We’ve been using travel eSIMs for a few years now, we’re fully signed up members of the fan club. In a time where connectivity is essential to our everyday lives, travel eSIMs have allowed us to touch down in a new country and get online immediately without heading to the local store, swapping fiddly SIM cards or handing over our passports in foreign countries. We’ve checked Maps, called a ride and more as if we were at home. We think this is why travel eSIMs are simply great.

During that time, we’ve used many different eSIMs, including Nomad and aloSIM. In this article, we’re going to put them up against each other: Nomad vs aloSIM.

The key facts

	Nomad	AloSIM
Score	5/5	4/5
Prices	Varies significantly depending on Location. Prices can be around:  $5 for 1 GB Up to $20-$27 for 20GB	Vary significantly depending on location, typical price examples: Around $5 for 1 GB Up to Around: $35 for 20 GBs
Discounts	20% OFF for all users with code TRAVELESIMEXPERT. Check the Nomad promo code page for more details.	15% OFF for new users with code TRAVELESIMEXPERT. Check the aloSIM promo code page for more details.
Services Included	Most plans data only, no phone calls or SMS	Most plans are mobile data and SMS + VOIP calling via Hushed app
Cellular Network	4G and 5G, depending on location	4G and 5G, depending on location
Number of Countries	Available in 170+ individual country and region options	Available in 170+ countries and regional options
Best in…	Winner None Yet	Winner None Yet

Nomad

Developed by LotusFlare, Nomad’s origins are not well documented on their website. LotusFlare says, “Nomad was developed to make travel fun and simple, allowing users to control costs by providing data connectivity and SMS at local rates anywhere in the world.” Nomad eSIM offers eSIM plans at affordable rates in over 170 countries and locations.

We’ve been using Nomad for well over a year now and it’s safe to say, we’re big fans thanks to pricing, speeds, signal and more. We speak highly of it on our Nomad eSIM review.

As you can see above, we speak highly of Nomad and praise it on a number of factors. We awarded it 5/5. Opinions online are also positive:

• App Store score: 4.8/5
• Play Store score: 5/5
• TrustPilot score: 4.5/5

AloSIM

Up against Nomad, we have AloSIM. A travel eSIM that has grown in popularity in the first months of 2024. AloSIM is made by Canadian company, AffinityClick, they claim that “AloSIM makes it easy to shop for a new data package. Check out different prepaid packages, all in one place, and choose the one that works best for you. AloSIM offers eSIMs in over 170 countries and regions.

While we think that AloSIM is a reliable travel eSIM and a worthy contender, we do think that there is room for improvements. We awarded it 4/5, the internet also scores it highly:

• iOS App Store: 4.5/5
• Google Play Store: 4/5
• TrustPilot: 4.2/5

Nomad vs AloSIM: Plan and Pricing Comparison

Nomad vs AloSIM: Speed test scores (Mbps)

The breakdown: Nomad eSIM vs AloSIM eSIM

Note: We award the winner of each key factor with a medal.

Our opinion: Nomad scores highly in key factors

We will always value signal, speed, and price and value as our top 3 most important factors, with the remaining factors as value-added, nice to have features. Nomad takes the win in 2 of of those 3 factors, with the other (signal) being a tie. Nomad offers great pricing and great value considering the fact that they usually rank highly in speeds as well.

Meanwhile AloSIM is stronger in the factors that we feel are less crucial. The app is clean and simple to use, the support is amongst the best available and we love the free calling, even if the amount of minutes included is low.

In conclusion, this battle goes to Nomad thanks to the superior pricing and speeds.