Reviews

Every service we have reviewed

Insurance, banking, payroll, eSIMs and more, each assessed for people who live and work abroad. Every review states the downsides, and the date we last checked the terms.

  • Remitly

    This one is not an account and should not be treated as one. There is no balance, no card and no deposit protection —…

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  • Revolut

    From £0 / a month on Standard

    Now a real UK bank, with deposits protected up to £120,000 once your account has been moved across — worth checking in the app,…

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  • SafetyWing

    From $62.72 / month

    Travel medical cover sold as a rolling subscription, billed every four weeks and cancellable whenever you like, which is why it suits people who…

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  • Saily

    From $19.49 / 5GB, 30 days

    The one to buy if you tether a laptop, which on this page is most people. Saily states plainly that it puts no restriction…

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  • Surfshark

    From $67.23 / for the first 27 months

    The one to buy if you have a lot of devices, because it is the only one here that does not count them. It…

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  • Ubigi

    From $15 / 10GB, 30 days

    The one built for staying rather than visiting. Ubigi sells by the year as well as by the trip: a hundred gigabytes to draw…

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  • Wise

    From £3.81 / to send £1,000 to euros

    The one to build on if you move around, for a reason that has nothing to do with fees: when you change country, Wise…

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  • World Nomads

    This is conventional trip insurance rather than a health plan, and that is the point of including it: it covers your baggage, your cancelled…

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