Head to head
Abra vs Trezor Safe 5
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Trezor Safe 5 earns the higher mark, 9.1 to 5.5. But the right pick depends on what you want: Abra is our call for not recommended for US retail, while Trezor Safe 5 is the one to get for best open-source hardware wallet.
Ab
Choose Abra if you
- Are an institution or family office
- Are researching what happened to Abra
- Are a non-US user aware of the history
Choose Trezor Safe 5 if you
- Want firmware and hardware you can audit
- Value certified security and Shamir backup
- Confirm transactions on a device touchscreen
- Also want a hardware 2FA key (FIDO2)
Side by side
Full comparison
Green marks the winner of each row| AbAbra | Trezor Safe 5 |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 5.5 / 10 | 9.1 / 10 |
| Type | Crypto platform (institutional) | Cold storage |
| Price | Varies | $169 |
| Security | 5.0 | 9.5 |
| Ease of use | 6.5 | 8.9 |
| Assets | 6.5 | 9.0 |
| Value | 5.0 | 8.8 |
| Support | 4.5 | 8.9 |
| Recovery | 5.5 | 9.4 |
| Best for | Not recommended for US retail | Best open-source hardware wallet |
| Maker | Abra | SatoshiLabs |
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The full reviews
Not recommended for US retail
5.5
Abra
Once a popular retail crypto app, Abra wound down its US retail business in 2023 after reg...
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9.1
Trezor Safe 5
Trezor at its best: fully open-source firmware paired, at last, with an EAL6+ secure eleme...
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The verdict
Trezor Safe 5 takes it
Trezor Safe 5 earns the higher mark on our standard, but read both reviews before you decide.