Best eSIM for Morocco: Tested and Compared (2026)

Planning a trip to Morocco and wondering how to stay connected? Whether you’re navigating the souks of Marrakech, heading into the Atlas Mountains or exploring the Sahara, reliable mobile data makes a real difference. Roaming on your home plan in Morocco can get expensive fast, so an eSIM or local SIM card is a much smarter move.

I tested 13 eSIM providers in Morocco, bought a local SIM card at Marrakech airport, and ran speed tests across the country to find out what actually works. In this guide, I’ll walk you through my top picks: the best overall eSIM, the easiest to use, and the best budget option, along with unlimited data plans, a local SIM comparison, and honest pros and cons for each.

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How to Choose the Right eSIM for Morocco?

Which eSIM is best depends on how you plan to travel in Morocco. The most important factor is which network your eSIM connects to. If your trip includes areas outside the major cities, the Atlas Mountains or the desert, you want a provider on Maroc Telecom's network. If you're staying in Marrakech, Casablanca or other large cities, most plans will serve you perfectly well, and you might just go for the cheapest option.

I tested 13 providers and three clearly stood out. For the best overall experience, I recommend Ubigi, the only travel eSIM I tested that connects to both Maroc Telecom and Orange.

For ease of use and travel perks, Jetpac is an excellent choice. And for the lowest price on a 10 or 20 GB plan, Pingwe is hard to beat. Keep in mind that both Jetpac and Pingwe run on Orange only.

Unlimited data plans require caution. Fair use policies vary wildly between providers, and some are deliberately vague about their limitations. I tested three unlimited eSIMs in Morocco and cover the details in the unlimited data section below.

Want to compare prices? Browse all 35+ providers through our Morocco eSIM comparison tool. 

Unlimited data eSIM for Morocco

I tested three unlimited eSIMs in Morocco: Ubigi, Holafly and Yesim. Ubigi and Holafly performed well. Yesim was disappointing, with speeds so low it's only suitable for basic browsing and messaging.

Ubigi connected to both Maroc Telecom and Orange, though performance was roughly ten times better on Maroc Telecom. Holafly only connected to Maroc Telecom. Despite neither using 5G during my stay, both were the most stable providers I tested, perfectly usable for video calls and streaming. Yesim had 5G on Orange but this didn't help. As it was routed via Poland, it was the slowest of all 13 providers I used.

Fair use policy

• Ubigi: Clear and fair. Plan-level cap (e.g. 60 GB on a 30-day plan), after which speeds drop to 2 Mbps. You can upgrade if needed. Usage is trackable via the app.
• Holafly: Holafly lacks transparency regarding its Fair Use Policy; while the info is technically on the product page, it is buried where users wouldn't logically look and is missing at checkout. At the very bottom in the FAQ's third tab, they now claim speed throttling only applies in "rare cases," whereas it previously stated that the operator "may" throttle speeds to a practically unusable 256 to 1024 Kbps if your estimated monthly usage exceeded 90 GB. Because these terms remain incredibly vague and there is no way to monitor your real-time usage, you never truly know where you stand until your connection suddenly slows to a crawl.
• Yesim: There is only a vague warning that speed may be limited per the operator's Fair Usage Policy. In practice (testing Yesim in Morocco, Japan, Albania, and Oman), speeds are heavily throttled from the start, and customer service even claimed 'unlimited' plans aren't meant for heavy data tasks, which is something never mentioned at checkout.

Ubigi is the only one that's fully transparent, both about the threshold and what happens when you reach it. At 2 Mbps you can still browse, message and stream in standard quality. That's a meaningful difference from Holafly's potential 256 Kbps floor, where even loading a webpage becomes a struggle and messages stop coming through reliably.

Speed Test Results: 13 eSIM Providers Compared

I tested 12 travel eSIMs and a local Maroc Telecom SIM in Morocco (February 2026, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro). All tests were carried out in Marrakech and at a remote location roughly 30 minutes outside the city.

No provider had truly problematic coverage, but the eSIMs that routed through Maroc Telecom’s network (Ubigi and Holafly) offered better reception in remote areas and more stable performance. Every other travel eSIM relied on Orange, which performed well in the city but couldn’t quite match Maroc Telecom outside of it.

The local Maroc Telecom SIM and Ubigi delivered the best results. The local SIM had a slight edge thanks to local IP routing and lower latency, but Ubigi came remarkably close for a travel eSIM. Holafly was a positive surprise: slightly higher latency than Ubigi, but the fastest Holafly eSIM I’ve ever tested. Speeds in Morocco were far higher than anything I’ve seen from Holafly in Europe or Asia. The only downside remains their vague fair use policy.

Yesim stood out for the wrong reasons, with genuinely poor speeds. The rest performed fine, with Pingwe and Stellar being particularly good value options.

Test results from 2026, measured with an iPhone 16 Pro using the Ookla Speedtest app, in Marrakech and a rural area. We report the best measured performance; tests ran under ideal conditions with full signal. Providers may change routing and networks without notice.

Local networks in Morocco

These are the major mobile networks in Morocco:

• Maroc Telecom
• Orange Morocco
• Inwi

All three offer decent coverage in cities like Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat and Agadir, but outside urban areas the differences become significant.

Maroc Telecom has the widest coverage and consistently delivered the best performance in my tests. Orange Morocco is leading the 5G rollout, which began in late 2025, but its overall coverage is more limited outside the cities. Maroc Telecom has also started deploying 5G but is further behind. Despite that, eSIMs on Maroc Telecom outperformed those on Orange in my tests, even when Orange had 5G.

For travelers, this means your eSIM provider's network partner matters. Staying in cities? Orange is perfectly fine. Heading into the Atlas Mountains or the desert? A provider on Maroc Telecom (such as Ubigi) will give you noticeably better coverage.

For a detailed breakdown of network performance, see the OpenSignal Morocco report (April 2025). Note that 5G rollout only started after this report was published.

Buying a local SIM card

If you’re considering buying a local SIM or eSIM in Morocco, my experience in Marrakech was fairly straightforward, although I did have some privacy concerns. I’d expect the process to be similar in other popular arrival cities such as Casablanca, Agadir, Tangier, and Rabat.

I personally chose a Maroc Telecom eSIM. I paid 200 dirhams for 40 GB, and there was also an “unlimited” option for 300 dirhams. That’s incredibly cheap, and Orange was even cheaper. I deliberately went with Maroc Telecom (I explain why here).

In Marrakech, you’ll find Inwi, Maroc Telecom, and Orange booths as soon as you enter the arrivals hall. When I arrived, it was quiet and I was helped immediately. During the purchase, they took a photo of my passport using a mobile phone. ID registration is mandatory in Morocco, but I do think it could be handled in a more professional and privacy-friendly way.

One small note: even though it was very quiet when I arrived, the staff at the booth were a bit short and not particularly helpful.

Pros

• Usually the cheapest option (especially from 10 GB and up)
• A local SIM typically delivers the best performance (although Ubigi wasn’t far behind in my tests)
• Often the best value if you want an “unlimited” plan

Cons

• Passport registration could be more professional and privacy-friendly
• Takes 5 to 10 minutes (longer if there’s a queue)
• Prices aren’t clearly advertised, so you have to ask and compare on the spot
• For an eSIM installation you’ll need Wi-Fi
• Often cash only, no card payments

Would I recommend buying a local SIM or eSIM? Honestly, not really, unless you need a lot of data at the lowest possible price.