Our top pick, and the one we disclose hardest
Yesim in Italy
Yesim is the only travel eSIM we link whose Italy page names TIM, alongside Vodafone, WindTre and Iliad. It also pays us more than anyone else here.
The Yesim Italy plans
USD, checked 2026
| Plan | Price | Per GB | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1GB / 30 days | $3.00 | $3.00 | A month to spend it. GigSky lists $2.99 for seven days. |
| 5GB / 30 days | $11.52 | $2.30 | Sale price; list price $15.00. Airalo's $10.00 lasts a week. |
| 10GB / 30 days | $19.20 | $1.92 | About $1.40 over GigSky, $1.79 under Saily. |
| 20GB / 30 days | $26.40 | $1.32 | $2.41 over GigSky's 20GB, which runs 90 days instead of 30. |
| 30GB / 30 days | $33.60 | $1.12 | A size nobody else here sells. Sensible for a month of moderate work. |
| Unlimited / 1 day | $4.20 | — | No daily cap published at any length. Yesim refers to a fair usage policy and never gives the number. |
| Unlimited / 3 days | $12.60 | — | |
| Unlimited / 5 days | $21.00 | — | |
| Unlimited / 7 days | $29.40 | — | |
| Unlimited / 30 days | $68.40 | — |
USD prices as shown on Yesim's own Italy page, checked 2026. The fixed plans are shown as discounts against higher list prices (5GB: $11.52 against $15.00), so read the total at checkout rather than trusting this table to the cent. Yesim lists hotspot as "depends on operator".
Which network does Yesim use in Italy?
all four, and that is why it wins
Yesim's Italy page names all four Italian operators. Of the brands we link, it is the only one that names TIM.
| Brand | Italian network, as the brand publishes it |
|---|---|
| Yesim | Iliad, WindTre, Vodafone and TIM, with 5G listed on TIM only |
| Airalo | Wind Tre and Iliad, both listed with 5G |
| Holafly | Vodafone Italy / WINDTRE, and we earn nothing from it |
| Orange Travel | Iliad, TIM, Vodafone and WindTre, and we do not link it |
| Saily | Nothing we could find |
| GigSky | Nothing we could find |
Why care? Because Italy's four operators are genuinely different once you leave a city. In Opensignal's December 2025 Italy report, TIM won Consistent Quality at 79.2%, the metric closest to "does the connection actually hold". Vodafone won speed and reliability. WindTre won every 5G category. Iliad, cheapest by far, came second on reliability and remains thinner in remote areas.
On a Rome-Florence-Venice itinerary none of that matters and every plan on this site works. On a Dolomites, Cinque Terre trail, Sardinian interior or Tuscan back-road itinerary it decides your week, and TIM is the network you want. Yesim is the only brand we link that names it. The full TIM page is here.
Yesim against the field in Italy
size by size
| Size | Yesim | GigSky | Airalo | Saily | Who wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GB | $3.00 / 30d | $2.99 / 7d | $4.00 / 3d | $3.99 / 7d | A tie on price; Yesim on validity |
| 5GB | $11.52 / 30d | $11.29 / 30d | $10.00 / 7d | $12.99 / 30d | Airalo for a week, GigSky by 23 cents for a month |
| 10GB | $19.20 / 30d | $17.79 / 30d | $17.00 / 7d | $20.99 / 30d | GigSky by $1.41 over a month |
| 20GB | $26.40 / 30d | $23.99 / 90d | $26.00 / 30d | $28.99 / 30d | GigSky, and it lasts three times longer |
| Unlimited, 7 days | $29.40 | $24.49 (3.5GB/day) | $23.00 (5GB/day) | $22.99 (5GB/day) | Saily by a cent, though 20GB fixed is cheaper still |
Yesim is never badly beaten and no longer wins a size outright on price. It is our pick anyway, because the $1.41 GigSky saves you at 10GB buys you a brand that will not say which network you are on. If your whole trip is inside cities, take the $1.41. Checked 2026 on each brand's own page.
Yesim 5GB for $11.52 over thirty days, from the only brand we link that names TIM.
See Yesim Italy plans See the full rankingWhere the Yesim network advantage actually shows up
five places
Being able to use more than one network matters in exactly the places where one of them does not work. Here is where that is true in Italy.
| Where you are going | Network to prefer | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Dolomites passes and rifugi | TIM | Above the treeline on the Sella and Pordoi passes, coverage becomes a single-network question and the answer is usually TIM. The strongest single reason to pick Yesim. |
| Cinque Terre trails | TIM | The villages are fine on anything. The Sentiero Azzurro runs behind cliff faces where the incumbent network is the one still showing bars. |
| Tuscan gravel roads | TIM | The hill towns are covered. The strade bianche between them, where your agriturismo is, are where a second and third network stop being theoretical. |
| Sardinia, Barbagia and Supramonte | TIM | The coast is well served by everyone. The interior is thin on everything and thinnest on Iliad. |
| Milan, Rome, Naples, Florence | WindTre | The one place the Yesim argument is weak: in cities WindTre has the best 5G in Italy and every brand here reaches it. Buy on price instead. |
Network attribution from Yesim's own Italy page, 2026. Performance rankings from Opensignal's Italy report, December 2025. Coverage notes from operator maps and traveler reports. How we test.
The Trustpilot history you should know before buying
suspended, then restored
| Brand | Trustpilot | Reviews | What that tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saily | 4.7 | 32,870 | The best record of the four we link, on a large sample. |
| GigSky | 4.3 | 8,403 | Solid, uneventful, mid-sized sample. |
| Yesim | 4.3 | 2,996 | Same score as GigSky on about a third of the reviews, and a suspension in its history. |
| Airalo | 4.2 | 48,959 | Largest sample, lowest score of the four. |
The recurring complaint in Yesim's one-star reviews is throttling on plans sold as unlimited, which is consistent with the fact that it publishes no cap number. That is a reason to buy its fixed-data plans and not its unlimited ones, which is exactly what we recommend.
If a spotless record matters to you more than knowing your network, Saily is the honest alternative at $20.99 for 10GB against Yesim's $19.20.
How to buy and install a Yesim Italy plan
four minutes on home wifi
- Check the handset. Dial *#06#. An EID in the list means the phone takes an eSIM. A carrier-locked phone does not, no matter what the listing says.
- Buy the Italy plan, not the regional one. Yesim sells a Europe bundle too. If Italy is the whole trip, the country plan is cheaper; if Switzerland is on the list, neither one covers it. Read this first.
- Install before you fly, on wifi. The plan starts counting when it first connects in Italy, not when you install it, so there is nothing to gain by waiting and a working phone to lose.
- On landing, switch data to the Yesim line and leave your home line on with data roaming off. If nothing connects, set network selection to manual and try TIM, then Vodafone, then WindTre, in that order. Full setup guide.
Buy it if, skip it if
the short version
| Buy Yesim if | Skip Yesim if |
|---|---|
| Your route includes the Dolomites, the Cinque Terre trails, Sardinia or rural Tuscany and you want the network that holds | Your whole trip is Rome, Florence and Venice, where GigSky saves you $1.41 at 10GB for no real loss |
| You want 5GB or 1GB over a full month and refuse to overpay for it | You want unlimited, because Yesim is the one brand here that publishes no cap number at all |
| You would rather buy from a company that publishes its network partners than one that will not | A large, spotless review record is what you are actually buying, in which case Saily is the answer |
| You want 30GB, which is a size only Yesim sells here | You are going for four days, where Airalo’s $7.50 three-gigabyte week is the right shape of purchase |
Questions
on Yesim in Italy
Is Yesim good for Italy?
Yes, and it is our top pick. Its own Italy page names TIM, Vodafone, WindTre and Iliad, and it is the only brand we link that names TIM. 5GB is $11.52 over 30 days. The reservations are a small review base, 2,996 against Airalo's 48,959, and no published cap on its unlimited plans. Checked 2026.
Which network does Yesim use in Italy?
Iliad, WindTre, Vodafone and TIM, all named on Yesim's own Italy page, with 5G listed on TIM only (checked 2026). TIM is the network you want in the Dolomites, on the Cinque Terre trails and on Tuscan back roads.
Is Yesim unlimited really unlimited in Italy?
Unknown, which is the problem. Yesim refers to a fair usage policy and never publishes the daily cap, and throttling on unlimited plans is the recurring theme in its one-star reviews. Buy its fixed plans. If you want unlimited with a number attached, Airalo prints 5GB a day and 1 Mbps after it.
Was Yesim suspended on Trustpilot?
It was, during a fake-review cleanup earlier in 2026. The score has since been restored: checked 2026 the profile shows 4.3 from 2,996 reviews with no warning banner. We flag the history rather than the current state, because both matter.
Yesim or GigSky for Italy?
GigSky is about $1.40 cheaper at 10GB, gives new customers a free 100MB plan, and is far cheaper at 20GB and 50GB. Yesim tells you which networks you are on and GigSky does not. City trip: GigSky. Anywhere with hills: Yesim.
Does Yesim give me an Italian phone number?
No. Yesim's Italy plans are data only, like every travel eSIM on this site. If you need a +39 number for a bank code, a rental car callback or a ZTL permit, that means a local SIM bought with your passport. The options are compared here.
Yesim Italy · 5GB · $11.52
5GB over 30 days, from the only brand we link that names TIM among its Italian networks. It also pays us 18%, the highest rate of the four we can link, which you should factor into how much weight you give this recommendation.
See Yesim's Italy plansSources & freshness: Prices and network partners from Yesim's own Italy page (yesim.app/country/italy/), checked 2026, in USD before promo codes. Network performance from Opensignal's Italy Mobile Network Experience report, December 2025. Trustpilot checked 2026: 4.3 from 2,996 reviews, no warning banner, following a suspension and restoration earlier in 2026. Compare all six: best eSIM for Italy.