Head to head
Cypherock X1 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 7.6. But the right pick depends on what you want: Cypherock X1 is our call for best hardware wallet with no seed phrase, while Trezor Safe 5 is the one to get for best open-source hardware wallet.
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Choose Cypherock X1 if you
- Worry most about protecting a seed phrase
- Want distributed recovery with no single failure point
- Are comfortable managing a few cards
- Manage crypto on a desktop
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| CyCypherock X1 | Trezor Safe 5 |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.6 / 10 | 9.1 / 10 |
| Type | Seedless hardware wallet | Cold storage |
| Price | from $159 | $169 |
| Security | 8.0 | 9.5 |
| Ease of use | 6.8 | 8.9 |
| Value | 7.2 | 8.8 |
| Recovery | 8.8 | 9.4 |
| Best for | Best hardware wallet with no seed phrase | Best open-source hardware wallet |
| Maker | Cypherock | SatoshiLabs |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best hardware wallet with no seed phrase
7.6
Cypherock X1
A seedless cold wallet that splits your key across a tap device and four cards, so there i...
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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.