Head to head
Electrum Wallet vs Tangem Wallet
The short answer
Which should you buy?
On our fixed standard, Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark, 8.8 to 7.8. But the right pick depends on what you want: Electrum Wallet is our call for best Bitcoin wallet for power users, while Tangem Wallet is the one to get for best for beginners.
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Choose Electrum Wallet if you
- Are a technical or intermediate Bitcoin user
- Want precise fee and coin control
- Pair a hardware wallet or use multisig
- Value speed and self-custody over polish
Choose Tangem Wallet if you
- Are moving off an exchange for the first time
- Want the simplest possible cold storage
- Prefer nothing to charge, connect or update
- Like a wallet you can hide like a bank card
Side by side
Full comparison
Green marks the winner of each row| ElElectrum Wallet | Tangem Wallet |
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|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.8 / 10 | 8.8 / 10 |
| Type | Desktop Bitcoin wallet | Card-format cold storage |
| Price | Free | from $54.90 |
| Security | 8.0 | 8.9 |
| Ease of use | 6.4 | 9.6 |
| Assets | 6.6 | 8.4 |
| Value | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Support | 6.8 | 8.6 |
| Recovery | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Best for | Best Bitcoin wallet for power users | Best for beginners |
| Maker | Electrum Technologies | Tangem AG |
Read the full verdicts
The full reviews
Best Bitcoin wallet for power users
7.8
Electrum Wallet
A veteran, open-source, self-custody Bitcoin wallet with unmatched fee and coin control. P...
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8.8
Tangem Wallet
A tap-to-use cold wallet in a card that sets up in about ninety seconds, with an EAL6+ sec...
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The verdict
Tangem Wallet takes it
Tangem Wallet earns the higher mark on our standard, but read both reviews before you decide.