Airalo does sell eSIMs with a phone number, on its Data/Calls/Texts plans, in 21 named destinations plus a Global eSIM. Numero eSIM sells the same bundle, data, minutes and a real number on one line, in 188 countries and 2 regions, each named and priced before you buy, from €16.00 for 20 GB over 30 days.
Airalo covers “over 200 destinations” and is the most recognised name in travel eSIMs. Contrary to how it is usually described, it does sell eSIMs with a phone number: its own explainer says “Data/Calls/Texts eSIMs come with a phone number, while Data-only eSIMs don't”, and it names 21 destinations plus a Global eSIM where that applies. The comparison turns on how far that bundle reaches, whether a number is a product or an option, and what else sits on the account.
Does Airalo come with a phone number?
Some Airalo eSIMs do. The Data/Calls/Texts plans carry a number in 21 named destinations plus the Global eSIM; the Data-only plans do not. Numero eSIM's full eSIM carries data, calling minutes and a real number in 188 countries and 2 regions, and every one of them is listed with its price.
Can you buy the number on its own?
On Airalo a number is an option on certain plans. Numero eSIM sells numbers in 39 countries as a product in their own right, including toll-free lines in eight countries and a choice of US area code, from $3.99 a month.
Is there a calling plan for when data is not enough?
Airalo sells no separate calling product. Numero eSIM sells 17 local and 2 international calling plans alongside the eSIMs, so minutes to landlines and mobiles abroad sit on the same account as the data.
Airalo is the largest travel eSIM marketplace. The table compares it across all four Numero eSIM product lines; Airalo competes in two of them, data eSIMs and the eSIM with a number.
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | Airalonot published |
|---|---|---|
| Countries with a numberWhere you can get a local line of your own | 39 countries as a standalone product: 12 mobile-number countries, 32 additional countries and 8 toll-free countries, with some overlap | No standalone virtual number product |
| Receive SMS and OTP codesWhether verification codes arrive | Varies by country. The US, Canada and Nicaragua numbers receive SMS; most of the additional countries do not, as each country page states | Only on a Data/Calls/Texts eSIM, where offered |
| Send SMS from the numberWhether you can reply, not only receive | Numbers in all 39 countries send SMS | Only on a Data/Calls/Texts eSIM, where offered |
| WhatsApp verificationNarrower than receiving: not every number that receives SMS | Narrower than SMS receipt: 11 of the 12 mobile-number countries (every one except Nicaragua) and 2 of the 8 toll-free lines, Denmark and Colombia, each listed on its country page | Not stated |
| Make and receive callsWhether it behaves like a real phone line | Only on a Data/Calls/Texts eSIM, where offered | |
| Toll-free numbersA 1-800 style line customers call for free | 8: Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Serbia, South Africa | Not offered |
| Monthly priceWhat one number costs per month | Mobile $3.99 to $38.00 · More Countries from $4.00 · Toll-Free $7.00 to $78.00 · USA areas $3.49 | Not applicable |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | Airalonot published |
|---|---|---|
| DestinationsWhere mobile data works when you travel | 181 countries + 7 regions | “over 200 destinations” |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | Airalonot published |
|---|---|---|
| DestinationsOne line carrying data, minutes and a number | 188 countries + 2 regions | 21 destinations plus the Global eSIM. Airalo names them: Global (170 countries), Bahamas, Brazil, UK, US, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Israel, Jamaica, Maldives, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand |
| Entry priceCheapest way into the bundled product | €16.00 (20 GB, 30 days, number included) | Not stated |
| What you compare | Numero eSIM | Airalonot published |
|---|---|---|
| Calling plansCheap minutes to landlines and mobiles abroad | 17 local and 2 international plans | Not offered as a separate product |
Last verified: September 2026
Airalo publishes 21 destinations with calls and texts, plus a Global eSIM. Numero eSIM carries the same bundle in 188 countries and 2 regions, each named and priced before you buy, with 20 GB and a number for €16.00 over 30 days as the entry point.
Airalo attaches a number to some plans. Numero eSIM sells numbers in 39 countries on their own from $3.99 a month, toll-free in eight, and US area codes in nine cities, so the number can outlast any single trip.
Airalo covers 200+ destinations for travel data against Numero eSIM's 181, and it is the best-known name in the category. On data coverage alone Airalo is ahead, and if data is all you need, that is the comparison to make.
The nearest match to the whole portfolio: eSIM, data, phone numbers, calls and SMS in one app. Compared with Numero eSIM on what each side publishes, price by price.
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