Head to head
Bitkey 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 7.4. But the right pick depends on what you want: Bitkey is our call for easiest hardware wallet, no seed phrase, while Trezor Safe 5 is the one to get for best open-source hardware wallet.
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Choose Bitkey if you
- Want offline Bitcoin security without a seed phrase
- Are buying a first hardware wallet
- Value fingerprint and tap-to-sign simplicity
- Are comfortable with Block-assisted recovery
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| BiBitkey | Trezor Safe 5 |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.4 / 10 | 9.1 / 10 |
| Type | Bitcoin hardware wallet | Cold storage |
| Price | $150 | $169 |
| Security | 7.4 | 9.5 |
| Ease of use | 9.0 | 8.9 |
| Value | 7.4 | 8.8 |
| Recovery | 8.0 | 9.4 |
| Best for | Easiest hardware wallet, no seed phrase | Best open-source hardware wallet |
| Maker | Block | SatoshiLabs |
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The full reviews
Easiest hardware wallet, no seed phrase
7.4
Bitkey
Block's Bitcoin-only hardware wallet ditches the seed phrase for a 2-of-3 setup across you...
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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.