HelloRoam Portugal eSIM priced at $7.70 for 10 GB over 30 days

TL;DR: As of August 2026, HelloRoam offers the lowest listed Portugal travel eSIM price at $7.70 for 10 GB over 30 days on Vodafone and NOS 5G, with rival plans from Airalo, Ubigi, Nomad, Saily, aloSIM and Holafly all using the same host networks but differing on price, duration and top-up options.

The Hype Magazine’s August 2026 comparison finds that 10 GB Portugal eSIM plans over 30 days range from $7.70 to $19.00 across six providers, all using Vodafone and NOS as host networks with 5G access included. The ranking fixes both data size (10 GB) and validity (30 days) to compare like-for-like offers for typical two-week trips covering Lisbon, Porto or the Algarve.

The comparison includes seven travel eSIM brands that name their Portuguese host carrier, sell a 10 GB/30-day plan, and offer a small starter size suitable for a long weekend, with Holafly listed separately because it only sells unlimited data in Portugal. All providers in the table use Vodafone and NOS rather than their own radio networks, and 5G access is included rather than sold as a paid upgrade, with 4G expected away from major cities and motorways.

For shorter or lighter trips, the article notes that a typical week of Lisbon trams, ferries and day trips rarely exceeds 8 GB, citing HelloRoam’s 5 GB/30-day plan at $5.59 and 10 GB/30 days at $7.70, plus entry tiers such as HelloRoam’s 1 GB/7 days at $2.21 and 3 GB/30 days at $3.82, and aloSIM’s 1 GB/1 day at $3.50. For heavier use such as surf video uploads on the Ericeira coast, it highlights fixed large bundles like HelloRoam’s 20 GB/30 days at $14.76 (about $0.74 per GB) and unlimited-day products such as HelloRoam’s $3.10-per-day unlimited data and Holafly’s $11.90 unlimited data over 3 days.

The article advises travelers to confirm whether Madeira and the Azores are included in a given Portugal eSIM, since some catalogues treat them as separate destinations, and to install and activate the eSIM on home Wi‑Fi the night before flying. It also states that HelloRoam supports mid-trip top-ups on all Portugal plans via the existing profile, and that eSIM pricing should be compared against local prepaid SIMs and home-carrier roaming, with EU residents often using domestic allowances in Portugal under Roam Like At Home.