Lebara or Swisscom? The direct comparison

The starting position

The first difference lies in the network: Lebara transmits on the Sunrise network (over 99 % of the population), Swisscom on the Swisscom network (its own network) (99.8 % of the population). Anyone who travels a lot or lives in an outlying region should therefore check the coverage at their own location first and only then look at the price.

The second difference is positioning. Lebara: the price and the no minimum term. Swisscom: network coverage, service and premium included features.

It's also a duel of two business models. Swisscom sells network plus service — Switzerland's largest store and service network. Lebara mainly sells the price — support online, no stores.

At the entry price, there's CHF 46.95 per month between the two — over a contract term of 24 months, that's a CHF 1126.80 difference, in favour of Lebara.

Key figures in direct comparison

The table compares Lebara and Swisscom across all plans currently active in our database. Not every row matters equally to everyone: those who never travel abroad can skip the roaming rows — those who stream daily should mainly look at the unlimited row.

Which provider is better for whom?

Instead of a blanket winner: the specific recommendation per usage profile, each with the matching plan from today’s catalogue.

Alle Lebara-Tarife (6. Oktober 2026)

Alle Preise in CHF inkl. MwSt., Quelle: offizielle Anbieter-Websites, zuletzt automatisch geprüft am 6. Oktober 2026.

Alle Swisscom-Tarife (6. Oktober 2026)

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Network and coverage

Lebara: The Sunrise network covers over 99 % of the population with 4G and is among the largest 5G networks in the country. In the Connect network test, Sunrise regularly achieves "very good", usually just behind Swisscom.

Swisscom: The Swisscom network is considered Switzerland's reference network: 99.8 % population coverage, leading in 5G rollout, and a regular test winner at Connect and CHIP — even in mountain and remote regions.

On paper, the Swisscom network leads in population coverage. In everyday use, the difference is small for most users; it becomes noticeable in remote regions, indoors, and under high network load. More on this in the Network comparison Switzerland.

Switching from Lebara to Swisscom — and vice versa

The number stays with you in both directions: you request the port from the new provider, who handles the switch with the old one. The order matters — first the check the cancellation and its notice period, then submit the porting request, so the number is not switched off beforehand. Details are in the article on Number portability.

If all you want is a lower price, you do not necessarily have to switch: sometimes a call to your current provider is enough. When switching is worth it anyway is explained in Switch instead of renewing.

Conclusion: Lebara or Swisscom?

On today’s data the winner is Lebara with 8 to 3 out of 14 points. What weighs more heavily: the price and the no minimum term. The entry there costs CHF 12.95 per month, 14 plans are available, unlimited data from CHF 12.95.

What speaks against Lebara: few additional services, top performance classes are sometimes missing. That's exactly where Swisscom is strong: network coverage, service and premium included services — from CHF 59.90 per month. Anyone who weighs one of these arguments more heavily than the overall score is right to choose Swisscom; the table above shows line by line where the difference lies.

And if neither of the two fits: in the Overall comparison all Swiss providers stand side by side, with the same daily prices.

Frequently asked questions about Lebara vs. Swisscom