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Best Travel eSIMs for Philippines in 2026

On the live Philippines-country ladder, the eligible 10 GB 30-day dest totals this pass are Ubigi $16, Nomad $17, Yesim $17.22, Saily $18.99, Airalo $19 and GigSky $96.99.

Lee Dobson·Updated 23 September 2026·8 min read

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On the live Philippines-country ladder, the eligible 10 GB 30-day dest totals this pass are Ubigi $16, Nomad $17, Yesim $17.22, Saily $18.99, Airalo $19 and GigSky $96.99. Dest's cheapest Philippines-country 50 GB is Nomad 30-day at $45 ATESIM, so the GigSky 180-day out rule stays quiet and GigSky still fills sixth on its $96.99 10 GB total. Sim Local, Roamless, aloSIM and ByteSim publish no Philippines-country SKU on dest. Every ranked 10 GB total is unique, so named-host tiebreak is unused.

Opensignal published a Philippines Mobile Network Experience Report in July 2026 (fieldwork 1 April to 29 June 2026) across DITO, Globe and Smart. Verified national figures on that report include DITO Reliability Experience 838 on a 100-1000 scale (Globe 833; Smart 816), Globe Consistent Quality 58.9 per cent of tests (DITO 57.9; Smart 53.5), DITO Download Speed Experience 43.1 Mbps (Smart 38.9; Globe 27.1), DITO 5G Download 221 Mbps, DITO Upload Speed Experience 7.6 Mbps (Smart 7.1; Globe 6.4), Globe Coverage Experience 7.4 on a 0-10 scale (Smart 7.2; DITO 4.0), Smart 5G Coverage 1.8 (Globe 1.2; DITO 0.5), DITO Time on Network 99.0 per cent (Smart 95.6; Globe 95.2), and DITO Time on 5G 33.8 per cent (Smart 15.3; Globe 14.9). DITO took Best Network on that report for the second consecutive time, with eight awards (six sole and two joint). Smart took six awards outright and two jointly. Globe took two sole wins, including Consistent Quality and Coverage Experience. Those scores describe the national MNOs. They do not name a host for any pick.

DataReportal Digital 2026: The Philippines (GSMA Intelligence figures) records 137 million cellular mobile connections active in the Philippines in late 2025, equivalent to 117 per cent of the population. GSMA connection totals are national-market figures only. They do not name a host for any pick.

The Philippines sits outside the EU and the EEA, so European Commission roam-like-at-home never covers a visit on a Philippines-country travel eSIM. Philippines-country prepaid travel eSIM pricing is storefront-only. Inventing RLAH here would be wrong.

Palawan-only, Boracay-only, Cebu-only, Mindanao, Malaysia and Taiwan latch stay empty as coverage claims unless that shop names the place. Airalo other_info names Cebu, Bohol, Palawan and Boracay. Nomad markets Manila, Cebu and Boracay and prints an overseas-territory hedge. Yesim names Manila, Cebu City, Davao and other Philippine cities on its city list. Saily marketing copy names Boracay, Palawan, El Nido and Siargao while the Network line stays unpublished. Ubigi and GigSky leave named islands empty as separate coverage beyond the country label. Do not invent an island or cross-border latch from Globe, Smart or DITO presence alone.

The dest 10 GB, 30-day country order among the six ranked picks is Ubigi, Nomad, Yesim, Saily, Airalo, GigSky. Once a plan registers on a Philippine network, top-ups stay inside that provider's app.

Manila nights, Cebu nights, and a daily GB figure for an island-hop ferry day or a north Luzon road stretch decide the package before you open the six ranked Philippines-country rows. Plan Match at /plan-match does that sizing on this page when the GB total still needs locking.

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Cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day total; dest 10 GB, 25 GB; unlimited 30-day floor

Ubigi

Exclusive code

$1.60/GB

Second at 10 GB 30-day dest total; dest 3 GB, 5 GB, 50 GB

Nomad

Exclusive code

$1.70/GB

Third at 10 GB 30-day dest total; dest 1 GB; GlobeTelecom

Yesim

Exclusive code

$1.722/GB

Fourth at 10 GB 30-day dest total; dest 20 GB

Saily

$1.899/GB

Fifth at 10 GB 30-day dest total

Airalo

$1.90/GB

Sixth at 10 GB 30-day dest total

GigSky

Exclusive code

$0.00/GB

Jump to1. Ubigi$1.60/GB 2. Nomad$1.70/GB 3. Yesim$1.722/GB 4. Saily$1.899/GB 5. Airalo$1.90/GB 6. GigSky$0.00/GB

Cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day total; dest 10 GB, 25 GB; unlimited 30-day floor☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Ubigi

FROM$1.60/GB

Host networkDito, Smart

CoverageDito and Smart on the product page. Islands and adjacent unnamed.

CodeTRAVELCITY10 for 10% off

Ubigi's Philippines Prepaid 10 GB / 30 days product page (cellulardata.ubigi.com Philippines 10GB 30-days) names Dito and Smart on the Network(s) coverage block. Partner-list pages are not the cite. Ubigi's Philippines 10 GB SKU coverage block stops at Network(s); it never adds a tethering support line, and public Wi-Fi marketing is not a hotspot: yes cite, so hotspot stays empty. Palawan-only, Boracay-only, Cebu-only, Mindanao, Malaysia and Taiwan stay unnamed as coverage claims on that product page.

Dest prints Philippines Prepaid 10 GB 30-day at $16 with TRAVELCITY10 10% on the live table. At $16 it owns both the ranked 10 GB country floor and dest's printed 10 GB cheapest-at-size cell. Dest also prints 25 GB 30-day at $29 TRAVELCITY10, the cheapest cell at that size. Live-table 50 GB 30-day is $48 TRAVELCITY10, behind Nomad $45. Live-table unlimited 30-day Philippines Prepaid is $59 TRAVELCITY10, which is the cheapest ranked unlimited 30-day Philippines-country floor this pass (Fair-use cap Not published on dest). Dest also prints shorter Ubigi Philippines Prepaid rows including 10 GB 7-day at $14, 1 GB 7-day at $3.50, unlimited 7-day at $23 and unlimited 15-day at $40, all TRAVELCITY10. No dest 3 GB, 5 GB or 20 GB Philippines-country 30-day row for Ubigi this pass.

Strengths

+Cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($16)
+Dest cheapest 10 GB and 25 GB country rows ($16 / $29)
+Product page names Dito and Smart
+TRAVELCITY10 10% where the dest table prints it on Philippines Prepaid rows
+Cheapest ranked unlimited 30-day country floor ($59)

Limitations

−Hotspot tethering line unpublished on the Philippines 10 GB product page
−No 3 GB, 5 GB or 20 GB 30-day country row on dest
−50 GB country total sits behind Nomad
−Unlimited Fair-use cap Not published on dest
−Islands and adjacent countries unnamed as coverage on the product page

Verdict · Philippines Prepaid leads the ranked 10 GB ladder at $16 on a Dito plus Smart Network(s) cite, owns dest's 25 GB floor at $29, and holds the ranked unlimited 30-day country floor at $59.

Buy Ubigi →

Second at 10 GB 30-day dest total; dest 3 GB, 5 GB, 50 GB☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Nomad

FROM$1.70/GB

Host networkGlobe

CoverageGlobe on the shop; Globe on 10 GB mask_network. Overseas territories not claimed. Marketing Manila, Cebu, Boracay.

HotspotYes on the shop FAQ

CodeDest prints ATESIM 20% on the 10 GB row. Programme excludes sale, unlimited, Thailand 50 GB, plans under USD 5

Nomad's Philippines shop names Network for Philippines: Globe. The 10 GB 30-day SKU (Philippines 10 GB 30 Days / external_info id esimfx_10G_30D_PH) lists Globe on mask_network with coverage PH (mccmnc 51502_PH, types 4G). The same shop FAQ prints: Yes, Nomad's eSIMs support tethering / hotspot. Coverage may not include overseas territories. The shop markets Manila, Cebu and Boracay. Palawan-only, Mindanao, Malaysia and Taiwan are not on that shop as coverage claims. Do not treat the Nomad catalogue marketing line as island-only or cross-border coverage.

Nomad's Philippines 10 GB 30-day dest total prints at $17 with ATESIM 20%. ATESIM 20% does not apply to unlimited, add-ons, business, sale, Thailand 50 GB, or plans under USD 5. That Philippines 10 GB 30-day SKU clears the USD 5 ATESIM floor. Nomad holds dest's cheapest 3 GB 30-day country row at $7 ATESIM. Nomad also holds dest's cheapest 5 GB 30-day country row at $11 ATESIM. Nomad Local Philippines owns dest's cheapest 50 GB 30-day country row at $45 ATESIM. Dest also prints Nomad Philippines 20 GB 45 Days at $27 ATESIM (45-day row, not a 30-day floor). Nomad has no dest 20 GB, 25 GB, or unlimited 30-day Philippines-country row this pass; its Local Philippines unlimited SKUs on dest stop at 5-day and 10-day. Shorter Nomad Philippines dest rows include 1 GB / 7 days at $4 ATESIM.

Strengths

+Second-cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($17)
+Shop names Globe; 10 GB SKU mask_network names Globe (51502_PH)
+Hotspot supported on the Philippines shop FAQ
+Dest cheapest 3 GB, 5 GB and 50 GB 30-day country rows ($7 / $11 / $45)
+ATESIM 20% where the dest table prints it on eligible capped rows
+Marketing cities printed (Manila, Cebu, Boracay)

Limitations

−10 GB dest total sits above Ubigi
−No unlimited 30-day Philippines-country row on dest
−Overseas-territory hedge only; Palawan-only and Mindanao unnamed as separate coverage
−20 GB dest row is 45-day, not 30-day

Verdict · Nomad's Globe shop string and 51502_PH mask land second at $17, the Philippines 3 GB / 5 GB / 50 GB country floors stay at $7 / $11 / $45, and the Philippines FAQ keeps tethering / hotspot as yes.

Buy Nomad →

Third at 10 GB 30-day dest total; dest 1 GB; GlobeTelecom☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Yesim

FROM$1.722/GB

Host networkGlobeTelecom

CoverageGlobeTelecom on destinations operators. City list Manila / Cebu City / Davao and other Philippine cities. Malaysia / Taiwan unnamed.

HotspotDepends on operator

CodeTRAVELCITY 15% on the dest row

Yesim's Philippines shop technical specs print Hotspot: Depends on operator. Marketing copy is not a hotspot: yes disclosure. Network coverage city list: Antipolo, Caloocan City, Cebu City, City Of Paranaque, Davao, Manila, Pasig City, Quezon City, Taguig City, Zamboanga City, and other cities in Philippines. Destinations operators payload on the Philippines plan objects names GlobeTelecom (3G/LTE/5G). Editorial About copy that mentions other brands is not a carrier cite. ID verification: Not required. Malaysia and Taiwan stay unnamed on that city list. Watch Yesim price drift: live dest 10 GB 30-day is $17.22 TRAVELCITY this gate (shop list without code printed $18.00 for 10 GB / 30 days); dest JSON total wins.

Dest live-table Yesim 10 GB 30-day prints $17.22 with TRAVELCITY 15%. Yesim's 1 GB 30-day live-table total is $4.36 TRAVELCITY, dest's cheapest 1 GB cell. Yesim's 3 GB 30-day live-table total is $7.58 TRAVELCITY, behind Nomad $7. Yesim's 5 GB 30-day live-table total is $12.63 TRAVELCITY, behind Nomad and Saily. No dest 20 GB, 25 GB, 50 GB or unlimited 30-day Philippines-country row for Yesim this pass.

Strengths

+Third ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($17.22)
+Dest cheapest 1 GB 30-day country row ($4.36)
+Destinations operators name GlobeTelecom
+City list printed on the country shop (Manila, Cebu City, Davao and others)
+TRAVELCITY 15% where the dest table prints it
+ID verification Not required on the shop

Limitations

−Hotspot specs say Depends on operator
−No 20 GB, 25 GB, 50 GB or unlimited 30-day country row on dest
−3 GB and 5 GB country totals sit behind Nomad
−Neighbouring countries unnamed on the city list

Verdict · Yesim takes third at $17.22 with GlobeTelecom on destinations operators, holds the Philippines-country 1 GB floor at $4.36, and keeps hotspot as Depends on operator.

Buy Yesim →

Fourth at 10 GB 30-day dest total; dest 20 GB☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Saily

FROM$1.899/GB

Host networkNot publicly disclosed

CoverageMNO Confirming. Marketing Boracay / Palawan / El Nido / Siargao; Network line unpublished.

HotspotNo hotspot restrictions on the shop

Saily's Philippines shop Network line prints Reliable connection from the Philippines best networks and does not name Globe, Smart or DITO as host, so the MNO host stays Confirming / unpublished. Hotspot: No hotspot restrictions or limitations. Marketing copy names Boracay, Palawan, El Nido and Siargao; that marketing line is not a Network host string. Malaysia and Taiwan stay unnamed as coverage claims on that shop retrieve.

Saily's dest 10 GB 30-day total is $18.99. Saily Philippines-country dest rows carry no promo code this pass. Saily's 3 GB 30-day dest total is $7.99, behind Nomad $7 and Yesim $7.58. Saily's 5 GB 30-day dest total is $11.99, behind Nomad $11. Saily's 20 GB 30-day dest total is $29.99, dest's cheapest 20 GB cell. Saily unlimited 30-day dest total is $71.99 (fair-use 5 GB/day then 1 Mbps on dest), behind Ubigi $59. No dest 25 GB or 50 GB Philippines-country row for Saily this pass. Dest also prints Saily unlimited day-count rows from 5-day through 25-day.

Strengths

+Fourth ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($18.99)
+Dest cheapest 20 GB 30-day country row ($29.99)
+Shop hotspot line: No hotspot restrictions or limitations
+3 GB, 5 GB, 10 GB, 20 GB and unlimited 30-day country rows on dest
+Fills the fourth slot without padding Maya or Holafly

Limitations

−MNO host Confirming / unpublished on the Network line
−10 GB dest total sits behind Ubigi, Nomad and Yesim
−Unlimited 30-day country total sits behind Ubigi
−No 25 GB or 50 GB country row on dest
−No promo code on the ranked 10 GB dest row

Verdict · Saily fills fourth at $18.99 with an unpublished Network line, keeps hotspot unrestricted on the shop, and owns dest's 20 GB country floor at $29.99.

Buy Saily →

Fifth at 10 GB 30-day dest total☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

Airalo

FROM$1.90/GB

Host networkSmart

CoverageSmart first-network; package Operates on the Smart network in the Philippines. other_info Cebu, Bohol, Palawan, Boracay (Airalo-only covers line).

Airalo's Philippines shop first-network line names Smart (Shows primary network the eSIM uses). Package copy also prints Operates on the Smart network in the Philippines. other_info: Covers the main islands, including Cebu, Bohol, Palawan and Boracay. The Airalo Philippines shop retrieve never states hotspot as a tethering yes line this pass; usage copy that streaming or hotspot may burn more data is not a hotspot: yes cite, so the cell stays empty. Mindanao-as-separate, Malaysia and Taiwan stay unnamed as coverage claims on that shop.

Airalo's dest 10 GB 30-day total is $19. Airalo Philippines-country dest rows carry no promo code this pass. Airalo's 5 GB 30-day dest total is $12, behind Nomad, Saily and Yesim. Airalo's 20 GB 30-day dest total is $30, behind Saily $29.99. No dest 25 GB, 50 GB or unlimited 30-day Philippines-country row for Airalo this pass. Dest also prints Airalo unlimited day-pass rows through 10-day at $34.50 and shorter capped rows including 1 GB / 3-day at $4 and 10 GB / 7-day / 15-day at $18 / $18.50. Dest Airalo regional block prints Philippines only $28.50 for a 20 GB label while live country 20 GB 30-day is $30 - Engineering flag.

Strengths

+Fifth ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($19)
+Shop first-network Smart; package copy names Smart
+other_info names Cebu, Bohol, Palawan and Boracay (Airalo-only among ranked shops as a covers line)
+5 GB, 10 GB and 20 GB 30-day country rows on dest
+Closes the fifth slot without padding Maya or Holafly

Limitations

−10 GB dest total sits behind Ubigi, Nomad, Yesim and Saily
−Hotspot line empty on the shop retrieve this pass
−No dest cheapest-at-size win at 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 25 or 50 GB among printed winners
−No 25 GB, 50 GB or unlimited 30-day country row on dest
−Dest regional 20 GB Philippines-only print disagrees with live 30-day country total

Verdict · Airalo lands fifth at $19 on a Smart first-network shop line, prints Cebu, Bohol, Palawan and Boracay in other_info, and still leaves hotspot empty on the retrieve.

Buy Airalo →

Sixth at 10 GB 30-day dest total☆☆☆☆☆ 0.0/5

GigSky

FROM$0.00/GB

Host networkNot publicly disclosed

CoverageMNO unpublished. Islands and adjacent unnamed.

HotspotUnlimited hotspot sharing on the shop

CodeATESIM 15% on the dest row

GigSky's Philippines country shop (gigsky.com/country/esim-in-philippines) does not name Globe, Smart or DITO as host, so the MNO host is unpublished. HotspotBody: Unlimited use included. Palawan-only, Boracay-only, Cebu-only, Mindanao, Malaysia and Taiwan stay unnamed as coverage claims on that shop. No GigSky Philippines-country 50 GB SKU exists on dest at any duration, so the 180-day out rule never removes it; its $96.99 10 GB total alone locks sixth.

Dest live-table GigSky 10 GB 30-day prints $96.99 with ATESIM 15%. Live-table 5 GB 30-day is $48.49 ATESIM, far behind Nomad $11. Shorter dest rows include 1 GB / 7 days at $11.49 ATESIM and 3 GB / 15 days at $29.99 ATESIM. No dest 20 GB, 25 GB, 50 GB or unlimited 30-day Philippines-country row for GigSky this pass.

Strengths

+Sixth ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($96.99)
+HotspotBody Unlimited use included on the country shop
+ATESIM 15% where the dest table prints it
+Inside the six because the 180-day 50 GB out rule stays quiet
+Short capped day-pass style rows on dest

Limitations

−Highest ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total among the six by a wide margin
−MNO host unpublished on the Philippines shop
−No dest cheapest-at-size win at any printed 30-day country size band
−No 20 GB, 25 GB, 50 GB or unlimited 30-day country row on dest
−Disqualify when a sub-$20 10 GB country row already exists on this ladder

Verdict · Sixth place is GigSky at $96.99: the Philippines shop leaves the MNO unnamed, hotspotBody still reads Unlimited use included, and the absent Philippines-country 50 GB SKU means the 180-day out rule never fires, yet the 10 GB total sits far above the rest of the shortlist.

Buy GigSky →

The bottom line

Ubigi is the cheapest ranked 10 GB 30-day dest total ($16), dest cheapest at 10 GB and 25 GB, and cheapest ranked unlimited 30-day at $59. Nomad is second at 10 GB on Globe, dest cheapest at 3 GB, 5 GB and 50 GB. Yesim is third at 10 GB with GlobeTelecom, dest cheapest at 1 GB. Saily is fourth at 10 GB with Confirming host, dest cheapest at 20 GB. Airalo is fifth at 10 GB on Smart, with Cebu / Bohol / Palawan / Boracay in other_info. GigSky is sixth at 10 GB with an unpublished host and stays inside the six because dest has no GigSky Philippines-country 50 GB SKU. Maya is out. Sim Local, Roamless, aloSIM and ByteSim publish no Philippines-country SKU on dest. Hosts: Ubigi Dito and Smart on the Philippines product page; Nomad Globe on the shop and 10 GB mask_network; Yesim GlobeTelecom on destinations operators; Saily Confirming; Airalo Smart first-network; GigSky unpublished. Nomad and Saily print a hotspot yes line. GigSky hotspotBody Unlimited use included. Yesim Depends on operator. Ubigi and Airalo hotspot lines are empty this pass.

Airalo other_info names Cebu, Bohol, Palawan and Boracay. Nomad markets Manila, Cebu and Boracay and prints an overseas-territory hedge. Yesim names Philippine cities on the city list. Saily marketing names Boracay, Palawan, El Nido and Siargao while the Network line stays unpublished. Ubigi and GigSky leave named islands empty as coverage claims beyond the country label. No Mindanao-as-separate, Malaysia or Taiwan latch on the ranked Philippines-country shops. Philippines is outside EU/EEA RLAH.

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Frequently asked questions

Does a Philippines-country eSIM cover Palawan-only, Boracay-only, Cebu-only, Mindanao, Malaysia or Taiwan?

Leave the latch empty for every ranked pick unless that shop names the place. Airalo other_info: Covers the main islands, including Cebu, Bohol, Palawan and Boracay. Nomad shop: overseas territories may be excluded; markets Manila, Cebu, Boracay; Palawan-only and Mindanao unnamed as separate coverage. Yesim city list: Antipolo, Caloocan City, Cebu City, City Of Paranaque, Davao, Manila, Pasig City, Quezon City, Taguig City, Zamboanga City and other cities in Philippines; Malaysia and Taiwan unnamed. Saily: Network line unpublished; marketing names Boracay, Palawan, El Nido and Siargao. Ubigi Philippines product page: Dito and Smart; islands and adjacent unnamed. GigSky: unnamed. Do not invent island-only or cross-border coverage from Globe, Smart or DITO presence alone.

Can I tether or use a hotspot?

Nomad Philippines shop FAQ: Yes, Nomad's eSIMs support tethering / hotspot. Saily shop: No hotspot restrictions or limitations. GigSky shop: hotspotBody Unlimited use included. Yesim specs: Depends on operator. Ubigi Philippines 10 GB product page: no tethering support line this pass. Airalo Philippines shop retrieve this pass leaves hotspot empty; usage copy about hotspot burning data is not a yes cite.

Which network will I actually use?

Ubigi Philippines product page: Dito and Smart. Nomad shop: Globe (10 GB SKU mask_network Globe 51502_PH). Yesim destinations operators payload: GlobeTelecom (3G/LTE/5G). Saily: Confirming / unpublished on the Network line. Airalo shop: Smart (first-network; package copy Operates on the Smart network in the Philippines). GigSky: unpublished on the shop. The July 2026 Opensignal scores describe DITO, Globe and Smart as national MNOs only. They do not name a host for these picks. Partner list is not the Ubigi cite.

Does ATESIM apply on this corridor?

ATESIM programme exclusions still cover unlimited, add-ons, business, sale, Thailand 50 GB, and plans under USD 5. On this corridor dest applies ATESIM to Nomad Philippines capped rows (20%) and GigSky Philippines capped rows (15%). Airalo and Saily ranked 10 GB dest rows show no code. Ranked Yesim rows print TRAVELCITY 15% rather than ATESIM. Ubigi ranked rows print TRAVELCITY10 10%.

Why does GigSky rank sixth when its 10 GB total is $96.99?

Dest prints only six eligible Philippines-country 10 GB 30-day programme totals this pass. GigSky is the sixth-cheapest. The 180-day 50 GB out rule does not remove it because dest's cheapest Philippines-country 50 GB is Nomad 30-day at $45, not a GigSky 180-day row. Disqualify GigSky when any of the sub-$20 10 GB country rows already fits the trip.

When does the 180-day 50 GB out rule leave GigSky inside the Philippines six?

It only removes GigSky when the cheapest Philippines-country 50 GB SKU on dest is a GigSky 180-day row. Dest lists no GigSky Philippines-country 50 GB SKU at any duration. The printed 50 GB cheapest-at-size winner remains Nomad Local Philippines 50 GB 30-day at $45 ATESIM, so GigSky stays and ranks sixth on $96.99.

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