Which of Germany's 89 mobile plans is right for you? (2026)

The cheapest tariff with a real allowance is the EUR 8.99 value-brand tier: ALDI TALK Kombi-Paket S, Lidl Connect Smart S, Penny Mobil Smart, ja! mobil Smart, Kaufland mobil Smart S, NettoKOM Smart S and ROSSMANN mobil Smart all sell 25 GB with unlimited calls and SMS for EUR 8.99 per 28-day cycle. The lowest entry price of any kind is Telekom MagentaMobil Prepaid S at EUR 4.95 for 1 GB and 50 minutes.

Most German prepaid tariffs bill on a 28-day cycle, which renews 13 times a year rather than 12. EUR 8.99 per 28 days is about EUR 9.74 a month, and EUR 9.95 per 28 days is about EUR 10.78 a month. Two tariffs in this table bill per calendar month instead: fraenk, a calendar-month subscription that is monthly cancellable, and SIMon mobile, a monthly subscription with one month of notice. The Cycle column below says which is which.

Yes. Identity verification is required before the line activates on every tariff in this table, prepaid included. VideoIdent works with any passport and runs 24/7, and activation can take minutes to hours after it. SIMs bought from a vending machine still have to be verified online afterwards, and supermarket checkouts are closed on Sundays, so airport and main-station shops are the Sunday option.

Not for prepaid. The prepaid tariffs here are marked as needing no registered address and no local bank account. Contract tariffs are different: they need an address and a SEPA direct debit, and several providers run a SCHUFA credit check at sign-up.

Five: Telekom MagentaMobil L and XL, Lyca Mobile Lyca Flat 20 GB at EUR 11.99 with 100 international minutes to more than 50 countries, Lebara HELLO! 5 at EUR 7.99 with 80 minutes to 50 countries, and Ortel Mobile Smart World at EUR 9.99 with bundles to Asia and Africa. Telekom prepaid otherwise quotes 29 ct per minute to more than 140 countries, and fraenk blocks international calls from Germany entirely.

Yes, and on the youth and contract tariffs the rise is built in. Telekom MagentaMobil M Young is EUR 24.95 for the first 24 months and EUR 39.95 after that. Vodafone Mobil Young M is EUR 27.99 for 24 months and then EUR 39.99. 1&1 All-Net-Flat 10 GB is EUR 9.99 for the first 3 months and EUR 14.99 after. The prices in the table are the regular prices, not the intro rates.