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Best Cricket Wireless alternatives (2026)
8 alternatives to Cricket Wireless in mobile carriers, ranked by entry price. Cricket Wireless starts at $30/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheaper than Cricket Wireless: Mint Mobile, US Mobile, Google Fi Wireless, Boost Mobile, Visible.
- Closest by price: Mint Mobile ($15/mo), US Mobile ($17.5/mo), Google Fi Wireless ($20/mo).
Cricket Wireless alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mint Mobile STALE · 2026-09-03 | $15/mo | No | — | Budget-conscious single users comfortable paying upfront annually | mintmobile.com |
| 2 | US Mobile STALE · 2026-09-27 | $17.5/mo | No | — | Travelers or rural users needing flexibility to switch between T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T networks | usmobile.com |
| 3 | Google Fi Wireless STALE · 2026-09-03 | $20/mo | No | — | Frequent international travelers needing data in 200+ countries without add-ons | support.google.com |
| 4 | Boost Mobile | $25/mo | No | — | Budget users wanting no-contract prepaid service with 5G access | boostmobile.com |
| 5 | Visible STALE · 2026-09-29 | $25/mo | No | — | Solo users wanting Verizon network quality at budget MVNO pricing | visible.com |
| 6 | AT&T STALE · 2026-09-03 | $50/mo | No | — | First responders and public safety personnel (FirstNet) | att.com |
| 7 | T-Mobile STALE · 2026-09-03 | $55/mo | No | — | Streaming-heavy households wanting bundled Netflix/Hulu | t-mobile.com |
| 8 | Verizon STALE · 2026-09-03 | $65/mo | No | — | Users prioritizing network reliability and widest 5G Ultra Wideband coverage | verizon.com |
Data current through 2026-11-01. STALE marks a row whose price we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days; a vendor with no published price is marked when any of its plans is. 7 of 8 rows above are marked. Compare any two directly on the Mobile Carriers index.