travel.to vs Holafly
A premium eSIM with a clearer refund policy and a dashboard built for working professionals — not tourists.
Holafly is the highest-priced major eSIM brand, with a tourist-facing UX and heavy paid-search presence. travel.to is the alternative for people who buy eSIMs to work, not to vacation.
Side by side
How the two compare on what matters.
Feature
Holafly
travel.to
Notes
Feature
Starting price (7-day plan)
Holafly
~$27 (Spain unlimited)
travel.to
$19 (5 GB)
Notes
travel.to under-prices Holafly's entry point while offering a non-unlimited option for short trips.
Feature
28-day unlimited (Spain)
Holafly
$69
travel.to
$59
Notes
15% lower without sacrificing speed cap (we both cap unlimited at ~50 GB).
Feature
Refund policy
Holafly
Case-by-case (email-driven)
travel.to
Codified · 100% if it fails to activate, 50% if it activates but underperforms
Notes
Our refund button is on the order page. No support thread.
Feature
Fair-use throttling
Holafly
Speed cap above ~50 GB
travel.to
Speed cap above 50 GB · 5 Mbps after (calls + Slack still work)
Notes
Comparable, but we put the number on the home page.
Feature
Dashboard
Holafly
Order history + QR re-download
travel.to
Same · plus live data usage + one-click refund + top-up
Notes
Both are functional. Ours is built around the refund + usage flows.
Feature
Support response
Holafly
24/7 live chat
travel.to
Email · median <4 hours · URGENT subject for mid-meeting
Notes
Holafly's chat is genuinely fast. We bet on async email that doesn't require waiting.
Feature
Brand positioning
Holafly
Travel / vacation
travel.to
Remote work · digital nomads · business travel
Notes
Same product, different audience focus.
Our angle
Why travel.to over Holafly.
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Refund policy that's a one-click button, not a support thread.
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Pricing structured around how much data you actually need (5 GB, 15 GB, Unlimited) rather than one-size-fits-all unlimited at a premium.
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Brand voice built for people whose Zoom call doesn't care which country they're in — not for vacation photos.
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Dashboard surfaces live data usage so you know how close you are to the fair-use cap.
travel.to vs Holafly
Questions before switching.
Holafly and travel.to both sell eSIMs; the difference is the buying flow and the guarantee. travel.to picks one plan per country instead of a wall of SKUs, and backs it with a full refund if it fails to activate and a half refund if it underperforms.
Holafly has a larger raw catalog, so for an obscure destination we do not cover yet, they may be the only option. Where travel.to is live, our cleaner flow and refund policy are the reason to switch.
Yes. Full refund if the eSIM never activates, half refund if it activates but underperforms, and the full amount back if you used under 500 MB. It is one click from your dashboard, not a support ticket.
No. An eSIM is a software profile, so there is nothing to ship and nothing to return. Buy a travel.to plan, scan the QR, and the new profile installs alongside anything already on your phone.
Yes. Any eSIM-capable phone — iPhone XS and newer, recent Pixel and Galaxy — works with travel.to. eSIM hardware is the same regardless of which provider issues the profile.
travel.to has no subscription. You pay once per plan, per country, and Stripe adds local tax at checkout based on your billing country — the price you see is the price you pay.
Try travel.to · pick a destination.
100% refund if it fails to activate. You'll know within 60 seconds of landing.