Prices checked 19 Oct 2026, 06:02 GMT Live

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ByteSIM eSIM review

4.7

The short answer. ByteSIM sells prepaid travel eSIM plans in 185 countries, and its cheapest rate today is $0.58 per GB. Its median rate of $2.00 per GB is about 27% below the $2.75 median across every plan we track. On price it is a reasonable default, and the country page for your destination will still show you whether someone there beats it. It also sells plans marketed as unlimited, the most generous of them allowing 10 GB a day at full speed.

No editor chose this rating. It is computed from live catalogue data: value for money, country coverage, features. It cannot be bought. See how it is calculated.

COUNTRIES COVERED
185
In our catalogue data
PRICE RANGE
$2.50 to $499.00
Cheapest to priciest plan
5G SUPPORT
Yes
In selected countries
TOP UP SUPPORT
Yes
Add more data anytime
MEDIAN PRICE PER GB
$2.00
Across all plans

Have we checked these prices?

93% of ByteSIM's plans on this site were checked against ByteSIM's own shop on 19 October 2026, one country page at a time. We confirm the product is on sale and that the price is the one they charge, and we take their price over ours whenever the two disagree.

A feed is not a shop. Feeds can list products that are not on sale, describe them differently, or carry a stale price, so a price nobody has checked again is only a number we copied.

ByteSIM did not pay for this review or this rating. The rating is computed from live catalogue data and cannot be bought. If you buy through a link on this page we may earn a commission, and the price you pay stays exactly the same.
About ByteSIM

Who is ByteSIM?

ByteSIM sells travel data in more than 180 countries and runs one of the largest catalogues we track, over twelve thousand plans once you count every size and duration combination. The shop is built on Shopline, payment is by card, and there is a mobile app for managing plans and checking usage.

What makes them worth reading carefully is the shape of their range rather than the size of it. Most sellers offer you a pool of data. ByteSIM offers three different things and names them in a way that is easy to misread: a fixed pool written as "Total 10GB", a daily allowance written as "1GB/Day", and genuinely uncapped plans written as "Unlimited Data". A ten day plan at 1 GB per day is ten gigabytes of full speed data, not one, and a fixed 10 GB plan over ten days is a different product at a different price. We store all three separately so the tables compare like with like, and where a description was ambiguous we left the plan out rather than guess at it.

They also sell a number of country plans that include local calls and SMS, and a handful of carrier specific premium plans such as Japan on KDDI and South Korea on LG U+. Those are real distinct products rather than marketing labels, and they are priced accordingly.

Claimed coverage180+ countries Plans we trackOver 12,000 Plan shapesFixed pool, daily allowance, and uncapped PaymentCard, through a Shopline storefront AppiOS and Android app for plan management
Technical details

How ByteSIM works, in detail

Activation
QR code after purchase with automatic activation on arrival. Their product pages state the network partner per destination.
Plan type
Most plans are data only. A number of destinations also sell plans that include local calls and SMS, and a few include a local number.
Validity clock
Validity runs from activation, and durations run from a single day up to long stay plans.
Hotspot sharing
Hotspot sharing is supported and stated on their plan pages.
5G access
5G and 4G LTE depending on the local partner. Several premium plans name the carrier directly, such as KDDI in Japan and LG U plus in South Korea.
Top ups
Plans are managed in their app, where more data can be added.
ID checks (KYC)
No identity documents. Their product descriptions state no ID required.
Apps
ByteSIM publish an app for iOS and Android that handles installation, usage checks and support, which is more than most sellers of this size offer.
Payments
Card payment through their Shopline storefront.
Refunds
Refund terms are published on their site. As with any seller, the practical rule is to check before activating rather than after.
Support
24 hours a day through the app and their website, which their product descriptions advertise directly.
Coupons

Is there a ByteSIM discount code?

Not one we can vouch for right now. We only publish a ByteSIM promo code after testing it at ByteSIM's own checkout, and most codes on coupon sites are expired or never worked. If a working discount code appears it will be listed here, and it will never change where ByteSIM ranks in our tables.

Transparent rating

Why ByteSIM scores 4.7 out of 5

No editor chose this number. It is computed from three measurable things, weighted 45% value, 35% coverage, 20% features:

Value for money45% of score
100%
Country coverage35% of score
100%
Features: 5G, top up, hotspot20% of score
70%

Value compares ByteSIM's median price per GB ($2.00) with the market median across every plan we track ($2.75). Coverage counts the 185 countries in its catalogue. The score updates automatically whenever prices change.

PROS

  • One of the widest catalogues we track, over 12,000 plans across more than 180 countries
  • Three genuinely different plan shapes, so a long trip can use a daily allowance rather than an oversized pool
  • Durations are unusually granular, often every few days rather than only 7, 15 and 30
  • Named network partners on premium plans, including KDDI in Japan and LG U plus in South Korea
  • A real app for installation and usage, and no identity checks

CONS

  • Plan naming invites mistakes: Total 10GB and 10GB/Day sit next to each other and mean very different things
  • Their regional bundles name a country count rather than the countries, so we do not publish them
  • A small number of plan descriptions were too ambiguous to classify and were left out rather than guessed at
  • Their own shop sits behind bot protection, so our daily price check reads the feed they publish rather than the storefront itself
Reputation check

Too early for a verdict on ByteSIM

We found no verified customer reviews on Trustpilot yet, so reputation cannot influence this rating. Until a track record builds, here is what to check yourself:

Most praised

  • Very large catalogue with unusually fine grained duration choices
  • Daily allowance plans suit long trips better than a fixed pool
  • Named carrier partners on premium plans

Most complained about

  • The naming of fixed, daily and unlimited plans is easy to confuse at a glance
  • Regional bundles do not list which countries they cover
  • Prices vary widely between plan shapes for the same destination

Check before you buy

  • Read the plan shape before the price. Total 10GB is a pool for the whole trip; 1GB/Day is a fresh allowance every day and usually the better deal on a long stay
  • Unlimited on some plans means unlimited, and on others means full speed up to a daily amount and slower after. Both appear in their range
  • Their regional packs, Europe, Asia, Global and the rest, are not listed here because the feed never says which countries they include
  • Premium carrier plans such as Japan on KDDI cost more than the standard Japan plan and are a different product, not a different label

Best ByteSIM eSIM plans and prices, ranked by price per GB

RankCountryDataValidityPrice (USD)Price per GBGet
1 Tonga 5 GB 30 Days $2.90 $0.58 Get
2 Turkey 50 GB 30 Days $31.90 $0.64 Get
3 Malaysia 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
4 France 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
5 Italy 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
6 UK 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
7 Spain 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
8 Turkey 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
9 Germany 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
10 Greece 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
11 Poland 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
12 Sweden 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
13 Norway 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
14 Austria 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
15 Denmark 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
16 Ireland 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
17 Portugal 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
18 Finland 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
19 Croatia 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get
20 Czech Republic 30 GB 10 Days $19.90 $0.66 Get

ByteSIM eSIM by country: every destination it covers, with its cheapest plan

185 countries

Looking for a ByteSIM eSIM for Japan, Turkey or Thailand? Find the destination below. The price is ByteSIM's cheapest plan there, and the link opens our full comparison for that country, where ByteSIM is ranked against every other provider we track.

CountryCheapest packageBest $/GB
Aland Islands $4.50 $2.38 Compare all
Albania $2.90 $1.06 Compare all
Algeria $2.90 $1.11 Compare all
Andorra $2.90 $1.20 Compare all
Anguilla $4.90 $4.99 Compare all
Antigua and Barbuda $4.90 $4.99 Compare all
Argentina $2.90 $1.11 Compare all
Armenia $2.90 $1.11 Compare all
Aruba $12.90 $6.90 Compare all
Australia $2.90 $0.86 Compare all
Austria $2.90 $0.66 Compare all
Azerbaijan $2.90 $1.98 Compare all
Bahamas $5.90 $6.60 Compare all
Bahrain $2.90 $1.56 Compare all
Bangladesh $2.90 $1.19 Compare all
Barbados $4.90 $4.99 Compare all
Belgium $2.90 $0.66 Compare all
Benin $39.90 $1.11 Compare all
Bermuda $12.90 $6.90 Compare all
Bhutan $2.90 $2.80 Compare all
Bolivia $10.90 $2.64 Compare all
Bosnia and Herzegovina $2.90 $1.11 Compare all
Botswana $39.90 $1.11 Compare all
Brazil $2.90 $1.11 Compare all
British Virgin Islands $4.90 $4.99 Compare all

How ByteSIM compares

Where ByteSIM is cheapest

Its lowest rate on this page is $0.58 per GB, and the plan table above is sorted on the real rate per GB, so its best value plans are the rows at the top of it.

Where others beat ByteSIM

On small or short plans the price per GB climbs fast. Our country pages rank ByteSIM against every other seller we track, and a rival or a bigger plan is often cheaper per GB.

Questions

ByteSIM eSIM FAQ

What people ask before they buy a ByteSIM eSIM, answered from live data

Is ByteSIM legit?

ByteSIM is a real seller with 11950 live plans in our catalogue covering 185 countries, and every one of those prices is checked again at each catalogue refresh. 93% of those plans were checked against ByteSIM's own shop on 19 October 2026, so the prices here are the ones a buyer sees. Our own rating of 4.7 out of 5 is computed from prices and coverage and cannot be bought.

How much does a ByteSIM eSIM cost?

ByteSIM plans run from $2.50 to $499.00. Ranked by real price per GB the best rate is 5 GB for 30 Days at $2.90, which is $0.58 per GB. Across the whole catalogue the median is $2.00 per GB against a market median of $2.75, so a typical ByteSIM plan is cheaper than the market.

Does ByteSIM have a discount code?

Not one we can vouch for. We only publish ByteSIM promo codes that we have tested at its checkout, and there is no working code right now. Most codes on coupon sites are expired, so check the total on the payment page before you count on a discount.

Which countries does ByteSIM cover?

185 countries in our catalogue. The cheapest ByteSIM destinations by price per GB right now are Tonga ($0.58), Turkey ($0.64), Austria ($0.66). Every country in the table on this page links to its full comparison, where ByteSIM is ranked against every other provider we track.

Can I use a ByteSIM eSIM as a hotspot?

Hotspot sharing is supported and stated on their plan pages.

Does ByteSIM sell unlimited data plans?

6211 of its 11950 plans are sold as unlimited. In practice they are fair use plans: full speed up to a daily allowance, then slower. That is why they carry no price per GB in our tables.

How do I install a ByteSIM eSIM?

QR code after purchase with automatic activation on arrival. Their product pages state the network partner per destination. Buy the plan online, scan the QR code on wifi before you fly, and leave the new line switched off until you land. Then turn on data roaming for the ByteSIM line and give it a minute to attach to a network. If the code will not install, our guide to eSIM QR code errors covers every message a phone can show.

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