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Best eSIM Providers for the United States

eSIM plans in the United States at a glance

How well each provider's eSIM works in United States

The Vefru score is our overall rating of the provider. The percentage shows how many reviewers said their eSIM worked well in United States. Since unhappy customers review more often, it is best used to compare providers with each other.

7.1Our score

Worked well in United States

56 of 57 reviewers

98%

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8.4Our score

Worked well in United States

221 of 232 reviewers

95%

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7.2Our score

Worked well in United States

246 of 263 reviewers

94%

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7.1Our score

Worked well in United States

290 of 314 reviewers

92%

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6.1Our score

Worked well in United States

70 of 79 reviewers

89%

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8.1Our score

Worked well in United States

45 of 51 reviewers

88%

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7.1Our score

Worked well in United States

111 of 126 reviewers

88%

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6.3Our score

Worked well in United States

131 of 150 reviewers

87%

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6.6Our score

Worked well in United States

27 of 31 reviewers

87%

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6.9Our score

Worked well in United States

80 of 92 reviewers

87%

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7.5Our score

Worked well in United States

136 of 165 reviewers

82%

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8.0Our score

Worked well in United States

41 of 53 reviewers

77%

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7.8Our score

Worked well in United States

41 of 54 reviewers

76%

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8.8Our score

Worked well in United States

12 of 15 reviewers

80%

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How we got these numbers: we read 1682 public customer reviews that mention the United States or a place in it, published between August 2022 and August 2026, and counted a report as "worked" when the reviewer said the eSIM connected, even with small hiccups. We treat 20 or more reports as strong evidence, 3 to 19 as limited, and fewer than 3 as too few to judge. A count like 23 of 25 means the eSIM worked well for 23 of the 25 travelers who reported from here; each provider section says what went wrong for the rest. The Vefru test score is a separate number: our own hands-on test of the provider, run outside the United States, so it says how the provider behaves, not how the network performs here. Local operator prices in the text were checked on 30 August 2026; provider ratings, the plan tables and the price-per-GB chart are live and update on their own.

The Best group is the six providers below, chosen on traveler reports from the United States first, price position second and our own hands-on tests third; eSIM4Travel is in it for its price and help desk despite its small report base, and ByteSIM keeps its place on its record here even though we could not reach its support.

Roamless eSIM in the United States: best for most trips

7.1 /10

Vefru score Very good Score details

• Purchase process5/10
• Mobile app7/10
• eSIM installation7/10
• Customer support7/10
• Speed test8/10
• Prices5/10
• Customer feedback9/10
• Coverage9/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Roamless is a US provider built around one global eSIM for 203 destinations, paid with pay-as-you-go credit. It was fast and unthrottled in our test, and travelers report it working in 91% of cases. Its weak point is buying: the website forces you into the app, and large data amounts cost more than most rivals.

Key facts

• 203 destinations
• iPhone app 4.8
• Android app 4.1
• Pay-as-you-go
• Unlimited hotspot
• No throttling

Trustpilot

4.5/51,746 reviews

Payments

Credit or debit cardApple PayGoogle Pay

Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

One eSIM for 200+ destinations

Fast, no throttling

Worked for 91% of travelers

Free 500 MB trial

Website pushes you into the app

We had to fix the APN to get data

Credit can expire after 12 months

Pricey for 10 GB and up

Roamless eSIM in our hands

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Based on the reports and our tests, Roamless is the best option for most trips to the United States, because it has the best record here and is one of the few providers whose own page names Verizon. It worked well for 56 of 57 travelers who reported from the United States (98%), strong evidence. The successes read the same way: New York City (2 of 2), Miami, Austin, Seattle (2 of 2), Orlando, Hawaii, and travelers who used the same eSIM across several countries and a US number for calls. One traveler who "Used it in New York and Miami" wrote on 14 Oct 2025 that it "Worked fine."

The misses are few and specific. One traveler could not activate in California at the end of July 2026. Two reports from the Tampa Bay area (Dunedin) describe no data, and one traveler in Texas found that calls only went through after adding +1 to local numbers. Roamless has only a handful of place-level reports, so for New York City and Florida the bigger picture comes from Nomad, Maya Mobile and Holafly below.

What sets Roamless apart is the pricing model: one global eSIM, pay-as-you-go credits that never expire, plus 30-day US plans in our comparison tool from under 1 GB to 200 GB and a no-expiration plan. There is no unlimited plan and no throttling stated on its page (as of August 2026). Roamless Numbers adds a dedicated US number for calls and texts, which no other pick in this group includes by default. Its US page named Verizon and AT&T when we checked in August 2026, but a third-party audit of provider pages in 2026 says the page names no carrier, so treat the network list as unconfirmed until Roamless states it again. On price it sits around the market average here, cheaper than most for 1 GB and dearer above 10 GB. The drawbacks come from our hands-on test: the purchase is app-only, Google Pay failed, and the preselected APN did not work until we switched it, as our Roamless review describes. One plus from that test: the eSIM kept a trickle of data at zero balance, enough to top up without Wi-Fi.

Maya Mobile eSIM in the United States: fairest unlimited, big cities

8.4 /10

Vefru score Excellent Score details

• Purchase process9/10
• Mobile app8/10
• eSIM installation9/10
• Customer support6/10
• Speed test9/10
• Prices8/10
• Customer feedback9/10
• Coverage9/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Maya Mobile sells one product: a global unlimited eSIM plan for 165+ countries that you install once and switch on for every trip. It was fast in our test, and it is the cheapest global unlimited plan we have compared. There are no single-country plans, and nothing shorter than 3 days.

Key facts

• 165+ countries
• iPhone app 4.5
• Android app 4.7
• Auto Top-Up
• Hotspot
• 5.5 GB/day at full speed

Trustpilot

4.5/512,788 reviews

Payments

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Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Cheapest global unlimited plan

Very fast: 785 Mbps on 5G

Worked for 91% of travelers

Quick checkout, many ways to pay

No country or short plans

Pushes auto top-up hard

Clunky WhatsApp support

“Unlimited” has a hidden daily limit

Maya Mobile eSIM in our hands

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Maya Mobile is the pick for travelers who want unlimited data and will spend their trip in cities, because its daily allowance is the most generous we tested and its record in New York City is the best of any provider with 20 or more reports there. It worked well for 221 of 232 travelers who reported from the United States (95%), strong evidence. The successes cluster where visitors go: New York City (19 of 20), Florida (8 of 8), Orlando (5 of 5), Las Vegas (3 of 3), Hawaii (3 of 3) and Washington DC (2 of 2). Reviewers who travel often mention using one Maya eSIM across the United States, Europe and Asia on a single trip.

The 11 misses are mostly rural or slow rather than dead. Travelers describe weak data in rural stretches, slow speeds in Honolulu and Miami, poor service in West Virginia, one eSIM that would not connect at Newark airport and one that never got 5G. One reviewer who used it for a month wrote on 30 Jul 2026: "I had a few places where it didn't work but it's probably not their fault." Two travelers started their plan by accident a week early, because adding the eSIM to the phone also activates it; the help desk fixed both cases.

Maya sells only a global unlimited plan (3, 7, 14 or 30 days, plus a cruise version), so there is no US-specific plan and nothing shorter than 3 days. The plan terms in our comparison tool give 5 GB a day at full speed before the speed drops, which matched our test, where the slowdown came after about a day of heavy use and reset the next day. It is data-only with no US number, hotspot is allowed, and its US page named no network when we checked in August 2026; older third-party reports of a choice between T-Mobile and AT&T predate its 2026 relaunch and we could not confirm them. On price it is the cheapest global unlimited plan in our comparison by a wide margin. The main drawback is the help desk: a bot that ignores your message, then a form, then template replies, as our Maya Mobile review found. You also set the APN yourself at install.

Nomad eSIM in the United States: Alaska and the East Coast

7.2 /10

Vefru score Very good Score details

• Purchase process8/10
• Mobile app7/10
• eSIM installation8/10
• Customer support2/10
• Speed test8/10
• Prices7/10
• Customer feedback8.6/10
• Coverage9/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Nomad is a US travel eSIM brand run by LotusFlare, with plans for more than 200 destinations. It has a polished native app, fast data and prices close to the market average almost everywhere. Its weak spot is support: the chat is an AI bot with no route to a human.

Key facts

• 200+ destinations
• iPhone app 4.8
• Android app 4.5
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• 2 GB/day cap

Trustpilot

4.3/544,625 reviews

Payments

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Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Quick, easy purchase

Great app with a data widget

Fast, full-speed data

Fair prices almost everywhere

Support is a bot, no human

Easy to lose the install button

App stops when your data runs out

No refund after install

Nomad eSIM in our hands

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Nomad is the pick for travelers who want fixed-size US plans and a trip that reaches Alaska, because it combines fixed-size US plans with a strong record from Alaska, the East Coast and the Rocky Mountains. It worked well for 246 of 263 travelers who reported from the United States (94%), strong evidence. The successes cover New York City (24 of 26), Alaska (9 of 10, including Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Fairbanks), the Rocky Mountains (4 of 4), the East Coast (4 of 4), JFK airport (2 of 2) and Washington DC (2 of 2). "Nomad worked very well in Florida and NYC," wrote one traveler on 10 Aug 2026.

The 17 misses are concentrated on the West Coast and in Florida. San Francisco (3 of 7) and San Diego (3 of 6) are its weakest places, with reports of no data or very slow data; Los Angeles (4 of 6) and Las Vegas (5 of 7) had a miss each from slow speeds. In Florida (9 of 13) and Miami (3 of 4) the complaints are slow data, not dead zones. Two Android users got data back only after toggling airplane mode, one traveler's US apps broke because the eSIM showed a Puerto Rico IP address, one found the unlimited plan's allowance too small, and one could not connect at Anchorage airport.

Nomad sells local US plans from 1 GB to 100 GB, separate Hawaii plans, unlimited plans from 3 to 20 days and North America and global plans. Its US page names T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon, with T-Mobile shown as the main badge (as of August 2026); in our comparison tool the fixed plans are listed as AT&T, the unlimited plans as T-Mobile and the Hawaii plans as Verizon. Unlimited means 2 GB a day at full speed before a slowdown, the smallest allowance in the Best group. On price Nomad is among the three cheapest providers here. The drawback is the help desk: in our test the bot looped and had no route to a human, so Nomad suits travelers who will not need help, as our Nomad review explains. The app's remaining-data widget is the best in the group.

Holafly eSIM in the United States: most reports, capped speeds

7.1 /10

Vefru score Very good Score details

• Purchase process7/10
• Mobile app7/10
• eSIM installation9/10
• Customer support6/10
• Speed test4/10
• Prices5/10
• Customer feedback9.4/10
• Coverage9/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Holafly is an Irish eSIM provider built around unlimited data, with trip eSIMs for 200+ destinations. Travelers report it working more often than any other provider we track. Its weak points are speed and price: our test ran at about 30 Mbps on 5G, and its unlimited plans cost more than most.

Key facts

• 200+ destinations
• iPhone app 4.8
• Android app 4.7
• No top-ups
• Hotspot 1 GB/day
• 30 to 40 Mbps

Trustpilot

4.7/5113,513 reviews

Payments

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Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Truly unlimited data

Most reliable we track: 92% worked

One-tap install, no QR code

6 months to refund an unused eSIM

Slow: about 30–40 Mbps on 5G

Pricier than other unlimited eSIMs

Saved our card without asking

No top-ups, buy a new eSIM instead

Holafly eSIM in our hands

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Holafly is the safe pick for road trips and unlimited data in Miami, Texas, Hawaii and California, with one condition: in our test its speed was capped from the start, before any data was used. That is enough for maps, messaging, browsing and streaming, and too slow for large downloads, uploads, cloud backups and laptop work over the hotspot, which is limited to 1 GB a day. It worked well for 290 of 314 travelers who reported from the United States (92%), the most reports of any provider here and strong evidence. The successes include Miami (8 of 8), Texas (5 of 5), Hawaii (5 of 5), Nevada (4 of 4), Alaska (4 of 4), California (8 of 9) and Florida (7 of 8). "Connectivity perfect throughout my road trip across California," wrote one traveler on 18 Aug 2026.

The 24 misses have a pattern: dense cities and national parks. New York City is 19 of 24, with several reports of unstable data and one traveler whose apps saw a Hong Kong IP address. Los Angeles (0 of 3) and San Francisco (0 of 3) are the worst places in Holafly's US record, with no data at all in some cases. Las Vegas (4 of 6) lost signal inside casinos, a parking app in Cambridge, Massachusetts refused the foreign IP, and single reports describe no coverage in Yellowstone, the Mojave Desert and the Everglades. Holafly's own US page warns of unstable coverage in mountain and desert areas around Page and the Grand Canyon (as of August 2026).

Holafly sells unlimited plans only, from 3 to 30 days, data-only with no US number, on AT&T and T-Mobile according to its page. There are no top-ups (you buy a new eSIM), the profile cannot be reinstalled once deleted, and a free 1 GB a month stays on the eSIM after the plan ends. On price it is among the most expensive unlimited options in our comparison. The reports count whether the eSIM connected; our hands-on test is what found the cap, as our Holafly review shows with the speed test screenshots. The install itself was the easiest in the group: one tap, no QR code.

ByteSIM eSIM in the United States: short trips, US number

6.1 /10

Vefru score Good Score details

• Purchase process4/10
• Mobile app4/10
• eSIM installation7/10
• Customer support2/10
• Speed test8/10
• Prices5/10
• Customer feedback9.6/10
• Coverage9/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

ByteSIM is a Hong Kong eSIM shop with a huge catalog: daily, fixed and unlimited plans for about 200 destinations. Data was fast in our test, and travelers report it working in 88% of cases. The checkout, the app and support were the weak points.

Key facts

• About 200 destinations
• iPhone app 4.6
• Android app 3.8
• No top-ups
• Hotspot
• 175 Mbps on 4G

Trustpilot

4.8/54,279 reviews

Payments

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Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Cheap for 3–5 GB short trips

Fast 4G, no throttling

Worked for 88% of travelers

180 days to get a refund

Checkout asks for phone and address

Clunky app, auto-activation failed

Promises 5G, gave us only 4G

Support didn't reply in our test

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ByteSIM is the pick for short trips and for travelers who need a US number, because it is one of two providers here that sell a plan with calls and texts included and its record in the United States is strong. It worked well for 70 of 79 travelers who reported from the United States (89%), strong evidence. New York City is 7 of 7, San Francisco 2 of 2, and single reports from Los Angeles, Washington DC, JFK and Atlanta airports, Florida, Hawaii and Alaska all worked. Reviewers praise fast WhatsApp replies from the help desk, which is the opposite of what we found in our test.

The 9 misses are a mix of coverage and terms. Two travelers had no data at all, in Palo Alto and Seattle. One bought a 10-day plan that counted days from midnight, so it ran out on the morning of the last day. Several complaints are not about the US eSIM but about repeated renewal emails for a separate T-Mobile prepaid eSIM resold by ByteSIM, and about the help desk when an eSIM would not install.

ByteSIM has the biggest US catalogue in our comparison tool: fixed plans from 500 MB to 90 GB, daily plans (500 MB or 1 GB a day for 1 to 30 days), unlimited plans from 1 to 30 days with fair-use throttling, and a 5-day unlimited plan with calling, SMS and a phone number. Its page names T-Mobile and Verizon (as of August 2026). Longer validity costs more, so it looks cheapest for short trips; overall it is below the market average here. The drawbacks are from our test: a checkout that demands your phone number and postal address, an app that is a wrapped website, no top-ups, 4G only where 5G was promised, and a WhatsApp help desk that did not answer us in 15 minutes, as our ByteSIM review describes. It suits experienced users more than a first eSIM.

eSIM4Travel eSIM in the United States: cheapest, human help desk

8.8 /10

Vefru score Excellent Score details

• Purchase process8/10
• eSIM installation8/10
• Customer support10/10
• Speed test8/10
• Prices10/10
• Customer feedback8.8/10
• Coverage9/10

Average of seven categories from our own paid test and customer reviews. eSIM4Travel has no app, so we do not score one.

eSIM4Travel is a US eSIM seller with plans for 158 destinations and no app. It was the cheapest provider in our price database, and its support was the best we have tested. Without an app, you cannot reach the store to top up once your data runs out.

Key facts

• 158 destinations
• No app
• Web only
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• No throttling

Trustpilot

4.4/5202 reviews

Payments

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Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Cheapest provider we track

Quick, helpful human support

Fast, no throttling

Website in 41 languages

No app: out of data, you need Wi‑Fi to top up

US dollars only, no Google Pay

Unlimited slows after 3 GB a day

No refund after 10% of data used

eSIM4Travel eSIM in our hands

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eSIM4Travel is the pick for travelers who want the lowest price and a help desk with a person at the other end, and it is in this group on those two findings, not on its US record. It worked well for 12 of 15 travelers who reported from the United States (80%), limited evidence, so the count says how few people have bought it here, not how badly it works. One repeat customer wrote on 27 Dec 2025: "I have used their service on all three of my trips to the U.S. and never had any problems," and added that the help desk replaced the eSIM free of charge after a broken phone.

The 3 misses point at routing rather than dead zones. One traveler in August 2026 found traffic routed through Hong Kong and some websites blocked; another saw a Polish IP. One used a US and Canada plan in two US states and had the network drop on and off throughout; another lost data on the drive from Toronto to New York City. These are the same failure described more than once, so weigh it if you rely on US-only apps or on data while driving.

eSIM4Travel sells two US plan families on its site: a default AT&T + T-Mobile plan and a three-network plan that adds Verizon as a paid upgrade (as of August 2026), from 100 MB to 50 GB, plus unlimited from 3 to 20 days with 3 GB a day at full speed and a US and Canada plan. The plan page and its FAQ give two different speeds after the daily allowance, so we could not confirm which applies. The eSIM comes by email as a QR code, no app needed, and the plan starts on first connection with 90 days to activate. In our price grid it is the cheapest provider in the United States, and in our test the help desk was one click from the bot to a human who solved the problem, as our eSIM4Travel review shows. The downsides stay: no app, no Google Pay, no calls, and no way to top up without Wi-Fi once the data runs out.

Other eSIM Providers for the United States

We tested all eight providers below and each has a strong report base from the United States. They sit here because their record is a few points weaker than the Best group, because they cost more, or because a finding from our test counts against them for most trips.

Saily eSIM in the United States: polished app, dear here

8.1 /10

Vefru score Excellent Score details

• Purchase process7/10
• Mobile app9/10
• eSIM installation9/10
• Customer support10/10
• Speed test8/10
• Prices4/10
• Customer feedback9.4/10
• Coverage8/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Saily is the travel eSIM from the company behind NordVPN, with plans for about 200 destinations. It has the smoothest install we have tested, a polished app and a built-in VPN. But prices run above the market in most big European destinations, and traveler reports sit below average.

Key facts

• About 200 destinations
• iPhone app 4.7
• Android app 4.5
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• 3 or 5 GB/day cap

Trustpilot

4.7/531,741 reviews

Payments

Credit or debit cardApple PayGoogle Pay

Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Easiest install we've tested

Fast 24/7 human support

Free VPN and ad blocker

Plan starts only when you land

Pricey in big European countries

App required, no eSIM by email

Less reliable than average

App stops when your data runs out

Saily eSIM in our hands

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Saily is the easiest first eSIM in our test, but in the United States it is among the two most expensive providers, which keeps it out of the Best group. It worked well for 45 of 51 travelers who reported from the United States (88%), strong evidence. The misses: Alaska (0 of 2), where one traveler was told the plan did not cover the state; lost service in Seattle and New York; slow data in Miami; one phone that would not connect through Android Auto; and one global plan that never worked on a one-day stop. Successes come from Portland, Bend, Buffalo, Los Angeles airport and California.

Saily sells US plans from 1 GB to 20 GB and a 15-day unlimited plan with 5 GB a day at full speed, plus North America and global plans; its page names no network (checked August 2026), and third-party reports disagree on whether it uses AT&T as well as T-Mobile. The plan starts on first connection and auto-activates after 180 days, which suits early buyers. The app, install and help desk were the best we tested, as our Saily review shows, and an optional US number with calls and SMS can be added after an identity check. It is the right choice for a first eSIM if price matters less than ease: Saily's US page.

GigSky eSIM in the United States: Alaska cruises, dear data

7.1 /10

Vefru score Very good Score details

• Purchase process7/10
• Mobile app6/10
• eSIM installation8/10
• Customer support9/10
• Speed test6/10
• Prices4/10
• Customer feedback8.6/10
• Coverage8/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

GigSky is a US travel eSIM that works like its own operator, with plans for 190+ destinations plus cruise, ferry and in-flight plans. Its app stays partly online after your data runs out. But its fixed-data plans are the most expensive of the 12 providers we compared.

Key facts

• 190+ destinations
• iPhone app 4.5
• Android app 3.9
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• 3.5 GB/day cap

Trustpilot

4.3/57,194 reviews

Payments

Credit or debit cardApple PayPayPal

Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Buy more data even with none left

Cruise, ferry and in-flight plans

Human support answered right away

Cheap 1-day unlimited passes

Most expensive per GB we track

App required, no Google Pay

Clunky, web-like app

Less reliable than average

GigSky eSIM in our hands

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GigSky is the provider to look at for an Alaska cruise, because its page is the only one here that names the Alaska operator GCI alongside T-Mobile and Verizon (as of August 2026), but its data is dear and its US plans were marked unavailable when we checked. It worked well for 111 of 126 travelers who reported from the United States (88%), strong evidence. Alaska is 9 of 14, the most Alaska reports of any provider, with the misses in cruise ports and at sea; Yellowstone (0 of 2) and Glacier National Park (0 of 1) did not work; Miami (3 of 5) was spotty. Orlando (5 of 5), Florida (3 of 3), Hawaii (4 of 5), New York City (5 of 6) and Chicago (2 of 2) worked.

GigSky sells US plans from 1 GB to 10 GB, 1-day unlimited passes, North America plans and cruise plans that cover the Inside Passage from a few miles offshore. Its US page lists an unknown "MNS Hub" among its networks and gives two different daily allowances for unlimited, so we could not confirm either; on 30 Aug 2026 the page said US plans were temporarily unavailable, so check before you rely on it. Free plans for Visa cardholders do not work in your home country. On price GigSky is the most expensive provider across our comparison and above average here. Its app stays online at zero data, so you can buy more without Wi-Fi, and its help desk answered at once in our test, as our GigSky review describes: GigSky's US page.

Ubigi eSIM in the United States: no Alaska, no support reply

6.3 /10

Vefru score Good Score details

• Purchase process4/10
• Mobile app3/10
• eSIM installation8/10
• Customer support2/10
• Speed test9/10
• Prices7/10
• Customer feedback8.2/10
• Coverage9/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Ubigi is the travel eSIM brand of Paris operator Transatel, with one reusable eSIM for 200+ destinations. Data was fast in our test, and its 3 GB, 10 GB and 30-day unlimited plans are cheap. Its weak point is support: a chatbot that ends in an email ticket, with no live agent.

Key facts

• 200+ destinations
• iPhone app 4.6
• Android app 3.7
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• 568 Mbps on 5G

Trustpilot

4.1/547,238 reviews

Payments

Credit or debit cardApple PayGoogle PayPayPal

Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

eSIM by email in a minute

Very fast: 568 Mbps on 5G

Cheap 3 GB, 10 GB and 30-day unlimited

Buy more data even with none left

No live support, only email tickets

Confusing website and app

Few plan sizes, no 20 GB

No refund after you scan the QR code

Ubigi eSIM in our hands

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Ubigi has the cheapest unlimited plans in the United States in our comparison, but it runs on T-Mobile only, excludes Alaska outright and did not answer our help-desk ticket in 24 hours. It worked well for 131 of 150 travelers who reported from the United States (87%), strong evidence. Honolulu is 3 of 3, San Francisco 2 of 2, Miami 2 of 2, Nashville 2 of 2 and Texas, Wyoming and JFK airport 1 of 1. The 19 misses are in the interior and the mountains: Chicago (0 of 2), Arizona (1 of 4) including Sedona and Phoenix, Pittsburgh (1 of 3) where one traveler was stuck on an Edge signal, New Hampshire, the Florida Keys and Yellowstone.

Ubigi lists its US plans under the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, from 500 MB to 10 GB and unlimited from 1 to 30 days, with the 7-day unlimited plan slowed after 25 GB; its page says US plans cover Hawaii but not Alaska (as of August 2026). Data-only, hotspot on every plan, 6 months to activate, and you can buy more data at zero balance. The site and app were the clumsiest we tested and the help desk the worst outcome, as our Ubigi review shows, so it suits tech-savvy travelers who will not need help: Ubigi's site.

Yesim eSIM in the United States: day passes, slow support

6.6 /10

Vefru score Good Score details

• Purchase process6/10
• Mobile app7/10
• eSIM installation8/10
• Customer support2/10
• Speed test8/10
• Prices5/10
• Customer feedback8.6/10
• Coverage8/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Yesim is a Swiss eSIM provider built around unlimited plans sold by the day, with one eSIM for 200+ destinations. Data was fast in our test. But its support was among the slowest we have tested, and its fixed-data country plans cost more than most rivals.

Key facts

• 200+ destinations
• iPhone app 4.6
• Android app 4.7
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• Possible slowdown

Trustpilot

4.3/52,963 reviews

Payments

Credit or debit cardApple PayGoogle PayPayPal

Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Fast data in our test

Unlimited plans by the day

Pay with PayPal, Klarna or crypto

Website in 44 languages

Among the slowest support we've tested

Pricey fixed-data country plans

No top-up once your data runs out

Signs you up for marketing emails

Yesim eSIM in our hands

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Yesim is the option for unlimited data sold by the day, but its help desk was among the slowest we tested and its plan started at purchase in our test. It worked well for 27 of 31 travelers who reported from the United States (87%), strong evidence but the smallest base among the strong providers. New York City is 4 of 5 and Florida 2 of 2; the 4 misses were single reports of no data in Alaska (Ketchikan), Seattle, Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey.

Yesim sells US plans from 500 MB to 30 GB, unlimited plans for any length from 1 to 30 days, and North America and global bundles that are better value than its country plans. Its page names no network (checked August 2026), and hotspot "depends on the operator", so it is not guaranteed. On price its fixed plans are around the market average here. Replies took 15 to 60 minutes in our test and the app nags with upsells, as our Yesim review describes; buy close to the trip in case the plan starts at purchase: Yesim's US page.

Jetpac eSIM in the United States: calls and extras, rough app

6.9 /10

Vefru score Good Score details

• Purchase process5/10
• Mobile app5/10
• eSIM installation9/10
• Customer support5/10
• Speed test8/10
• Prices5/10
• Customer feedback9.4/10
• Coverage9/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Jetpac is a Singapore eSIM provider with plans in 129 countries. It adds extras like in-app calls, free WhatsApp and Google Maps after your data runs out, and lounge access on delayed flights. Its website, app and support are rough, so it suits travelers who can fix small issues themselves.

Key facts

• 129 countries
• iPhone app 4.0
• Android app 4.1
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• 3 GB/day cap

Trustpilot

4.7/53,528 reviews

Payments

Credit or debit cardApple PayGoogle Pay

Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

WhatsApp and Maps keep working without data

Unlimited hotspot

Cheap calls in the app

Free lounge if your flight is late

Slow website, confusing checkout

No top-up once your data runs out

Slow, technical support

Pricey for 3–20 GB

Jetpac eSIM in our hands

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Jetpac is worth a look for in-app calls, free WhatsApp and Google Maps after the data runs out, and lounge access on a delayed flight, but its US unlimited plans are 4G only and its app was the roughest we tested. It worked well for 80 of 92 travelers who reported from the United States (87%), strong evidence. New York City is 6 of 7, JFK airport 2 of 2, Florida 3 of 3, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco 2 of 2 each. The 12 misses: Alaska is not included in its US plan, one traveler in California described being deprioritised to unusable speeds, and single reports from Yosemite, Zion, the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley had no signal, which is true of most carriers there.

Jetpac sells US plans from 1 GB to 40 GB and unlimited from 7 to 30 days with 3 GB a day at full speed; in our comparison tool the US unlimited plans and the short fixed plans are flagged 4G only, while the 30-day 5 GB to 40 GB plans and the North America plans carry 5G. Its page names no network (checked August 2026). Voice packs are bought in the app and showed the recipient a US number in our test. On price it is above the market average here, and its 20 GB plan is often dearer than its 30 GB plan. The slow site and lagging usage counter are in our Jetpac review; unactivated packs are kept for 3 months: Jetpac's site.

Airalo eSIM in the United States: most calling plans, weak record

7.5 /10

Vefru score Very good Score details

• Purchase process9/10
• Mobile app8/10
• eSIM installation9/10
• Customer support7/10
• Speed test7/10
• Prices5/10
• Customer feedback8.2/10
• Coverage7/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Airalo is an eSIM marketplace from Singapore with plans for 200+ destinations, some with calls and texts. It is easy to buy and install. But prices sit at the market median, and travelers report more failed connections than with any other provider we track.

Key facts

• 200+ destinations
• iPhone app 4.6
• Android app 4.3
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• No cap on fixed plans

Trustpilot

4.1/545,721 reviews

Payments

Credit or debit cardApple PayGoogle PayPayPal

Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Buy on the web, no app needed

Works right after install

Fast, no speed cap on fixed plans

Most plans with calls and texts

Average prices, not cheap

Lowest success rate we track: 72% worked

App stops when your data runs out

Clunky checkout, no QR download

Airalo eSIM in our hands

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Airalo has the widest choice of plans with calls and texts for the United States, but the weakest record here of the big names and a price among the two most expensive in our grid. It worked well for 136 of 165 travelers who reported from the United States (82%), strong evidence. The 29 misses have a pattern: New York City is only 4 of 8, with Android phones that never got data; Alaska is 2 of 7, where the North America plan failed and Airalo's own page says availability is limited; and travelers describe data draining far faster than expected, slow data in Houston, a congested Dallas airport during the World Cup and calls that stopped mid-trip. Boston (2 of 2), Las Vegas, Seattle and San Diego worked.

Airalo sells "Change" US plans from 1 GB to 50 GB, unlimited from 3 to 30 days with 5 GB a day at full speed, and "Change+" plans that bundle minutes and texts with 1 GB to 50 GB, plus North America and global plans. Its page listed T-Mobile, Verizon and U.S. Cellular in August 2026, but U.S. Cellular stopped being a carrier on 1 Aug 2025 [4], so T-Mobile and Verizon is the current list. Coverage is the United States and Puerto Rico. Purchase and install are the easiest of any provider, as our Airalo review shows, which is why it still suits beginners who need a US number: Airalo's US page.

Global YO eSIM in the United States: cheap data, 4G only

8.0 /10

Vefru score Excellent Score details

• Purchase process8/10
• Mobile app8/10
• eSIM installation9/10
• Customer support5/10
• Speed test8/10
• Prices10/10
• Customer feedback8/10
• Coverage8/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

Global YO is a US eSIM provider aimed at young travelers, with plans in 195 countries. It is the second cheapest provider in our price data, and buying and installing took minutes. Its weak spot is support: quick to answer, slow to help.

Key facts

• 195 countries
• iPhone app 4.5
• Android app 3.8
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• Over 150 Mbps

Trustpilot

4.0/51,293 reviews

Payments

Credit or debit cardApple PayGoogle Pay

Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Second cheapest we track

Buy and install in minutes

Apple Pay, Google Pay, social login

Hotspot and top-ups on every plan

Support is slow to actually help

App only, no buying on the web

App stops when your data runs out

Unclear refund rules

Global YO eSIM in our hands

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Global YO is the second-cheapest provider in the United States in our grid, but it runs on AT&T only, at 4G speeds only, and its record here is the second weakest. It worked well for 41 of 53 travelers who reported from the United States (77%), strong evidence. New York City (2 of 2), Las Vegas (2 of 2), Chicago and Washington DC worked. The 12 misses are coverage gaps: no signal in Michigan (Port Huron, Harbor Beach) and Bellingham, Washington, a traveler stranded without data in Los Angeles, slow data in Miami, and one report that the eSIM would not connect across five states.

Global YO sells US plans from 1 GB to 100 GB, day plans with 1 GB a day at full speed, and North America and global plans; its page says 4G/LTE only and no ID required (as of August 2026). The purchase is app-only and the APN sometimes has to be set by hand to "globaldata". Calls go out over its in-app VoIP service. The help desk sent template replies in our test, as our Global YO review describes, so it suits price-driven travelers staying in cities who install at home: Global YO's US page.

GoMoWorld eSIM in the United States: weakest record here, app only

7.8 /10

Vefru score Very good Score details

• Purchase process8/10
• Mobile app8/10
• eSIM installation8/10
• Customer support6/10
• Speed test10/10
• Prices7/10
• Customer feedback7.6/10
• Coverage8/10

Average of eight categories from our own paid test and customer reviews.

GoMoWorld is the travel eSIM brand of Irish operator eir, with plans in 202 countries. Every destination has the same four euro prices, and we saw no throttling at all. The catch is that everything happens in the app, and human support works only in office hours.

Key facts

• 202 countries
• iPhone app 4.8
• Android app 4.6
• Top-ups
• Hotspot
• No throttling

Trustpilot

3.8/51,987 reviews

Payments

Credit or debit cardApple PayGoogle Pay

Pros and cons

Pros 4 Cons 4

Very fast, no throttling

Among the cheapest from 5 GB

Clean, easy app

Start the plan when you land

App only, no QR code

Human support only in office hours

App stops when your data runs out

Weaker in the US, Japan and China

GoMoWorld eSIM in our hands

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GoMoWorld was the fastest and least throttled provider in our test, but it has the weakest record in the United States of the 14 and no eSIM outside its app. It worked well for 41 of 54 travelers who reported from the United States (76%), strong evidence. New York City is 3 of 7: the app crashed at JFK for one traveler and the subway was slow for another. Chicago (0 of 1), San Francisco (0 of 1) and Alaska (0 of 1, refunded) had no data. Several misses trace to the plan never being started, because GoMoWorld's eSIM does nothing until you press Start in the app. Boston, Nashville, Arizona, Montana and Florida worked.

GoMoWorld sells US plans of 2 GB to 30 GB for 7 or 30 days and North America plans from 1 GB to 14 GB, 5G, no unlimited and no calls; we could not verify which network it uses. On price it is around the market average here. The app is tidy and the plan does not expire until started, as our GoMoWorld review shows, but humans at the help desk work office hours only and one account serves one device: GoMoWorld's site.

Best eSIM Plans for the United States

Price per GB in the United States by eSIM Provider

How much does each provider charge per GB in the United States? The chart below compares plans of 1 to 10 GB that last 6 to 14 days, the usual range for a one- or two-week trip. Provider websites show only their own plans, so this side-by-side view is one you would otherwise have to work out yourself. A shorter bar means a lower price per GB.

Two things to know before you read the tables. Nearly every provider sells a US-only plan, but Maya Mobile sells only its global unlimited plan and GigSky and Ubigi list the United States together with Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Unlimited plans differ in what "unlimited" means: Maya Mobile and Saily give 5 GB a day at full speed, Airalo 5 GB, Jetpac and eSIM4Travel 3 GB, Nomad 2 GB, and Holafly's speed was capped from the start in our test. If your trip also crosses into Canada, Nomad, Roamless, GigSky, Saily, Jetpac, Yesim, Global YO, GoMoWorld, Airalo and eSIM4Travel sell North America plans; you can compare United States and Canada plans together, and our Canada eSIM guide covers the other side of the border.

Best eSIM for New York City, Florida and Alaska

The United States is too big for one country pick to fit every trip, and the reports show it: the provider that leads in Miami is dead in Los Angeles, and the provider that leads in Alaska is not sold for Alaska by three rivals. Roamless, the overall pick, has only a few place-level reports (2 of 2 in New York City, 1 of 1 in Miami and Orlando), so the place picks below rest on the providers with more reports there. The table lists places with reports, raw counts per provider in the order of the matrix; a pick needs 3 or more reports from that provider in that place.

Best eSIM for New York City

Maya Mobile is the pick for New York City: it worked for 19 of 20 travelers who reported from the city, the best record of any provider with 20 or more reports there, and its unlimited plan suits a city where you will stream, map and message all day. Nomad (24 of 26) worked almost as often; its two misses were one eSIM "not as solid" as a travel partner's and one slow connection, so it is the pick if you want a fixed-size plan. ByteSIM is 7 of 7, Jetpac 6 of 7 and GigSky 5 of 6, all limited evidence. Maya's one miss was in Manhattan, and a separate Maya report describes no connection at Newark airport.

The runners-up fail in the same way. Holafly (19 of 24) connected for most travelers but several describe unstable data in the city, one saw a Hong Kong IP address that confused apps, and its speed was capped in our test. Airalo (4 of 8) had Android phones that never got data. GoMoWorld (3 of 7) crashed at JFK and crawled in the subway. Ubigi (8 of 12) had four travelers with no data. The airports themselves look fine: Nomad and Jetpac are 2 of 2 at JFK, and ByteSIM, Holafly and Ubigi 1 of 1, with GoMoWorld the one failure there.

Best eSIM for Florida

Maya Mobile is the pick for Florida: 8 of 8 state-wide reports worked, plus 5 of 5 in Orlando, and its only misses in the state were slow data in Miami (3 of 4). Holafly (7 of 8 state-wide, 8 of 8 in Miami) has the strongest Miami record, but its speed was capped from the start in our test, one traveler had nothing at Miami airport and one lost coverage in the Everglades. GigSky is 5 of 5 in Orlando and 3 of 3 state-wide, with Miami (3 of 5) spotty and a miss at Fort Lauderdale and Port Canaveral; Jetpac is 3 of 3.

Nomad (9 of 13 state-wide, 3 of 4 in Miami) is the weakest of the big providers here, and every one of its Florida misses is slow data rather than no data, including Orlando (3 of 4). Roamless had two reports from the Tampa Bay area with no data (Dunedin), Ubigi lost data in the Florida Keys, and Saily was slow in Miami. For theme parks, one ByteSIM traveler reported no data at Walt Disney World, while Maya, GigSky and Nomad all worked in Orlando.

Best eSIM for Alaska

Holafly (4 of 4) and Nomad (9 of 10) are the Alaska picks, with Nomad the choice for full speed, because Holafly's speed was capped from the start in our test. Nomad's successes name Juneau (2 of 2), Skagway (2 of 2), Ketchikan, Fairbanks and Whittier, and its one miss was a connection failure at Anchorage airport. The state matters because three providers do not cover it: Ubigi's page says its US plans cover Hawaii but not Alaska, Airalo's page says availability is limited there (2 of 7 worked), and Jetpac (0 of 1) and Saily (0 of 2) travelers were told their plans did not include the state.

GigSky has the most Alaska reports (9 of 14) and is the only provider whose page names the Alaska operator GCI (as of August 2026), yet five travelers on cruises had no data in ports or at sea, so its cruise plan is the one to check rather than the standard US plan. GoMoWorld (0 of 1) refunded a traveler for the gap, and Yesim (0 of 1) did not work in Ketchikan. Alaska is served largely by GCI rather than the national carriers, so a plan that only lists T-Mobile, AT&T or Verizon may still roam there, but nobody's page promises it except GigSky's.

Elsewhere, the reports describe the same dead zones in every national park. Yosemite, Zion, the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley (Jetpac), Yellowstone (GigSky 0 of 2, Ubigi 0 of 1), Glacier (GigSky) and the Mojave Desert (Holafly) all produced no-signal reports, while Nomad and Holafly each have a single working report from Yellowstone. The FCC's own coverage maps model coverage outdoors and stationary at a modest minimum speed, so a carrier's map showing a park as covered says little about the canyon floor [1]. If your trip includes Canada or Mexico, our Canada guide and Mexico guide show which of these providers held up across the border.

Local SIM Cards and Operator eSIMs in the United States

A US carrier eSIM beats a travel eSIM as soon as you need a US phone number, unlimited talk and text, or more than about 10 GB; for a week of light data with no calls, a travel eSIM costs a fraction of the price. The two carrier products aimed at visitors are both eSIMs with no ID check. The catch with T-Mobile's is that you cannot buy it before you land.

T-Mobile Prepaid US Pass eSIM, on sale since 18 May 2026, costs $25.00 for 7 days, $30.00 for 10 days and $35.00 for 14 days, plus taxes and fees, as of August 2026 [6]. It includes unlimited talk and text in the United States, Mexico and Canada, unlimited 5G data with 50 GB at premium priority, and a hotspot allowance that grows by tier [6]. You must buy and activate it while physically in the United States, through the T-Mobile Prepaid eSIM app or T-Mobile.com; it starts the moment you buy it, needs Wi-Fi to install and asks for no ID or paperwork [6]. Third-party pages also list a 30-day tier, but its price did not show on T-Mobile's page when we checked, so we could not confirm it.

Visible eSIM Travel Pass, from Verizon's Visible brand, is the only visitor eSIM on the Verizon network published by the operator group. Verizon announced it on 25 Mar 2026 at $25.00 for 7 days, $35.00 for 14 days, $45.00 for 30 days and $55.00 for 45 days, with unlimited talk and text in North America and international minutes by tier [7]. It was launched around the World Cup, so we could not confirm in September 2026 that it is still on sale at those prices; check Visible's site before you count on it. AT&T's prepaid eSIM terms and fees we could not confirm from AT&T, and we could not verify what the SIM kiosks at JFK, LAX, ORD, SFO or MIA charge, so we publish no figure for either.

Whichever you pick, the phone must be carrier-unlocked, the price on a carrier's page excludes sales tax and fees that vary by state, and most travel eSIMs are data-only, so SMS codes from rental car firms, restaurant waitlists and banks will not reach you without a US number. The calls section below lists the travel eSIMs that solve that. For a first eSIM, our guide to buying and installing a first eSIM walks through the compatibility check.

Mobile Networks in the United States

The United States has three nationwide networks, and which one your eSIM uses decides your rural coverage more than the provider does. T-Mobile closed its purchase of UScellular's wireless business on 1 Aug 2025 [4] [3], so any page still listing U.S. Cellular as a fourth carrier is out of date. T-Mobile says its LTE reaches 99% of Americans and its 5G 98%, a carrier's own claim [5]. According to Opensignal's July 2026 report and Ookla's first-half 2026 report, T-Mobile is the fastest network and Verizon has the best coverage, with AT&T first on time connected to a network; the two measurement companies disagree on whether AT&T or Verizon is second on 5G speed, so we do not settle that here.

That split is the structural fact of this market. Nearly every travel eSIM sells T-Mobile: Ubigi exclusively, Holafly, Nomad, Airalo, ByteSIM, GigSky and eSIM4Travel alongside others. Verizon, the coverage leader, appears on the provider's own US page only for Roamless, Nomad, Airalo, ByteSIM, GigSky and eSIM4Travel's three-network plan, often behind auto-switching you do not control, and in eSIM4Travel's case as a paid upgrade (all as of August 2026). Global YO runs on AT&T only and at 4G only, the narrowest technical footprint for a country this size. Saily, Yesim and Jetpac named no network on their US pages when we checked in August 2026, and we could not verify GoMoWorld's.

Terrain decides the rest. Coverage along the Interstates and in every metro is near-continuous 4G and 5G. National park interiors are the systematic failure: Yellowstone has towers only at a handful of villages, the Grand Canyon's North Rim and canyon floor have nothing on any carrier, and Yosemite's high country, Utah's canyon country and the Alaska interior are dark; the traveler reports in the city section bear this out for Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Glacier and the Mojave. Alaska is served largely by the regional operator GCI, which only GigSky names. The FCC's coverage maps are built from carrier-submitted modelling, standardised at a low minimum speed and modelled outdoors and stationary only, so indoor and in-car coverage can be worse than the map shows [1]; the map itself and its per-carrier layers are at the FCC's National Broadband Map [2]. A traveler who will stay in and between cities does best on T-Mobile; one heading for the parks, the Mountain West or long rural drives does best on Verizon, which in practice means Roamless, a multi-network plan, or Visible's carrier eSIM.

How to Set Up an eSIM for the United States

Install the eSIM at home over Wi-Fi and let it activate on first connection in the United States; with every provider here except Yesim and GoMoWorld that is how the plan works. Yesim's plan started at purchase in our test, so buy it close to departure, and GoMoWorld's does nothing until you press Start in the app, which is the most common reason it "does not work".

1. Check that your phone is carrier-unlocked and can take an eSIM. A locked phone is the most common failure here, and iPhones bought in China, Hong Kong or Macau mostly have no eSIM at all. Our list of phones that take an eSIM covers the models.
2. Buy the plan. eSIM4Travel, Airalo, Maya Mobile, Ubigi, Yesim, ByteSIM, Jetpac, Nomad and Holafly send a QR code by email; GoMoWorld, Saily, Roamless, GigSky and Global YO sell only through their app.
3. Install over Wi-Fi before you fly. Scan the QR code or use the one-tap install in the app, then follow our iPhone eSIM guide or Samsung eSIM guide. Keep the eSIM line off until you land with GigSky, which starts on first connection and cannot be paused.
4. Mind the activation window. Saily and Yesim give 180 days, Ubigi 6 months, eSIM4Travel 90 days, Nomad 60 days on its US page (30 days in some plan terms), Jetpac 3 months; after that the plan starts on its own or expires.
5. On arrival, turn on data roaming for the eSIM line and set it as the data line. Maya Mobile and Global YO need the APN set to "globaldata" by hand; Roamless worked for us only after switching to a different APN; Nomad users on Android got data back by toggling airplane mode.
6. If nothing happens, restart the phone, then switch the network by hand to the one the plan names. Holafly, Global YO, eSIM4Travel and Yesim profiles cannot be reinstalled after deletion, so do not delete the eSIM to retry; our eSIM troubleshooting guide lists the fixes in order.

Calls and SMS in the United States

The calling code for the United States is +1, and most travel eSIMs here are data-only, so calls go over WhatsApp, FaceTime or a similar app and SMS codes from US businesses will not reach you. Five providers in this article solve that with a real US number. ByteSIM sells a 5-day unlimited plan with calling, SMS and a phone number, and a 20-day North America plan with calling. Airalo's "Change+" plans bundle minutes and texts with 1 GB to 50 GB of data, the widest range of calling plans here. Saily adds an optional US number with calls and SMS after an identity check. Roamless Numbers gives a dedicated US number for calls and texts on top of in-app calling, and one Texas traveler reported that calls only connected after dialling +1 before local numbers.

Jetpac sells in-app voice packs, and in our test the recipient saw a US number; Global YO's calls go out over its own VoIP app with no incoming number. Nomad's US page says some plans include a local number, but none of its US plans in our comparison tool list minutes or SMS, so check the plan page. Holafly, Maya Mobile, Ubigi, GigSky, GoMoWorld, Yesim and eSIM4Travel are data-only in the United States. If you need unlimited talk and text, the T-Mobile US Pass and Visible Travel Pass in the local SIM section include it, and Visible adds international minutes.

Free eSIM Data for the United States

Four providers in this article give away a small amount of data that works in the United States, enough to test the install or get from the airport to the hotel. GigSky's US page lists a free 100 MB for 7 days with no card required (as of August 2026). Roamless lists a free US eSIM with data for new users in our comparison tool, on a 30-day trial that starts at activation. Nomad has a free 3-day 1 GB US trial plan, and Jetpac a free 100 MB eSIM. GoMoWorld gives a free 1-day trial, and Holafly keeps 1 GB a month free on the eSIM after a paid plan ends. Our free eSIM data guide lists every trial we know of and how to claim each one.

Summary: the best eSIM for the United States

Roamless is our pick for most trips: it worked well for 56 of 57 travelers who reported from the United States, its page named Verizon and AT&T when we checked, and it adds a US number, with an app-only purchase and an APN problem at install as its weaknesses. Maya Mobile (221 of 232) is the unlimited pick for cities, with the fairest daily allowance we tested and a template-reply help desk as the drawback. Nomad (246 of 263) is the fixed-plan pick for New York City, the East Coast and Alaska, weaker in San Francisco and San Diego and with no human at its help desk. Holafly connected for 290 of 314 travelers and leads in Miami, Texas and Hawaii, but its speed was capped from the start in our test and its hotspot is limited to 1 GB a day.

ByteSIM (70 of 79) suits short trips and travelers who need a US number, if you can live with a clumsy checkout and a help desk that did not answer us. eSIM4Travel (12 of 15 so far) is the cheapest here with a human help desk, but has no app and a few reports of traffic routed through other countries. Based on the reports and our tests, the best eSIM for the United States for most travelers in 2026 is Roamless, with Nomad or Maya Mobile as the choice for the places where the reports are deepest.

Compare All eSIM Plans for the United States

Every United States plan from the 14 providers in this article, in one comparison with live prices.