# eSIM plans for South Africa

> 3321 active plans from 43 providers that cover South Africa, compared on eSIM Guide.
> Updated September 24, 2026. Prices in USD. Web page: https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim

## Top picks

eSIM Guide's picks for common trip lengths, weighing price against data and provider quality.

- **About a week:** Roamix — South Africa 500MB/Day: 500 MB/day, then 512 kbps, 5 days, $9.70. [Buy](https://esimguide.com/go/roamix/south-africa-esim/647734)
- **About two weeks:** GigSky — World Plan Lite: 5 GB, 15 days, $24.99. [Buy](https://esimguide.com/go/gigsky/south-africa-esim/831730)
- **About a month:** eSimHero — South Africa 20GB 30 Days: 20 GB, 30 days, $31.75. [Buy](https://esimguide.com/go/esimhero/south-africa-esim/312489)

## Prices by data allowance

| Data | Plans | Lowest price | Lowest price per GB |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Up to 1 GB | 292 | $0.32 | $0.96 |
| Over 1 GB, up to 5 GB | 561 | $3.08 | $1.17 |
| Over 5 GB, up to 10 GB | 248 | $7.81 | $1.11 |
| Over 10 GB, up to 30 GB | 336 | $17.77 | $1.13 |
| Over 30 GB | 492 | $44.39 | $0.35 |
| Unlimited (including daily-capped) | 1369 | $1.17 | — |

## Providers

| Provider | Plans | From | Networks (as stated) | Discount code | Plan list |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RedEx eSIM | 773 | $2.11 | Telkom (5G), Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/redex.md) |
| Bloomy eSIM | 423 | $1.27 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/bloomyesim.md) |
| AirHub | 396 | $2.99 | Cell C, Vodacom | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/airhub.md) |
| iroamly | 185 | $1.19 | Vodacom, Cell C, Telkom, MTN | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/iroamly.md) |
| Roamix | 154 | $1.35 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | ESIMGU10FK7GD (10% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/roamix.md) |
| MicroESIM | 111 | $1.61 | Vodacom, Cell C, Telkom, MTN | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/microesim.md) |
| YonoSIM | 92 | $1.99 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/yonosim.md) |
| eSimCard | 90 | $5.30 | Cell C (4G), Vodacom (4G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/esimcard.md) |
| Esimatic | 82 | $4.99 | MTN (5G), Vodacom (5G), Telkom (5G), Cell C (5G) | ESIMGUIDE (10% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/esimatic.md) |
| eSIMnow | 80 | $1.56 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/esimnow.md) |
| AbestESIM | 76 | $0.47 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), Telkom (5G), MTN (4G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/abestesim.md) |
| MyEsimGlobal | 60 | $3.73 | Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G), Vodacom (5G) | ESIMGUIDE20 (20% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/myesimglobal.md) |
| Stellar eSIM | 53 | $0.78 | — | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/stellar.md) |
| AirPlans | 48 | $2.09 | Vodacom (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | ESIMGUIDE (10% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/airplans.md) |
| UBIGI | 42 | $5 | — | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/ubigi.md) |
| GigSky | 40 | $4.99 | MTN (5G), Vodacom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/gigsky.md) |
| JamboSIM | 39 | $1.99 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/jambosim.md) |
| Roamless | 38 | $3.45 | Vodacom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/roamless.md) |
| MoodSIM | 34 | $0.49 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | ESIMGUIDE10 (10% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/moodsim.md) |
| Skyalo | 34 | $2.04 | Vodacom (5G) | ESIMGUIDE (5% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/skyalo.md) |
| eSimHero | 31 | $2 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | ESIMGUIDE (20% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/esimhero.md) |
| Airalo | 30 | $4 | — | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/airalo.md) |
| Wanderly eSIM | 29 | $3.99 | — | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/wanderly.md) |
| YeSIM | 28 | $0.52 | — | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/yesim.md) |
| MyTravel eSIM | 27 | $4.40 | Vodacom (4G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/mytravelesim.md) |
| VoyeGlobal | 27 | $6 | — | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/voyeglobal.md) |
| PikaSIM | 24 | $3.25 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/pikasim.md) |
| SimSmash | 24 | $1.59 | Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Vodacom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/simsmash.md) |
| HorizonESIM | 23 | $0.32 | — | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/horizonesim.md) |
| Mega eSIM | 23 | $1.95 | Vodacom (5G) | ESIMGUIDE (10% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/megaesim.md) |
| Saily | 23 | $3.99 | — | SPECIAL5 (5% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/saily.md) |
| Simsima | 23 | $1.50 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/simsima.md) |
| Always Mobile | 22 | $3 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/always-mobile.md) |
| PuraSIM | 22 | $11.99 | Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G), Vodacom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/purasim.md) |
| Connect Me Guru | 19 | $1.42 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/connectmeguru.md) |
| ZenSim | 18 | $6 | Cell C (4G), MTN (4G), Vodacom (4G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/zensim.md) |
| eSIM4Travel | 17 | $0.83 | Telkom (4G), Vodacom | ESIMGUIDE10 (10% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/esim4travel.md) |
| LightSIM | 16 | $5.35 | — | ESIMGUIDE10 (10% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/lightsim.md) |
| RedteaGo | 15 | $2.90 | Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G), Vodacom (5G) | RTGF92E6I (5% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/redteago.md) |
| esimagora | 14 | $2.85 | Vodacom (5G), Cell C (5G), MTN (5G), Telkom (5G) | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/esimagora.md) |
| Nomad | 7 | $4 | — | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/nomad.md) |
| Orbit Mobile | 6 | $5 | — | ESIMGUIDE20 (20% off) | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/orbitmobile.md) |
| Simify | 3 | $14 | — | — | [Markdown](https://esimguide.com/south-africa-esim/simify.md) |

Networks and technologies are what each provider states; the technology is a ceiling, not a measured speed.

## Internet breakout and latency

Latency is modelled from the distance between the destination and the plan's internet breakout country, not measured, and is shown as a band. Each provider is shown with the breakout country most of its single-breakout plans here use. Typical latency to services inside South Africa: ~140–200 ms.

| Provider | Breaks out in | Latency to local services |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Esimatic | South Africa (local) | ~15–25 ms |
| AbestESIM | Poland (~8700 km away) | ~120–170 ms |
| Mega eSIM | Belgium (~8900 km away) | ~120–180 ms |
| AirHub | Poland (~8700 km away) | ~140–190 ms |
| RedEx eSIM | United Kingdom (~9100 km away) | ~140–200 ms |
| GigSky | United States of America (~13100 km away) | ~170–250 ms |

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