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Alternatives
Keepgo logo

Keepgo Alternatives

Keepgo has sold lifetime-validity data eSIMs since 2010, refillable by the gigabyte. Data you buy does not expire, full stop.

Why people leave Keepgo

You pay for that permanence: per-gigabyte rates are well above the budget specialists. If you travel monthly, a cheap expiring plan bought each trip will cost you less than a lifetime balance.

Why you might stay

For the once-or-twice-a-year traveller the maths inverts completely, and the veteran track record since 2010 counts for something in a category full of two-year-old brands.

The best Keepgo alternatives

1 Instabridge logo

Instabridge

Started as a crowdsourced WiFi-finder app with 200M+ downloads, then layered an eSIM store on top

Instabridge offers data that does not expire like Keepgo, and adds pay-as-you-go billing, which Keepgo does not offer.

Coverage
190+ destinations
Unlimited
Varies
Since
2012
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Airalo

The global pioneer. Coverage in 200+ countries.

4.7
Sherpa score

Airalo adds unlimited data, which Keepgo does not offer, and throws in rewards or cashback.

Coverage
200+ destinations
Unlimited
Yes
Since
2019
3 Nomad logo

Nomad

Built for digital nomads and power users.

4.5
Sherpa score

Nomad adds a free tier or trial, which Keepgo does not offer, and covers more destinations (200+ against 150+).

Coverage
200+ destinations
Unlimited
Yes
Since
2020
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RedteaGO

Consumer brand of a GSMA-member eSIM technology company that owns more of the connectivity stack than typical resellers

RedteaGO adds budget per-GB rates, which Keepgo does not offer, and throws in carrier-grade networks.

Coverage
180+ destinations
Unlimited
Varies
Since
2019
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Ubigi

Carrier-grade speed, backed by NTT.

4.6
Sherpa score

Ubigi covers more destinations (200+ against 150+).

Coverage
200+ destinations
Unlimited
Varies
Since
2017
6 Three UK Pay As You Go eSIM logo

Three UK Pay As You Go eSIM

UK PAYG eSIM ordered online with the digital SIM emailed; popular with visitors to the UK

Three UK Pay As You Go eSIM adds pay-as-you-go billing, which Keepgo does not offer.

Coverage
71+ destinations
Unlimited
Yes
Since
n/a

The Sherpa take

This is a trip-frequency decision, not a price decision. Frequent travellers should look at Nomad or RedteaGO; occasional ones are better served by Keepgo, Eskimo or Drimsim.

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