Best eSIM Peru 2026: Complete Guide & Provider Comparison

Best eSIM Providers for Peru

eSIM plans in Peru at a glance

How well each provider's eSIM works in Peru

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

8.4Our score

Worked well in Peru

36 of 42 reviewers

86%

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6.3Our score

Worked well in Peru

5 of 5 reviewers

100%

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6.1Our score

Worked well in Peru

5 of 5 reviewers

100%

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7.1Our score

Worked well in Peru

4 of 4 reviewers

100%

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7.1Our score

Worked well in Peru

16 of 19 reviewers

84%

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7.1Our score

Worked well in Peru

7 of 9 reviewers

78%

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8.1Our score

Worked well in Peru

2 of 3 reviewers

67%

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8.0Our score

Worked well in Peru

4 of 7 reviewers

57%

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7.5Our score

Worked well in Peru

5 of 10 reviewers

50%

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6.6Our score

Worked well in Peru

2 of 2 reviewers

100%

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6.9Our score

Worked well in Peru

2 of 2 reviewers

100%

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8.8Our score

Worked well in Peru

1 of 1 reviewers

100%

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7.8Our score

Worked well in Peru

1 of 1 reviewers

100%

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7.2Our score

Worked well in Peru

0 of 0 reviewers

0%

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How we got these numbers: we read 110 public customer reviews that mention Peru or a place in it, published between March 2024 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 Peru, so it says how the provider behaves, not how the network performs here. Local operator prices in the text were checked on 26 September 2026; provider ratings, the plan tables and the price-per-GB chart are live and update on their own.

We ranked on traveler reports from Peru first, price position second and our own tests third; eSIM4Travel is in the Best group on its price position and help desk, with only one report from Peru so far.

Maya Mobile eSIM in Peru: best record, most reports

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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Based on the reports, Maya Mobile is the best option for most trips to Peru: it has by far the most reports of any provider here and the best share among those with strong evidence. It worked well for 36 of 42 travelers who reported from Peru (86%, strong evidence). The successes cover the whole classic route: Lima, Paracas, Huacachina, Arequipa, Puno, Cusco, Aguas Calientes and Puerto Maldonado on one trip in May 2025, the Amazon and the Sacred Valley, the top of Rainbow Mountain, and a hike through Machu Picchu. One reviewer summed it up on 9 Apr 2026: "Worked in all of Peru, was well chuffed with it."

The six misses cluster around Cusco and the south. Reviewers describe no coverage in central Cusco (April 2025), signal but no internet in southern Peru (July 2024), nothing at Lake Titicaca or Machu Picchu while Claro users next to them had service (September 2025), and sporadic service everywhere outside the main cities on one May 2026 trip. Several travelers only got online after adding the APN by hand, restarting the phone or a web-chat fix from the help desk, which reviewers call fast. That September 2025 reviewer wrote that her plan worked only on Movistar; Maya's coverage page listed Claro as its sole Peru partner when the research checked it in August 2026 [11], and a third-party report from July 2025 still said Movistar, so the partner may have switched and the older misses may no longer apply.

Maya sells no Peru-only plan. It sells one global unlimited eSIM for 3, 7, 14 or 30 days, with 5 GB a day at full speed before it slows, hotspot allowed, a cruise variant, a QR by email and an optional app. In our hands-on test (run in Czechia) it was the fairest unlimited plan we tested, with no throttling until the daily allowance, and the install took one tap plus the APN; the help desk was its weak point, a WhatsApp bot and a form before a human. Price position: the cheapest global unlimited plan in our comparison by a wide margin, but it sells nothing small, so a two-day trip pays for three. Its coverage page lists Peru as LTE only, no 5G [11]. The test details are in our Maya Mobile review; plans are at Maya Mobile.

Ubigi eSIM in Peru: good in cities, slow support

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

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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 is the pick for a city-based trip, Lima and Cusco above all, at a price position just below market. It worked well for 5 of 5 travelers who reported from Peru (100%, limited evidence), with Lima 2 of 2 and Cusco 1 of 1. One reviewer in July 2026 connected through Transatel, Ubigi's parent, and called the service excellent "even in mountainous areas."

The review texts are harder on the countryside than the count suggests. Two reviewers in May and June 2026 had data in Lima and Cusco but little or none outside them, while companions on other networks stayed online; a third, in June 2026, said it was not working well and was still waiting for a refund the help desk had offered. Ubigi's Peru plan pages name Movistar and, alone among the providers here, flag no 5G for Peru, as the research found in August 2026; the same pages say the unlimited plan slows for the rest of its term once the fair-use limit is reached, and that a plan expires if not activated within six months.

Plan shape: Peru plans of 1, 3, 10 and 25 GB for 7 to 30 days, unlimited for 7 or 30 days, plus Americas and World bundles; there is no 5 GB or 20 GB step. One reusable eSIM, QR by email, hotspot on every plan, and the only app besides GigSky's that let us buy more data with a zero balance. The hands-on finding that keeps it below Maya: the worst help desk outcome we tested, an email ticket with no reply in 24 hours, and a wrapped-website app; a traveler who installs at home and never needs help will not notice. Price position: slightly below market overall, with the lowest 30-day unlimited median in our comparison. See our Ubigi review for the test, and Ubigi for the plans.

ByteSIM eSIM in Peru: many plans, clumsy checkout

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

ByteSIM eSIM in our hands

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ByteSIM suits a short trip where you want a plan sized to the day and want to pay with a local wallet. It worked well for 5 of 5 travelers who reported from Peru (100%, limited evidence), all between October and December 2024. The successes share one thread: reception described as very good, and WhatsApp help that solved problems in minutes, including a second eSIM that failed on arrival and was fixed in chat with screenshots (October 2024). One traveler wrote on 27 Oct 2024: "I brought esim for Peru and the reception was very good."

No reviewer reported a dead zone, but nobody reported from outside the cities either, and the newest report is from December 2024. ByteSIM's Peru page names Movistar [12]; its headline says 4G and its body says 5G where available, so we take the headline. The page markets activation with no passport and no registration, which matters in Peru now.

Plan shape: the widest ladder here, from 500 MB a day to 50 GB, validities of 1 to 30 days, daily plans of 500 MB to 3 GB a day, unlimited from 1 to 30 days (throttled), no top-ups, and data only in Peru. In our test the checkout demanded a phone number and a postal address, the app is a wrapped website whose auto-activation failed, and WhatsApp did not answer within 15 minutes, though every Peru reviewer says it did for them. Price position: around market, cheap for 3 to 5 GB on short trips, dearer in the Americas at larger sizes. For an experienced user with a short itinerary; see our ByteSIM review and the plans at ByteSIM.

Roamless eSIM in Peru: credit that never expires

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

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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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Roamless fits a multi-country trip or a light user who hates wasted data, because its credit never expires and carries over to the next trip. It worked well for 4 of 4 travelers who reported from Peru (100%, limited evidence): three months in Peru after a short US trip (March 2026), calls to family everywhere in Brazil and Peru (February 2026), and this from 7 May 2026: "Even managed reception in the Amazon jungle."

All four count as worked, but one November 2025 reviewer gave three stars for connection trouble in Peru and in rural Mexico and for an app that kept asking him to sign in; the eSIM connected, which is what the count measures. Roamless does not name its Peru network on its site; its Peru plans are listed as Movistar in our comparison tool.

Plan shape: Peru 30-day plans from 1 to 50 GB, pay-as-you-go credit from under 1 GB to 100 GB with no expiry, a free trial plan, no unlimited, no throttling claimed and hotspot allowed; in-app calls bill to the credit, not to a fixed plan, as its help pages state. In our test (run in Czechia) the preset APN did not work until we picked another one, and the help desk fixed it in about half an hour; a bare trickle of data stayed on at zero balance, enough to buy more. Price position: at market in popular destinations, second cheapest for 1 GB, dear from 10 GB up. Purchase is app-only. Details in our Roamless review; plans at Roamless.

Holafly eSIM in Peru: two networks, 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 choice for mountain stretches and for travelers who do not want to think about data, with one stated drawback: in our test its speed was capped from the start, before any data was used. It worked well for 16 of 19 travelers who reported from Peru (84%, limited evidence). Successes describe two weeks of uninterrupted service, Paracas in the south, a north-to-south trip with gaps only where no network exists, Miraflores, Machu Picchu, and this from 27 Jun 2026: "In the mountains where everybody had poor connection, we had no problem and a good speed." The cap means enough for maps, messaging, browsing and streaming, and slow going for large downloads, uploads, cloud backups and laptop work over the hotspot.

The three misses: no connection about 60% of the time on a trip through Peru (August 2026), an eSIM that stopped after two hours and a help-desk fix that wiped the phone's Wi-Fi passwords (July 2026), and a 60-day eSIM for Colombia, Ecuador and Peru stuck on "pending" that never installed (June 2026). Holafly's Peru page names Movistar and Claro, a two-network footprint only Nomad matches, and warns that quality may be weaker in deserts, mountains or jungles [9].

Plan shape: unlimited only, 3 to 30 days for Peru, hotspot capped at 1 GB a day, no top-ups (you buy a new eSIM), a free 1 GB a month if you keep the eSIM after the plan ends, data only, and a fair-use rule the page does not quantify [9]. Installation was one tap in our test and the help desk answered quickly. Price position: the most expensive unlimited option in about half of our comparisons. Our Holafly review has the speed test; plans at Holafly.

eSIM4Travel eSIM in Peru: lowest price, no app

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 the lowest price with a human help desk, on only 1 report from Peru so far, and that one positive. The reviewer, in September 2024, used a 5 GB plan for 30 days: 4G in cities and towns, limited or no connection in the mountains, and 20 minutes between first signal and working internet without touching the APN. He connected through Claro, while eSIM4Travel's own network list names Movistar for Peru as of August 2026 [13], so the partner may have switched since his trip.

What we can say comes from our hands-on test, run in Switzerland, not in Peru: the help desk went from a short bot to a person in one click, and that person solved the problem; the eSIM came by email, installed from a QR code and worked right away; there is no app, and nothing to install beyond the eSIM. The downsides stay: no app, no Google Pay at checkout, and no way to top up without Wi-Fi once the data runs out.

Plan shape: Peru plans from 100 MB for a day to 20 GB for 30 days, unlimited for 3 to 10 days (throttled after the daily allowance), Latin America and Global bundles, hotspot allowed; the plan starts on first connection, and you have 90 days to activate it. Price position: usually the cheapest in our comparison, and in Peru its 2 to 10 GB plans sit below the median of the other providers in our tool. Two networks on offer in many countries, one in Peru. See our eSIM4Travel review; plans at eSIM4Travel.

Other eSIM Providers for Peru

We have tested every provider below with our own money. Each one has fewer or weaker reports from Peru than the Best group, or a finding against it in the reports or in our test.

GigSky eSIM in Peru: most expensive, uneven 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

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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 tops the Lima and Cusco rows of the city table yet misses the Best group on two counts: the dearest price position in our comparison and two complete failures in Peru. It worked well for 7 of 9 travelers who reported from Peru (78%, limited evidence). Successes: Cusco, Lima, Huacachina and Machu Picchu in August 2026, a plan that came back on in Peru after Panama without any action, and Arequipa, Cusco and Lima on business trips, "not the fastest" but fine for messaging and Uber. The misses: no connection at all after crossing from Bolivia, tried in Puno, Cusco and Lima (October 2025), and a plan that never worked (November 2025); a third reviewer, counted as worked, had data drop out for up to an hour at a time (July 2026).

Plan shape: Peru plans of 1, 3, 5 and 10 GB, a 1-day unlimited pass, plus cruise and Americas bundles that cover Peru. GigSky names no network on purpose, saying it connects to the fastest available; its site says unlimited slows after 2.5 GB a day and that a top-up runs from the purchase date, not from the end of the plan. You must install the app to buy, but the app stays online when the data runs out, so you can buy more without Wi-Fi, and a human answered our help-desk chat at once. The finding that places it here is price: the most expensive provider overall in our comparison, at market only on entry plans, as our GigSky review explains. Worth it for a cruise or a one-day pass; plans at GigSky.

Saily eSIM in Peru: best app, high price

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 has the most polished app and, with eSIM4Travel, the best help desk in our test, but too few Peru reports and a high price position to be a pick. It worked well for 2 of 3 travelers who reported from Peru (67%, too few to judge): an install in May 2026 described as easy and fast where Airalo had failed on the same trip, and a trip in April 2026 with no issues. The miss, in March 2026, was poor connection next to a travel companion's local Bitel SIM, a plan that stopped after one day, hours with the help desk and a refund of only half.

Plan shape in our comparison tool: Peru plans of 1, 3, 5 and 10 GB, Latin America and Global bundles; its Peru page also lists 20 GB and unlimited plans with a 180-day activation window and no hotspot limits, as the research found in August 2026. Purchase and install are in-app only, with a free VPN location and an optional US number. Price position: among the most expensive in the places people travel, never the cheapest. A first-time eSIM user who values the app may still choose it; see our Saily review and the plans at Saily.

Global YO eSIM in Peru: low price, uneven record

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 our comparison, but 3 of the 7 Peru buyers who reported never got online. It worked well for 4 of 7 travelers who reported from Peru (57%, limited evidence). Successes: "worked even in remote areas" (January 2025, twice), Mexico and Peru with no connection trouble (January 2025), and Peru and Bolivia in April 2026, where the internet dropped while moving between regions and the reviewer needed Wi-Fi to reach the help desk. The misses are all from 2024: an eSIM registered for the US instead of Peru (July 2024), an activation that failed at Jorge Chávez airport in Lima (April 2024), and a payment rejected with no eSIM delivered (March 2024).

Plan shape: Peru plans from 1 GB for 3 days to 100 GB for 60 days, day plans with a daily allowance, and Latin America and Global Explorer bundles; no unlimited. Its page says you may have to type the APN "globaldata" yourself and that the QR code installs once only, as the research found in August 2026. Purchase is app-only, the app dies at zero data, and the help desk sent a template after 10 minutes in our test, so install at home. Price position: second cheapest overall, strongest from 10 GB up. See our Global YO review; plans at Global YO.

Airalo eSIM in Peru: half the reports failed

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 weakest Peru record of any provider with 3 or more reports: it worked well for 5 of 10 travelers who reported from Peru (50%, limited evidence), and 0 of 2 in Lima. The misses are not slow data but no data: stuck on 3G with nothing after following the help guide (August 2026), a weak or unstable Movistar signal in Huaraz and Lima and no activation (August 2026), three weeks across Lima, Cusco and Iquitos with no connection even after a second eSIM (June 2026), "very patchy" (June 2026), a March trip with no activation (June 2026), and an eSIM that did not survive a move to a new phone. The successes are a traveler with data in Peru and Egypt (August 2026) and a Latin America eSIM that worked across Argentina, Brazil and Peru (June 2026); one July 2026 reviewer got connected only after days of repetitive email replies.

Plan shape: Peru plans of 1 to 20 GB for 3 to 30 days and unlimited for 3 to 30 days, which slows after 3 GB a day, all listed as Movistar, plus Latin America and Discover bundles; the Discover+ bundle adds calls and texts. Airalo's Peru page names Movistar as the primary network [8]. In our test the purchase and install were among the easiest, which is why beginners pick it. Price position: at market, never the cheapest in a popular destination. See our Airalo review; plans at Airalo.

Yesim eSIM in Peru: too few reports yet

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

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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 worked well for 2 of 2 travelers who reported from Peru (100%, too few to judge), one in Cusco and one in Ollantaytambo; neither review text is in our file, so we cannot say more about the trips. Yesim's Peru page names no network (checked August 2026) and says the eSIM switches to 5G where an operator has it, which in Peru means a few districts of a few cities.

Plan shape: Peru plans of 1 to 20 GB for 30 days, unlimited for 1 to 30 days (throttled, limit not stated), a 1-day pass, and Latin America and Global Plus bundles. In our test the plan started counting at purchase, not at install, so buy close to your trip; the help desk took 15 to 60 minutes per reply, among the slowest we tested. Price position: fixed plans dear, unlimited at market. An experienced user wanting unlimited by the day might still pick it; see our Yesim review and the plans at Yesim.

Jetpac eSIM in Peru: two reports, 4G only

6.9 /10

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• 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

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4.7/53,528 reviews

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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 worked well for 2 of 2 travelers who reported from Peru (100%, too few to judge). One, in August 2026, had an eSIM that was not working properly until WhatsApp support fixed it; the other used a global eSIM across Singapore, the US, Peru and Japan in January 2025 and found it slow but connected. Jetpac does not name a network on its Peru page; two third-party reviews say Claro.

Plan shape: Peru plans of 1 to 30 GB for 4, 7 or 30 days, every one flagged 4G only in our comparison tool, plus Latin America and Global bundles; no unlimited plan for Peru in our tool, though its page sold one in August 2026 with 3 GB a day at full speed. Extras set it apart: free WhatsApp, Maps, Uber and Grab after the data runs out on packs of 3 GB and up, in-app voice packs, unlimited hotspot, and a free lounge if your flight is late. Our test found a slow site, a rough app and a help desk that took eight minutes to answer; the price position is dear for 3 to 20 GB. See our Jetpac review; plans at Jetpac.

GoMoWorld eSIM in Peru: one report, 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

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3.8/51,987 reviews

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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 worked well for 1 of 1 travelers who reported from Peru (too few to judge): a June 2026 reviewer who had used it in Europe, Vietnam and Peru and had one setup hiccup, caused by a Wi-Fi drop, fixed by the help desk. Its page names no Peru network (checked August 2026), only "top Peruvian networks".

Plan shape: Peru plans of 1, 5, 10 and 15 GB for 7 or 30 days and a Latin America bundle of 1 to 11 GB; no unlimited. Our comparison tool lists its Peru plans as 5G, which in Peru will mean 4G outside a handful of districts. The finding that places it here is the purchase flow: the eSIM is never emailed, one account serves one device, and nothing happens until you press Start in the app; humans on the help desk work office hours. In our test (run in Austria) it was the fastest and least throttled eSIM we have measured, and its price position is below market, best from 5 GB up. See our GoMoWorld review; plans at GoMoWorld.

Nomad eSIM in Peru: no reports yet

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

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4.3/544,625 reviews

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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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No traveler reports from Peru yet, so Nomad cannot be ranked here. On paper it is well placed: its Peru page names Movistar and Claro, lets you switch between them by hand, gives a 60-day activation window and gives new users a free 1 GB trial [10]. Our comparison tool lists Claro on its fixed Peru plans, Movistar on its unlimited plans and Entel on the trial plan, with a 30-day activation window, so check the plan page before you rely on either figure.

Plan shape: Peru plans of 1 GB for 3 or 7 days, 3 to 20 GB for 30 days, unlimited for 3 to 10 days with 2 GB a day at full speed, plus Latin America and Global bundles; data only in Peru, hotspot allowed. The app has a home-screen widget with your remaining data, but in our test the help bot looped and never handed over to a human, so this is a provider for people who will not need help. Price position: slightly below market, with its cheapest countries in the Americas. See our Nomad review; plans at Nomad.

Best eSIM Plans for Peru

Price per GB in Peru by eSIM Provider

How much does each provider charge per GB in Peru? 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 calculate yourself. A shorter bar means a lower price per GB.

The tables below pick the best offer per data tier. Every provider in this article sells something for Peru: thirteen sell a Peru-only plan, and Maya Mobile sells only its global unlimited eSIM. Unlimited plans here come from Holafly, Airalo, Ubigi, ByteSIM, Yesim, Nomad, eSIM4Travel and Maya Mobile, each with its own fair-use rule, and GigSky sells a 1-day pass. Reviewers in Peru found 10 GB enough for a month with hotel Wi-Fi, and 1 GB gone in eight days of maps; our guide to how much data you need for a trip helps you pick a tier. None of Peru's neighbours has a guide here yet, so if you are combining Peru with Mexico on one Latin America trip, compare plans that cover both Peru and Mexico and read the Mexico eSIM guide.

Best eSIM for Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu

The city picks differ from the country pick. GigSky has the best share in both Lima and Cusco, while Maya Mobile, the overall pick, has its misses concentrated in Cusco. Counts are the eSIM working for N of M travelers who named the place; a pick needs 3 or more reports for that provider in that place.

Best eSIM for Lima

GigSky is the Lima pick with 3 of 4 reports working, just ahead of Maya Mobile at 3 of 5; Ubigi worked for 2 of 2 and Holafly for 1 of 1, while Airalo failed for both travelers who named the city. GigSky's one Lima miss was the traveler whose plan never connected anywhere in Peru after Bolivia. Maya's two misses were weak signal rather than dead eSIMs: "marginal" in Lima on a May 2025 trip that went fully dark in Arequipa and Cusco, and reception that faded outside the tourist districts (January 2025), with the note that it was fine for a stay in a tourist district.

At the airport, one Global YO user could not activate at Jorge Chávez in April 2024 and bought a local SIM instead; a GigSky plan that had worked in Panama came back on in Peru without any action, and a Maya user had data from the moment of landing for five weeks. A Holafly user reported good connection and speed throughout Miraflores (May 2026), and one Airalo traveler described weak Movistar signal in Lima itself (August 2026). Lima is where third-party reports place both Claro's and Movistar's 5G, but no reviewer mentioned getting it.

Best eSIM for Cusco

GigSky edges the Cusco pick with 2 of 3, ahead of Maya Mobile at 3 of 6, and Cusco is the hardest place in the whole file. Maya's three misses are all about coverage, not setup: practically no coverage in central Cusco (April 2025), nothing at all in Cuzco after a marginal Lima (May 2025), and reception too weak to load pages (September 2025); a fourth reviewer, counted as worked, had patchy reception near Cusco in November 2025. GigSky's miss there was the Bolivia-crossing traveler; its successes include a business traveler who found it slowish but fine for email and Uber. Ubigi, Yesim and Holafly each had one working report in or around Cusco, and the Holafly reviewer had data in the mountains when others around him did not. Airalo's one Cusco report was a three-week failure.

The surrounding valley reads better than the city. Maya Mobile worked for its one reporter in each of Ollantaytambo, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes and on Rainbow Mountain, and Yesim worked in Ollantaytambo. Third-party reports put Claro's 5G in Cusco by April 2026, which would favour the Claro-based providers (Maya Mobile, Holafly, Nomad) for speed, but no reviewer has confirmed it yet.

Best eSIM for Machu Picchu

The country pick applies at Machu Picchu: four reports, none with 3 for one provider. GigSky and Holafly each worked for their one reporter, the Holafly traveler on a four-country trip with uninterrupted data that included Machu Picchu (April 2026). Maya Mobile split 1 of 2: amazing coverage while hiking through the site in November 2025, no signal at all in September 2025 while other travelers' phones were connected. Travel-SIM blogs describe the citadel's signal as intermittent on every network; we could not confirm that against regulator data, and the reports above say the same thing. Download your tickets and maps in Aguas Calientes, where Maya Mobile's one reporter had data.

Beyond these three places the file thins out. Roamless had reception in the Amazon jungle, Maya Mobile had data from the Amazon rainforest to the Sacred Valley on one trip and in Puerto Maldonado on another, while a different Maya reviewer lost it in the rainforest and at Lake Titicaca; Airalo's one Iquitos report was a failure. For Huacachina and Arequipa (3 reports each) every eSIM reported worked except one Maya Mobile trip that failed in Arequipa. No traveler has reported yet from the Inca Trail or the northern coast; OSIPTEL's own map lets you check each operator's declared coverage for any district before you choose [2].

Local SIM Cards and Operator eSIMs in Peru

For a passport-only tourist, a local Peru SIM card is no longer the easy option it was. OSIPTEL resolution 000116-2025-CD, published on 21 Nov 2025 and amended in December 2025, requires foreign nationals to contract mobile service in person at an operator's own service centre, after a biometric (fingerprint) check against the immigration database; digital and telephone sign-up by foreigners is banned, each person may take one line per operator every 30 days, and a prepaid line with no traffic in its first three days must be cut off [3]. Claro reopened sales to foreigners on 9 Jan 2026 under this scheme, for holders of a Carné de Extranjería or a Carné de Permiso Temporal de Permanencia only; a foreign passport is not on its list [4]. We could not confirm how Movistar, Entel and Bitel apply the rule.

Two travel blogs reported in July and August 2026 that official Claro and Movistar stores refused passport-only tourists in Lima, Cusco and Arequipa, and that the workarounds were a local friend's ID, travel agencies and exchange houses selling at tourist prices, and tourist packages at Jorge Chávez airport at about US$32.00 (around S/110.00) for 15 to 20 GB, as of July 2026. We could not confirm the current airport counters under the new terminal, nor whether the listed prices include IGV, the sales tax. One reviewer in this file did buy a Bitel SIM in March 2026 and found it better than her husband's Saily eSIM, and another switched to Bitel after Maya Mobile failed in Arequipa and Cusco (May 2025), so some travelers still got one; the reviews do not say what ID they showed.

If you can buy one, local prepaid is cheap: the comparison site Selectra listed top-ups from S/1.00 and data packs from S/3.00 at Bitel and S/5.00 at the other three, with Movistar's PrePlan adding unlimited WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram from S/5.00 for 30 days, as of August 2026 (not confirmed against operator pages). An MVNO called PeruSIM is reported to sell SIMs and eSIMs on the Claro network at the airport with domestic calls included, but the only source is a competitor's blog, so treat it as unconfirmed. Operator eSIMs are reported to be mostly a postpaid product that needs in-store activation; we could not confirm that either.

The verdict: a local SIM beats a travel eSIM only if you hold a Peruvian residence card and plan to stay for weeks; for a passport-only visit of a few weeks, the paperwork and the three-day activation rule outweigh the saving, and a travel eSIM installed before you land is the practical choice. Only the local SIM gives you a Peruvian number; a travel eSIM does not.

Mobile Networks in Peru

Peru has four networks and no single best one. By regulator-declared coverage, Movistar leads with guaranteed coverage over 70.65% of populated area, against Bitel's 41.41%, Claro's 20.91% and Entel's 3.21%; by total coverage, where service is reachable but quality is not guaranteed, Entel leads at 90.67%, then Movistar 89.41%, Bitel 87.28% and Claro 84.70% [1]. These figures are operator self-declarations filed with OSIPTEL, and Entel's gap between the two numbers comes from how it classifies its footprint, not from a small network [1]. By lines carrying traffic in the first quarter of 2026, Claro held 33.35%, Bitel 24.01%, Entel 22.54% and Movistar 19.81% [1]. According to Opensignal's February 2026 report, Entel won the overall award on consistency and reliability, while Claro and Bitel tied for download speed; we could not open the full report, so we treat those as reported.

5G is new and small. Claro switched on the first commercial 5G on 18 Dec 2025 [5], and third-party reports in spring 2026 listed 110 districts for Claro (Lima, Callao, Arequipa, Cusco, Puno and others) and 13 Lima districts for Movistar. Among the providers here, Ubigi flags no 5G for Peru and Maya Mobile lists Peru as LTE only [11]; one Holafly reviewer saw 5G at times in June 2026. Our guide to whether 5G is worth paying for explains why 4G is the realistic expectation here.

Which provider rides which network, as of August 2026: Movistar for Airalo [8], ByteSIM [12], eSIM4Travel [13] and Ubigi; Movistar and Claro for Holafly [9] and Nomad [10]; Claro for Maya Mobile [11]. Jetpac is reported by third parties to use Claro; GigSky names none by design; Saily, Yesim, Roamless, GoMoWorld and Global YO did not name a network on their pages when the research checked them, though Roamless is listed as Movistar in our comparison tool. No provider was found on Entel or Bitel. One third-party site claims Nomad uses Entel; Nomad's own page says otherwise, so we do not treat that as fact. Our explainer on eSIMs with several networks shows how to switch operator by hand when one drops out, which the Holafly and Nomad eSIMs allow.

For the trip this means: a Movistar-based eSIM has the regulator's best coverage declaration for the Andes and the Sacred Valley, a Claro-based one has the widest 5G and the joint-fastest reported downloads in cities, and a two-network eSIM (Holafly, Nomad) hedges both. Each operator publishes its own map: Claro [5], Movistar, which marks guaranteed zones green and additional-capacity zones yellow [6], and Entel, which uses red and green for the same split [7]; OSIPTEL's map shows all four side by side [2]. We could not find an official Bitel map.

How to Set Up an eSIM for Peru

Install at home on Wi-Fi, before you fly; almost every plan here starts on first connection in Peru, not at install. The exceptions in our tests were Yesim, whose plan started at purchase, GoMoWorld, which does nothing until you press Start in the app, and some Airalo packages that start at install.

1. Check your phone. It must be unlocked and eSIM-capable; our list of phones that take an eSIM covers the models, and our first-eSIM guide the rest of the checks. One Airalo user lost her Peru eSIM when she moved to a new phone, so install on the phone you will travel with.
2. Buy and install on Wi-Fi. eSIM4Travel, Airalo, Maya Mobile, Ubigi, Yesim, ByteSIM, Jetpac, Nomad and Holafly send a QR code by email; GoMoWorld, Saily, Roamless and GigSky deliver only in their apps, and Global YO needs the app to buy. Our guides show how to add an eSIM on iPhone and add an eSIM on Samsung. Mind the activation windows: Nomad's Peru page gives 60 days [10], Saily's 180 days and Ubigi's six months as of August 2026, Jetpac keeps unactivated packs three months, and eSIM4Travel gives 90 days.
3. Set the APN if your provider needs it. Maya Mobile and Global YO use "globaldata"; several Maya reviewers in Peru only got online after typing it in, and one took screenshots of the help page in advance because she had no data to look it up. Roamless needed a manual APN change in our test.
4. On landing: turn data roaming on for the eSIM, select it for mobile data and switch your home SIM's data off. A Holafly reviewer reminds you to disable the home SIM to avoid roaming charges; in our Jetpac test the data dropped until the physical SIM was switched off.
5. If there is no data: toggle airplane mode, restart, or pick the network by hand; GigSky and Maya Mobile users in Peru fixed drops that way. Then try our eSIM troubleshooting guide and the provider's chat. Keep a Wi-Fi fallback in mind: most apps die at zero data, while GigSky, Ubigi and Roamless still let you buy more without Wi-Fi.

Calls and SMS in Peru

Peru's calling code is +51, and every Peru-only plan in our comparison tool is data-only, so calls go over WhatsApp or another app. Three providers add a voice option that works here: Airalo's Discover+ global bundle, which covers Peru, includes calls and texts on a US number; Jetpac sells in-app voice packs, though in our test the recipient saw a US number; and Roamless sells in-app calls billed to its credit balance, not to a fixed Peru plan, as its help pages state. Global YO routes outgoing calls through a separate app, Saily sells a US number as an add-on, and ByteSIM's local-number plans exist in other countries but not in its Peru range.

If you need a Peruvian number, the only route is a local SIM, with the in-person biometric purchase rules described above. Travelers who kept their home SIM active in the second slot for calls while the eSIM carried data reported no trouble doing so; one Maya Mobile user switched back to her home SIM to make a call when the eSIM had no signal outside central Lima.

Free eSIM Data for Peru

Four providers give away a little data that works in Peru. Nomad gives new users a free 1 GB trial on its Peru page [10], listed in our comparison tool as a 3-day plan. Roamless lists a free Peru trial plan of under 1 GB, valid 30 days, and GigSky gives a free 100 MB trial on sign-up; GoMoWorld gives a free one-day trial and Jetpac a free 100 MB starter eSIM, both app-only. Holafly adds a free 1 GB every 30 days if you keep the eSIM installed after your plan ends. These are enough to test the install and the network on arrival, not to run a trip; our round-up of free eSIM data plans and trials lists the terms.

Summary: the best eSIM for Peru

Based on 110 traveler reports and our own tests, Maya Mobile is the best option for most trips to Peru: it worked well for 36 of 42 travelers, from Lima to Puerto Maldonado and Machu Picchu, and its weakness is coverage around Cusco and the far south on a Claro-only footprint. Ubigi (5 of 5) suits a Lima and Cusco city stay at a price just below market, with reviewers warning that it thins out beyond the cities and that its help desk did not answer in our test. ByteSIM (5 of 5) fits a short trip with a plan sized to the day and a local wallet, if you can live with its checkout. Roamless (4 of 4) is the multi-country choice because its credit never expires, and it reached the Amazon jungle for one traveler.

Holafly (16 of 19) rides both Movistar and Claro and did well in the mountains, but its speed was capped from the start in our test and its hotspot is limited to 1 GB a day. eSIM4Travel is usually the cheapest here and reached a human on its help desk in one click in our test, on only one Peru report so far, and it has no app. Whichever you choose, install at home, keep the APN handy, and remember that the best eSIM for Peru is the one on the network that covers your route, which the regulator's map lets you check before you buy.

Compare All eSIM Plans for Peru

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