5 Best Broadband Plans in Singapore (2026): Singtel vs StarHub vs M1 vs MyRepublic vs ViewQwest, and the Cheapest Fibre Broadband From S$18.98

Singapore's five main ISPs have all moved to multi-gig fibre, and the cheapest plans are now the fastest ones.

> Quick view (verified 11 Oct 2026): the lowest flat monthly rate is M1's 10Gbps at S$25.90 in its 10.10 sale (new sign-ups 9-18 Oct), router not included. The cheapest 10Gbps with a router is ViewQwest at S$28, with no upfront fees. Advertised rates run S$18.98 to S$66.99. The catch: check how long the discount lasts and whether installation or activation fees apply.

Broadband comparison Singapore: every plan and price at a glance (verified 11 October 2026)

Every rate below is the advertised new-sign-up price on the provider's own site, checked on 11 October 2026. Two columns matter more than the price: how long the discount runs, and what you pay before the first bill. A plan that steps up in month 13, or one that charges S$120 upfront, can cost more over two years than one that never looked cheap.

"Upfront" means the one-time installation, NetLink activation or router top-up charges MyRepublic lists for a new high-rise line. StarHub, M1, Singtel and ViewQwest waive theirs on every plan shown. Promotional rates change often, so always confirm on the provider's own page before committing.

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Lowest advertised entry rate: ViewQwest VQ-III 3Gbps at S$18.98/month. No other ISP publishes a lower number. But the S$22 discount runs only 12 months of a 24-month contract, after which the rate jumps to S$40.98, so the true cost is S$29.98 a month averaged over the term.

Lowest flat monthly rate: M1 HomePac 10Gbps at S$25.90/month in its 10.10 sale. New sign-ups from 9 to 18 October 2026 lock in S$25.90 for all 24 months; the pre-sale rate of S$26.90 is now what M1 quotes for recontracts. It never steps up, M1 waives registration and installation, and against a usual price of S$135.00 it is the deepest headline discount on the list. The catch is that the router is now an S$8/month add-on (up from S$4), so budget S$33.90 in the sale if you need one. That leaves a quirk in M1's own line-up: HomePac 3Gbps at S$29.90 includes a free TP-Link Archer EB210 Pro, so the slower plan with a router is S$4 a month cheaper than the faster one with a router.

Lowest flat rate with a router included: ViewQwest 10Gbps with its OptiX WiFi 7 router at S$28/month. ViewQwest sells it as its entry-level plan, the S$14 discount runs the full 24 months, and S$115.54 of activation and admin fees are waived, so S$28 is the whole cost in month one and month 24. It undercuts M1's 10Gbps with a router by S$2.90, StarHub's 10Gbps by S$10.90 and Singtel's by S$11.90 a month. Note that the S$28 price belongs to the OptiX bundle: ViewQwest's ASUS RT-BE58U plan, now sold as a two-unit mesh, is S$38/month (u.p. S$50). MyRepublic now comes closest: since our last check it has added a flat S$29.99 plan with two Huawei FG736 WiFi 7 mesh routers (worth S$398) and no installation, activation or router fee, billed as a flash sale for new homeowners (its terms only require a new customer). That is S$1.99 more than ViewQwest's single-router plan and S$0.99 more than ViewQwest's own two-node mesh. Avoid the look-alike S$29.99 plan with a single Huawei router: it adds S$59.90 installation and a S$50 router top-up before the first bill, which works out to S$34.57 a month over the contract.

A useful sanity check before you sign: multiply the promo rate by the number of discounted months, add the usual price for the remaining months, add any upfront fee, and divide by 24. On that basis MyRepublic's GAMER 10Gbps with an ASUS ROG Strix, advertised at S$39.99, costs S$45.82 a month before its S$61.04 activation fee, and its no-router HyperSpeed plan at S$33.99 becomes S$39.03 once S$120.94 of installation and activation charges are spread across the term. That is more than StarHub's S$38.90 for 10Gbps with a S$749 router and nothing to pay upfront.

The 2026 shift: multi-gig is standard, but 1Gbps has not vanished

Singtel, StarHub, M1, MyRepublic and ViewQwest have all moved their mainstream consumer line-ups to XGS-PON multi-gig, and Singtel has retired both its 1Gbps and its 3Gbps consumer tiers. The odd part for shoppers is that multi-gig is now cheaper than 1Gbps used to be: StarHub's 5Gbps sits under S$30 a month, and M1's 10Gbps is its lowest-priced home plan.

What is not true, despite how often it gets repeated, is that 1Gbps has disappeared entirely. ViewQwest still sells 1Gbps at S$54.99/month and 2.5Gbps at S$66.99/month on its Raptor Gamer no-router plans, both live with sign-up buttons on its residential broadband page. M1 keeps 1Gbps and 2.5Gbps for addresses where the XGS-PON upgrade is still in progress, and its postal-code checker will tell you if yours is one of them.

The practical takeaway is unchanged, and if anything sharper: on ViewQwest, 1Gbps costs roughly twice what its 10Gbps plans cost. If you are still paying S$45 or more for 1Gbps on an old contract, you are almost certainly overpaying.

Singtel vs StarHub vs M1 vs MyRepublic vs ViewQwest: head to head

The question we get most often is Singtel vs StarHub, so here is the direct comparison, plus how the other three stack up.

Singtel vs StarHub: this used to be the clearest gap on the page, and it has closed. Singtel repriced its 10Gbps from S$49.90 to S$39.90 on 29 August 2026, and the new price held on 11 October, so StarHub's S$38.90 now undercuts it by only S$1 a month, or S$24 over the two-year contract, down from S$11 a month before the cut. Both throw in a free WiFi 7 router and free installation, and on 10Gbps the hardware is comparable: StarHub values its TP-Link HB710 at S$749, Singtel its TP-Link HB810 at S$806. StarHub adds 12 months of CyberProtect worth S$60.96. Singtel answers with a S$150 voucher towards your next phone, 2,000 yuu Points worth S$10 and six streaming subscriptions, plus the network reputation, 24/7 phone and chat support and the TV bundling. At a S$1 difference the price argument no longer decides this one: pick on support and whether you want TV on the same bill.

M1 vs StarHub: M1 is the cheaper headline at S$25.90 in its 9-18 October 10.10 sale (S$26.90 before it) versus S$29.55, but StarHub's 5Gbps includes a TP-Link HB615 WiFi 7 router worth S$449 while M1's 10Gbps charges S$8/month for one. Add that in and M1 is S$33.90, S$4.35 a month dearer than StarHub but for double the speed. Take M1 if you already own a good router, StarHub if you do not.

M1 vs Singtel: M1 undercuts Singtel by S$13 a month on the cheapest plan and S$9 a month on a 10Gbps line with a router included. Singtel's August cut roughly halved that second gap, but unless you specifically want Singtel TV or Singtel's support desk, M1 is still the value pick.

MyRepublic vs Singtel: MyRepublic's flat S$29.99 10Gbps flash-sale plan with a two-router Huawei mesh is about S$10 a month cheaper than Singtel's S$39.90 and, unusually for MyRepublic, waives every upfront fee, so the two-year saving is the full S$238. Its single-router S$29.99 plan is the trap: it bills S$109.90 upfront (S$59.90 installation plus a S$50 router top-up), cutting the saving to about S$128. Outside that one plan, MyRepublic is still the fee outlier across its range: most of its HyperSpeed plans charge S$59.90 installation, a S$61.04 NLT activation fee, or both, where StarHub, M1, Singtel and ViewQwest waive theirs. It is still the only one of the five with a genuine no-contract option, at S$49.99 a month plus S$120.94 upfront, with its S$49.05 cancellation fee waived after three months. It is also the football pick: S$49.99 buys 10Gbps bundled with a 24-month Premier League subscription worth S$977.76 and a S$150 router discount (S$59.90 installation applies). Singtel's advantage is scale, meaning a bigger support operation and TV bundling.

ViewQwest vs Singtel: these two sit at opposite ends of the market, and the gap is wider than it looks. ViewQwest's VQ-X 10Gbps with a two-node mesh is S$29 a month and its S$15 discount runs the full 24 months, so it does not step up mid-contract the way its 3Gbps entry plan does. Against Singtel's flat S$39.90 for 10Gbps that is a saving of S$10.90 a month, or S$261.60 over the contract, with S$398 of mesh hardware included, roughly half the gap it was before Singtel repriced. What you give up is scale: ViewQwest is a small independent ISP without Singtel's 24/7 phone support, retail shop network or TV bundling, and its extras (SecureNet at Home, Freedom DNS) are free for three months rather than for the contract. Take ViewQwest if you are comfortable troubleshooting your own line, Singtel if you want someone to call at 2am.

Which broadband is fastest in Singapore?

Every plan in this comparison runs on the same national fibre network (NetLink Trust), so the wholesale line is identical. What differs is each ISP's international capacity, peering and congestion at peak hours. On Ookla's Speedtest awards, StarHub has repeatedly ranked among the fastest fixed networks in Singapore, and ViewQwest held the fastest-fixed-network title from 2018 to 2022 on the back of enterprise-grade routing. Singtel's reputation rests on consistency rather than peak numbers.

In practice, though, the honest answer is that your plan is almost never the bottleneck. A 3Gbps line already exceeds what any consumer device can pull over Wi-Fi, since most laptops and phones top out at 1-2Gbps. The fastest ISP for you is whichever one gives you a good router and a line that does not slow down at 9pm. If raw throughput genuinely matters (10G NAS, large uploads), take the cheapest 10Gbps plan on the list and spend the savings on wired Ethernet.

Which speed do you actually need? Is 3Gbps enough?

Yes, comfortably. Here is what each tier realistically covers:

The honest answer in 2026 is that a 3Gbps plan is far more than most homes will ever use. The reason to take 5Gbps or 10Gbps is that telcos have priced them at or below 3Gbps, not that you will use the bandwidth. Note too that your real-world speed is capped by your Wi-Fi rather than your plan: most laptops and phones top out at 1-2Gbps over Wi-Fi no matter what you are paying for.

How to choose, in order

1. Work out your real monthly cost, not the headline. Multiply the promo rate by the discounted months, add the usual price for the rest, add any installation or activation fee, divide by 24.
2. Decide whether you need a router. A bundled WiFi 7 router is worth S$249 to S$806, which can outweigh a S$3 monthly difference.
3. Check your address. M1's postal-code checker will tell you whether your block is XGS-PON ready. If it is not, your realistic options are 1Gbps or 2.5Gbps.
4. Ask your current ISP for the recontract rate first. It is often below the advertised new-sign-up price, and switching costs you an installation slot.
5. If you are mid-contract, price the exit. MyRepublic covers up to S$240 of your old provider's termination charges when you switch to a GAMER plan, which can make an early exit free.

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*Cover image: Singtel official Wi-Fi 7 broadband campaign visual (singtel.com).*