Holafly vs Maya Mobile (2026): Unlimited Data Compared

Maya Mobile is generally better for multi-country trips and for anyone who needs to tether a laptop, thanks to a single global eSIM with hotspot included and 5G across 125+ countries, while Holafly is superior for single-destination trips where you want unlimited data with no daily fair-use cap and live chat support in around ten languages.

These are the two best-known "unlimited" travel eSIMs, and they reach that promise from opposite directions. Holafly sells a separate unlimited plan per destination, priced by how many days you are there, and does not throttle you — but it blocks or restricts hotspot on most of those plans. Maya Mobile sells one permanent global eSIM in four trip lengths, lets you tether freely, and covers most of the world on one profile — but its unlimited is governed by a daily fair-use quota after which speeds drop.

Which trade you prefer is the entire decision. Read the two sections below and you will know within a minute.

Holafly Overview

Holafly is a Spanish company and one of the most recognisable brands in travel eSIM, built entirely around destination-specific unlimited data plans.

Reasons to choose Holafly:

• Unlimited data with no stated fair-use throttle on standard plans — heavy use does not reduce your speed
• Live chat support in around ten languages, available around the clock, with agents who can regenerate a QR code in a single session
• Simple pricing: pick a destination, pick a number of days, done
• Strong presence in Europe and Latin America specifically
• Unactivated eSIMs can be refunded within 180 days, a generous window

Reasons to avoid Holafly:

• Hotspot and tethering are blocked or heavily restricted on most unlimited plans, so you cannot share data with a laptop or a travel companion
• No plans shorter than five days, which makes short stopovers poor value
• Around 160 destinations, fewer than Airalo and fewer than Maya claims
• Expensive for light users: at roughly USD 19 for five days, a traveller using 2 GB total is paying a large premium
• One plan covers one destination, so a multi-country trip means multiple purchases

Maya Mobile Overview

Maya Mobile takes the opposite approach: one Global eSIM that stays installed on your phone permanently, which you activate in trip-length tiers.

Reasons to choose Maya Mobile:

• One global eSIM covering 165+ countries through 250+ network partners — no new profile per country
• Hotspot and tethering included with no advertised surcharge
• 5G available in 125+ of its covered countries
• Four clean pricing tiers: roughly EUR 8.49 for 3 days, EUR 16.99 for 7, EUR 23.79 for 14 and EUR 42.49 for 30
• A 3-day tier exists, which Holafly does not offer at all
• Trustpilot 4.6/5 across more than 12,000 reviews, a strong record at real scale
• 24/7 support over WhatsApp and email, plus scheduled activation and an optional auto top-up
• A Global+Cruise add-on covering around 25 cruise lines, which is genuinely rare

Reasons to avoid Maya Mobile:

• "Unlimited" is subject to a daily fair-use quota — reported at roughly 3 GB per day before speeds drop to around 10 Mbps
• No confirmed dedicated app for the current Global eSIM product, which is odd in 2026
• No calls or SMS
• Published country counts are inconsistent across its own regional pages
• Refunds cover unused data within 30 days minus fees, a tighter window than Holafly's

Head-to-head: Holafly vs Maya Mobile

	Holafly	Maya Mobile
Entry price	~USD 19.00 / 5 days	EUR 8.49 (USD 9.99) / 3 days
Destinations	~160, one plan per destination	165+ on one global eSIM
Unlimited	Yes, no stated daily cap	Yes, with ~3 GB/day fair-use quota
Expiration	Plan-bound, per destination	Profile stays installed; tiers expire
Hotspot	Blocked or restricted on most plans	Included
5G	Not clearly documented	Yes, in 125+ countries
Support	24/7 live chat, ~10 languages	24/7 WhatsApp and email
Languages	Around 10	Not stated
App	Yes, well rated	Not confirmed for current product
Top-ups	Manual	Manual or optional auto top-up
Shortest plan	5 days	3 days

Coverage

Maya Mobile wins on structure rather than raw numbers. Both claim roughly the same destination count — Holafly around 160, Maya 165+ — but Maya delivers it through a single global profile backed by 250+ network partners, while Holafly sells a separate plan per country.

For a one-country trip that difference is cosmetic. For a three-week route through, say, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, it is the whole product: Maya is one purchase and one profile, Holafly is three purchases, three profiles and three installs. Holafly does sell regional plans that soften this, but the single-destination plan is its core offer.

The counterweight is honesty about counts. Maya's own regional pages do not add up to its headline 165+, and Holafly's catalogue is smaller than Airalo's. Neither number should be taken as gospel; check your specific destinations before buying, as you should with every provider in this category.

On 5G, Maya is the more transparent of the two, publishing a figure of 125+ countries where 5G is available. Holafly does not document 5G availability clearly at the destination level.

Pricing and value

The entry prices are not comparable on their face, because the products are shaped differently.

Maya's 3-day tier at around EUR 8.49 is the cheapest way into "unlimited" on this page, and there is no Holafly equivalent — Holafly starts at five days for roughly USD 19. For a weekend trip, Maya is simply the only one of the two that makes sense.

Over longer stays the maths tighten. Maya's 30-day tier runs about EUR 42.49; Holafly's 30-day unlimited for a single destination sits around USD 54. Maya is cheaper per day and covers the whole world rather than one country, which looks decisive — until you weigh the fair-use quota against Holafly's unthrottled policy. If you consume 2 GB a day, Maya is clearly better value. If you consume 8 GB a day, Holafly's uncapped speeds may be worth the premium, because Maya will have slowed you to roughly 10 Mbps for most of each day.

One practical note on Holafly: it only beats a fixed-data plan on value once your consumption is high. Industry analysis puts the crossover at somewhere around 65 GB over a month. Below that, a conventional data bundle from Airalo, Nomad or HOLASIM is cheaper than either provider here.

Unlimited data

This is the section that should decide your purchase, because the two definitions of "unlimited" are materially different.

Holafly's standard plans carry no published fair-use throttle. Heavy use does not reduce your allowance or your speed. What you actually get depends on the partner carrier and how congested its network is at the time — which is true of every eSIM — but the contract does not promise to slow you down.

Maya markets unlimited but applies a daily fair-use quota, reported at around 3 GB per day, after which speeds fall to roughly 10 Mbps. We want to be fair to Maya here: 10 Mbps is perfectly usable for maps, messaging, social media, music and standard-definition video, and 3 GB is more than most travellers use in a day. But it is a cap, and it is not what most people hear in the word "unlimited". Maya's own materials have been inconsistent on this point, which is the real criticism.

Holafly's weakness is the mirror image. Its unlimited is uncapped but phone-only on most plans, because hotspot is blocked or restricted. Unlimited data you cannot share with your laptop is not unlimited data for a remote worker.

In short: Maya gives you shareable data with a ceiling. Holafly gives you uncapped data you often cannot share.

Support and user experience

Holafly's support is the stronger documented offering. Live chat is available around the clock in roughly ten languages, and agents can handle the most common real problem — a failed install needing a regenerated QR code — inside one conversation. Its app is well rated, and the 180-day refund window on unactivated eSIMs is the most generous policy in this comparison.

Maya runs 24/7 support over WhatsApp and email. WhatsApp is a genuinely good channel for travellers, because it works over the same data you are troubleshooting and it is the default messenger across Latin America, Southern Europe and much of Asia. The company does not publish which languages it supports, which is a gap.

Maya's Trustpilot record is the strongest single data point either provider has: 4.6/5 across more than 12,000 reviews. That is a large sample at a high rating, and it should carry weight.

The oddity is the app. For a product whose entire premise is a permanent profile you manage across trips, the absence of a confirmed dedicated app for the current Global eSIM is strange. Scheduled activation and optional auto top-up partly compensate, but a traveller used to Airalo's or Holafly's app experience will notice.

Which should you choose?

• Backpacker: Maya Mobile. Multi-country routes, a 3-day tier for short hops, and hostels where you will tether something. The fair-use quota will rarely bite.
• Business traveller: Holafly if the trip is one city and you work from the phone; Maya if you carry a laptop and need to tether, which most business travellers do.
• Family: Maya Mobile, decisively. Hotspot is included, so one plan can serve a tablet and a second phone. Holafly's hotspot restriction makes it a poor family purchase.
• Digital nomad: Maya Mobile for the global profile and tethering, unless you are a very heavy user staying put in one country — in which case Holafly's uncapped speeds win.
• Cruise passenger: Maya Mobile, for the Global+Cruise add-on. Nothing in Holafly's catalogue addresses this.
• Weekend trip: Maya Mobile, because Holafly does not sell anything under five days.

FAQ

Is Maya Mobile's unlimited data really unlimited?

Not in the strictest sense. It is subject to a daily fair-use quota — reported at around 3 GB per day — after which speeds drop to roughly 10 Mbps. You are not cut off, and the reduced speed remains usable, but it is a cap.

Can I use a hotspot with Holafly?

Usually not. Hotspot and tethering are blocked or heavily restricted on most Holafly unlimited plans. A few destinations include a limited allowance, but it is inconsistent across the catalogue — verify for your specific destination before buying.

Which is cheaper for a two-week trip?

Maya Mobile, in most cases. Its 14-day tier is around EUR 23.79 and covers 165+ countries, while Holafly's equivalent 15-day single-destination plan is roughly USD 44.

Do either of them offer 5G?

Maya publishes 5G availability across 125+ countries. Holafly does not document 5G clearly at the destination level, so assume LTE unless its destination page says otherwise.

Can I make phone calls with either?

No. Both are data-only. Keep your home number active for calls and SMS, and use WhatsApp or another VoIP app.

Which has better reviews?

Maya Mobile on volume and score: 4.6/5 across 12,000+ Trustpilot reviews. Holafly's support quality rates highly in independent testing, but its hotspot restriction is the most consistent complaint about the product.

Verdict

Maya Mobile is the better buy for most travellers in 2026. One global eSIM instead of a plan per country, tethering included, 5G in 125+ countries, a 3-day entry tier and a 4.6/5 rating across 12,000+ reviews add up to a product that fits how people actually travel. The daily fair-use quota is a real limitation, but at roughly 3 GB a day it will not affect the majority of users, and reduced speed is not disconnection.

Holafly remains the better choice in one specific case: a single destination, heavy on-device data use, and no need to tether. If that is your trip, its uncapped unlimited data and ten-language live chat are worth paying for. For everyone else — anyone crossing borders, carrying a laptop, or travelling for fewer than five days — Maya Mobile is the more complete product.

And a final honest note that applies to both: if you use less than about 2 GB a day, neither of these is your cheapest option. A fixed-data plan from a conventional provider will cost you considerably less.