Looking for a Nomad alternative? We scored both on current prices, unlimited allowance, numbers, support and ratings. ETravelSim wins three rounds, Nomad wins one, three are ties. No spin, line by line.
Nomad is cheaper on fixed USA data: 5 GB $7.20, 10 GB $10.40, 20 GB $16.80 against our $10, $15 and $22.* Our 1 GB is $3.50 for 30 days to Nomad's $4.00 for 7.* We say it plainly: on fixed data, Nomad wins the USA.
Nomad's 7 day unlimited is $2 cheaper and gives half the full speed data each day.* For a week of maps, calls and Instagram, 2 GB runs out by dinner.
Message a real person from the app you already use, day or night. No WhatsApp line at Nomad.
From 9,216 verified ETravelSim customer reviews. Nomad: 4.3 on Trustpilot from about 47,000 reviews.*
Nomad is one of the better known travel eSIMs: 200+ destinations, a clean app, and on fixed USA data it is cheaper than we are (10 GB for $10.40 against our $15).* The complaints that bring people to this page are not about price. They are about the unlimited plans, which give 2 GB a day at full speed before the slowdown and are listed as non-refundable; about support that lives in a chat widget with no WhatsApp line; and about calls, since most Nomad plans are data only.*
ETravelSim answers those three. Unlimited plans give 4 GB a day at full speed, then carry on at 1 Mbps. Support is a person on WhatsApp, chat or email at any hour. Data + calls plans in the USA, UK and Europe include a real local number with minutes. Refunds follow one published rule: if the eSIM was never installed, a full refund when the fault is ours, or minus US$5 when the phone is incompatible or the order was a mistake, requested within 5 days.
Buying on the web or in the app, and topping up the same eSIM, work the same at both. If you only need a fixed data plan in the USA and never need to talk to anyone, Nomad is the cheaper buy and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.
You want an unlimited plan that gives 4 GB a day, a local number with calls, a human on WhatsApp when something goes wrong, or a 1 GB plan that lasts 30 days.
You want the lowest price on a 3 GB to 20 GB USA plan and are comfortable with chat support.
Nomad
Winner
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Prefer an app? Ours does everything the website does, plus a few things that make travel easier.
Nomad's support lives in live chat and email. Ours is also on WhatsApp, the app you already have open.
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Yes, if what you want from the switch is a better unlimited plan (4 GB a day against 2 GB*), a local number with calls, or a human on WhatsApp. If you only want the cheapest fixed data plan for the USA, Nomad is cheaper on 3 GB to 20 GB plans* and we say so above.
On fixed USA data, no. Nomad's 10 GB is $10.40 to our $15, and 20 GB is $16.80 to our $22.* Our 1 GB is $3.50 for 30 days to Nomad's $4.00 for 7 days.* On unlimited, Nomad's 7 day plan is $19 to our $21, with half the daily allowance.* New app customers get 10% off here with code APP10.
No. Buy on the website and your QR code arrives by email. Nomad also sells on the web, so this round is a tie.
ETravelSim unlimited gives 4 GB a day at full speed, then unlimited at 1 Mbps, resetting every 24 hours. Nomad unlimited gives 2 GB a day at full speed before slowing.* Neither cuts you off. See unlimited plans.
If the eSIM was never installed: a full refund when the fault is ours, or minus US$5 when your phone is incompatible or you ordered by mistake, requested within 5 days of purchase. Nomad allows 30 days for uninstalled plans but lists unlimited plans as non-refundable.* Full policy.
Yes. Phones store several eSIMs. Install ETravelSim on Wi-Fi, then choose it as your mobile data line in Settings. Nothing to remove.
Yes, on every fixed data plan from 1 GB to 100 GB. Most unlimited plans are single device; Thailand, Indonesia, Ireland and Truly Unlimited plans allow hotspot. Nomad allows hotspot on most plans too.*
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* Nomad prices, ratings and features are taken from Nomad's public listings and independent reviews, checked , and may change.
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