What are Canstar’s Outstanding Value Awards?
Canstar’s Outstanding Value Awards help connect you with the right mobile plan provider for your needs. We know that every mobile user is different — it’s not always about the price, but also what features and value the provider offers. That’s why our awards dive into the detail of each plan to show you how it all adds up. So when you see an Outstanding Value Award winner, you know our team of experts believe this brand consistently offers great value.
Canstar selects Outstanding Value mobile plan winners across three categories — prepaid, SIM-only (postpaid) and phone on a plan.
Our awards don’t mean that other plans aren’t worth considering. However, Outstanding Value Awards highlight providers that have demonstrated consistent value based on our research, so you can feel confident they’re worth a closer look.
Outstanding Value Award Winner: SIM-Only Mobile Plans
SpinTel
SpinTel made it back-to-back wins, taking out the Outstanding Value award in 2026 for SIM-only mobile plans (also referred to as postpaid plans), after its first win of this award in 2025. Its inclusion of access to the Optus 5G mobile network on all plans in its range and option of eSIM were stand out features. With no lock-in contracts, regularly offered six-month discounts and market-leading prices for comparatively high data allowances, SpinTel is a stand-out when it comes to great value-for-money plans.
Which brands have previously won Canstar’s Outstanding Value - SIM Only Mobile Plans award?
- 2025: SpinTel
- 2024: Moose Mobile
- 2023: Moose Mobile
- 2022: Moose Mobile
- 2021: Moose Mobile
- 2020: Moose Mobile
- 2019: Vodafone
Outstanding Value Award Winner: Prepaid Mobile Plans
Yomojo
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Making its first appearance in our Outstanding Value awards, Yomojo took out the award for prepaid mobile plans in 2026. It was a clear leader for competitive pricing at the higher data allowances on its range of 30-day recharge plans, along with its self-service features. Additionally, Yomojo offers a range of payment options and flexibility that help it to stand out from the crowd.
Which brands have previously won Canstar’s Outstanding Value - Prepaid Mobile Plans award?
- 2025: iiNet & TPG
- 2024: TPG
- 2023: TPG
- 2022: iiNet
- 2021: Amaysim
- 2020: OVO Mobile
- 2019: Lebara
Outstanding Value Award Winner: Phone on a Plan
Vodafone
A six-time winner since 2021, Vodafone has won our 2026 Outstanding Value award for phone-on-a-plan. The brand once again stood out from the other major players thanks to its competitive pricing and improved network coverage, thanks to the Optus-TPG network sharing agreement.
Which brands have previously won Canstar’s Outstanding Value - Phone on a Plan award?
- 2025: Vodafone
- 2024: Vodafone
- 2023: Vodafone
- 2022: Vodafone
- 2021: Vodafone
- 2020: Optus
- 2019: Optus
How we determine the Mobile Plan Outstanding Value Award winners
Numbers crunched:
Providers assessed: 38
Variations considered: 218
Award-winning providers: 3
How value is calculated
Our experienced research team weighs up both price and features to determine which providers truly offer customers outstanding value.
We release our Outstanding Value Awards every year to mobile plan providers that have consistently delivered great value across different plan types.
Mobile phone products in our database are assessed on a range of criteria to determine which providers offer great value to customers. This includes:
- Unlimited calls and SMS
- More than 5GB of data (prepaid and SIM-only postpaid) or over 10GB (phone on a plan)
- Additional criteria including contract/recharge periods and in the case of phone-on-a-plan, device availability
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