In short: Saily (by NordSecurity, makers of NordVPN) is a travel eSIM with data packages per country. Calls and texts are available optionally through a US number. With it you can only call locally in the country you are in, not internationally. Saily offers no German number. Simsalasim is a full plan for €10 a month with unlimited data in 100 countries.
| Feature | Simsalasim | Saily |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | full plan: data, minutes, texts | data for one trip (1–20 GB or unlimited), calls optional via a US number |
| German number | yes, free to bring | no |
| Minutes and texts | unlimited (to 50 countries), included in the price | optional: US number from €1.99*/month plus call and text packages from €0.99*. Local calls only in the country you are in, no international calls; ID verification required |
| Travel data | unlimited in 100 countries | per country/region, 7 or 30 days |
| Price | €10/month | Germany from €3.99* (1 GB / 7 days) |
What speaks for Saily: affordable data packages for a single trip, plus security extras (ad blocker, web protection).
What speaks for Simsalasim: a full plan for home and away, including a number and calls, instead of data only.
Verdict: For a short data trip, Saily can be enough. For everything from one provider, Simsalasim is the better choice.
*Prices and offers can change over time (as of October 2026).
