Which no-KYC eSIM provider is cheapest?

nadanada, at every plan size we checked. Plans start at $0.99 with no entry fee, and a 10 GB month costs less than at Silent.Link, PikaSim or ZeroID in every destination once Silent.Link's $9 entry fee is included. Silent.Link's new .PLUS rates have narrowed the gap in Europe and the US.

Which no-KYC eSIM providers accept Monero?

nadanada, Silent.Link, PikaSim, MoneroSIM, simsup and Cypher eSIM. ZeroID takes SOL and USDT (TRC-20) only.

Which provider also sells a VPN and phone numbers?

Only nadanada offers eSIMs, a pay-per-use WireGuard VPN and phone numbers from one no-account checkout, all covered by one REST API. PikaSim sells phone plans and SMS numbers but no VPN. Silent.Link sells a US number plan at $98 per year.

Do I need an account or email at any of these providers?

No. All providers in this comparison deliver the eSIM QR code on screen after payment with no account and no email. You recover access later with your ICCID or order link, so save it.

Is there a longer version of this comparison?

Yes. The full comparison on our blog covers each provider in detail, with per-destination price tables, phone-number plans, device compatibility, a Bitcoin buying walkthrough and a changelog of every update.

No-KYC eSIM Providers Compared (2026): nadanada, Silent.Link, PikaSim, ZeroID

Buying mobile data without handing over your passport used to mean one or two shops. In 2026 there are four established no-KYC eSIM providers and a handful of newcomers. This is the short version of our full no-KYC eSIM comparison, last verified on November 5, 2026. We are one of the providers listed, so we show our sources and link to everyone's website.

The four established providers

	nadanada	Silent.Link	PikaSim	ZeroID
Countries	200+	160+	190+	140+
Plans from	$0.99	$9 (incl. $5 balance)	$1.50	$10.90 (1 GB / 365 days)
Pricing model	Fixed plans, price known upfront	Pay-as-you-go balance, rate depends on network	Fixed plans + prepaid wallet	Large bundles, 30 days to 1 year
Lightning / Bitcoin / Monero	Yes / Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes / Yes	No / No / No
USDT, cards	USDT, USDC, cards, Apple & Google Pay	USDT via swap, no cards	USDT, cards	USDT (TRC-20), no cards
Phone numbers	Rental from $12 / 3 months; eSIM bundles with number from $11	US +1 only, $98 / year	US from $7, Global from $25, Europe from $31	None
VPN	Yes, from $0.50 / day	No	No	No
API	Full REST (eSIM, VPN, numbers)	No	Agent API + MCP server	Reseller programme only
Account / email	None	None	None	None

nadanada

nadanada (founded 2022 as LNVPN) is the only provider that sells eSIMs, a pay-per-use VPN and phone numbers from one no-account checkout, all behind one REST API. 1 GB plans start at $0.99 in Germany, Spain and Turkey and $2.99 in the US and Japan; Global Lite covers 83 countries from $7.99. New in 2026: Nada-Euro (Europe data plus a UK number, minutes and SMS from $11) and Nada-World (20 GB in 203 countries with a French number, $79). Widest range of payment methods, 5% off with Lightning. The trade-off is that there is no never-expiring balance.

Silent.Link

Silent.Link is the veteran, respected on Privacy Guides and the GrapheneOS forums, Tor-accessible and crypto-only. You pay $9 for an eSIM with $5 of balance that never expires, then draw it down per megabyte. In late 2026 it moved to new ".PLUS" plans with much lower best-case rates (about $0.84 per GB in Germany, $1.60 in the US), which closes most of the old price gap in Europe. It does not reverse it: a first 10 GB in Germany is $12.40 versus $7.99 at nadanada, and in Japan $38.60 versus $13.99. The rate also depends on which local network your phone picks (US networks range from $1.60 to $54.64 per GB), traffic exits through Poland, and the US number plan now costs $98 a year.

PikaSim

PikaSim (2025) is the closest alternative on the no-account experience: self-hosted BTCPay Server, 50+ coins plus cards, native apps, a prepaid wallet with 3% cashback, and an MCP server so AI agents can buy eSIMs and SMS numbers. Single-country plans start at $1.50 ($2.80 for 1 GB in Germany and the UK, $3.85 in the US), but costs rise quickly above the entry tier and the 190-country global plan is around $15 for 1 GB. Phone plans with real US, global and French numbers from $7. No VPN.

ZeroID

ZeroID (2025) is crypto-only with SOL or USDT (TRC-20): no Bitcoin, no Lightning, no Monero. It sells 10 to 60 GB bundles with 30-day to 1-year validity rather than trip-sized plans, plus de-Googled GrapheneOS Pixel phones and a Telegram support bot. Smallest coverage of the four at 140+ countries, and no phone-number plans.

Newcomers worth knowing

MoneroSIM: Silent.Link's model (a $5 eSIM fee, balance that never expires, billed per MB in 200+ countries) with Monero first, plus Bitcoin, Lightning, USDT and cards. Around $1.90 per GB in Western Europe on original credit; later top-ups are billed at double the rate.
simsup: a small no-JavaScript, Tor-friendly shop with data for 130+ destinations from about €0.96, Bitcoin and Monero, and an eSIM with an Estonian +372 number for €39.95 per year.
Cypher eSIM: 180+ countries, eight crypto assets including Monero, orders inside a Telegram bot, a Tor mirror and a 24-hour connect-or-refund guarantee. No cards.

We checked their websites but have not bought from them yet.

Which one should you pick?

Lowest total price, price fixed before you pay → nadanada. Cheapest in every destination we checked at 1 GB and 10 GB.
eSIM, VPN and a phone number from one place, or an API → nadanada. Nobody else bundles all three.
A balance that never expires → Silent.Link or MoneroSIM. You pay an entry fee and a network-dependent rate for the convenience.
Second no-account option with a self-hosted crypto stack → PikaSim.
You hold SOL or USDT on Tron and want a yearly bundle → ZeroID.

The full comparison has the per-destination price tables (1 GB and 10 GB), phone-number plans in detail, device compatibility, a step-by-step Bitcoin buying guide and a changelog of every quarterly update. If you are new to the topic, start with what a no-KYC eSIM is.