Short answer
Sunrise wins this duel according to our 11 evaluated criteria with 10 to 2 out of 14 points. Decisive factor: included services, support and bundle discounts.
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: Sunrise from CHF 29.90 per month, CHF 30.00 below Swisscom.
Sunrise
Sunrise network (own network)Second-largest provider in Switzerland with its own network and premium positioning: many included services, stores across the country, bundle benefits with internet and TV.
10 plans compared · unlimited from CHF 29.90
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
Sunrise wins 10 to 2 out of 14 points (2 points tied). That 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: Sunrise in Sunrise network (own network), Swisscom at Swisscom network (own network).
- Entry price: Sunrise from CHF 29.90, Swisscom from CHF 59.90 — CHF 30.00 difference per month.
- Unlimited data: Sunrise from CHF 29.90, Swisscom from CHF 59.90.
- Flexibility: 1 of 10 Sunrise plans and 0 of 4 Swisscom plans are monthly cancellable.
- Score after 11 scored criteria: Sunrise 10 : 2 Swisscom.
- All prices: Stand 6. Oktober 2026, updated automatically every day.
The starting position
The first difference lies in the network: Sunrise transmits on the Sunrise network (its own 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. Sunrise: included features, service and bundle discounts. Swisscom: network coverage, service and premium included features.
At the entry price, there's a difference of CHF 30.00 per month between the two — over a contract term of 24 months, that's a difference of CHF 720.00, in favour of Sunrise.
Key figures in direct comparison
The table compares Sunrise 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 | Sunrise | Swisscom |
|---|---|---|
| Network (double weighted) | Sunrise network (own network) over 99 % of the population |
Swisscom network (own network) 99.8 % of the population |
| Cheapest plan (double weighted) | CHF 29.90 Swiss Travel |
CHF 59.90 blue Mobile S |
| Cheapest plan with unlimited data (double weighted) | CHF 29.90 Swiss Travel |
CHF 59.90 blue Mobile S |
| Plans with unlimited data | 10 of 10 plans | 4 of 4 plans |
| Median plan price | CHF 41.40 | CHF 59.90 |
| Plans compared | 10 | 4 |
| Monthly cancellable | 1 of 10 plans | no plan without minimum term |
| Plans with EU roaming | 10 of 10 plans | 2 of 4 plans |
| Largest EU roaming allowance (not scored — data availability) | max. 5 GB 9 of 10 roaming plans without GB specification |
no GB allowance disclosed |
| 5G included | 10 of 10 plans | 4 of 4 plans |
| eSIM capable | 10 of 10 plans | 3 of 4 plans |
| Biggest price advantage over the regular price | CHF 45.00 Swiss Connect Global · 5 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.
Sunrise: Swiss Travel
- Data Switzerland: unlimited
- EU roaming: included
- Contract term: 12 months
- Network: Sunrise network (own network)
The cheapest plan in this comparison, CHF 30.00 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 →Sunrise: Swiss Travel+
- Data Switzerland: unlimited
- EU roaming: included
- Term: monthly cancellable
- Network: Sunrise network (own network)
Sunrise has 1 out of 10 plans with no minimum term — this is the cheapest of them.
View plan details →Sunrise: Swiss Connect Lite
- Data Switzerland: unlimited
- EU roaming: 5 GB EU
- Contract term: 12 months
- Network: Sunrise network (own network)
Largest disclosed EU allowance in the comparison with 5 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 Sunrise-Tarife (6. Oktober 2026)
| Plan | Data CH | Calls CH | EU roaming | 5G | Term | Price/mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Travel | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 12 mo. | CHF 37.00CHF 29.90 |
| Swiss Connect Neighbors Young | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 12 mo. | CHF 35.70 |
| Swiss Connect Lite | Unlimited | Unlimited | 5 GB EU | Yes | 12 mo. | CHF 36.40 |
| Swiss Connect Europe+ Young | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 12 mo. | CHF 40.70 |
| Swiss Travel+ | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | monthly cancellable | CHF 41.40 |
| Swiss Connect Neighbors | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 71.40CHF 41.40 |
| Swiss Connect Europe+ | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 81.40CHF 46.40 |
| Travel East | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 91.40CHF 49.95 |
| Swiss Connect Global Young | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 12 mo. | CHF 50.70 |
| Swiss Connect Global | Unlimited | Unlimited | included | Yes | 24 mo. | CHF 101.40CHF 56.40 |
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
Sunrise: 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 Sunrise 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: Sunrise or Swisscom?
On today’s data the winner is Sunrise with 10 to 2 out of 14 points. What matters more: included services, support and bundle discounts. Entry there costs CHF 29.90 per month, 10 plans are available, unlimited data from CHF 29.90.
The case against Sunrise: significantly more expensive than its own budget brand Yallo on the identical network. 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
Alle Zahlen auf dieser Seite kommen aus unserer Tarifdatenbank. Die Tarife werden jede Nacht automatisch von den offiziellen Anbieter-Websites eingelesen; die Angaben geben den Stand vom 6. Oktober 2026 wieder und werden bei jeder Aktualisierung neu berechnet — inklusive Kategoriesieger und Punktestand.
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.