Widely vs Nomad
Widely vs Nomad. Honest Widely economics with live PAYG figures. Competitor prices stay on their site.
- One persistent global eSIM stays installed.
- Volume pricing is a marginal ladder inside each 30-day period: the highest-priced band is consumed first, then later usage in that same period reaches lower-priced bands.
- The same app also receives SIM calls, issues local numbers, and (on Plus) runs your office phone system.
Is Widely a Nomad alternative?
Yes, if you want pay-as-you-go data on an eSIM that stays installed, an office phone on your mobile, or both — rather than prepaid packs or a bundled-minute UCaaS suite. See Nomad pricing for their plans.
What is different from a Nomad eSIM?
Where they win
- A fixed-GB country or regional pack with a known ceiling may suit travellers who prefer prepayment to a rolling PAYG ladder.
- Larger fixed allowances can be competitive when the pack is fully used before it expires.
- Nomad is a data specialist; if you do not need SIM-call forwarding, local numbers, or office phone, a pack shop can be simpler.
Where Widely fits
- One persistent global eSIM stays installed. You pay from the wallet for the data you use, in 0.1 GB steps, instead of burning a pack that expires. Unused wallet credit does not expire; cheaper volume bands reset when the rolling 30-day usage period rolls.
- Volume pricing is a marginal ladder inside each 30-day period: the highest-priced band is consumed first, then later usage in that same period reaches lower-priced bands. A quoted GB total is for that volume used inside one period, not spread across months.
- The same app also receives SIM calls, issues local numbers, and (on Plus) runs your office phone system.
- Paid data works on the Free plan, and using data never triggers a Pro charge. Paid plans add features.
Do I have to buy a country package?
No. Widely does not sell country data packs. Data is pay as you go from the wallet in 0.1 GB steps on a persistent eSIM.
Which is cheaper for your destination?
It depends on the country — a pack that's cheaper in one country can cost more in another, so we show live Widely prices for every destination.
We don't show their prices — check their website. Widely prices below are live at the time this page loads.
Paid data works on the Free plan, and using data never triggers a Pro charge. Paid plans add features.
How 30-day pricing works
Data is charged 0.1 GB at a time. In each 30-day window, the gigabytes at the start cost more, and the gigabytes after those cost less. Each new 30-day window starts fresh in the same way.
| Destination | 1 GB | 3 GB | 5 GB | 10 GB | 20 GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | £2.31 | £6.03 | £9.13 | £16.43 | £31.03 |
| Brazil | £2.93 | £7.67 | £11.61 | £20.91 | £39.51 |
| Canada | £4.70 | £12.30 | £18.62 | £33.52 | £63.32 |
| Egypt | £5.08 | £13.30 | £20.14 | £36.29 | £68.59 |
| France | £3.19 | £4.83 | £6.19 | £9.39 | £15.79 |
| Germany | £3.19 | £4.83 | £6.19 | £9.39 | £15.79 |
| Greece | £3.19 | £4.83 | £6.19 | £9.39 | £15.79 |
| India | £2.36 | £6.16 | £9.34 | £16.84 | £31.84 |
| Israel | £3.51 | £5.31 | £6.81 | £10.36 | £17.46 |
| Italy | £3.19 | £4.83 | £6.19 | £9.39 | £15.79 |
| Japan | £4.36 | £6.60 | £8.46 | £12.86 | £21.66 |
| Mexico | £3.72 | £9.74 | £14.76 | £26.56 | £50.16 |
| Morocco | £2.76 | £7.22 | £10.94 | £19.69 | £37.19 |
| Portugal | £3.19 | £4.83 | £6.19 | £9.39 | £15.79 |
| Spain | £3.19 | £4.83 | £6.19 | £9.39 | £15.79 |
| Thailand | £4.79 | £7.23 | £9.27 | £14.07 | £23.67 |
| Türkiye | £3.72 | £5.62 | £7.20 | £10.95 | £18.45 |
| United Arab Emirates | £3.15 | £8.23 | £12.47 | £22.47 | £42.47 |
| United Kingdom | £3.37 | £8.81 | £13.35 | £24.05 | £45.45 |
| United States | £4.36 | £6.60 | £8.46 | £12.86 | £21.66 |
Every supported country has its own comparison page with live prices from 1 GB to 20 GB.
Can Widely give me a number and make calls?
Yes. Receive SIM calls, local numbers, and (on Plus) office phone live in the same app as the eSIM. That is the product difference versus a data-only pack shop.
More ways to use Widely
Often compared in this category: Airalo, Saily, Holafly, Roamless.
Airalo, Saily, Holafly, Nomad, Roamless, OpenPhone, Quo, RingCentral, Dialpad, Aircall, and CloudTalk are used for identification only. Widely is not affiliated with those companies.
Numbers, calls, messages, data, and extra channel capacity stay pay as you go on every plan. A plan does not include a phone number, minutes, messages, data, or wallet credit.