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The best Airalo alternatives for selling eSIMs under your own brand
Short answer: ResellPortal is the simplest alternative if you want your own branded eSIM store with no monthly fee, a $20 wallet to start and your own margin on every plan. eSIMCard suits resellers who want a free API, MobiMatter suits resellers with a site who can start at $250, and eSIM Go, Telnyx and 1GLOBAL suit funded apps and large brands. Airalo Partners is still the pick if your customers ask for Airalo by name.
Airalo is one of the best-known travel eSIM apps, covering 200+ destinations. Its business arm, Airalo Partners, lets travel companies resell its eSIMs through a Partner Platform, Shopify and WordPress plugins or an API. Resellers look elsewhere for a few reasons. Your retail price has to stay above Airalo's minimum selling price. Under its reseller terms, you handle refunds, replacements and questions from your own customers. Airalo also sells to the same travelers through its own app. And it sells eSIMs only.
Quick comparison
| Alternative | Monthly fee | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airalo Partners (for reference) | No subscription fee | Airalo-branded or own-brand eSIMs, 200+ destinations, plugins, API and SDK | Travel businesses that want a known eSIM brand |
| ResellPortal | None. One-time wholesale per plan, $20 wallet to start | An eSIM page and checkout in your brand, 202 destinations, 3.2K+ plans from $0.60, API | Resellers starting from zero who sell more than eSIM |
| eSIMCard | No setup or API fee, pay as you go | Reseller API, white-label store or app, 200+ countries | Travel agencies and small distributors |
| MobiMatter | None listed, $250 minimum wallet top-up | Partner dashboard, full API, your brand and logo | Resellers who already have a website or app |
| eSIM Go | $0 setup, $10,000 a month top-up commitment for the first 3 months | REST APIs, webhooks and a portal in 190+ countries. Custom brand profiles $2,000 a month | Funded apps and brands with volume |
| Telnyx | $0.70 per eSIM, $2 a month per active SIM, plus data | Branded eSIM profiles issued by REST API, 180+ countries | Developers building eSIM into their own app |
| 1GLOBAL | Not published | Its eSIMs under your brand, network and support included, 190+ countries | Banks, fintechs, airlines and large travel brands |
1ResellPortal
On ResellPortal, eSIM becomes one more product in your branded store, with its own page and checkout. A traveler picks one of 202 destinations, pays your price and gets the QR code in a branded email. Each plan has a one-time wholesale cost, taken from your wallet only when it sells, starting at $0.60. For 5 GB over 30 days, wholesale is $5.40 in Japan, $6.80 in the United States and $5.46 across 35 European countries. Nothing is billed monthly, the wallet starts at $20, and a first deposit of $20 or more earns a $10 bonus.
Your margin sits on top, and clients pay you straight into your own Stripe or PayPal. If an eSIM is never installed, it is cancelled after 30 days and the wallet gets its cost back. Beyond the store, you can sell from a search widget, a separate eSIM website at $20 a month, or the eSIM API. The same wallet also covers VPN, hosting, domains and an AI receptionist. The trade-off: an existing eSIM cannot be topped up, so a traveler who runs out buys a new plan, and buyers see your brand, not one they already know.
2eSIMCard
eSIMCard runs three partner programs: a Reseller API for travel agencies, online shops and small distributors, a White-Label Partner program to launch your own branded eSIM store or app, and an affiliate program. It says its API and setup are free, there is no minimum order and you pay only when you sell. Coverage is 200+ countries.
3MobiMatter
MobiMatter's reseller program gives you a partner dashboard and full API access. After approval, you top up a prepaid wallet with at least $250 to activate the account. You buy at wholesale, set your own prices and can sell under your own brand, with your logo on the delivery instructions.
4eSIM Go
eSIM Go targets apps and brands that want mobile data inside their own product, with APIs, webhooks and a self-serve portal for 190+ countries. Its entry tier asks for a $10,000 monthly top-up commitment during the first three months. Each custom eSIM brand profile costs $2,000 a month, and the top tiers include one or two.
5Telnyx
Telnyx offers eSIM as an API product. Profiles carry your own brand and work in 180+ countries. The cost is $0.70 for each eSIM, $2 a month for each active SIM and the data used. It suits teams with developers to build the buying flow.
61GLOBAL
1GLOBAL lets tech, travel and finance companies sell its eSIMs under their own name, while it handles the network and customer support across 190+ countries. Revolut, N26, KPN and Jazeera Airways are among its partners. Prices are not published.
When Airalo is still the right choice
Stay with Airalo Partners if your customers already know and ask for Airalo, if you run a Shopify or WordPress store and want a ready plugin, or if you want both Airalo-branded and your own branded eSIMs in one Partner Platform. With no subscription fee and payment only for the eSIMs you buy, it is low risk for a travel business.
Common questions
Can I sell eSIMs under my own brand without Airalo?
Yes. On ResellPortal your store, checkout and QR code email carry your brand, and you start with a $20 wallet. eSIMCard, MobiMatter, Telnyx and eSIM Go offer branding too, with different setup work and minimums.
Which eSIM reseller program has no minimum deposit?
eSIMCard says it has no minimum order. On ResellPortal a store needs $20 in the wallet to take orders, and the eSIM API only needs enough to cover each order. MobiMatter asks for a $250 first top-up, and eSIM Go's entry tier $10,000 a month for three months.
How much can I make reselling eSIMs?
You keep the gap between wholesale and your price. On ResellPortal a Japan 5 GB, 30 day plan costs $5.40 wholesale, so selling it for $12 keeps $6.60.
Do I need an app or a developer to sell eSIMs?
No. On ResellPortal a traveler buys on your branded store, scans the emailed QR code and the plan installs itself. A branded eSIM app for Android or iPhone is optional, at $75 per platform each month.
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