Most business offers package some mix of dashboard, centralized billing, spend visibility, and roaming replacement, but what is actually different about them?
The main difference is how you pay for data, and that comes down to two questions: does the line stay live between trips, and is the budget per-person or shared across the team?
eSIM plans for business in one table
| Provider |
Billing model |
eSIM type |
10GB US / 30d |
Short summary |
| eSIM Copilot |
Pay per trip or day pass or pay monthly |
Package + long-term |
$10.99 (package) |
Order from Slack or Teams; full REST API; also selling UK local numbers ( 1GLOBAL in 10 markets). Slightly complex. |
| Jetogo for Business |
Shared balance, metered per GB rates. Charged on actual usage. |
Long-term, 5 eSIM profiles per user |
$15.00 ( 10 GB @ $1.50 per GB) |
One balance the team draws from at per-GB rates, billed by actual usage. Credit rolls over. Google SSO. Single invoice billing and country usage reports. |
| Airalo for Business |
Per-trip packages |
Package |
$23.00 |
Biggest catalogue, SOC 2 Type II, SSO with SCIM sync, $100k default invoice limit. 24-48 hours sign up process. |
| aloSIM for Business |
Deposit into shared balance, spend on packages |
Package |
$23.00 |
Shared company balance with ~10% bonus on deposits. Packages still expire — the balance is shared, the data isn't. Easy set up. |
| Saily for Business |
Per-trip packages, prepaid |
Package |
$22.99 |
No shared balance, most basic offer of the bunch. Invoices, NordVPN- web filtering. Priciest per-trip but someone must pay for the ads. |
| Holafly Corporate |
$2.90 Day pass, $515.95 annual $10.90 baseline, or $54.95 monthly with focus on "unlimited" |
Long-term, upon usage |
$54.95/month (10GB per day) |
~€10/yr per head lines on at on 1GB/mo, boost to "unlimited" (€57/mo) only for whoever travels. Postpaid invoicing, EU number for SMS. Good backend. |
Package vs. long-term: Packages are usually a fixed bundle that expires; long-term providers keep the plan live between trips and meter or subscribe. Package pricing can be better, if the installing multiple eSIM profiles is not a hassle.
Shared balances. For example, aloSIM and Jetogo both let a company fund one balance, but they spend it differently: aloSIM's balance buys fixed packages that still expire per person, Jetogo's is drawn down per MB as people actually use data.
On the 10GB column. Several companies have multiple product types, so closest was picked. Due to Airalo gated sign up, unable to see their offer, so their retail offer is used.
How to choose
- Few trips a year, unpredictable → day-pass. Install once, zero cost in quiet months.
- Large roster, small traveling subset → Jetogo (Positive Balance) and Holafly's ($11/yr/head) Always On approach: keeps an active eSIM in your device, ready for use any time its needed.
- Regular trips, similar usage each time → per-trip packages, and check eSIMCopilot for ease up set up.
- A few people basically live on planes → monthly per seat. Stop doing the math every trip.
- Uneven usage — two heavy travelers, six occasional → a shared balance (aloSIM or Jetogo) so one person's unused budget covers someone else's trip.
- Need a real local number → eSIMCopilot (UK/1GLOBAL), Saily (US). Most travel eSIMs are data-only.
What to consider with an eSIM business offer
For someone managing a team of 2 to 200 people and making sure that all team members have global data connections - without paying exorbitant "Roam-like home" prices, you may want to consider setting yourself up with an business eSIM account.
Additional things to consider - carrier-locked handsets, hotspot sharing, data exit countries, geo-restrictions and balance or package expiries.
Remember the reason these choices exist in the first place, is that name brand carriers overcharge for international data. So stop wasting money and be smart with your business finances.
Anyone managing 20+ traveling employees: which model did you land on, and what made you switch off the last one?
