traveller, with business plans for teams
Top-ups
Yes: 'you can top up your eSIM, you don't need to buy a new eSIM'.
Airhub
Best for
Frequent travellers, digital nomads and international students
Top-ups
Yes: top up in the app or website under 'My eSIMs' > 'Top-Up' with no new QR code.
ArriveSIM
Best for
Flight crews, frequent travellers and digital nomads
Top-ups
It is pay as you go: buy one eSIM once, then top up the same balance for later trips.
BNESIM
Best for
Travellers, business people and remote workers
Top-ups
Top up in the app: 'My eSIMs', pick the eSIM, choose the country and data plan.
Breeze
Best for
Short trips away from home
Top-ups
'The selected eSIM can only be topped up with the same bundle it was purchased with originally' and some plan changes need a new eSIM.
Eskimo
Best for
International travellers who keep unused data
Top-ups
Data is bought as plans and topped up in the app or on the website: pick the country, pay and the plan is added instantly with no reinstall.
GigSky
Best for
Multi-country trips, business travel, extended stays and cruises
Top-ups
'Add a new plan to your existing GigSky eSIM, no reinstall required'.
JamboSim
Best for
Travellers, backpackers and nomads
Top-ups
Log in, open My eSIMs and add a top-up to the same eSIM, with nothing new to install.
Keepgo
Best for
Tourism and business, on any device
Top-ups
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.
KnowRoaming
Best for
Frequent travellers and round-the-world trips
Top-ups
You add plans per trip to one eSIM (KR.One).
Orange Travel
Best for
Business, leisure or adventure trips
Top-ups
The pages say 'add credit anytime... extend validity, increase your data allowance, or reactivate your line... without having to change your eSIM profile' and 'Keep your same eSIM and number when you top up'.
Roamless
Best for
Travellers who do not want to count gigabytes
Top-ups
'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').
Saily
Best for
Tourists, business travellers and frequent travellers
Top-ups
One Saily eSIM is kept across trips: 'Add new data plans to your existing Saily eSIM'.
Stork Mobile
Best for
Travellers who keep and reuse one eSIM
Top-ups
Data is added in the app to the same eSIM (top-up) or as a new plan for another country or region.
Travelsim
Best for
Frequent travellers and heavy data users
Top-ups
'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 (as read on 20 October 2026).
VIA eSIM
Best for
Light use through to long stays
Top-ups
Top-ups are made in the app: 'Refill without reinstalling' and 'Add new destinations to the same eSIM, top up your plan and continue your journey.' Users are notified at about 80% of the allowance.
Where each line comes from
Every line links back to the page it was read from, read on 20 October 2026.
Yes: 'you can top up your eSIM, you don't need to buy a new eSIM'.
Can you top up the same Airhub eSIM?
Yes: top up in the app or website under 'My eSIMs' > 'Top-Up' with no new QR code.
Can you top up the same ArriveSIM eSIM?
It is pay as you go: buy one eSIM once, then top up the same balance for later trips.
Can you top up the same BNESIM eSIM?
Top up in the app: 'My eSIMs', pick the eSIM, choose the country and data plan.
Can you top up the same Breeze eSIM?
'The selected eSIM can only be topped up with the same bundle it was purchased with originally' and some plan changes need a new eSIM.
Can you top up the same Eskimo eSIM?
Data is bought as plans and topped up in the app or on the website: pick the country, pay and the plan is added instantly with no reinstall.
Can you top up the same GigSky eSIM?
'Add a new plan to your existing GigSky eSIM, no reinstall required'.
Can you top up the same JamboSim eSIM?
Log in, open My eSIMs and add a top-up to the same eSIM, with nothing new to install.
Can you top up the same Keepgo eSIM?
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.
Can you top up the same KnowRoaming eSIM?
You add plans per trip to one eSIM (KR.One).
How were these companies chosen?
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.
Why is a company I know not on this page?
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.
Built to answer SIM-1117 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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