Short answer
Salt wins this duel according to our 11 rated criteria with 10 to 2 of 14 points. Decisive: promotional prices on unlimited plans and the large plan selection.
Swisscom is still the better choice if what matters to you is: network coverage, service and premium inclusive benefits. In return, you accept: the highest prices in the market; the same network is available cheaper at Wingo. Cheapest entry in this duel: Salt from CHF 13.95 per month, CHF 45.95 below Swisscom.
Salt
Salt network (own network)Switzerland's third network provider with aggressively priced promotions: unlimited plans are regularly available here at prices for which others only provide a few gigabytes.
13 plans compared · unlimited from CHF 13.95
Swisscom
Swisscom network (own network)Market leader with the country's most comprehensive network and the largest service network — at the highest prices in the Swiss market.
4 plans compared · unlimited from CHF 59.90
Salt wins 10 to 2 out of 14 points (2 points tied). This doesn't mean Swisscom is the wrong choice for you — what matters is which row of the table counts for you.
The essentials at a glance
- Network: Salt on Salt network (own network), Swisscom at Swisscom network (own network).
- Entry price: Salt from CHF 13.95, Swisscom from CHF 59.90 — CHF 45.95 difference per month.
- Unlimited data: Salt from CHF 13.95, Swisscom from CHF 59.90.
- Flexibility: 5 of 13 Salt plans and 0 of 4 Swisscom plans are monthly cancellable.
- Score after 11 scored criteria: Salt 10 : 2 Swisscom.
- All prices: Stand 6. Oktober 2026, updated automatically every day.
The starting position
The first difference lies in the network: Salt transmits on the Salt network (its own network) (around 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. Salt: promotional prices on unlimited plans and a large plan selection. Swisscom: network coverage, service and premium included features.
At the entry price, there's CHF 45.95 per month between the two — over a contract term of 24 months, that's a CHF 1102.80 difference, in favour of Salt.
Key figures in direct comparison
The table compares Salt 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.
| Criterion | Salt | Swisscom |
|---|---|---|
| Network (double weighted) | Salt network (own network) around 99 % of the population |
Swisscom network (own network) 99.8 % of the population |
| Cheapest plan (double weighted) | CHF 13.95 Start Max |
CHF 59.90 blue Mobile S |
| Cheapest plan with unlimited data (double weighted) | CHF 13.95 Start Max |
CHF 59.90 blue Mobile S |
| Plans with unlimited data | 13 of 13 plans | 4 of 4 plans |
| Median plan price | CHF 44.95 | CHF 59.90 |
| Plans compared | 13 | 4 |
| Monthly cancellable | 5 of 13 plans | no plan without minimum term |
| Plans with EU roaming | 10 of 13 plans | 2 of 4 plans |
| Largest EU roaming allowance (not scored — data availability) | max. 4 GB 7 of 10 roaming plans without GB specification |
no GB allowance disclosed |
| 5G included | 13 of 13 plans | 4 of 4 plans |
| eSIM capable | 13 of 13 plans | 3 of 4 plans |
| Biggest price advantage over the regular price | CHF 67.00 Europe Data · 7 Aktionstarife |
CHF 41.90 blue Mobile L · 4 promotional plans |
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.
Salt: Start Max
- Data Switzerland: unlimited
- EU roaming: –
- Term: monthly cancellable
- Network: Salt network (own network)
The cheapest plan in this comparison, CHF 45.95 per month below Swisscom's entry-level offer. The same plan is also the best choice in this comparison for the other profiles mentioned above.
View plan details →Salt: Swiss XXL
- Data Switzerland: unlimited
- EU roaming: 4 GB EU
- Term: monthly cancellable
- Network: Salt network (own network)
Largest disclosed EU allowance in the comparison with 4 GB (other plans do not disclose a gigabyte amount).
View plan details →Swisscom (Swisscom network (own network))
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.
Read the Switzerland network comparison →Alle Salt-Tarife (6. Oktober 2026)
| Plan | Data CH | Calls CH | EU roaming | 5G | Term | Price/mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Max | Unlimited | Unlimited | – | Yes | monthly cancellable | CHF 42.95CHF 13.95 |
| Europe Surf & Call | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | monthly cancellable | CHF 75.95CHF 22.95 |
| Swiss XXL | Unlimited | Unlimited | 4 GB EU | Yes | monthly cancellable | CHF 85.95CHF 25.95 |
| Europe Data | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | monthly cancellable | CHF 96.95CHF 29.95 |
| Europe XL | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | monthly cancellable | CHF 96.95CHF 31.95 |
| Europe Max | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 86.95CHF 34.95 |
| Europe XXL | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 106.95CHF 44.95 |
| Swiss 10GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | – | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 52.95 |
| Smart | Unlimited | Unlimited | – | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 63.95 |
| Swiss Max | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1 GB EU | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 73.95 |
| Swiss Travel | Unlimited | Unlimited | 4 GB EU | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 85.95 |
| Travel | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 96.95 |
| Travel Max | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 106.95 |
Alle Preise in CHF inkl. MwSt., Quelle: offizielle Anbieter-Websites, zuletzt automatisch geprüft am 6. Oktober 2026.
Alle Swisscom-Tarife (6. Oktober 2026)
| Plan | Data CH | Calls CH | EU roaming | 5G | Term | Price/mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blue Mobile S | Unlimited | Unlimited | – | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 71.80CHF 59.90 |
| blue Mobile M | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 81.80CHF 59.90 |
| blue Mobile L | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 101.80CHF 59.90 |
| blue Mobile XL | Unlimited | Unlimited | – | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 131.80CHF 99.90 |
Alle Preise in CHF inkl. MwSt., Quelle: offizielle Anbieter-Websites, zuletzt automatisch geprüft am 6. Oktober 2026.
Network and coverage
Salt: Salt operates its own network with around 99 % 4G population coverage; 5G rollout is concentrated on cities and agglomerations. In some regions, coverage is weaker than with Swisscom — it's worth checking the coverage map for your place of residence.
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 Salt 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: Salt or Swisscom?
On today’s data the winner is Salt with 10 to 2 of 14 points. What weighs more heavily: promotional prices on unlimited plans and the large plan selection. Entry there costs CHF 13.95 per month, 13 plans are available to choose from, unlimited data from CHF 13.95.
The case against Salt: the best prices are usually tied to a 24-month contract term. That's exactly where Swisscom excels: network coverage, service and premium included services — from CHF 59.90 per month. Anyone who weighs one of these arguments higher than the overall score is right to choose Swisscom; the table above shows row by row 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.
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How this head-to-head is produced
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12 criteria worth up to 15 points are available for scoring; in this head-to-head, 11 criteria worth 14 points were sound. Criteria for which a provider states no comparable figures — such as EU roaming without a stated gigabyte amount — are left out of the scoring and marked in the table. Network, entry price and the cheapest plan with unlimited data count double, all other criteria once. Prices count as equivalent if they are less than CHF 1.00 apart, shares up to 5 percentage points of difference; such rows end in a draw. For the network we assess only the stated population coverage — the Sunrise and Salt networks therefore count as equivalent for us, while the Swisscom network leads with 99.8 %.
The top scorer is calculated purely from the criteria above. handy·abo is an offer from MARKTIX AG and is financed through referral commissions. With equivalent offers — almost identical price and scope — we name partner providers first. Where the text speaks of “the cheapest” plan, the genuinely cheapest is always meant, irrespective of any partnership. Details in the Affiliate disclosure.